The E&ss Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA · EIN 46-0666419. Reported 117 grants totalling $82.8M to 70 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The E&ss Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
7 of the organizations The E&ss Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 15 grants totalling $1,814,288 to them. That is 3% of the $72.4M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Portland | federated giving programme | Oregon | $1,218,888 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $249,440 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Nicklaus Children's Health Care | grantmaking organization | Florida | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $49,780 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Marin Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $180,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $18,000 and $360,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $8,500,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Day Academy Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $18.0M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $13.1M | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tiger Global Impact Ventures Inc | New York, NY | $8,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $8,400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tiger Global Philanthropic Ventures Inc | New York, NY | $7,828,729 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Episcopal School Corporation | New York, NY | $3,666,666 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beaverton High School Success Fund | Beaverton, OR | $2,800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Morasha Olami Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $1,980,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $1,918,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $1,440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uja-Federation of New York | New York, NY | $1,360,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | $1,280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Portland | Tigard, OR | $1,218,888 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tiger Foundation | New York, NY | $1,218,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | New York, NY | $1,080,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $1,025,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Airbnb Org Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Renaissance Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Judea of Palm Beach County Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| B'nai B'rith Men's Camp Association | Portland, OR | $720,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough Prize Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ubuntu Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | $360,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $333,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louis D Brandeis Center Inc | Washington, DC | $333,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower East Side Volunteers of Hatzalah | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $249,440 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nicklaus Childrens Health Care Foundation Inc | N Palm Beach, FL | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grenadines Partnership Fund | Columbia, SC | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Robert F Kennedy Human Rights | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coachart Org | Los Angeles, CA | $89,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Israel Defence Forces | New York, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Relief Resources Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Police Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $49,780 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mustique Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yitzchak Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multiplying Good | New York, NY | $28,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Tennis & Education Centers Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mustique Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $19,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Physicians Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pave Academy Charter School | Brooklyn, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rector Wardens Vestry Men of St Bartholomews Church | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Boys' Club of New York | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Youth Athletic Association | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mariners Care | Seattle, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $5,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Hagerstown, MD | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Adult Institute Inc | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sustentare Inc | Miami, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Israel Tennis Centers Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc | Rockville Ctr, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Movember Foundation | Culver City, CA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marin Community Foundation | Novato, CA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
28 of 70 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 92 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $26.1M | $232,944 |
| 2022 | 41 | $24.0M | $80,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $18.5M | $57,500 |
| 2024 | 20 | $14.2M | $19,900 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
34% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The E&ss Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: C/O Vinitas Partners 1100 Peachtree, Atlanta, GA, 30309. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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