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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 27-5281758Human services

Who funds Little Essentials?

33 private foundations gave Little Essentials in Brooklyn, NY $471,338 across 74 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

74 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Otigo FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  2. October Mountain Foundation IncLynbrook, NY 2025

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2025

    General support

    $14,000
  4. Star Mooring Foundation IncLynbrook, NY 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Myers L & Marilyn R Girsh Foundation IncNorwalk, CT 2025

    Contribution to 501(c)(3) organizati

    $2,000
  6. Herbert and Lillian Heilpern Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $750
  7. The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2025

    General purpose

    $500
  8. October Mountain Foundation IncLynbrook, NY 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Ken Jagroo Foundation IncArmonk, NY 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  10. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Steve Nash FoundationAnchorage, AK 2024

    Program operationsprogram operations

    $13,000
  12. Kelly Family FoundationOlathe, KS 2024

    To help families living in poverty.

    $10,000
  13. KBR Foundation IncLakewood Ranch, FL 2024

    General

    $6,000
  14. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  15. The Gama FoundationAnnapolis, MD 2024

    Children's supplies and parenting ed

    $1,500
  16. Select Equity Group FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Milestone grant

    $1,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gift

    $750
  18. The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $500
  19. Herbert and Lillian Heilpern Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  20. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $100
  21. Ken Jagroo Foundation IncArmonk, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  22. October Mountain Foundation IncLynbrook, NY 2023

    General support

    $35,000
  23. Valentine Perry Snyder Fund XXXXX9001Chicago, IL 2023

    General

    $25,000
  24. Steve Nash FoundationAnchorage, AK 2023

    Program operations

    $20,000
  25. Mustang Foundation IncOceanport, NJ 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Jerome W Gratenstein Memorial FoundationScarsdale, NY 2023

    General support

    $3,500
  28. Annabelle FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2023

    General donation

    $2,000
  29. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gift

    $1,500
  30. Hohl Family FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2023

    General operating expenses

    $1,500
  31. The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $500
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $377
  33. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Human services - multipurpose and other

    $100
  34. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $54
  35. Rightgift FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    Generalsupportgrant

    $36
  36. Steve Nash FoundationAnchorage, AK 2022

    Program operationsprogram operations

    $26,094
  37. Ken Jagroo Foundation IncArmonk, NY 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  38. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  39. Jerome W Gratenstein Memorial FoundationScarsdale, NY 2022

    Charitable donation

    $2,500
  40. Brownstone Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Public education

    $2,000
  41. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gift

    $927
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $626
  43. The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth FoundationBrooklyn, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $500
  44. The Double-R FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Community support - items for poverty line families with newborns

    $500
  45. Herbert and Lillian Heilpern Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  46. Rightgift FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Generalsupportgrant

    $92
  47. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gift

    $75
  48. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $25
  49. Steve Nash FoundationAnchorage, AK 2021

    Program operationsprogram operations

    $15,000
  50. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General support

    $5,500
  51. Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation IncDunstable, MA 2021

    Children supplies

    $2,500
  52. The Double-R FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Community support - items for poverty line families with newborns

    $2,191
  53. Brownstone Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Public education

    $2,000
  54. The Gap FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    For civic & community engagement

    $1,950
  55. Herbert and Lillian Heilpern Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $650
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $604
  57. Riggs Cove FoundationWeston, MA 2021

    Offers at-risk familiesneeded children supplies & parenting education

    $500
  58. Kaplan Family FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Other

    $500
  59. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $50
  60. The Monarch Charitable Foundation aka THE MONARCH FOUNDATIONWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  61. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General support

    $7,000
  62. Brownstone Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Public education

    $2,500
  63. Riggs Cove FoundationWeston, MA 2020

    Offers at-risk familiesneeded children supplies & parenting education

    $1,000
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $325
  65. Herbert and Lillian Heilpern Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $300
  66. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $150
  67. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $100
  68. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $50
  69. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $50
  70. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $49
  71. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $25
  72. Brownstone Family FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Public education

    $2,838
  73. Atkins Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2018

    General support

    $4,000
  74. Brownstone Family FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Public education

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Brooklyn, NY and are not among Little Essentials’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 100 grants Accepts applications $940,739 to similar organizations
  2. Jack Adjmi Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 90 grants Preselected only $693,088 to similar organizations
  3. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 34 grants Accepts applications $395,100 to similar organizations
  4. Investors Foundation IncSummit, NJ 30 grants Accepts applications $353,500 to similar organizations
  5. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 117 grants Accepts applications $36,640,618 to similar organizations
  6. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 33 grants Accepts applications $1,931,365 to similar organizations
  7. Cross River Community FoundationFort Lee, NJ 20 grants Preselected only $304,857 to similar organizations
  8. Zichron Chaim Charity FundBrooklyn, NY 30 grants Preselected only $19,343 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-5281758 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.