Private foundation · EIN 22-6503965 · Brooklyn, New York

Alex J Ettl 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: 46 grants paid, $326K total, median $6,500. 43% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
46
$326K
Median grant
$6,500
Stays in NY
43%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Sculpture SocietyNew York, NYSupoort$18K
New York City BalletNew York, NYSupport$18K
American Friends of Musee D'OrsayNew York, NYSupport$16K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RISupport$15K
New York Live ArtsNew York, NYSupport$15K
Pennsylvania BalletPhiladelphia, PASupport$15K
Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NYSupport$14K
Nativity SchoolLos Angeles, CASupport$14K
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VASupport$13K
KqedSan Francisco, CASupport$10K
Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PASupport$10K
Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, NJSupport$10K
The CenterNew York, NYSupport$10K
The Gow SchoolSouth Wales, NYSupport$10K
Trustees of ReservationsBeverly, MASupport$10K
Windrush FarmPetaluma, CASupport$10K
Boxford TrailsBoxford, MASupport$8,000
Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MASupport$8,000
Palo Alto Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CASupport$8,000
Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CASupport$8,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DCSuppot$8,000
Philadelphia Art MuseumPhiladelphia, PASupport$7,500
Siddhartha School PartnershipPortland, MESupport$7,000
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYSupport$6,000
Aspen InstituteAspen, COSupport$5,000
Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYSupport$5,000
The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYSupport$5,000
Whitney Museum of ArtNew York, NYSupport$5,000
Brooklyn MuseumNew York, NYSupport$3,500
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTSupport$3,500
Columbia University Babies Heart FdNew York, NYSupport$3,000
Met OperaNew York, NYSupport$3,000
Emily Shane FoundationMalibu, CASupport$2,500
International Esperanza ProjectPlano, TXSupport$2,500
Jupiter SymphonyNew York, NYSuport$2,500
Whyy - Channel 12Philadelphia, PASupport$2,500
Wnyc New York Pubic RadioNew York, NYSupport$2,500
Wqxr New York Public RadioNew York, NYSupport$2,500
Young Dance CollectiveBrooklyn, NYSupport$2,000
Bryn Mawr Film InstituteBryn Mawr, PASupport$1,500
Lower Merion ConservancyGladwyne, PASupport$1,500
Riverbend Environmental Education CGladwyne, PASupport$1,500
Arden Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PASupport$1,000
Brooklyn Chamber Music SocietyBrooklyn, NYSupport$1,000
Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PASupport$1,000
ThirteenwnetNew York, NYSupport$1,000

By state: New York 20 · California 6 · Pennsylvania 9 · Massachusetts 3 · Rhode Island 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Alex J Ettl Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Brooklyn, New York, administered in care of Nichols & Pratt, tax-exempt since 1990. 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 Alex J Ettl 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 Alex J Ettl Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $326K across 46 grants, a median of $6,500.

Where does Alex J Ettl Foundation give?

New York (20 grants), California (6 grants), Pennsylvania (9 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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