Kusum Family Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a diverse range of charitable causes. Its mission focuses on health, particularly cancer awareness and research, as well as providing assistance to disadvantaged populations through food support and disaster relief. The foundation funds organizations that promote education and vocational training, especially for the poor, and supports initiatives aimed at aiding blind individuals and addressing food insecurity. Through its grants, the foundation demonstrates a commitment to humanitarian efforts and community service.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid‑small nonprofits aligned with health, eye care, cancer research, food security, disaster relief, or community/faith-based services—especially organizations with an existing relationship or regional connection to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • Prior relationship or introduction to a trustee or officer.
- • Mission alignment with cancer research, eye care, food banks, emergency relief, or community/temple support.
- • Capacity to absorb modest-to-midsize grants (typical historic grants ranged from several hundred to tens of thousands).
- • Regional presence or impact in New Jersey or demonstrated partnership with organizations the foundation has funded.
Geography
Earlier giving (2022–2023) reached recipients in roughly nine to ten states with a New Jersey base but more than half of dollars going out of state, indicating multi-state reach.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded about 17–18 distinct organizations in each active year across health, food security, disaster relief, disability and community/faith groups, showing a broad recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates funding is by preselection and historical patterns show a high share of returning recipients (about 89% in 2023); combined with no visible public application path, this makes entry by unfamiliar applicants unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
