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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3136120

The Kneisel Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Beverly, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 64 grants and $453,050 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $453,050

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $2,395,750

  • Tax year 2024

    $361,950

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $2,600,610

  • Tax year 2023

    $361,479

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $2,774,721

  • Tax year 2022

    $335,188

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $3,004,840

  • Tax year 2021

    $352,967

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $3,176,255

  • Tax year 2020

    $298,250

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $3,383,890

Grants paid in 2025

64 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brookwood SchoolManchester, MA

    General purpose

    $62,000
  2. Hopkins SchoolNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $56,000
  3. Cape Ann MuseumGloucester, MA

    General purpose

    $55,000
  4. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $27,500
  5. The Taft SchoolWatertown, CT

    General purpose

    $27,500
  6. Pingree SchoolS Hamilton, MA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  7. Brigham & Women's HospitalBostom, MA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  8. Hooper FundManchester, MA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  9. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    General purpose

    $15,000
  10. Charlotte Country Day SchoolCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $12,500
  11. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purpose

    $10,000
  12. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  13. Manchester Troop 3 Boy ScoutsManchester, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  14. M E C TAlbany, NY

    General purpose

    $7,500
  15. Inner Compass Initiative IncWest Hartford, CT

    General purpose

    $7,500
  16. Island AcademyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  17. Rockport MusicRockport, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  18. Sanger Heart & Vascular Institution Advancement FundCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  19. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  20. Dunham HouseAurora, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  21. Babson CollegeWellesley, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  22. Beverly BootstrapsBeverly, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  23. Beverly HospitalBeverly, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  24. Change Is SimpleBeverly, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  25. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT

    General purpose

    $2,500
  26. Flying KitesDedham, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  27. Greenwich United WayGreenwich, CT

    General purpose

    $2,500
  28. North Shore CDCSalem, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  29. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  30. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  31. Shoals Marine LaboratoryPortsmouth, NH

    General purpose

    $2,500
  32. Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  33. First Parish Church CongregationalManchester, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  34. Jane's FundCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  35. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  36. North Shore Nursery SchoolManhasset, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  37. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  38. Atlantic Salmon FederationCalais, ME

    General purpose

    $2,000
  39. Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NY

    General purpose

    $1,500
  40. Emmanuel ChurchWeston, CT

    General purpose

    $1,500
  41. Horizons NationalWestport, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  42. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  43. Squash HavenNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  44. Stamford HospitalStamford, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  45. ThirteenwnetNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  46. Waterside SchoolStamford, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  47. Women's Health Research at YaleNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  48. Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  49. Glouchester Marine Genomics InstituteGlouchester, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  50. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  51. Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  52. United Way of Massachussetts BayBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  53. Autism SpeaksWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $500
  54. Kneisel HallBlue Hill, ME

    General purpose

    $500
  55. Salem Sound CoastwatchSalem, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  56. W G B H Educational FoundationBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  57. W S H UFairfield, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  58. Visitation ParishClinton, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  59. Supportive LivingLexington, MA

    General purpose

    $500
  60. Greenwich Land TrustGreenwich, CT

    General purpose

    $500
  61. Pine Orchard ChapelBranford, CT

    General purpose

    $250
  62. 4th of July CommitteeSt Charles, IL

    General purpose

    $100
  63. Cos Cob Volunteer Fire CompanyCos Cob, CT

    General purpose

    $100
  64. Manchester by the Sea MuseumManchester, MA

    General purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education10 grants $204,00066% of the total
  2. Arts and culture9 grants $77,60025% of the total
  3. Environment7 grants $11,0004% of the total
  4. Health3 grants $9,0003% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $4,0001% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts23 grants $250,100
  2. Connecticut16 grants $104,350
  3. New York13 grants $40,500
  4. North Carolina3 grants $20,000
  5. Vermont1 grant $15,000
  6. New Hampshire2 grants $12,500
  7. Illinois2 grants $5,100
  8. California1 grant $2,500
  9. Maine2 grants $2,500
  10. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • William J KneiselPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne H KneiselVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • William J KneiselTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anthony P FuscoCLERK Hours 0Pay $0
  • William J Parsons JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paula A RyanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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