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Alex J Ettl Foundation

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Brooklyn, New York · EIN 22-6503965 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$326K
Organizations funded46
Typical grant$6,000
Total assets$4.9M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $10,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture11
  • Environment3
  • Education2
  • Animal Welfare1
  • Children & Youth1

Where it gives

56% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
National Sculpture SocietyNew York, NYSupoort$18,000
New York City BalletNew York, NYSupport$18,000
American Friends of Musee D'orsayNew York, NYSupport$15,500
Brown UniversityProvidence, RISupport$15,000
New York Live ArtsNew York, NYSupport$15,000
Pennsylvania BalletPhiladelphia, PASupport$14,500
Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NYSupport$14,000
Nativity SchoolLos Angeles, CASupport$13,500
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VASupport$13,000
KqedSan Francisco, CASupport$10,000
Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PASupport$10,000
Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, NJSupport$10,000
The CenterNew York, NYSupport$10,000
The Gow SchoolSouth Wales, NYSupport$10,000
Trustees of ReservationsBeverly, MASupport$10,000
Windrush FarmPetaluma, CASupport$10,000
Boxford TrailsBoxford, MASupport$8,000
Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MASupport$8,000
Palo Alto Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CASupport$8,000
Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CASupport$8,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DCSuppot$8,000
Philadelphia Art MuseumPhiladelphia, PASupport$7,500
Siddhartha School PartnershipPortland, MESupport$7,000
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYSupport$6,000
Aspen InstituteAspen, COSupport$5,000
Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYSupport$5,000
The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYSupport$5,000
Whitney Museum of ArtNew York, NYSupport$5,000
Brooklyn MuseumNew York, NYSupport$3,500
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTSupport$3,500
Columbia University Babies Heart FdNew York, NYSupport$3,000
Met OperaNew York, NYSupport$3,000
Emily Shane FoundationMalibu, CASupport$2,500
International Esperanza ProjectPlano, TXSupport$2,500
Jupiter SymphonyNew York, NYSuport$2,500
Whyy - Channel 12Philadelphia, PASupport$2,500
Wnyc New York Pubic RadioNew York, NYSupport$2,500
Wqxr New York Public RadioNew York, NYSupport$2,500
Young Dance CollectiveBrooklyn, NYSupport$2,000
Bryn Mawr Film InstituteBryn Mawr, PASupport$1,500
Lower Merion ConservancyGladwyne, PASupport$1,500
Riverbend Environmental Education CGladwyne, PASupport$1,500
Arden Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PASupport$1,000
Brooklyn Chamber Music SocietyBrooklyn, NYSupport$1,000
Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PASupport$1,000
ThirteenwnetNew York, NYSupport$1,000

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$325,50046
2024$287,00043
2023$221,00041

Sources

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