Marion Esser Kaufmann Foundation provides funding for higher education, health care, including research in cancer, the fields of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and Alzheimer's disease. Related fields of interest include: aging; child development, education; child development, services; elementary school/education; health care; health care, infants; hospitals (general); medical research; pediatrics research.The foundation provides the following types of support: program development; research; and scholarship funds. Giving is on a national basis, with some emphasis on New York, Colorado, and Washington, DC. The foundation does not make grants to individuals.Interested applicants should submit a letter of inquiry, including the IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter. There is no application . Final notification is given within three months. The foundation does not have a website at this time. 12/21