The@joan and George Kessel Foundation
Private foundation · Park Ridge, NJ · EIN 65-6463253 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Joan and George Kessel Foundation
44grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$193Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 44 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $22K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
C/o Steve Kessel211 Bearwoods Road
Park Ridge, NJ 07656-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $19,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| St Jude Children's Research | New York, NY | $11,500 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research | New York, NY | $9,000 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Hillsborough Township, NJ | $5,000 |
| The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy | Buffalo Grove, IL | $5,000 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Hillsborough Township, NJ | $5,000 |
| Canavan Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy | Buffalo Grove, IL | $5,000 |
| Jewish Insititute for the Blind | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern NJ | Paramus, NJ | $5,000 |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America New Engla | Braintree, MA | $4,500 |
| American Technion Society | E Th St Fl, NY | $4,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern NJ | Paramus, NJ | $4,000 |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America New Engla | Braintree, MA | $3,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Jewish Insititute for the Blind | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge | Oakland, NJ | $2,500 |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Hillsborough Township, NJ | $2,500 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Canavan Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy | Buffalo Grove, IL | $2,500 |
| Jewish Insititute for the Blind | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge | Oakland, NJ | $1,500 |
| Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge | Oakland, NJ | $1,500 |
| Jewish National Fund - USA | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Jewish National Fund - USA | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $1,000 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Jewish National Fund - USA | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $500 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $500 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $500 |
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