Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$7,830,685

Total expenses

$6,805,174

Contributions and grants received

$3,733,818

Grants paid

$224,800

Program service revenue

$82,657

Investment income

$3,845,991

Other revenue

$168,219

Total assets, end of year

$67,777,522

Total liabilities, end of year

$833,990

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$66,943,532

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,135,200

Management and general expenses

$977,766

Fundraising expenses

$1,692,208

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,135,200

Program services were 60.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2025

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $1,411,593 · Grants $37,000 · Revenue $9,050

• COMMUNICATIONS(SEE MORE DETAIL IN SCHEDULE O)THE JFK LIBRARY FOUNDATION'S COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING PROGRAMS PROVIDE A DIRECT AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ("LIBRARY") FOR AUDIENCES ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. THESE AUDIENCES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LEADERSHIP, STYLE, AND HUMANITY, ALONG WITH EXPOSURE TO HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, LETTERS, STORIES, AND PEOPLE FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S ADMINISTRATION. THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO PRESENT THE ONLINE USER WITH INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS, DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND PUBLIC SERVICE IDEALS PRESIDENT KENNEDY CHAMPIONED THROUGHOUT HIS POLITICAL CAREER. VISITS TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE TOPPED 4 MILLION IN 2025, WITH A TOTAL OF 7.9 MILLION PAGEVIEWS. THE LIBRARY HAS A ROBUST AUDIENCE OF 575,000 FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL RECEIVED 7,234,924 VIEWS IN 2025 A 125% INCREASE OVER THE NUMBER OF VIEWS IN 2024.THE LIBRARY'S SPECIAL EXHIBIT THIS YEAR WAS "PRESIDENTIAL PETS," A WINDOW INTO THE LIVES OF FIRST FAMILIES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE PETS THEY LOVED. A SPECIFIC MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR THE EXHIBIT WAS DEVELOPED FOR TOURISTS AND AREA RESIDENTS. A "FULL EXPERIENCE" MARKETING CAMPAIGN WAS DEVELOPED TO POSITION THE LIBRARY AS A DESTINATION WHILE REMINDING VIEWERS OF THE POWER OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S LEGACY. VIBRANT IMAGES OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND THE LIBRARY WERE DISPLAYED ON MBTA BUSES, SUBWAY PLATFORMS, TROLLEYS, AND BILLBOARDS ACROSS THE BOSTON AREA.IN 2025, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION'S COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, THE JFK LIBRARY MAINTAINED ITS RANKING AS THE #1 SPECIALTY MUSEUM IN BOSTON ON TRIPADVISOR AND WAS AGAIN DESIGNATED AS A TRIPADVISOR "TRAVELERS' CHOICE." FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING, THE LIBRARY WAS RANKED AMONG THE TOP TEN IN THE NEWSWEEK READERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST PRESIDENTIAL ATTRACTION. ALL OF THE OUTREACH AND SUPPORT BY THE FOUNDATION HELPED ATTRACT OVER 170,000 VISITORS TO THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN 2025.

  Expenses $1,270,091

• AWARDS AND SUPPORT(SEE MORE DETAIL IN SCHEDULE O)PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD - THE PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD COMMITTEE SELECTED VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AS THE 2025 PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD HONOREE FOR PUTTING HIS LIFE AND CAREER ON THE LINE TO ENSURE THE TRANSFER OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER ON JANUARY 6, 2021. PENCE WAS SELECTED FROM A LIST OF 19 NOMINEES CHOSEN FROM NEARLY 12,000 NOMINATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM THE PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS.THE AWARD RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION, GARNERING OVER 2,300 MEDIA MENTIONS WITH A REACH OF OVER 7.4 BILLION READERS. THE LIVE-STREAM, RECORDING, AND CLIPS FROM THE CEREMONY RECEIVED OVER 2.2 MILLION ONLINE VIEWS, AND A RECORDED INTERVIEW BETWEEN JACK SCHLOSSBERG AND VICE PRESIDENT PENCE RECEIVED OVER 11,000 VIEWS.THREE NEW MEMBERS JOINED THE PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD COMMITTEE IN 2025: PROFESSOR HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR; HADLEY DUVALL, ACTIVIST; AND DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, CO-FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIRMAN, THE CARLYLE GROUP. EARTHSHOT LEGACY PARTNERS - LAUNCHED IN 2023, THE EARTHSHOT LEGACY PARTNERS INITIATIVE EXTENDS THE FOUNDATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH PRINCE WILLIAM'S EARTHSHOT PRIZE BUILDING THE PRIZE'S IMPACT REGIONALLY. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY OF THIS INITIATIVE IS THE EARTHSHOT INNOVATION CHALLENGE: NORTHEAST U.S. EDITION, WHICH IGNITES NORTHEAST-U.S.-BASED INNOVATIONS THAT PROMISE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL POSITIVE CHANGE IN ONE OF THE FIVE EARTHSHOTS: PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE; CLEAN OUR AIR; REVIVE OUR OCEANS; BUILD A WASTE-FREE WORLD; AND FIX OUR CLIMATE. THE JFK LIBRARY FOUNDATION, THE 'QUIN IMPACT FUND, AND THE EARTHSHOT LEGACY PARTNERS PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING TO THE AWARD WINNERS EACH YEAR TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND SCALE OF THESE SOLUTIONS.IN 2024, THE EARTHSHOT INNOVATION CHALLENGE CELEBRATED THREE CLIMATE INNOVATORS: AFTERLIFE AG, CELLSENSE, AND IT'S ELECTRIC. THROUGHOUT 2025, THE JFK LIBRARY FOUNDATION PROVIDED GROWTH AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR EACH OF THESE FINALISTS. THIS INCLUDED AN INVITATION TO SHOWCASE THEIR SOLUTIONS AT "EARTH360 PERSPECTIVE: CATALYSTS OF CHANGE," A PANEL DISCUSSION HOSTED BY THE 'QUIN HOUSE.THE 2025 FINALISTS WERE SELECTED BY COMMITTEE AFTER AN INTENSIVE APPLICATION, VETTING, AND REVIEW PROCESS. THE AWARDS CEREMONY, ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR THE FALL OF 2025, WAS RESCHEDULED TO EARLY 2026.

  Expenses $835,366 · Grants $161,500 · Revenue $66,207

• THE KENNEDY LIBRARY IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ARCHIVAL DIGITIZATION, AND THE DIGITIZATION PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST ROBUST IN THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SYSTEM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2006, WITH THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT OF THE DIGITIZATION STAFF AND ALL OF EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THIS OPERATION, WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE LIBRARY TO FURNISH ONLINE ACCESS TO APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PAGES OF DOCUMENTS, 20,700 PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, 3,600 SOUND RECORDING SEGMENTS, 1,350 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS, AND 125 MOTION PICTURES FROM THE KENNEDY PRESIDENCY. IN 2025, DIGITAL ARCHIVES PAGES ON THE WEBSITE RECEIVED MORE THAN 913,000 VIEWS.KENNEDY FAMILY COLLECTION - DIGITIZATION OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY COLLECTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2025, WITH THE LIBRARY AND FOUNDATION DIGITIZATION STAFF FINALIZING CATALOGING AND DESCRIPTIONS, CONDUCTING QUALITY CONTROL, UPDATING THE FINDING AID, AND PUBLISHING THE COLLECTION FOR PUBLIC USE. THE COLLECTION, WHICH WAS DONATED TO THE LIBRARY BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S MOTHER, ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY, CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 ITEMS THAT DOCUMENT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE KENNEDY AND FITZGERALD FAMILIES OVER A SPAN OF ABOUT 100 YEARS 1878 THROUGH 1980.JOSEPH P. KENNEDY PERSONAL PAPERS - BETWEEN 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, A TOTAL OF 25,010 PAGES FROM THE FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE SERIES OF THE JOSEPH P. KENNEDY PERSONAL PAPERS WERE DIGITIZED, CATALOGED, AND PUBLISHED ONLINE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. THE FULL COLLECTION DOCUMENTS JOSEPH KENNEDY'S LIFE AS BANKER, FINANCIER, MOVIE PRODUCER, DIPLOMAT AND FATHER TO NINE CHILDREN, INCLUDING JOHN F. KENNEDY. THE FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE SERIES CONTAINS LETTERS, NOTES, TELEGRAMS AND POSTCARDS BETWEEN IMMEDIATE MEMBERS OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY, INCLUDING SPOUSES AND GRANDCHILDREN. MYER FELDMAN PERSONAL PAPERS - WORK BEGAN IN 2025 TO DIGITIZE THE MYER FELDMAN PERSONAL PAPERS. DONATED TO THE JFK LIBRARY IN JULY 2009 AND PROCESSED AND OPENED IN 2014, THIS COLLECTION PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE WORK OF ONE OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S CLOSEST PERSONAL ADVISORS, DEPUTY SPECIAL COUNSEL MYER "MIKE" FELDMAN. THE FELDMAN COLLECTION, WHICH IS CONTAINED IN 104 BOXES SPANNING 55 CUBIC FEET, DOCUMENTS FELDMAN'S WIDE-RANGING RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE WHITE HOUSE DURING THE KENNEDY AND JOHNSON ADMINISTRATIONS.DIGITIZATION ON DEMAND - THE ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT ALSO DIGITIZED 32,000 PAGES IN 2025 AS PART OF ITS "DIGITIZATION ON DEMAND" PROGRAM, WHICH FURNISHES DIGITIZED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES FROM RESEARCHERS, STAFF, SCHOLARS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  Expenses $618,150 · Grants $26,300 · Revenue $7,400

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• SXD INC

  $100,000

  EARTHSHOT INNOVATION CHALLENGE: NORTHEAST DIVISION U.S. AWARD

• MOTHERSHIP MATERIALS CO

  $25,000

  EARTHSHOT INNOVATION CHALLENGE: NORTHEAST DIVISION U.S. AWARD

• POLYGONE SYSTEMS INC

  $25,000

  EARTHSHOT INNOVATION CHALLENGE: NORTHEAST DIVISION U.S. AWARD

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

22 July 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

202622259349302802

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