Funding search · EIN 223137752 · Buffalo, NY
Kenneth & Katherine Koessler
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 107
- grants reported
- $540,250
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Nardin Academy2 grants · $116,500
- Trocaire College3 grants · $75,000
- Bison Children'S Scholorship Fund3 grants · $33,500
- Olv Charities1 grant · $32,500
- Gerard Place1 grant · $25,000
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital1 grant · $25,000
- Mariners Inn1 grant · $25,000
- Canisus College3 grants · $23,500
- D'Youville College3 grants · $20,000
- Mary M Gooley Hemophilia Center2 grants · $11,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 107 grants.
- $80,000
Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $36,500
Nardin Academy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $32,500
Olv Charities · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $27,500
Bison Children'S Scholorship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Mariners Inn · Detroit, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Gerard Place · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Trocaire College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Mary M Gooley Hemophilia Center · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Sabah · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Station of the Cross Radio · Williamsville, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Buffalo Renaissance Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $9,000
D'Youville College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $9,000
D'Youville College · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $8,500
Canisus College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $8,000
Canisus College · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $7,000
Canisus College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
American Heart Association · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Buffalo Animal Shelter · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Grosse Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Equine Rescue of Aiken · Aiken, SC · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Bison Children'S Scholorship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Bison Children'S Scholorship Fund · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Christ the King Church · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Foundation of the Catholic Diocese · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Grosse Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Grosse Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
St Vincent Depaul · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Forever Home Sanctuary · Spencerport, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
St Vincent Depaul · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Build Promise · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
St John Villa Academy · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
St Vincent Depaul · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,100
Vested Interest in K9s · East Taunton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Christ the King Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Hospice Foundation · Cheektowaga, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Wny Blood Care · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Christ the King Church · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Hospice Foundation · Cheektowaga, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Wny Blood Care · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
D'Youville College · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Phoenix Rising Equine Rescue · Clarence, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
St Joseph High School · Hilo, HI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Kenmore Mercy Foundation · Kenmore, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Kenmore Mercy Foundation · Kenmore, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Marine Reconnaissance Foundation · Ewa Beach, HI · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Aquarium of Niagara · Niagara Falls, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Kenmore Mercy Foundation · Kenmore, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Little Traverse Bay Humane Society · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Mary M Gooley Hemophilia Center · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,025
Sabah · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,025
Wny Heroes · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Foundation of the Catholic Diocese · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Franciscan Order of Neuman · Liverpool, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Mercy Giving Circle · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Project Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Response To Love Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of St Mary · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of St Mary Namur · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
St John Villa Academy · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Aquarium of Niagara · Niagara Falls, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Build Promise · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Felician Sisters of North America · Beaver Falls, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Foundation of the Catholic Diocese · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Franciscan Order of Neuman · Liverpool, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Mercy Giving Circle · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Project Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Response To Love Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of St Mary · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of St Mary Namur · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
St John Villa Academy · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Franciscan Order of Neuman · Liverpool, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Hospice Foundation · Cheektowaga, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Just Buffalo Literacy Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Mercy Giving Circle · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Project Flight · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Response To Love Center · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of Mercy · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of St Mary · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Sisters of St Mary Namur · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
St Louis Church · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Wny Blood Care · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $750
Just Buffalo Literacy Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $750
St Joseph'S Church · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $750
St Louis Church · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Birchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Farview Horse Rescue · Fairplay, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Marine Reconnaissance Foundation · Ewa Beach, HI · 2024
Charitable
- $500
St Joseph'S Church · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Birchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Charitable
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