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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6966562

Kassel-Backer Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $9,565 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

    $9,565

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $270,686

  • Tax year 2024

    $142,315

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $268,249

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,015

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $380,227

  • Tax year 2022

    $299,263

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $428,224

  • Tax year 2021

    $311,092

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $844,627

  • Tax year 2020

    $406,945

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $964,877

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Congregation Beth ElohimBrooklyn, NY

    To promote spiritual development in the jewish religion

    $3,465
  2. Martha's Vineyard Hebrew CenterVineyard HVN, MA

    To promote the jewish spiritual, cultural, intellectual, and artistic life on martha's vineyard

    $1,555
  3. Sheriff's Meadow FoundationWest Tisbury, MA

    To conserve the natural, beautiful, rural landscape and character of martha's vineyard for present and future generations

    $1,545
  4. Brooklyn Botanic Garden CorporationBrooklyn, NY

    To inspire the stewardship of the environment through the conservation, display and enjoyment of plants with education programs and research focused on understanding and conserving regional plants and plant communities

    $1,500
  5. Prospect Park AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    To store, develop and operate prospect park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design and serving the public through facilities and programs

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $3,46543% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $3,04538% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,50019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $6,465
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $3,100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael A BackerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Terry KasselTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Stephen BackerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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