[GRADE A1 -- EFTA00102702 (Interlochen CRM/Salesforce record, 293 pages)]
The DOJ corpus contains a 293-page Interlochen Center for the Arts internal CRM record for Jeffrey Epstein documenting $301,818.48 in visible donations across the header. The record includes donation history, contact records, event attendance, internal notes, classification codes, and the designation "Interlochen Attraction: Mentor/Trustee Committees" and "Advancement Awardee."
NPR's February 19, 2026 investigation reports that total donations exceeded $400,000 over 13 years (1990s-2003) and that Epstein funded construction of an on-campus lodge where he and Maxwell stayed during visits.
v1.1 investigation identified $285,000 in third-party contributions to Epstein's Interlochen infrastructure that exist only in subpoenaed internal records and are absent from ALL public reporting:
Wexner Foundation: $185,000 (December 1993) -- Internal CRM records show this contribution toward lodge construction, pre-dating Epstein's own February 1994 $200K lodge acknowledgment by two months. The Wexner Foundation contribution has never appeared in public donor recognition, media reporting, or Interlochen's own historical materials.
FirstMark Communications: $100,000 (1999, "in Epstein's honor") -- Internal CRM records show this contribution from Lynn Forester de Rothschild's investment vehicle. Epstein described FirstMark to journalist Landon Thomas as "Lady Rothschild's inv vehicle managed by Starr -- director Conrad Black" (EFTA00734853). This donation was made during FirstMark's peak operational period, one year before the company's $1 billion sale in June 2000.
Combined with Epstein's documented personal donations ($400K+), the total institutional investment exceeds $685,000 from three sources -- two of which (Wexner Foundation and FirstMark) have been systematically omitted from public narratives that present Epstein as the sole benefactor.
[GRADE A1/A2 -- EFTA00192298, EFTA00224262 (Florida corporate filings), EFTA01500695 (JPMorgan statement), EFTA00753687 (Beller email)]
v1.4 mining reveals the C.O.U.Q. Foundation as an Epstein-controlled charitable entity with its JPMorgan account at 457 Madison Avenue (Epstein's office address). Florida corporate filings (EFTA00192298, EFTA00224262) establish that THE KONI FOUNDATION, INC. (Document Number N96000002084, EIN 65-0676162, filed April 18, 1996) is the parent entity of THE C.O.U.Q. FOUNDATION, INC., sharing the same address complex at 250 Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
JPMorgan Private Bank statement (EFTA01500695) for THE COUQ FOUNDATION INC at 457 Madison Ave 4th Floor, New York NY 10022-6843 shows a $610,098 ending balance in October 2007, with $590,000 in deposits on a single day (October 25, 2007). Francisco Villacis and Amy Webb of JPMorgan Private Bank managed the account.
Harry Beller email (EFTA00753687, October 28, 2010) to Sarah Kellen (forwarded to jeevacation@gmail.com) confirms: "COUQ goes back to 1999 and Epstein Interests goes back to January 2000" for charitable activities. The email attaches Form 1023 exemption applications for both entities.
COUQ Foundation wire transfers document Epstein personally directing charitable disbursements:
The Koni Foundation directors are Howard Siegel (registered agent), Lewis Kapner (250 Australian Ave, WPB), and Howard Wiener (777 S Flagler Dr, WPB). Steven Kaplansky signed the 2007 reinstatement as director.
External dossier claim assessment: The OSCODA_WURTSMITH_DOSSIER claims COUQ Foundation IRS 990-PF documents show Leon Black ($166K+), William Mack ($166K+), and Wexner ($11.2M Too Inc stock) as contributors, with Koni Foundation making a $17K unrestricted gift to Interlochen in April 2003. v1.4 mining finds the entity linkage (Koni = COUQ parent) CONFIRMED, but the specific 990-PF contributor names and the $17K Interlochen gift are NOT FOUND in the corpus documents, which contain only Florida Secretary of State corporate filings, not IRS tax returns. These claims may be accurate but cannot be independently verified through the current pipeline. The COUQ Foundation's documented charitable activities ($50K to Minsky, $50K to Singularity Institute) establish it as an active Epstein-controlled philanthropic vehicle, making the claimed $17K Interlochen gift plausible but unverified.
[GRADE A2 -- DOJ-OGR-00015421 (FedEx shipping record)]
v1.4 mining recovered a FedEx shipment from Epstein's office to the Jesse Phillips Foundation: December 5, 2002, from "LAUREN KWANTNER / NYSG LLC / 457 MADISON AVE" (New York Strategy Group, Epstein's office) to "CHRIS PACK / JESSE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION" (FedEx Envelope, $8.06). Lauren Kwantner was an Epstein employee. This confirms a direct correspondence connection between Epstein's corporate office and the Jesse Phillips Foundation. The external dossier claims a $50K Phillips Foundation pass-through with $5K earmarked for a specific Interlochen student (August 1997); this FedEx record confirms the entity relationship but the specific financial transaction is not documented in the corpus.
[GRADE A2 -- EFTA02167878 (email chain, May 31, 2012)]
v1.4 mining recovered an email chain (EFTA02167878) showing Leon Black Foundation invoices being routed through Epstein's staff in May 2012 -- five years after the foundation publicly claimed Epstein resigned as director "at the family's request" in July 2007. Richard Kahn (HBRK Associates, 301 East 66th Street Suite 10F) forwarded a "Leon Black Foundation" invoice to Lesley Groff, who forwarded to Melanie Spinella, with instructions "Please forward to Leon office per Darren" (Darren Indyke). This documents continued Epstein operational involvement with the Black Foundation well beyond the claimed 2007 resignation. Google Alert emails in the corpus (EFTA01416733, EFTA01381416, EFTA01430882) from July 2019 capture Bloomberg, FT, and Business Insider reporting that Epstein served as director of the Leon Black Family Foundation "from at least 2001 through" various dates -- with the FT reporting involvement "until 2012," consistent with the May 2012 invoice routing evidence.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The CRM record documents a 13-year institutional relationship. $400K+ in personal donations, lodge construction, scholarship funding, and "Mentor/Trustee" classification demonstrate that Epstein was embedded in the institution -- not a casual donor. The $285K+ in third-party funding (Wexner Foundation + FirstMark) establishes that Epstein's Interlochen infrastructure was co-financed by entities connected to his broader network. The COUQ Foundation at Epstein's office address, with the Koni Foundation as parent entity, represents a charitable pipeline that Epstein personally controlled. The systematic absence of these third-party contributions from all public reporting -- while Epstein's personal donations are extensively documented -- suggests either deliberate compartmentalization or institutional record-keeping that separated donor identity from "in honor of" designations. This does NOT prove that Wexner Foundation, FirstMark, COUQ, or Leon Black Foundation personnel knew about Epstein's criminal conduct, or that any donations were connected to criminal activity.