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Private foundation (trust)EIN 743072546Est. 2003-11

ESSENTIAL FOUNDATION

SAN DIEGO, CA 92123

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$91K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$75K

FY 2023

Grants Made

10

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2K

Total Expenses

$78K

Qualifying Distributions

$77K

Distributable Amount

$6K

Min. Investment Return

$6K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $8K to maximum $20K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $127K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

45 grants

SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH (AKA - CITIZENS CHURCH LA)
$80K
1 grant
UNITED THROUGH READING
$60K
5 grants
COMMISSION ON VOLUNTARY SERVICE AND ACTION
$25K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$23K
3 grants
LEVERAGE LEADERSHIP CO PRIORITY LIVING
$20K
1 grant
THE LEGACY FOUNDATION
$20K
2 grants
REDEEMER SAN DIEGO
$20K
1 grant
PRIORITY LIVING - THE MASTER'S PROGRAM
$20K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$336K
83% of total
Virginia
$39K
10% of total
Oklahoma
$15K
4% of total
Hawaii
$5K
1% of total
New York
$5K
1% of total
Washington
$2K
0% of total
Florida
$500
0% of total

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