Funding search · EIN 363826425 · New York, NY

Bernard R & Carol Kossar Foundationinc

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

59
grants reported
$341,937
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Tel Aviv Foundation3 grants · $60,000
  • Congregation Emanuel2 grants · $34,935
  • Birch Wathen Lenox School4 grants · $30,710
  • Trinity School2 grants · $30,000
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center1 grant · $25,000
  • Washington University in St Louis2 grants · $20,000
  • Syracuse University College of Law2 grants · $20,000
  • Hampton Synagogue3 grants · $14,500
  • Temple Emanu-El2 grants · $13,600
  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation4 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$72,999
2022
$90,045
2023
$62,560
2024
$116,333
2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $25,000

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $25,000

    Trinity School · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $25,000

    Tel Aviv Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $21,175

    Congregation Emanuel · New York, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $20,000

    Tel Aviv Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $15,000

    Tel Aviv Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $13,760

    Congregation Emanuel · New York, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $10,500

    Hampton Synagogue · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $10,375

    Birch Wathen Lenox School · New York, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $10,335

    Birch Wathen Lenox School · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    American University · Washington, DC · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    The Birch Wathen School Lenox Annual Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    Temple Emanu-El · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    Syracuse University College of Law · Syracuse, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    Washington University in St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $10,000

    Syracuse University College of Law · Syracuse, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $7,313

    Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $6,000

    Friends of the Daniel Ctr Program Judaism · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $5,000

    Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $5,000

    Upper East Side Hatzolah · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $5,000

    Trinity School · New York, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $5,000

    Birch Wathen Lenox School · New York, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $5,000

    Birch Wathen Lenox School · New York, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $4,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $4,000

    The Chabad House · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $3,600

    Temple Emanu-El · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Apre'S Wine Party · Aspen, CO · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Christ Church Day School · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Apre'S Wine Party · Aspen, CO · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    The Chabad House · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Apre'S Wine Party · Aspen, CO · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Hampton Synagogue · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $2,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $2,000

    Friends of the Daniel Ctr Program Judaism · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $1,800

    Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $1,624

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $1,500

    Hampton Synagogue · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $1,500

    Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $1,500

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $1,500

    Syracuse Winnick Hillel Center · Syracuse, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $1,500

    American University · Washington, DC · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $1,500

    Jewish Federation of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $1,000

    Parrish Art Museum · Water Mill, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $1,000

    Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $1,000

    Play for Pink · New York, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $1,000

    Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $1,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $700

    The Chabad House · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $500

    Primary Stages · New York, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $500

    Primary Stages · New York, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $500

    Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $500

    Dorot · New York, NY · 2022

    For general purposes

  • $200

    Disabled American Vets · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    For general purposes

  • $185

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2025

    For general purposes

  • $185

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2024

    For general purposes

  • $185

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2023

    For general purposes

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