​​Every year, the Ryan Kiess Memorial Scholarship is given out to a Manhasset High School senior. Ryan once tweeted, "Your boys you have grown up with and went to high school with will always be your friends for life."  This was absolutely true for Ryan and his friends from home.The Ryan Kiess Memorial Scholarship is given to an "includer" who is friendly, good spirited and overall a great person.

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Recipients are:

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2022 - Devin Sheridan (UNC Chapel Hill)

2023 - Liam Connor (Colgate University)

2024 - Jack Mulholland (Dartmouth College)

2025 -  Henry Leadbetter (University of South Carolina), James Leadbetter (University of South Carolina) and Ryan Lombard (Tulane University)

2026 - Conor Sheerin (Hamilton College)

The Colerectal Cancer Alliance was a charity near and dear to Ryan after his uncle Ken passed away from colon cancer in 2016. Part of the fundraising at the Ryan Kiess Memorial Golf Outing is donated to the Colerectal Cancer Alliance.

As a kid, most of Ryan's weekends were filled with Manhasset PAL (Police Activity League) practices and games. He played almost every sport growing up (baseball, hockey, lacrosse, football, and soccer). The RKMF helps support the Manhasset PAL program.

Manhasset High School sports shaped Ryan's adult life. In middle school, he played soccer, hockey and lacrosse. In high school, he played football, hockey and lacrosse. The RKMF benefits the Manhasset Booster Club.

Ryan graduated from the University of Scranton with a BS in Accounting '18 and a MS in Accountancy '19. He played on the Scranton Men's Lacrosse team for three years, where he met many of his best friends. His time at Scranton tremendously shaped him as a person. The RKMF gives back to the University and the lacrosse team.

Swim Across America, Team Hope, is an annual charity swim that funds cancer research and patient programs. Ryan swam with Team Hope for many years at North Hempstead Country Club. The Ryan Kiess Memorial Fund makes an annual donation to Team Hope in Ryan's memory.

Throughout high school, Ryan volunteered at the Adventures in Learning.  Adventures in learning is an after school educational and enrichment program in Manhasset for children in need of after-school care.

Without a doubt, the Manhasset High School lacrosse team helped shape Ryan's life. Ryan was a long pole defenseman and wore the number 44. The Ryan Kiess Memorial Fund helps support the team each season.

The Tower Foundation was established in 1991 by members of the Manhasset community to provide grants to the Manhasset Public Schools to enrich the educational experience of the students particularly in the areas of the arts and technology. Ryan always appreciated the wonderful gifts provided by the Tower Foundation