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The Essel Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $14.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Essel Foundation, a private foundation in Purchase, NY, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $14,787,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $10,813,926 to The Lieber Institute for Brain Dev-See Attached in Baltimore, MD for unrestricted grant.
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- EIN
- 136191234
- Based in
- Purchase, NY
- Assets
- $307,125,675
- Grants paid
- $14,787,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349101899. It reported $14,787,000 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lieber Institute for Brain Dev-See Attached | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted grant | $10,813,926 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation-See Attached | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant | $2,934,612 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lieber Institute for Brain Development | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted grant | $186,074 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poynter Institute | St Petersburg, FL | Unrestricted grant | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Carter Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | Unrestricted grant | International, foreign affairs and national security | $157,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant | $65,388 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Study Center | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted grant | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $157,000 |
| Education | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $11,000,000 |
| New York | $3,400,000 |
| Florida | $180,000 |
| Georgia | $157,000 |
| California | $50,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.