Private Foundation

THE ESSEL FOUNDATION

THE ESSEL FOUNDATION, of PURCHASE, NY, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $175.7M in revenue, $18.2M in expenses, $270.4M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 58 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $73.0M.

EIN: 136191234 PURCHASE, NY Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$175.7M

Total Expenses$18.2M

Total Assets$270.4M

Grants Given58

Grant Total$73.0M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

THE LIEBER INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN DEV-SEE ATTACHED

BALTIMORE, MD · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$10,813,926

BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION-SEE ATTACHED

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$2,934,612

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$400,000

THE LIEBER INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

BALTIMORE, MD · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$186,074

POYNTER INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG, FL · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$180,000

Showing up to 5 of 58 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

president Geoffrey Simon

secretary Janice Lieber

TREASURER Mary E Rubin

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$42,674,533 52 grants

UNSRESTRICTED GRANT

$29,936,705 4 grants

UNRESTRICTED GIFT

$350,803 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$175.7M	$18.2M	$270.4M
2023	$4.4M	$6.9M	$109.7M
2022	$6.7M	$14.8M	$94.1M
2021	$12.3M	$19.4M	$100.1M
2020	$13.1M	$3.9M	$96.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $13.1M to $175.7M (+1241%), with total assets most recently reported at $270.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, and 3 other states.

CACTFLGAMAMDNENHNY

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