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The Kessler Family Foundation

Accepts applications Draper, Utah · EIN 274218093

The Kessler Family Foundation is a private foundation in Draper, Utah. In tax year 2024 it gave $324,337 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $1,200 and the largest $300,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $351,480 the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$351,48033$766,391
2024$324,33721$754,059

How to apply

ContactAdam M Kessler
339 West 13490 South, Draper, UT 84020
Phone or email(801) 233-3700
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsPlease contact the foundation at 801-233-3700

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Kessler Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Oregon. It also paid $16,322 in 16 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon2$303,302
Utah3$4,713

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Setpath
Lake Oswego, OR
To further exempt purpose of organization$300,000
Individual
OR
To alleviate the suffering of the poor$3,302
Choice Humanitarian
Draper, UT
To further exempt purpose of organization$2,413
Corner Canyon High School
Draper, UT
To further exempt purpose of organization$2,000
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,623
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,605
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,535
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,500
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,474
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,218
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,200
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,109
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,100
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$1,029
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$929
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$800
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$300
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$300
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$300
Individual
UT
To alleviate the suffering of the poor$300
IndividualTo alleviate the suffering of the poor$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kessler Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please contact the foundation at 801-233-3700.

How much does The Kessler Family Foundation give?

$324,337 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $1,200.

Who runs The Kessler Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Adam M Kessler (President) and Natalie A Kessler (Vice President).

What does The Kessler Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international.

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