The Essex Avenue Foundation
Invitation OnlyWilmington, Delaware · EIN 85-1891431 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$27.8M
Organizations funded77
Typical grant$300,000
Total assets$861.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $500,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 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.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Delaware.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escuela Comunitaria Del Bronx Bronx Community Scho | Bronx, NY | General & Unrestricted | $1,895,108 |
| Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporati | New York, NY | Working Capital Fund | $1,000,000 |
| City and Country School Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $1,000,000 |
| The New York Foundling | New York, NY | the Home of Integrated Behavioral Health and the Road to Success program | $1,000,000 |
| Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $750,000 |
| Health in Harmony Inc | Portland, OR | General & Unrestricted | $750,000 |
| We Care Solar | Berkeley, CA | General & Unrestricted | $750,000 |
| Coalition for the Homeless Inc | New York, NY | Eviction Prevention Fund and General support | $700,000 |
| Jubilee Justice Inc | Alexandria, LA | Black Farmers Rice Project | $700,000 |
| Refed Inc | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $700,000 |
| Women in Need Inc | New York, NY | programming and Emergency needs fund | $700,000 |
| Greenwave Organization Corp | New Haven, CT | General & Unrestricted | $625,000 |
| Coral Restoration Foundation Inc | Tavernier, FL | General & Unrestricted | $600,000 |
| 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… | $580,000 |
| City Parks Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Tree Time Program: Sidewalk tree planting along Vandervoort Avenue in Brooklyn, NY | $530,000 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $525,000 |
| Trees for the Future Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Senegal program | $525,000 |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | Design & Permitting of Oyster Reefs | $500,000 |
| Bronxworks Inc | Bronx, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| Christian Herald Assn Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| City and Country School Inc | New York, NY | Caroline Pratt Institute | $500,000 |
| Council on the Environment Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| Fauna & Flora International USA Inc | Washington, DC | Deforestation Prevention in the Annamite Mountains | $500,000 |
| Green City Force | Brooklyn, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| Project Drawdown | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| Refed Inc | Chicago, IL | Catalytic Grant Fund | $500,000 |
| Rethink Food NYC Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| The Childrens Aid Society | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | Working Farms Fund | $500,000 |
| The Dream Life Two Sixty | Lusaka, ZA | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 |
| Wild Landscapes Inc | Tallahassee, FL | Green Heart of the Everglades project | $500,000 |
| Women in Need Inc | New York, NY | to continue the legal aid program and to address food insecurity | $500,000 |
| Womens Housing and Economic Development Corporatio | Bronx, NY | the emergency fund and general support | $494,000 |
| University of Maine Foundation | Orono, ME | Kelp Strain Selection Laboratory and Production System work | $410,000 |
| Fauna & Flora International USA Inc | Washington, DC | Mangrove Projects | $400,000 |
| City Parks Foundation Inc | New York, NY | NYC Green Relief and Recovery Fund | $350,000 |
| Project Renewal Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $350,000 |
| Cec Stuyvesant Cove Inc | Long Island City, NY | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 |
| Earth Matter NY Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | New York City, NY | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 |
| Native Renewables Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 |
| New York Restoration Project | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 |
| Non Traditional Employment for Women | New York, NY | General Operating Support, Emergency Fund, Expansion of Youth Programs | $300,000 |
| Waterfront Alliance Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $225,000 |
| Fund for Public Housing Inc | New York, NY | Sustainability Grant Management fund | $210,000 |
| Rare Inc | Arlington, VA | to support Rare's mangrove conservation and restoration efforts worldwide, including important mangrove areas of Brazil, Mozambique, and… | $200,000 |
| The Boma Project Inc | Manchestr Ctr, VT | Rural Entrepreneur Access Project in Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit and Samburu | $175,873 |
| Cooperative Extension Association in the State of | Ithaca, NY | Ag Energy NY and Expansion fund | $171,555 |
| Mott Haven Spanish Seventh Day | Yonkers, NY | food fund | $169,000 |
| Staten Island Community Job Center Inc | Staten Island, NY | Food & Hospitality Industry Workforce Development program | $150,000 |
| Sure We Can Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General & Unrestricted | $150,000 |
| The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden | New York, NY | Early Literacy Programming in the Bronx | $150,000 |
| West Side Center for Community Life Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $150,000 |
| International Refugee Assistance Project Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $125,000 |
| Spanish Emmanuel Seventh Day Aventist Church | Bronx, NY | food fund | $101,400 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | Keep Our Clinics fund | $100,000 |
| Mangrove Action Project | Seattle, WA | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| The Boma Project Inc | Manchestr Ctr, VT | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $90,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 77 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27,752,688 | 77 |
| 2023 | $23,424,750 | 69 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Sep 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202512619349100606
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 85-1891431
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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