Essential Initiatives Inc
Essential Initiatives Inc is a private foundation, based in Bryn Mawr, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K.
Essential Initiatives Inc at a glance
In short: Essential Initiatives Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,958
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,958
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,958
- Total assets
- $1,184,947
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Essential Initiatives Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Essential Initiatives Inc gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 211% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $617K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Bryn Mawr, PA | Grant recipients apply to the assistance with their utility obligations through the AquaAid program. Recipients are unrelated to the foundation manager or substantial contributor. | $5,958 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,184,947 | $195,802 | $116,251 | $5,958 | 1 | $116,251 | $54,969 |
| 2024 | $1,105,396 | $266,868 | $56,529 | $5,328 | 1 | $56,215 | $47,110 |
| 2023 | $895,057 | $263,024 | $103,288 | $55,710 | 2 | $55,710 | — |
| 2022 | $9,053 | $2,288 | $7,483 | $7,483 | 1 | $7,483 | — |
| 2021 | $14,248 | $401,897 | $616,562 | $616,562 | 1 | $616,562 | — |
| 2020 | $228,913 | $804,267 | $587,225 | $587,225 | 1 | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Essential Initiatives Inc reported a distributable amount of $55K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Frequently asked questions about Essential Initiatives Inc
How much does Essential Initiatives Inc give each year?
Essential Initiatives Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Essential Initiatives Inc?
Essential Initiatives Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $116K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $55K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Essential Initiatives Inc operate?
Essential Initiatives Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Essential Initiatives Inc's EIN?
Essential Initiatives Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5049381. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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