Private foundation · EIN 04-3136120 · Beverly, Massachusetts

Kneisel Foundation Inc

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: 64 grants paid, $453K total, median $2,500. 36% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
64
$453K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in MA
36%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.4M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 64 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brookwood SchoolManchester, MAGeneral purpose$62K
Hopkins SchoolNew Haven, CTGeneral purpose$56K
Cape Ann MuseumGloucester, MAGeneral purpose$55K
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral purpose$28K
The Taft SchoolWatertown, CTGeneral purpose$28K
Pingree SchoolSouth Hamilton, MAGeneral purpose$25K
Brigham & Women's HospitalBostom, MAGeneral purpose$25K
Hooper FundManchester, MAGeneral purpose$15K
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTGeneral purpose$15K
Charlotte Country Day SchoolCharlotte, NCGeneral purpose$13K
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHGeneral purpose$10K
Metropolitan OperaNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Manchester Troop 3 Boy ScoutsManchester, MAGeneral purpose$10K
M E C TAlbany, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
Inner Compass Initiative IncWest Hartford, CTGeneral purpose$7,500
Island AcademyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Rockport MusicRockport, MAGeneral purpose$5,000
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institution Advancement FundCharlotte, NCGeneral purpose$5,000
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Dunham HouseAurora, ILGeneral purpose$5,000
Babson CollegeBabson Park, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Beverly BootstrapsBeverly, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Beverly HospitalBeverly, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Change Is SimpleBeverly, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTGeneral purpose$2,500
Flying KitesDedham, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Greenwich United WayGreenwich, CTGeneral purpose$2,500
North Shore CdcSalem, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CAGeneral purpose$2,500
Shoals Marine LaboratoryPortsmouth, NHGeneral purpose$2,500
Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
FIRST Parish Church CongregationalManchesterbythesea, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Jane's FundCharlotte, NCGeneral purpose$2,500
Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MAGeneral purpose$2,000
North Shore Nursery SchoolManhasset, NYGeneral purpose$2,000
The Trustees of ReservationsNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,000
Atlantic Salmon FederationCalais, MEGeneral purpose$2,000
Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NYGeneral purpose$1,500
Emmanuel ChurchWeston, CTGeneral purpose$1,500
Horizons NationalWestport, CTGeneral purpose$1,000
New York Public RadioNew York, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Squash HavenNew Haven, CTGeneral purpose$1,000
Stamford HospitalStamford, CTGeneral purpose$1,000
ThirteenwnetNew York, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Waterside SchoolStamford, CTGeneral purpose$1,000
Women's Health Research at YaleNew Haven, CTGeneral purpose$1,000
Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Glouchester Marine Genomics InstituteGlouchester, MAGeneral purpose$1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
United Way of Massachussetts BayBoston, MAGeneral purpose$1,000
Autism SpeaksWashington, DCGeneral purpose$500
Kneisel HallBlue Hill, MEGeneral purpose$500
Salem Sound CoastwatchSalem, MAGeneral purpose$500
W G B H Educational FoundationBoston, MAGeneral purpose$500
W S H UFairfield, CTGeneral purpose$500
Visitation ParishClinton, CTGeneral purpose$500
Supportive LivingLexington, MAGeneral purpose$500
Greenwich Land TrustGreenwich, CTGeneral purpose$500

By state: Massachusetts 23 · Connecticut 16 · New York 13 · North Carolina 3 · Vermont 1 · New Hampshire 2

About this foundation

Kneisel Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Beverly, Massachusetts, administered in care of Anthony P Fusco, tax-exempt since 1992. 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 Kneisel Foundation Inc 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 Kneisel Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $453K across 64 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Kneisel Foundation Inc give?

Massachusetts (23 grants), Connecticut (16 grants), New York (13 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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