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Filing year 2024

The Essex Avenue Foundation

Wilmington, Delaware·EIN 85-1891431·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$92.1M
Total assets
$616.1M
Total expenses
$28M
Reported officers
7

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. The Essex Avenue Foundation reported 7 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$27.8M

Itemized grants

77

Median grant

$300k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ESCUELA COMUNITARIA DEL BRONX BRONX COMMUNITY SCHOBRONX, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1.9M
BREAKING GROUND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATINEW YORK, NYWorking Capital Fund$1M
CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1M
THE NEW YORK FOUNDLINGNEW YORK, NYthe Home of Integrated Behavioral Health and the Road to Success program$1M
ALI FORNEY CENTERNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$750k
HEALTH IN HARMONY INCPORTLAND, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$750k
WE CARE SOLARBERKELEY, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$750k
COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INCNEW YORK, NYEviction Prevention Fund and General support$700k
JUBILEE JUSTICE INCALEXANDRIA, LABlack Farmers Rice Project$700k
REFED INCCHICAGO, ILGeneral & Unrestricted$700k
WOMEN IN NEED INCNEW YORK, NYprogramming and Emergency needs fund$700k
GREENWAVE ORGANIZATION CORPNEW HAVEN, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$625k
CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION INCTAVERNIER, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$600k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INCCHARLOTTESVILLE, VAto 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$580k
CITY PARKS FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYTree Time Program: Sidewalk tree planting along Vandervoort Avenue in Brooklyn, NY$530k
SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORSWASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$525k
TREES FOR THE FUTURE INCSILVER SPRING, MDSenegal program$525k
BILLION OYSTER PROJECTNEW YORK, NYDesign & Permitting of Oyster Reefs$500k
BRONXWORKS INCBRONX, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500k
CHRISTIAN HERALD ASSN INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500k
CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL INCNEW YORK, NYCaroline Pratt Institute$500k
COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT INCNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500k
FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL USA INCWASHINGTON, DCDeforestation Prevention in the Annamite Mountains$500k
GREEN CITY FORCEBROOKLYN, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500k
PROJECT DRAWDOWNNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

The Essex Avenue Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$114.9M
$23.6M
2023
$92.1M
$28M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Delaware

The Essex Avenue Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Delaware earns a median of $18,000.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$18,000
75th percentile
$58k
90th percentile
$137k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 447 organizations across 447 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Delaware
FAQ

Common questions about The Essex Avenue Foundation

What are The Essex Avenue Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Essex Avenue Foundation reported $92.1M in total revenue and $28M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.