The Ettinger Foundation Inc

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 06-6038938

The Ettinger Foundation Inc is a private, non-operating foundation incorporated in Delaware in 1949 and based in New York City, NY. The foundation was founded in 1950 by Richard P. Ettinger, co-founder of the Prentice-Hall textbook publishing house. It operates as a 501(c)(3) private foundation and is classified as a family foundation.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$12.4M

+7.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$635K

Grant Count

77

Avg Grant Size

$8K

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation provides grants primarily for:

  • Education
  • The Arts
  • Health Care
  • Children, Youth and Social Services
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation made 56 grants in 2024, with an average grant amount and median grant amount not specified in available data.

Average Grant

amount and median grant amount not specified in available data.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • New York
  • California
  • District of Columbia

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AnnandaleonhudsonArdmoreAshburnhamAustinBellevueBerkeleyBoulderBoys TownBrooklynCamdenCatskillClevelandCold SpringColorado SpringsDavisDelanoGranite BayHudsonLagrangevilleLos Angeles

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2024:

  • Total Assets: $12,432,301
  • Total Revenues: $1,684,501
  • Total Expenses: $869,372
  • Investment Income and Dividends: $248,273
  • Net Gain from Sale of Non-Inventory Assets: $1,218,951

As of December 2023:

  • Total Assets: $11,886,111
  • Investment Income and Dividends: $238,444

The foundation has zero employees and receives no grant contributions or donations.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$477K$954K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$12,432,301$11,591,385$12,203,238
Revenue$1,684,501$445,532
Expenses$869,372$947,356
Qualifying Distributions$686,469$893,103
Net Investment Income$1,506,598$406,535
Distributable Amount$782,126$763,093

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$193K$385K$578K$770K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20220 grants202377 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME$30KFILM INDEPENDENT$25KHUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEAR…$25KNDH FOUNDATION$25KALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INC$15KAMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME$15KHUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEAR…$15KPHILANTHROPIC VENTURES F…$15KALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGAN…$10KBARD COLLEGE$10K

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

50<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Trustees identified in recent filings:

  • Barbara Prentice Huseby
  • Heidi Ettinger
  • Wendy Ettinger

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BARBARA PRENTICE HUSEBYSECRETARY/MEMBER/TRUSTEE1
HEIDI ETTINGERVICE PRESIDENT/MEMBER/TRUSTEE1
WENDY ETTINGERPRESIDENT/MEMBER/TRUSTEE1
CHRISTIAN ETTINGERTREASURER1

Contact Information

  • Address: PO Box 5016, New York City, NY 10185-5016
  • Telephone: 212-549-5544
  • EIN: 06-6038938

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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