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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-2599579

Kesler Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $377,177 paid in grants.

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

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $377,177

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $120,838

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shaloh School Oholei TorahBrighton, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $126,926
  2. Delray Jewish Life Center IncDelray Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $99,600
  3. Mi Kamcha Yisroel IncFlushing, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $64,500
  4. Ckids Gan Israel Florida IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Chassidus Center of South Florida IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $18,000
  6. Boca Raton Synagogue IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $9,601
  7. Even Shetiya IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  8. The Koby Mandell Foundation IncEnglewood, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,800
  9. Cheder Chabad IncBoynton Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,600
  10. Its Good to Know IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  11. Bridge to A Better World Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,600
  12. American Friends of Leket Israel IncTeaneck, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,800
  13. Arlekin Players TheatreNeedham, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,800
  14. Jewish Friends of the American Military IncEncino, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,800
  15. Or Zach Productions IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,800
  16. Darchai Menachem IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $540
  17. Jewish National Fund-Usa IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  18. Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  19. Lev Lalev IncMonsey, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $360
  20. Chabad Lubavitch of West Boynton Beach IncBoynton Beach, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $180
  21. Chabad Student Association Lubavitch IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $180
  22. Tomchei Shabbos Israel IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $54
  23. Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $36

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion11 grants $216,43694% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $9,0144% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $2,6001% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,800<1% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida9 grants $160,561
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $129,226
  3. New York8 grants $76,990
  4. New Jersey2 grants $8,600
  5. California1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alexander KeslerPres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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