CARL E KESSLER FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $606K · expenses $789K · assets $8.4M

EIN
75-2567397
Address
PO BOX 121579, FORT WORTH, TX 76121-1579
NTEE code
T21J
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 1995 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Carla K Kessler President2014-2025 $76,657$666,727 1
David R Kessler Vice President2014-2025 $50,000$522,141 1
Karen Garrison Secretary/Treasurer2022-2025 $31,414$74,914 1
Karen Ferguson (former) President2018-2021 $10,000$14,920 1
Kenneth R Kessler (former) President2014-2019 $13,341$13,341 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $158K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler President20 $76,657-$0 $76,6571
David R Kessler Vice President10 $50,000-$0 $50,0001
Karen Garrison Secretary/Treasurer20 $31,414-$0 $31,4141
2024 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $124K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler President20 $52,500-$0 $52,5001
David R Kessler Vice President10 $47,500-$0 $47,5001
Karen Garrison Secretary/Treasurer20 $23,500-$0 $23,5001
2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $120K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $57,500-$1,233 $58,7331
David R Kessler Vice President20 $50,000-$1,764 $51,7641
Karen Garrison President20 $10,000-$0 $10,0001
2022 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $120K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $55,000-$2,037 $57,0371
David R Kessler Vice President20 $50,000-$2,877 $52,8771
Karen Garrison President20 $10,000-$0 $10,0001
2021 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $92K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $42,300-$0 $42,3001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Karen Ferguson President20 $10,000-$0 $10,0001
2020 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $90K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $45,000-$0 $45,0001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Karen Ferguson President20 $0-$4,920 $4,9201
2019 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $106K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $52,500-$0 $52,5001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Kenneth R Kessler President20 $13,341-$0 $13,3411
Karen Ferguson President20 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $85K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $45,000-$0 $45,0001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Kenneth R Kessler President20 $0-$0 $01
Karen Ferguson President20 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $60,000-$0 $60,0001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Kenneth R Kessler President20 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $60,000-$0 $60,0001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Kenneth R Kessler President20 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $97K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $57,000-$0 $57,0001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Kenneth R Kessler President20 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carla K Kessler Secretary/Treasurer20 $60,000-$0 $60,0001
David R Kessler Vice President20 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
Kenneth R Kessler President20 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 17 grants to organizations · $479K
2024 · 15 grants to organizations · $311K
2023 · 17 grants to organizations · $345K
2022 · 171 grants to organizations · $454K
2021 · 142 grants to organizations · $216K
2020 · 130 grants to organizations · $285K
2019 · 112 grants to organizations · $204K
2018 · 110 grants to organizations · $254K
2017 · 102 grants to organizations · $297K
2016 · 92 grants to organizations · $305K
2015 · 89 grants to organizations · $306K
2014 · 107 grants to organizations · $314K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 2 contributors · $65K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 Pete Russey Person Fort Worth, TX $40,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
1 Carla Kessler Person Fort Worth, TX $25,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$605,661$788,606 $8,444,882$8,443,338 -- $158,071--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$270,926$579,105 $7,967,465$7,966,755 -- $123,500--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,552$590,778 $7,497,587$7,460,213 -- $117,500--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$572,493$693,506 $7,335,543$7,318,452 $65,300- $115,000--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,655,585$458,336 $7,823,457$7,816,495 -- $92,300--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,275$470,863 $4,511,798$4,455,585 -- $85,000--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,331$388,895 $4,822,408$4,810,658 -- $105,841--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,015$436,734 $5,114,953$5,109,906 -- $85,000--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,040$470,426 $5,464,887$5,453,625 -- $100,000--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,293$492,191 $5,949,145$5,918,011 -- $100,000--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,791$476,341 $6,377,509$6,358,909 $100- $97,000--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$20,845$492,472 $6,797,352$6,791,612 -- $100,000--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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PURE INC DAF sponsor$1,786,0159 12016–2024 REACHING EAST AFRICAN LIVES FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES
UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE DAF sponsor$491,8773 12017–2019 CELANESE FOUNDATION
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$198,4115 12021–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$194,7003 12022–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$116,0002 12020–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$102,6754 12021–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$100,0004 12018–2024 REACHING EAST AFRICAN LIVES FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$96,1401 12024–2024 CELANESE FOUNDATION
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$36,1412 12022–2023 ARIANS FAMILY FOUNDATION
LELAND FIKES FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$25,0001 12024–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$10,5001 12023–2023 ARIANS FAMILY FOUNDATION
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION DAF sponsor$8,9651 12022–2022 KAPLAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
PAUL L FOSTER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$7,0001 12023–2023 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOUNDATION OF EL PASO
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$5,0001 12024–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
KAYSER FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,0001 12015–2015 IBC FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $788,606 spent · pay $158,071 · grants $478,710 · events $1,534
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $478,710 60.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $158,071 20.0%
Other expenses $109,691 13.9%
Taxes $20,621 2.6%
Depreciation and depletion $9,945 1.3%
Fees: other professional $5,659 0.7%
Fees: accounting $4,375 0.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,534 0.2%
Total$788,606100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $579,105 spent · pay $123,500 · grants $310,661 · events $674
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $310,661 53.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $123,500 21.3%
Other expenses $122,423 21.1%
Taxes $11,908 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $5,536 1.0%
Fees: accounting $4,200 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $674 0.1%
Interest $203 0.0%
Total$579,105100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $590,778 spent · pay $117,500 · grants $345,030 · events $326
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $345,030 58.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $117,500 19.9%
Other expenses $103,283 17.5%
Taxes $11,739 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $7,749 1.3%
Fees: accounting $5,075 0.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $326 0.1%
Interest $76 0.0%
Total$590,778100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $693,506 spent · pay $120,961 · grants $453,500 · events $455
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $453,500 65.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $115,000 16.6%
Other expenses $65,454 9.4%
Taxes $18,320 2.6%
Depreciation and depletion $16,460 2.4%
Fees: other professional $13,746 2.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $5,961 0.9%
Fees: accounting $4,610 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $455 0.1%
Total$693,506100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $458,336 spent · pay $92,300 · grants $215,971 · events $252
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $215,971 47.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $92,300 20.1%
Other expenses $72,421 15.8%
Depreciation and depletion $41,985 9.2%
Fees: other professional $22,088 4.8%
Taxes $10,659 2.3%
Fees: accounting $2,300 0.5%
Fees: legal $360 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $252 0.1%
Total$458,336100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $470,863 spent · pay $85,000 · grants $285,193 · events $235
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $285,193 60.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $85,000 18.1%
Other expenses $68,536 14.6%
Fees: other professional $12,304 2.6%
Taxes $9,292 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $7,778 1.7%
Fees: accounting $2,025 0.4%
Fees: legal $500 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $235 0.0%
Total$470,863100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $388,895 spent · pay $105,841 · grants $203,785 · events $176
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $203,785 52.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $105,841 27.2%
Other expenses $52,647 13.5%
Taxes $9,466 2.4%
Depreciation and depletion $9,300 2.4%
Fees: other professional $4,955 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,025 0.5%
Fees: legal $422 0.1%
Printing and publications $278 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $176 0.0%
Total$388,895100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $436,734 spent · pay $85,000 · grants $254,325 · events $945
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $254,325 58.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $85,000 19.5%
Other expenses $73,269 16.8%
Depreciation and depletion $10,534 2.4%
Taxes $10,265 2.4%
Fees: accounting $2,025 0.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $945 0.2%
Fees: legal $371 0.1%
Total$436,734100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $470,426 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $297,223 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $297,223 63.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,000 21.3%
Other expenses $51,157 10.9%
Depreciation and depletion $12,715 2.7%
Taxes $6,116 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,940 0.6%
Fees: legal $275 0.1%
Total$470,426100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $492,191 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $305,452 · events $1,285
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $305,452 62.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,000 20.3%
Other expenses $41,186 8.4%
Taxes $31,384 6.4%
Depreciation and depletion $10,739 2.2%
Fees: accounting $2,145 0.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,285 0.3%
Total$492,191100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $476,341 spent · pay $97,000 · grants $305,751 · events $161
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $305,751 64.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $97,000 20.4%
Other expenses $34,734 7.3%
Taxes $27,555 5.8%
Depreciation and depletion $8,940 1.9%
Fees: accounting $2,200 0.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $161 0.0%
Total$476,341100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $492,472 spent · pay $100,000 · grants $313,801 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $313,801 63.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,000 20.3%
Other expenses $36,853 7.5%
Taxes $31,142 6.3%
Depreciation and depletion $7,713 1.6%
Fees: accounting $2,963 0.6%
Total$492,472100%

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