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Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 133252542

Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $23,012 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,100 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $44,401 the year before.

30% of its 2025 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$35,57315$10,741
2024$44,40111$3,000
2025$23,01210$9,537

How to apply

ContactAbraham Esses
440 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001
Phone or email(212) 736-8124
What to submitLetter on organization letterhead indicating purpose of request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey3$16,401
New York7$6,611

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshivat Mikdash Melech
Lakewood, NJ
Charity$15,000
Park Ave Synagogue
Brooklyn, NY
Charity$1,600
Ezrat Israel
Brooklyn, NY
Charity$1,250
Congregation Magen David of W Deal
Ocean Township, NJ
Charity$1,200
Darchei David Foundation
Brooklyn, NY
Charity$1,200
American Friends of Ramot Torah Schools
Brooklyn, NY
Charity$1,000
Sephardic Food Fund
New York, NY
Charity$1,000
Congregation Shaare Rahamim
Brooklyn, NY
Charity$360
Yeshivat Ateret Shelomo
Lakewood, NJ
Charity$201
Zichrow Moshe Yeshiva
South Fallsburg, NY
Charity$201

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc give?

$23,012 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,100.

Who runs Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Abraham Esses (President), Ezra Esses (Vp/Treasurer) and Ronald Tawil (Vp/Secretary).

What does Joe A Esses & Sons Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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