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Essential Initiatives Inc (F/K/A - Aqua Assistance Initiatives Inc)

Accepts applications Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania · EIN 825049381

Essential Initiatives Inc (F/K/A - Aqua Assistance Initiatives Inc) is a private foundation in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,958 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $5,958 and the largest $5,958. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $5,328 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$55,7102$895,057
2024$5,3281$1.1 million
2025$5,9581$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactEssential Initiatives Inc
762 West Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone or email(610) 645-1184

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$5,958

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached
Bryn Mawr, PA
Grant recipients apply to the assistance with their utility obligations through the AquaAid program. Recipients are unrelated to the foundation manager or substantial contributor.$5,958

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Essential Initiatives Inc (F/K/A - Aqua Assistance Initiatives Inc) accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Essential Initiatives Inc (F/K/A - Aqua Assistance Initiatives Inc) give?

$5,958 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $5,958.

Who runs Essential Initiatives Inc (F/K/A - Aqua Assistance Initiatives Inc)?

Its 2025 filing lists See Attached (See Attached).

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