Marie Louise Escher Family
Marie Louise Escher Family is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $80,000 to charitable organizations in Connecticut and New York.
Marie Louise Escher Family at a glance
In short: Marie Louise Escher Family gave $80K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Connecticut. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- +73.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,273
- +58.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $1,018,398
- -2.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Marie Louise Escher Family
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 30054 C/O Alexandra Escher, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 815-2834
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Marie Louise Escher Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shoreline Soup Kitchen Pantry ($20K). Together the top 10 received $79K.
Grant Size Distribution
53 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 53 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut (79%) and New York (21%). The foundation is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Marie Louise Escher Family open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $7K repeat.
- 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 130% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2023) to $80K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shoreline Soup Kitchen Pantry Essex, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $20,000 |
| Fisher Center for Alzheime Research New York, NY | Annual Fund Raiser | $10,000 |
| Old Lyme VNA Old Lyme, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $10,000 |
| Pamela Lancaster Scholarship Fund New London, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $10,000 |
| Nat'l Soc Colonial Dames of CT Wethersfield, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $7,000 |
| Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Annual Fund Raiser | $7,000 |
| Westover School Middlebury, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $7,000 |
| Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Old Lyme, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $5,000 |
| Old Lyme Land Trust Old Lyme, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $2,000 |
| O L Volunteer Fire Department Old Lyme, CT | Annual Fund Raiser | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,018,398 | $54,195 | $81,337 | $80,000 | 11 | $80,000 | $44,425 | $61,726 |
| 2024 | $1,049,079 | $224,649 | $47,263 | $46,000 | 10 | $46,000 | $134,760 | $54,237 |
| 2023 | $1,694,264 | $174,636 | $46,000 | $45,000 | 11 | $45,000 | $55,212 | $50,320 |
| 2022 | $1,566,334 | $240,246 | $72,935 | $72,000 | 11 | $72,000 | $48,870 | $41,621 |
| 2021 | $1,398,599 | $159,063 | $62,192 | $61,000 | 10 | $61,000 | $40,485 | $71,386 |
| 2020 | $1,301,319 | $145,274 | $52,254 | $51,000 | 10 | — | $35,321 | $61,096 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marie Louise Escher Family reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants went to organizations including a soup kitchen pantry, a research center, a scholarship fund, schools and a college, a library, a land trust, a volunteer fire department, and a historical society. Westover School describes its mission as empowering young women to lead lives of consequence. Vassar College describes its mission as making a thorough, well-proportioned liberal education accessible and fostering analytical thinking, independent judgment, articulate expression, intellectual curiosity, creativity, and respectful debate.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 11 grants totaling $80,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median grant of $7,000. The largest grants included $20,000 to Shoreline Soup Kitchen Pantry; $10,000 each to Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research, Old Lyme VNA, and Pamela Lancaster Scholarship Fund; and $7,000 each to the National Society of Colonial Dames of Connecticut, Vassar College, and Westover School. The listed 2025 grants state “annual fund raiser” as their purpose.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Marie Louise Alexandra Escher and Charlotte Escherus Citizen as co-trustees.
Marie Louise Escher Family's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charlotte Escherus Citizen
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Marie Louise Alexandra Escher
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Marie Louise Escher Family
How much does Marie Louise Escher Family give each year?
Marie Louise Escher Family gave $80K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 10 grants.
What is Marie Louise Escher Family's typical grant size?
Marie Louise Escher Family's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $7,273, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Marie Louise Escher Family that year got $2K on average.
Where does Marie Louise Escher Family give grants?
Marie Louise Escher Family gives mostly in Connecticut: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Old Lyme, CT (5 grants).
Does Marie Louise Escher Family give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Marie Louise Escher Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Marie Louise Escher Family's largest grantees?
Marie Louise Escher Family's largest 2025 grantees include Shoreline Soup Kitchen Pantry ($20,000), Fisher Center for Alzheime Research ($10,000) and Old Lyme VNA ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Marie Louise Escher Family?
Marie Louise Escher Family reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $80K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Marie Louise Escher Family fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants went to organizations including a soup kitchen pantry, a research center, a scholarship fund, schools and a college, a library, a land trust, a volunteer fire department, and a historical society. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Marie Louise Escher Family?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Marie Louise Escher Family's EIN?
Marie Louise Escher Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0315656. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Marie Louise Escher Family accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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