Funding search · EIN 113440709 · Remsenburg, NY
John & Elaine Kanas Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 52
- grants reported
- $3.5M
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $2,750
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Stony Brook School2 grants · $1.5M
- Long Island University2 grants · $840,000
- Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation2 grants · $726,800
- Family Service League2 grants · $120,000
- City On the Hill Community Chest1 grant · $75,500
- East End Hospice2 grants · $72,500
- City On the Hill1 grant · $50,000
- First Tee New York1 grant · $15,000
- Rico Memorial Fund2 grants · $10,500
- New Beginnings Community Center2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.2M
Stony Brook School · Stony Brook, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $660,000
Long Island University · Brookville, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $611,800
Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation · Riverhead, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $300,000
Stony Brook School · Stony Brook, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $180,000
Long Island University · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $115,000
Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation · Riverhead, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $80,000
Family Service League · East Hampton, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $75,500
City On the Hill Community Chest · Middle Island, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $50,000
City On the Hill · Middle Island, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $42,000
East End Hospice · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $40,000
Family Service League · East Hampton, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $30,500
East End Hospice · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $15,000
First Tee New York · Bronx, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $8,000
Friends of West Hampton Free Library · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,500
Rico Memorial Fund · East Moriches, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,100
Westhampton Free Library · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
9-11 Memorial Museum · New York, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
New Beginnings Community Center · Riverhead, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Eastern Long Island Hospital · Greenport, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Maurice a Deane School of Law · Hempstead, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
New Beginnings Community Center · Riverhead, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Rico Memorial Fund · East Moriches, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $4,000
Christ Lutheran Church · East Moriches, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $3,600
Als Foundation Greater Ny · New York, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $3,400
Als Association Chapter · Westminster, CO · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $3,000
Honors Flight Long Island · Southampton, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $2,500
Moriches Bay Project · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $2,500
Soundview Pregnancy Services · Centereach, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $2,500
Moriches Bay Projects · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $2,000
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · New York, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $2,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,500
Moriches Community Center · Center Moriches, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Vfw Post 5350 · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Friends Academy · Locust Valley, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Lisa Foundation · Frankenmuth, MI · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Raphael Medical Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Vfw Post 6249 · Rocky Point, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $750
Foundation for Wildlife Sustainability · Manorville, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $700
Prison Fellowship · Lansdowne, VA · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $600
Boomer Esiason Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Community Family Literacy Project · Shirley, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Kind Keeper Animal Rescue · North Myrtle Beach, SC · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Longwood Athletic Club · Sarasota, FL · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Seatuck Cove Rotary · Seatuck Cove, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Westhampton Presbyterian Church · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2023
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Community Family Literacy · Denver, CO · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Longwood Athletic Booster Club · Sarasota, FL · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
North Shore Animal League · Port Washington, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Seatuck Cove Rotary · Seatuck Cove, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
- $500
Vfw Post 5350 · West Hampton Beach, NY · 2022
For donee's exempt purpose
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