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Isdell Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 223341359

Isdell Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $971,160 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $480,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $942,700 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$942,7006$7.4 million
2024$971,1605$8.7 million

How to apply

ContactKevin Toner
co 1140 6th Avenue 20th Fl, New York, NY 10036
Phone or email(212) 842-8900
What to submitSubmit in writing with detailed explanations of purposes and objectives of the program
DeadlinesDecember 31 of each year

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to District of Columbia. It also paid $382,400 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia2$488,760
New York2$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Rescue Project
Washington, DC
Humanitarian Assistance$480,000
Tactical Medicine NorthMedical Aid in War Zone$382,400
Student Sponsor Partners
New York, NY
Education$50,000
Renew Democracy Initiative
New York, NY
Establishing Democracies$50,000
Earthworks
Washington, DC
Envrionmental Conservation$8,760

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Isdell Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 31 of each year.

How much does Isdell Foundation give?

$971,160 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Isdell Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kevin Toner (President) and Robert Lynch (Director).

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