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Private foundation (trust)EIN 926282424Est. 2025-01

MEL & KITTY KESSLER FOUNDATION

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$50K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Animal-Related

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$27K

Total Expenses

$56K

Qualifying Distributions

$50K

Distributable Amount

$56K

Min. Investment Return

$56K

Undistributed Income

$9K

Payout rate 89%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.89%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $13K to maximum $15K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $50K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

8 grants

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
$30K
2 grants
IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS
$30K
2 grants
ANIMAL EQUALITY
$20K
2 grants
AMERICAN ANTIVISECTIONIST
$10K
1 grant
AMERICAN ANTIVIVISECTIONIST SOC
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

California
$80K
80% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
20% of total

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