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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6016471

O'Donnell Iselin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Valley Stream, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $196,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Urling Iselin Searle
C/o F Megale CPA 9 Alden Ave
Valley Stream, NY 11580
(516) 285-4839
Form and materials
There is no form. A letter is sufficient.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $196,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $935,020

  • Tax year 2024

    $187,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,017,610

  • Tax year 2023

    $211,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,103,055

  • Tax year 2022

    $198,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,165,975

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,652

  • Tax year 2020

    $281,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,292,139

  • Tax year 2019

    $217,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,453,815

  • Tax year 2018

    $121,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,591,734

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $25,000
  2. St Timothy's SchoolStevenson, MD

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $25,000
  3. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MA

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $15,000
  4. Greenwich Land Trust IncGreenwich, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  5. Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  6. Planned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandNew Haven, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  7. Spence ChapinNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  8. St Hilda's & St Hugh's SchoolNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  9. The Montessori SchoolWilton, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  10. The Montessori School Endowment FundWilton, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $10,000
  11. ASPCANew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $5,000
  12. Connecticut Food BankWallingford, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $5,000
  13. North Country School ScholarshipLake Placid, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $5,000
  14. Redding Land TrustRedding Ctr, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $5,000
  15. United Church of RowaytonRowayton, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $5,000
  16. Person to PersonDarien, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $3,000
  17. All Hands and HeartsMattapoisett, MA

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  18. Americares FoundationStamford, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  19. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  20. Kisma PreserveMount Desert, ME

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  21. Lockwood-Mathews Manison MuseumNorwalk, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  22. Mark Twain LibraryWest Redding, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  23. St Bartholemew's ChurchNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  24. The Elephant SanctuaryHohenwald, TN

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  25. Dorothy Day Hospitality HouseDanbury, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,500
  26. Kieve-Wavus Education IncNobleboro, ME

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,000
  27. Connecticut Fund for the EnvironmentNew Haven, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,000
  28. Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $2,000
  29. Haystack Mountain School of CraftsDeer Isle, ME

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $1,000
  30. Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $1,000
  31. Rowayton Arts CenterNorwalk, CT

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $1,000
  32. Salvation Army Greater New York DivisionNew York, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $1,000
  33. Woodlawn ConservancyBronx, NY

    For general purposes of recipient charities

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $42,00054% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $7,50010% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $5,0006% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $3,0004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $8,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut15 grants $73,000
  2. New York11 grants $73,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $17,500
  5. Maine3 grants $5,500
  6. Tennessee1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Urling Iselin SearlePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gordon B Whelpley JrVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Frank MegaleSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $6,965

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