Private foundation · EIN 36-3826425 · New York, New York

Bernard R & Carol Kossar 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: 14 grants paid, $116K total, median $6,156. 79% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
14
$116K
Median grant
$6,156
Stays in NY
79%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.8M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYFor general purposes$25K
Trinity SchoolNew York, NYFor general purposes$25K
Hampton SynagogueWest Hampton Beach, NYFor general purposes$11K
Birch Wathen Lenox SchoolNew York, NYFor general purposes$10K
The Birch Wathen School Lenox Annual FundNew York, NYFor general purposes$10K
American UniversityWashington, DCFor general purposes$10K
Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NYFor general purposes$7,313
Upper East Side Hatzolah IncNew York, NYFor general purposes$5,000
Crohn's & Colitis FoundationBoca Raton, FLFor general purposes$5,000
Christ Church Day SchoolNew York, NYFor general purposes$2,500
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYFor general purposes$2,500
Apre's Wine Party IncAspen, COFor general purposes$2,500
Primary StagesNew York, NYFor general purposes$500
Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NYFor general purposes$185

By state: New York 11 · District of Columbia 1 · Florida 1 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

Bernard R & Carol Kossar Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Bernard R Kossar, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 Bernard R & Carol Kossar 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 Bernard R & Carol Kossar Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $116K across 14 grants, a median of $6,156.

Where does Bernard R & Carol Kossar Foundation Inc give?

New York (11 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), Florida (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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