New Jersey · Public charity
Kessler Foundation Inc
Kessler Foundation advances rehabilitation research that leads to real-world solutions for people with disabilities, creating new possibilities for restoring function, promoting independence, and improving quality of life. We envision a world where people with disabilities have access to state-of-the-art rehabilitative care and community…
- $204k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 15%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $35,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $35,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 50
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $321M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations Kessler Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $201k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $612k | 15% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $977k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 20 | $1.0M | 25% |
| FY2021 | 50 | $1.8M | 50% |
| FY2020 | 46 | $1.1M | 28% |
| FY2019 | 35 | $2.5M | 57% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $2.2M | 67% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University System of New Hampshire | $1,012,053 | 5 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $675,731 | 5 | n/a |
| St of Vermont Div of Vocational Rehab H2 C South | $550,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation | $500,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center | $500,000 | 2 | 3% |
| University of Massachusetts | $499,199 | 2 | n/a |
| Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc | $450,000 | 1 | 2% |
| State University of Iowa | $450,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jevs Human Services | $450,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Disability Rights Louisiana | $425,000 | 1 | 12% |
Show all 122 grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($53k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kessler Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Oceanfirst Foundation · Investors Foundation Inc · Columbia Bank Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The Provident Bank Foundation · The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation D/B/A Grunin Foundation · New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc · Td Charitable Foundation · The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Inc · Catholic Human Services Foundation
How this is measured
About Kessler Foundation Inc
- How much does Kessler Foundation Inc give?
- Kessler Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $204,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Kessler Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Employment (66%), Health (14%), Education (9%).
- Who are Kessler Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University System of New Hampshire ($1.0M), Rutgers the State University ($676k), St of Vermont Div of Vocational Rehab H2 C South ($550k).
- Does Kessler Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kessler Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Oceanfirst Foundation, Investors Foundation Inc, Columbia Bank Foundation.
- Where is Kessler Foundation Inc based?
- Kessler Foundation Inc is based in NJ.
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