Nyssa Foundation
Nyssa Foundation is a private foundation based in Greenville, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 17 grants totaling $226,434 to charitable organizations, with listed recipients working in areas including conservation, reproductive health, rowing, horticulture, and forest restoration.
Nyssa Foundation at a glance
In short: Nyssa Foundation gave $226K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), top state Delaware. 65% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $226,434
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +88.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,320
- -37.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,615
- Total assets
- $1,582,473
- +0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 65% first-time grantees (11 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Delaware (39% 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 Nyssa Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. The filing does not specify application materials or a process for organizations it selects.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3711 Kennett Pike Suite 105, Greenville, DE 19807
Phone: (302) 594-4537
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Nyssa Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Delaware Nature Society ($26K). Together the top 10 received $169K.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 41 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in Delaware received 39% of grant dollars, those in Pennsylvania received 25%, and those in Wyoming received 11%. Connecticut and Virginia each accounted for 4%. The itemized grants also include a recipient in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Nyssa Foundation open to new grantees?
65%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 17 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $18K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $18K repeat.
- 29% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 410% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2022) to $226K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $226K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Nature Society Hockessin, DE | General Operations | $26,267 |
| Planned Parenthood of Delaware Wilmington, DE | General Operations | $25,385 |
| Stroud Water Research Avondale, PA | General Operations | $20,072 |
| Wilmington Rowing Center Wilmington, DE | General Operations | $20,000 |
| Whyy Greencastle, PA | General Operations | $15,552 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School (Nols) Lander, WY | General Operations | $15,187 |
| Willistown Conservation Trust Newtown Square, PA | General Operations | $15,095 |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture Wilmington, DE | General Operations | $10,799 |
| The Doug Coombs Foundation (Coombs Outdoors) Jackson, WY | General Operations | $10,615 |
| The Ethel Walker School Simsbury, CT | General Operations | $10,066 |
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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 | $1,582,473 | $145,529 | $257,313 | $226,434 | 17 | $238,534 | $101,593 | $259,275 |
| 2024 | $1,570,004 | $138,054 | $220,858 | $191,339 | 9 | $202,990 | $90,651 | $239,629 |
| 2023 | $1,484,974 | $114,925 | $177,243 | $149,226 | 10 | $158,311 | $69,397 | $207,050 |
| 2022 | $1,420,393 | $4,791,370 | $67,990 | $44,419 | 5 | $53,469 | $72,162 | $193,676 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nyssa Foundation reported a distributable amount of $259K 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
The foundation’s 2025 filing describes its program as “difference between book value and market value of gifts and grants.” Its grants include support for organizations whose own missions address a range of activities. For example, Delaware Nature Society says it connects people with the natural world through education, advocacy, and conservation; Planned Parenthood of Delaware says it provides reproductive-health education, counseling, and medical services; and Wilmington Rowing Center says it promotes and supports amateur rowing.
Other 2025 grantees describe missions involving open-land and natural-resource conservation (Willistown Conservation Trust), public greening and horticulture (Delaware Center for Horticulture), bird and habitat conservation (American Bird Conservancy), and fair employment connected to forest restoration (Eden Peopleplanet).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $226,434. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $26,267, with a median grant of $10,615. The largest listed awards were $26,267 to Delaware Nature Society, $25,385 to Planned Parenthood of Delaware, $20,072 to Stroud Water Research, and $20,000 to Wilmington Rowing Center. The listed grants were for general operations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Margaretta S. Brokaw as president, secretary, and treasurer.
Nyssa Foundation is led by Margaretta S. Brokaw, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaretta S. Brokaw
President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Nyssa Foundation
How much does Nyssa Foundation give each year?
Nyssa Foundation gave $226K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $191K across 9 grants.
What is Nyssa Foundation's typical grant size?
Nyssa Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,615, and its average grant was $13,320, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Nyssa Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Nyssa Foundation give grants?
Nyssa Foundation's top state is Delaware, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (25%) and Wyoming (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Wilmington, DE (4 grants).
Does Nyssa Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Nyssa Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (17 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Nyssa Foundation's largest grantees?
Nyssa Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Delaware Nature Society ($26,267), Planned Parenthood of Delaware ($25,385) and Stroud Water Research ($20,072), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Nyssa Foundation?
Nyssa Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $239K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $259K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Nyssa Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2025 filing describes its program as “difference between book value and market value of gifts and grants.” Its grants include support for organizations whose own missions address a range of activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Nyssa Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Nyssa Foundation's EIN?
Nyssa Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3774627. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Nyssa Foundation 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Nyssa Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/nyssa-foundation-morg_110dcf1fa619479481d98c543bda3b70
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