Private foundation · EIN 76-0849175 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Issroff 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: 37 grants paid, $501K total, median $20K. 8% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
37
$501K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in NY
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.4M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Activate Action (th)Homa Bay, KEWoman empowerment$29K
Era92 GroupAlbuquerque, NMEntrepreneurship$29K
Start a Library TrustNjamba House Spring Valle, KEEducation$29K
Tanzania Enlightment Development InnovationsDar Es Salaam, TZEducation$29K
Umoja Tanzania IncorporatedArusha, TZCommunity development$29K
Watoto WasokaKampala, UGHealth and education$29K
The Girls LegacyMasasa Harare, ZIWomen empowerment$28K
Candlelight for Empowerment CboKanami, KEEducation$27K
Art of a ChildEntebbe, UGEducation$25K
Centre for Total TransformationHarare, ZICommunity empowerment$25K
Ustawi Afrika (lif)KEAgriculture empowerment$25K
Young Women Rise (yowori)(th)Chiradzulu, MISocial development$25K
Okoa Maisha Ya Watoto (omawa)Moshi City, TZCommunity empowerment$23K
Read to Learn FoundationKampala, UGEducation$23K
Rwanda We WantKigali, RWYouth empowerment$23K
Twogere Community InitiativesKampala, UGHealth and welfare$23K
Aspire Debate RwandaKigali, RWEducation$20K
Generation RiseKigali, RWEconomic development$20K
Smart Girls Ugana (th)Wakiso, UGWomen empowerment$20K
Sheer Love RwandaKigala, RWEducation$5,000
Chamber of MothersSpringfield, NJMother empowerment$2,500
Safe Passage ProjectNew York, NYImmigrant representation$1,500
Youth Leaders for Restoration and DevelopmentGulu, UGEconomic development$1,250
Chess in SchoolsNew York, NYEducationeconomic development$1,000
Faces Up UgandaKampala, UGHealth and welfare$1,000
Girl Tech VenturesRwamagana, RWEducation$1,000
IdebateKigali, RWEducation$1,000
Imagine HerEncino, CAEntrepreneurship$1,000
Rescue Mission for Street LifeKampala, UGEconomic development$1,000
Good Kenyan FoundationNairobi, KEEducation$850
Little Dreamers Education AcademyKampala, UGEducationokoa maisha ya wototo$833
Implicit Effect Community InitiativeNew York, NYEconomic development$700
Bbc Media ActionLondon, UKSocial impact$500
Ladder to LearningLilongwe, MIEducation$500
Smartphone Free Childhood USSan Marcos, CACommunity development$500
Youth Changers KenyaNairobi, KEEducation$375
Safe Community Youth InitiativeKilifi, KEEducation$268

By state: INTL 30 · New Mexico 1 · New York 3 · New Jersey 1 · California 2

About this foundation

Issroff Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, tax-exempt since 2007. 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 Issroff 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 Issroff Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $501K across 37 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Issroff Family Foundation give?

INTL (30 grants), New Mexico (1 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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