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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$175,000
2022
$200,250
2023
$165,000
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.