The Isaiah Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rochester, NY EIN: 13-4332026

The Isaiah Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $460K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $14K. Net investment income was $12K.

The Isaiah Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Isaiah Foundation Inc gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,106
+40.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,106
+40.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,106
Total assets
$460,419
+62.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (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 The Isaiah Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

CompassCare: $14KCompassCare$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was CompassCare ($14K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

RochesterRaleighHilton

How The Isaiah Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2021 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $14K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CompassCare Rochester, NYProvide support for key program missions$14,106
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$460,419$140,712$15,377$14,1061—$11,855$23,570
2024$283,300$58,068$10,932$10,0301—$11,026$14,106
2023$224,324$44,015$10,796$10,1381—$13,568$10,030
2022$170,300$16,158$10,587$9,9491—$6,037$10,138
2021$205,530$7,549$10,512$9,2562$9,256$7,231$9,949
2020$196,081$29,417$8,834$7,9483—$29,174$9,256
2019$191,048$16,723$9,000$8,3591—$16,493$7,948

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Isaiah Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Isaiah Foundation Inc is led by Joshua A Barrett, President Treasurer Secretary since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joshua A Barrett

    President Treasurer Secretary

    Presidenttr → President Treasurer Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua A Barrett II

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Anthony Cavallaro (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: James Hinman (2019–2022) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Isaiah Foundation Inc

How much does The Isaiah Foundation Inc give each year?

The Isaiah Foundation Inc gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is The Isaiah Foundation Inc?

The Isaiah Foundation Inc reported $460K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $141K.

What is The Isaiah Foundation Inc?

The Isaiah Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Rochester, NY. It holds $460K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Isaiah Foundation Inc operate?

The Isaiah Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina, New York.

How much is The Isaiah Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Isaiah Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $24K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Isaiah Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Isaiah Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4332026. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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