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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136191234Est. 1966-10

THE ESSEL FOUNDATION

PURCHASE, NY 10577

Total Assets

$121.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$5.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

5

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1.1M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$25K–$4.9M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.4M

Total Expenses

$6.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.7M

Distributable Amount

$5.9M

Min. Investment Return

$6.0M

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25K through median $155K to maximum $4.9M, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $18.4M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

38 grants

THE LIEBER INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
$40M
8 grants
BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$5.5M
5 grants
BRIAN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$4.9M
3 grants
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$1.8M
4 grants
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
$1M
4 grants
Trustees Of Columbia University
$900K
2 grants
THE CARTER CENTER INC
$310K
2 grants
NARSAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$300K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
6
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+
3
grants

Geographic Focus

8 states

Maryland
$40M
72% of total
New York
$12.9M
23% of total
Massachusetts
$1M
2% of total
Nebraska
$900K
2% of total
Georgia
$310K
1% of total
Florida
$100K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$5K
0% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total

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