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Private foundation (trust)EIN 232985234Est. 2000-04

The Essential Foundation

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$50.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$4.9M

FY 2023

Grants Made

1

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4.9M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$4.9M–$4.9M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$12M

Total Expenses

$4.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.9M

Distributable Amount

$2.4M

Min. Investment Return

$2.4M

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.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $4.9M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

4 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

Name not available
$15.0M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Pennsylvania
$15.0M
100% of total

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