Funding search · EIN 473401748 · Bay Shore, NY
The Ernest and Marilyn Kussmaul
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 97
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $12,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
communityoutreachpooreducationalpublicresearchscientifictelevision
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Funding pattern
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3 grants matching “cleary” · $38,000
- $18,000
Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd · Bay Shore, NY · 2024
Educational assistance
- $10,000
Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd · Bay Shore, NY · 2023
Educational assistance
- $10,000
Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd · Bay Shore, NY · 2022
Educational assistance
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- St Johns Lutheran Church3 grants · $115,000
- St Anns Episcopal Church3 grants · $77,500
- Long Island Maritime Museum3 grants · $77,500
- West Sayville Christian School3 grants · $77,500
- Island Harvest3 grants · $75,000
- Long Island Cares3 grants · $75,000
- Harvesters Comm Food Network3 grants · $58,000
- St Joseph Church3 grants · $57,500
- The Johns Hopkins University3 grants · $57,500
- St Michael All Angels Episc Ch3 grants · $57,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 97 reported grants, largest first.
- $55,000
St Johns Lutheran Church · Sayville, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $37,500
Long Island Maritime Museum · Sayville, NY · 2024
Educational assistance
- $37,500
St Anns Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $37,500
West Sayville Christian School · W Sayville, NY · 2024
Educational
- $37,000
Island Harvest · Hauppauge, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $37,000
Long Island Cares · Hauppauge, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $30,000
St Johns Lutheran Church · Sayville, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $30,000
St Johns Lutheran Church · Sayville, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $27,500
New York Medical College · Valhalla, NY · 2024
Scientific research
- $27,500
St Joseph Church · Babylon, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $27,500
St Michael All Angels Episc Ch · New York, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $27,500
The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Scientific research
- $27,000
Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $27,000
St Patricks Church Food Panty · Bay Shore, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $26,000
Harvesters Comm Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $22,000
The Entertainment Comm Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $20,000
Long Island Maritime Museum · Sayville, NY · 2023
Educational assistance
- $20,000
St Anns Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $20,000
West Sayville Christian School · W Sayville, NY · 2023
Educational
- $20,000
Long Island Maritime Museum · Sayville, NY · 2022
Educational assistance
- $20,000
St Anns Episcopal Church · Sayville, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $20,000
West Sayville Christian School · W Sayville, NY · 2022
Educational
- $19,000
Island Harvest · Hauppauge, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $19,000
Long Island Cares · Hauppauge, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $19,000
Island Harvest · Hauppauge, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $19,000
Long Island Cares · Hauppauge, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $18,000
Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd · Bay Shore, NY · 2024
Educational assistance
- $18,000
Pink Aid Long Island · West Port, CT · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $18,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Scientific research
- $18,000
The Morgan Center · Brightwaters, NY · 2024
Educational
- $18,000
Thirteenwnet · Saddlebrook, NJ · 2024
Public television
- $18,000
Wliw · New York, NY · 2024
Public television
- $18,000
Ymca of the Great South Bay · Bay Shore, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $16,000
Harvesters Comm Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $16,000
Harvesters Comm Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $15,000
New York Medical College · Valhalla, NY · 2023
Scientific research
- $15,000
St Joseph Church · Babylon, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $15,000
St Michael All Angels Episc Ch · New York, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $15,000
The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scientific research
- $15,000
New York Medical College · Valhalla, NY · 2022
Scientific research
- $15,000
St Joseph Church · Babylon, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $15,000
St Michael All Angels Episc Ch · New York, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $15,000
The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Scientific research
- $14,000
Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $14,000
St Patricks Church Food Panty · Bay Shore, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $14,000
Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $14,000
St Patricks Church Food Panty · Bay Shore, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $12,000
The Actors Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $12,000
The Actors Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $11,000
Kcur Radio · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Public radio 501c3
- $11,000
Music Theatre Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
Educational assistance
- $11,000
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Educational assistance
- $11,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Educational assistance
- $11,000
Quality Hill Playhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Educational assistance
- $10,000
St Lukes Luthern Church · Bay Shore, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $10,000
Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd · Bay Shore, NY · 2023
Educational assistance
- $10,000
Pink Aid Long Island · West Port, CT · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $10,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Scientific research
- $10,000
The Morgan Center · Brightwaters, NY · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Thirteenwnet · Saddlebrook, NJ · 2023
Public television
- $10,000
Wliw · New York, NY · 2023
Public television
- $10,000
Ymca of the Great South Bay · Bay Shore, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $10,000
Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd · Bay Shore, NY · 2022
Educational assistance
- $10,000
Pink Aid Long Island · West Port, CT · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $10,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Scientific research
- $10,000
The Morgan Center · Brightwaters, NY · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
Thirteenwnet · Saddlebrook, NJ · 2022
Public television
- $10,000
Wliw · New York, NY · 2022
Public television
- $10,000
Ymca of the Great South Bay · Bay Shore, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $9,000
Doctors Wihout Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $9,000
Greater Sayville Food Pantry · Sayville, NY · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $8,000
Greater Sayville Food Pantry · Sayville, NY · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $8,000
Greater Sayville Food Pantry · Sayville, NY · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $7,500
Maine Street Music Theatre · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Educational assistance
- $7,500
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $6,000
Kcur Radio · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Public radio 501c3
- $6,000
Music Theatre Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Quality Hill Playhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Kcur Radio · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Public radio 501c3
- $6,000
Music Theatre Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Educational assistance
- $6,000
Quality Hill Playhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Educational assistance
- $5,000
Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Educational assistance
- $5,000
Doctors Wihout Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $5,000
Doctors Wihout Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $4,000
Bohemian Historical Society · Bohemia, NY · 2024
Educational assistance
- $4,000
Bohemian Historical Society · Bohemia, NY · 2023
Educational assistance
- $4,000
Maine Street Music Theatre · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Educational assistance
- $4,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $4,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Aid to poor & community outreach
- $3,000
Theatre Community Fund · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Educational assistance
- $3,000
Theatre Community Fund · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Educational assistance
- $2,000
Bohemian Historical Society · Bohemia, NY · 2022
Educational assistance
- $2,000
Maine Street Music Theatre · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Educational assistance
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Similar grant size
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