Kassel-Backer Foundation
EIN 226966562Total Given 2020–2024
$1.2M
64 grants · $249K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $524–$12K
grant size
27%
balanced · 11/41 multi-year
repeat
$268K
Assets (2024)
41
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(732) 549-5600
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $408K | $965K | $97K | 28 |
| 2021 | $311K | $845K | $178K | 14 |
| 2022 | $299K | $428K | $95K | 10 |
| 2023 | $83K | $380K | $24K | 6 |
| 2024 | $142K | $268K | $29K | 6 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 64 grants on record
Minimum
$144
25th Pctl
$524
Median
$3K
Average
$19K
75th Pctl
$12K
Maximum
$150K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
TK
Terry Kassel
5+ yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael a Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
SB
Stephen Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael a Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
TK
Terry Kassel
5+ yrs
Trustee
SB
Stephen Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
SB
Stephen Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
TK
Terry Kassel
5+ yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael a Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
TK
Terry Kassel
5+ yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael a Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
SB
Stephen Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael a Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
SB
Stephen Backer
5+ yrs
Trustee
TK
Terry Kassel
5+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (64 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Food Society | New York, NY | $150,000 | TO HONOR, REVITALIZE, PRESERVE, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH CULINARY TRADITIONS | 2021 |
| Jewish Food Society | New York, NY | $150,000 | TO HONOR, REVITALIZE, PRESERVE AND CELBRATE JEWISH CULINARY TRADITIONS | 2022 |
| Jewish Food Society | New York, NY | $143,000 | TO HONOR, REVITALIZE, PRESERVE, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH CULINARY TRADITIONS | 2020 |
| Congregation Beth Elohim | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | TO PROMOTE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE JEWISH RELIGION | 2020 |
| Slough Farm Foundation | Edgartown, MA | $100,000 | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL BREEDING | 2020 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $100,000 | TO PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC EXPERTISE TO DONORS, FOUNDATIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ENABLING THEM TO REALIZE THEIR... | 2021 |
| Romemu Center | New York, NY | $100,000 | TO HELP JEWS AND NON-JEWS CONNECT TO THEIR SOUL AND CREATOR AND LIVE AN ELEVATED LIFE THROUGH TEACHINGS OF JUDAISM,... | 2022 |
| Jewish Food Society | New York, NY | $90,850 | TO HONOR, REVITALIZE, PRESERVE AND CELBRATE JEWISH CULINARY TRADITIONS | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Elohim | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | TO PROMOTE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE JEWISH RELIGION | 2023 |
| Prospect Park Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | TO STORE, DEVELOP AND OPERATE PROSPECT PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL BY CARING FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,... | 2024 |
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | TO COLLECT , PRESERVE AND PRESENT AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART BY EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 2020 |
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND PRESENT AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART BY EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 2021 |
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | TO COLLECT , PRESERVE AND PRESENT AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART BY EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | TO COLLECT , PRESERVE AND PRESENT AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART BY EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| Primary Care Progress | Boston, MA | $15,000 | TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING BY EQUIPING CLINICAL TEAMS | 2020 |
| Romemu | New York, NY | $15,000 | TO TO HELP JEWS AND NON-JEWS CONNECT TO THEIR SOUL AND CREATOR AND LIVE AN ELEVATED LIFE THROUGH TEACHINGS OF... | 2021 |
| New York Public Radio-Wnycwqxr | New York, NY | $11,500 | TO PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF NEWS, TALK, CULTURAL AND CLASSICAL MUSICAL PROGRAMMING | 2024 |
| The Mountain School | Vershire, VT | $10,000 | TO CULTIVATE A DIVERSE AND INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS WHO LEARN TO KNOW A PLACE AND TAKE CARE OF IT | 2020 |
| Chabad of Martha'S Vineyard | Vineyard Haven, MA | $10,000 | TO NURTURE THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT HUMAN BEINGS HAVE WITH GOD AND PROVIDE THEM WITH EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR THAT... | 2022 |
| The Mountain School | Vershire, VT | $10,000 | TO CULTIVATE A DIVERSE AND INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS WHO LEARN TO KNOW A PLACE AND TAKE CARE OF IT | 2024 |
| Shul Cloud | New York, NY | $6,440 | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE JEWISH HISTORY, BELIEFS AND CULTURE | 2022 |
| Prospect Park Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $5,160 | TO STORE, DEVELOP AND OPERATE PROSPECT PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL BY CARING FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,... | 2022 |
| Prospect Park Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $5,160 | TO STORE, DEVELOP AND OPERATE PROSPECT PARK FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL BY CARING FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,... | 2023 |
| American Humane Association | Washington, DC | $5,000 | TO PREVENT CRUELTY, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATIONOF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS AND ASSURE THEIR INTERESTS AND... | 2021 |
| Music for All Seasons Inc | Scotch Plains, NJ | $5,000 | TO FOSTER HUMAN INTERACTION AND HEALING THROUGH THE ART OF LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, BRINING OUR PROGRAMS TO YOUTH... | 2021 |