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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6503965

Alex J Ettl Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 46 grants and $325,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $325,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $2,698,898
  • Tax year 2024

    $287,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $2,513,999
  • Tax year 2023

    $221,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $2,595,667
  • Tax year 2022

    $248,500

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,713,692
  • Tax year 2021

    $260,500

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,884,987
  • Tax year 2020

    $220,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $3,025,275
  • Tax year 2019

    $208,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,949,138
  • Tax year 2018

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,689,110

Grants paid in 2025

46 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Sculpture SocietyNew York, NY

    Supoort

    $18,000
  2. New York City BalletNew York, NY

    Support

    $18,000
  3. American Friends of Musee D'orsayNew York, NY

    Support

    $15,500
  4. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Support

    $15,000
  5. New York Live ArtsNew York, NY

    Support

    $15,000
  6. Pennsylvania BalletPhiladelphia, PA

    Support

    $14,500
  7. Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    Support

    $14,000
  8. Nativity SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Support

    $13,500
  9. Trout UnlimitedArlington, VA

    Support

    $13,000
  10. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Support

    $10,000
  11. Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PA

    Support

    $10,000
  12. Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, NJ

    Support

    $10,000
  13. The CenterNew York, NY

    Support

    $10,000
  14. The Gow SchoolSouth Wales, NY

    Support

    $10,000
  15. Trustees of ReservationsBeverly, MA

    Support

    $10,000
  16. Windrush FarmPetaluma, CA

    Support

    $10,000
  17. Boxford TrailsBoxford, MA

    Support

    $8,000
  18. Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MA

    Support

    $8,000
  19. Palo Alto Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    Support

    $8,000
  20. Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CA

    Support

    $8,000
  21. The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    Suppot

    $8,000
  22. Philadelphia Art MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    Support

    $7,500
  23. Siddhartha School PartnershipPortland, ME

    Support

    $7,000
  24. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    Support

    $6,000
  25. Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Support

    $5,000
  26. Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Support

    $5,000
  27. The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Support

    $5,000
  28. Whitney Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Support

    $5,000
  29. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    Support

    $3,500
  30. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT

    Support

    $3,500
  31. Columbia University Babies Heart FDNew York, NY

    Support

    $3,000
  32. Met OperaNew York, NY

    Support

    $3,000
  33. Emily Shane FoundationMalibu, CA

    Support

    $2,500
  34. International Esperanza ProjectPlano, TX

    Support

    $2,500
  35. Jupiter SymphonyNew York, NY

    Suport

    $2,500
  36. Whyy - Channel 12Philadelphia, PA

    Support

    $2,500
  37. Wnyc New York Pubic RadioNew York, NY

    Support

    $2,500
  38. WQXR New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    Support

    $2,500
  39. Young Dance CollectiveBrooklyn, NY

    Support

    $2,000
  40. Bryn Mawr Film InstituteBryn Mawr, PA

    Support

    $1,500
  41. Lower Merion ConservancyGladwyne, PA

    Support

    $1,500
  42. Riverbend Environmental Education CGladwyne, PA

    Support

    $1,500
  43. Arden Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    Support

    $1,000
  44. Brooklyn Chamber Music SocietyBrooklyn, NY

    Support

    $1,000
  45. Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Support

    $1,000
  46. ThirteenwnetNew York, NY

    Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture13 grants $109,50064% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $16,0009% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $15,0009% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $13,0008% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $10,5006% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York20 grants $142,500
  2. California6 grants $52,000
  3. Pennsylvania9 grants $41,000
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $26,000
  5. Rhode Island1 grant $15,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $13,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $8,000
  9. Maine1 grant $7,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Alexes HazenTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cordelia TappinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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