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The Essel Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-6191234 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$14.8M
Grants reported
8
Typical grant
$183K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: THE ESSEL FOUNDATION

Where The Essel Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

The Lieber Institute for Brain Dev-See Attached

BALTIMORE, MD

$10.8MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Unrestricted grant

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation-See Attached

NEW YORK, NY

$2.9MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Unrestricted grant

Columbia University

NEW YORK, NY

$400KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Unrestricted grant

The Lieber Institute for Brain Development

BALTIMORE, MD

$186.1KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Unrestricted grant

Poynter Institute

ST PETERSBURG, FL

$180KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Unrestricted grant

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Essel Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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