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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6851025

Dortone Esser Foundation

A private foundation in Bryn Mawr, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $395,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,940,360

  • Tax year 2024

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,967,097

  • Tax year 2023

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,738,987

  • Tax year 2022

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,520,753

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,366,719

  • Tax year 2020

    $109,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $831,808

  • Tax year 2019

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $790,638

  • Tax year 2018

    $94,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $677,477

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Give WellBrooklyn, NY

    To support the organization's charitable exempt purpose

    $100,000
  2. Animal Charity Evaluators - Recommended Charity FundCovina, CA

    To support the organization's charitable exempt purpose

    $75,000
  3. Giving Green Research Group IncSan Francisco, CA

    To support the organization's charitable exempt purpose

    $75,000
  4. GivedirectlyNew York, NY

    To support the organization's charitable exempt purpose

    $50,000
  5. Doctor Without BordersNew York, NY

    To support the organization's medical exempt purpose

    $40,000
  6. Care USAAtlanta, GA

    To support the organization's charitable exempt purpose

    $35,000
  7. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    To support the organization's charitable exempt purpose

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $75,00052% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50,00034% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $20,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $210,000
  2. California2 grants $150,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Stephen F EsserTRUSTEE/PART-TIME Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dana L DortoneTRUSTEE/PART-TIME Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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