Private foundation · EIN 20-6759053 · Chatham, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Isdell Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $2.5M total, median $53K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$2.5M
Median grant
$53K
Stays in NJ
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pace AcademyAtlanta, GAGeneral$551K
Friends of South Georgia IslandCarbondale, COGeneral$500K
American Friends of Birdlife InternationalNew York, NYGeneral$360K
Fernbank Museum of Natural HistoryAtlanta, GAGeneral$250K
Atlanta Botanical GardenAtlanta, GAGeneral$200K
Atlanta Humane SocietyAtlanta, GAGeneral$150K
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, GAGeneral$120K
Skyland Trails AtlantaAtlanta, GAGeneral$100K
Georgia River NetworkAthens, GAGeneral$60K
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund InternationalAtlanta, GAGeneral$45K
Wildlife MediaBellingham, WAGeneral$30K
Trust for Public LandLos Angeles, CAGeneral$30K
Captain Planet FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral$25K
The Nature Conservancy of GaAtlanta, GAGeneral$25K
Trees for AtlantaAtlanta, GAGeneral$25K
University South CarolinaColumbia, SCGeneral$20K
Path FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral$15K
Upper Chattahoochee RiverkeeperAtlanta, GAGeneral$15K

By state: Georgia 13 · Colorado 1 · New York 1 · Washington 1 · California 1 · South Carolina 1

About this foundation

Isdell Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chatham, New Jersey, administered in care of Hamel Associates Inc, tax-exempt since 2006. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Isdell Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Isdell Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.5M across 18 grants, a median of $53K.

Where does Isdell Family Foundation give?

Georgia (13 grants), Colorado (1 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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