Private foundation · EIN 01-0669086 · Oceanside, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $65K total, median $2,000. 62% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$65K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in NY
62%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.4M

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYContribution$10K
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYContribution$8,000
Providence CollegeProvidence, RIContribution$6,500
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNContribution$5,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CtrNew York, NYContrivution$5,000
SUNY OneontaOneonta, NYContribution$5,000
Life for Gina FoundationRockville Centre, NYContribution$3,000
North Shore Animal LeaguePort Washington, NYContributions$3,000
American Cancer SocietyNew York, NYContribution$3,000
Animal Lifeline IncBellmore, NYContribution$2,500
Coast Guard FoundationStonington, CTContribution$2,000
Hudson Valley Animal Rescue SanctPoughkeepsie, NYContribution$2,000
Spcai InternationalWashington, DCContribution$1,500
Wounded Paw ProjectClifton, VAContribution$1,500
American Red CrossMineola, NYContribution$1,500
Paw Warriors IncCrystal Beach, FLContribution$1,000
Veterans of Foreign WarsKansas City, MOContribution$1,000
ASPCANew York, NYContribution$1,000
Paws of HonorMerrifield, VAContribution$1,000
Oceanside Fire DepartmentOceanside, NYContribution$500
Franciscan Friars of the AtonementGarrison, NYContribution$500

By state: New York 13 · Rhode Island 1 · Tennessee 1 · Virginia 2 · Connecticut 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Oceanside, New York, administered in care of Stephen Gabriel, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $65K across 21 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Foundation give?

New York (13 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants), Tennessee (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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