Private foundation · Holliston, MA

Kessler-sachs Charitable Foundation

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Typical grant size
$500 – $2K – $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
9
Repeat grantees
6
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Brian G Brown
CONTROLLER
Norma Sachs Kessler
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
14.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
119
Total grants awarded
$269K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$18K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$46K
12 grants
2023
$50K
15 grants
2021
$27K
14 grants
2020
$5K
3 grants
2019
$21K
11 grants
2018
$18K
10 grants
2017
$15K
12 grants
2016
$20K
10 grants
2015
$23K
14 grants
2014
$21K
10 grants
2013
$23K
8 grants

Top recipients

Moffitt Cancer Center
4 grants · FL
$36K
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$31K
10 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$29K
Cmps
7 grants · NY
$22K
2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$20K
2 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$20K
Doctors Without Borders
7 grants · NY
$15K
5 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$15K
Unicef
9 grants · NY
$14K
Doctors Withot Borders
2 grants · NY
$11K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

World Central Kitchen
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2024
$10K
American Civil Liberties Union
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Arts for All
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
St Judes Childrens Hospital
UNRESTRICTED
TN · TY 2024
$5K
Childrens Cancer Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
The Louis D Brown Peace Institute
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$5K
The Ellen Hermanson Fdn
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$3K
Martha's Kayak Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Thirteen
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$1K
The Nature Conservancy
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2024
$500
Doctors Withot Borders
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$500
Baldwin Fire Dept
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$37
American Civil Liberties Union
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Doctors Withot Borders
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2023
$10K
World Central Kitchen
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2023
$10K
St Judes Childrens Hospital
UNRESTRICTED
TN · TY 2023
$5K
Martha's Kayak Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2023
$3K
The Louis D Brown Peace Institute
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2023
$3K
The Ellen Hermanson Fdn
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Franciscan Retreat Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$1K
Arts for All
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$1K
Unicef
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Childrens Cancer Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$1K
Ny Public Radio
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2023
$500
Arbor Day Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NE · TY 2023
$500
The Nature Conservancy
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2023
$500
Thirteen
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2023
$500
Moffitt Cancer Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2021
$18K
Martha's Kayak Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$4K
Louis D Brown Peace Institute
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2021
$2K
Ellen Hermanson Fdn
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$2K
Center for Modern Pychoanalytic
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$500
Thirteen - Wnet
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$250
Ny Public Radio
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$250
Doctors Without Borders
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$250
Unicef
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$250
Trago Martinez Lake Harriet Pta
UNRESTRICTED
MN · TY 2021
$125
Leo Martinez Lake Harriet Pta
UNRESTRICTED
MN · TY 2021
$125
Arbor Day Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NE · TY 2021
$60
Baldwin Fire Dept
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2021
$37
The Nature Conservancy
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2021
$25
Louis D Brown Peace Institute
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2020
$3K
Ellen Hermanson Fdn
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2020
$3K
Thirteen - Wnet
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2020
$60
Ellen Hermanson Fdn
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2019
$3K
Unicef
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2019
$3K
Martha's Kayak Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2019
$3K
Moffitt Cancer Center Fdn
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2019
$3K
Doctors Without Borders
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2019
$3K
Louis D Brown Peace Institute
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2019
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.