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The Essex Avenue Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 85-1891431 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $27.8M
- Grants reported
- 77
- Median grant
- $300K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77 | $27.8M |
Where The Essex Avenue Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESCUELA COMUNITARIA DEL BRONX BRONX COMMUNITY SCHO | BRONX, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $1.9M |
| CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $1M |
| THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING | NEW YORK, NY | the Home of Integrated Behavioral Health and the Road to Success program | 2024 | $1M |
| BREAKING GROUND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI | NEW YORK, NY | Working Capital Fund | 2024 | $1M |
| WE CARE SOLAR | BERKELEY, CA | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $750K |
| HEALTH IN HARMONY INC | PORTLAND, OR | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $750K |
| ALI FORNEY CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $750K |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC | NEW YORK, NY | Eviction Prevention Fund and General support | 2024 | $700K |
| JUBILEE JUSTICE INC | ALEXANDRIA, LA | Black Farmers Rice Project | 2024 | $700K |
| REFED INC | CHICAGO, IL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $700K |
| WOMEN IN NEED INC | NEW YORK, NY | programming and Emergency needs fund | 2024 | $700K |
| GREENWAVE ORGANIZATION CORP | NEW HAVEN, CT | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $625K |
| CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INC | TAVERNIER, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $600K |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | to assist 10 Habitat for humanity statewide offices in starting-up solar programs in anticipation of the roll-out of the federal solar for all program, and to provide seed funding for future solar campaigns in additional states beyond the original 10 states | 2024 | $580K |
| CITY PARKS FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | Tree Time Program: Sidewalk tree planting along Vandervoort Avenue in Brooklyn, NY | 2024 | $530K |
| SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $525K |
| TREES FOR THE FUTURE INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | Senegal program | 2024 | $525K |
| BRONXWORKS INC | BRONX, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $500K |
| GREEN CITY FORCE | BROOKLYN, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $500K |
| CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL INC | NEW YORK, NY | Caroline Pratt Institute | 2024 | $500K |
| FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL USA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | Deforestation Prevention in the Annamite Mountains | 2024 | $500K |
| RETHINK FOOD NYC INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $500K |
| BILLION OYSTER PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | Design & Permitting of Oyster Reefs | 2024 | $500K |
| CHRISTIAN HERALD ASSN INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $500K |
| PROJECT DRAWDOWN | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $500K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Essex Avenue 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 e-file archive.