The Michael and Ronne Cosel Foundation concentrates its giving on local visual arts programming, with a clear emphasis on increasing access to art for people with disabilities. Nearly all recorded grants went to the same small Smithtown-area gallery, indicating a focused, community-level interest in sustaining a single arts institution and its disability-access programs.
Highly concentrated: very few grants, repeated support to a single grantee; modest total dollars directed largely as unrestricted or program support to one local arts organization.
The Michael and Ronne Cosel Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its sustained support for art appreciation for people with disabilities, anchored by repeated funding for Gallery North in Setauket, NY. A single 2023 grant of $63,706 and multiple 2024 grants show an unusually concentrated relationship with that institution and its disability-focused arts programming. The foundation also gives smaller amounts to arts groups and community organizations in Massachusetts and New York, including support for art appreciation in Salem and Danvers and food pantry work in Danvers and Salem. This mix suggests a grantmaker that primarily backs local, direct-service programs rather than broad issue portfolios. The grants in the record are generally modest outside the flagship relationship, with several awards at the $3,000 to $5,000 level. Overall, the foundation’s giving reflects a community-based approach centered on accessible arts participation, with additional support for hunger relief and local self-sufficiency efforts.
Accessible visual arts programming is the clearest theme in the record. The foundation gave $50,000 in 2024 to The Gallery North (Setauket, NY) for art appreciation for disabled people, and also made a $7,585 grant to The Danvers Art Assn (Danvers, MA) for art appreciation. It continued support for arts access with $5,000 to Salem Art Association (Salem, MA) for art appreciation and another $3,000 to the same organization for the same purpose. Hunger relief appears as a second theme: the foundation awarded $5,000 to The Danver Community Council (Danvers, MA) for a food pantry and $5,000 to The Salem Pantry (Salem, MA) for food pantry work. It also supported a school in Salem with a $2,000 grant to Horace Mann PTC.
Typical grants are small: the distribution sits at $3,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. The pattern is not limited to one-off awards; Gallery North appears in both 2023 and 2024 with multiple grants, including a large 2023 award and smaller follow-on grants in 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, so its giving is through grants rather than loans or investments. The record points to direct support for operating or program needs at community organizations.
$90K
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-$6K
$109K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 46% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Gallery North (Smithtown, NY)
The foundation gives most often in Massachusetts, while 46% of grants in the record go to recipients in New York. Grants land in a small number of places: Setauket, NY; Danvers, MA; Salem, MA; Hauppauge, NY; and New York, NY. The New York grants are centered on Long Island and New York City, while Massachusetts awards cluster in the North Shore communities of Danvers and Salem. All recorded grants in the recent set went to U.S. recipients.
The clearest pattern is support for accessible visual arts programming for people with disabilities. The record also includes grants for food pantries, a hunger-relief organization, and a school. That combination points to direct service, community-based giving rather than a broad national program mix.
The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered. The 25th percentile is $3,000, and both the median and 75th percentile are $5,000. Most recorded awards therefore sit in a narrow range, with only a few larger grants standing out.
Yes. Gallery North appears across 2023 and 2024, including a $63,706 grant in 2023 and additional 2024 grants. Salem Art Association also received more than one grant in 2024. That pattern suggests repeat support for selected community partners.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. The recent grants include repeated awards in Danvers and Salem, alongside a separate cluster of New York grants in Setauket, Hauppauge, and New York City.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gallery North | Setauket, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | Art Appreciation for Diabled |
| The Danvers Art Assn | Danvers, MA | $7,585 | 2024 | Art Appreciation |
| Salem Art Association | Salem, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Art Appreciation |
| The Gallery North | Setauket, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | Art Appreciation for Diabled |
| The Danvers Art Assoc | Danvers, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Art Appreciation |
| The Salem Pantry | Salem, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Food Pantry |
| The Danver Community Council | Danvers, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | Food Pantry |
| Salem Art Association | Salem, MA | $3,000 | 2024 | Art Appreciation |
| The Gallery North | Setauket, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | Art Appreciation for Diabled |
| Horace Mann PTC | Salem, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | School |
| GALLERY NORTH | SETAUKET, NY | $63,706 | 2023 | ART APPRECIATION FOR THE DISABLED |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | REDUCING HUNGER ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK |
| NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | REDUCING HUNGER WITH HEALTH AND SELF SUFFICIENCY |
The Danvers Art Assn
$7,585Art Appreciation
Salem Art Association
$5,000Art Appreciation
The Danvers Art Assoc
$5,000Art Appreciation
Food Pantry
The Danver Community Council
$5,000Food Pantry
Salem Art Association
$3,000Art Appreciation
Horace Mann PTC
$2,000School