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Private foundation (trust)EIN 656463253Est. 2016-04

The Joan and George Kessel Foundation

BERGENFIELD, NJ 07621

Total Assets

$1.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$71K

FY 2023

Grants Made

17

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$12K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$53K

Total Expenses

$142K

Qualifying Distributions

$93K

Distributable Amount

$83K

Min. Investment Return

$83K

Undistributed Income

$59K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $4K to maximum $12K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $83K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

70 grants

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
$42K
4 grants
ALSACSt Jude Children's Research Hospital
$34K
3 grants
St Jude Children's Research
$30K
3 grants
ASPCA
$26K
4 grants
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy
$21K
4 grants
Melanoma Research Foundation
$21K
4 grants
Canavan Foundation
$20K
4 grants
Jewish Federation of North America
$20K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants

<$10K
65
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

New York
$220K
68% of total
New Jersey
$40K
12% of total
Illinois
$21K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$20K
6% of total
Missouri
$10K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$9K
3% of total
Florida
$6K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$500
0% of total

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