Kessler Foundation Inc
Kessler Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it made $415 in qualifying distributions.
Kessler Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,075
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $800
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $415
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $815
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kessler Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Kessler Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 783% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $100.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | General Support | $100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,075 | $800 | $815 | — | — | $415 | $53 |
| 2024 | $1,090 | $700 | $715 | — | — | $365 | $60 |
| 2023 | $1,105 | $675 | $665 | — | — | $340 | $55 |
| 2022 | $1,095 | $700 | $665 | $100 | 1 | $390 | $54 |
| 2021 | $1,060 | — | $535 | — | — | — | $60 |
| 2020 | $1,595 | $1,000 | $535 | — | — | — | $55 |
| 2019 | $1,130 | $700 | $715 | — | — | — | $56 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kessler Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $53 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kessler Foundation Inc is led by Daniel R. Kessler, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel R. Kessler
Director & President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Cathy Ziegler
Director & Sec-Treas
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Kessler Foundation Inc
How large is Kessler Foundation Inc?
Kessler Foundation Inc reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $415 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $53 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Kessler Foundation Inc operate?
Kessler Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Kessler Foundation Inc's EIN?
Kessler Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1361973. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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