The Issroff Family Foundation concentrates its giving on international philanthropic intermediaries and funds that support economic development and social entrepreneurship, with a clear emphasis on initiatives tied to Africa and overseas philanthropy. Grants are directed to established foundations and pooled funds rather than frontline direct-service groups, suggesting a strategy of leveraging intermediary organizations to amplify impact. The foundation also shows interest in education-related programs through partner foundations.
The Issroff Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is its use of intermediary organizations to move capital into education, entrepreneurship, and international philanthropy. Its largest recent grants went to King Baudoin Foundation, with $189,000 in 2023 and $160,900 in 2024 for education, and those awards sit alongside major support for Myriad USA and The New Africa Fund. That mix points to a funder that favors established channels over direct service delivery. The foundation’s portfolio also shows repeated backing for organizations tied to social entrepreneurship and overseas giving, including Echoing Green and Global Fund for Children, as well as partners connected to Africa-focused economic development. Several grants support education programs, while others fund relief services, girl empowerment, health and welfare, and philanthropic infrastructure. The recipient list includes both U.S.-based intermediaries and groups with international or cross-border reach, suggesting that the foundation often funds organizations positioned to regrant, convene, or strengthen local leaders. Across the recent grants list, the Issroff Family Foundation appears to combine programmatic interests with a preference for organizations that can extend support beyond a single site or constituency.
Education is the most visible program area in the recent grants list. The foundation gave $25,050 to Asembo Skills for Hope Inc for education, $25,050 to Freely in Hope for education, and $25,050 to Omprakash Foundation for education, showing a consistent set of mid-sized awards to education-focused partners. Entrepreneurship and economic development also appear in the grant record. In 2025, it gave $20,050 to Community Woman Enterprise for entrepreneurship and $20,050 to Robert Katende Initiative for economic development. Earlier, it supported The Chain Collaborative Girl Power with $17,550 for economic development. The foundation also funds relief and welfare work. It gave $20,300 to Globalgiving for relief services, $11,000 to One World Children’s Fund for relief services, and $15,050 to Life House Fdm for Children for health and welfare. These awards show a secondary emphasis on basic needs alongside its education and enterprise support.
$367K
$7.8M
$791K
$666K
Most grants fall between $2K and $20K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of fairly large grants to intermediary organizations and pooled funds, including repeat funding (King Baudouin Foundation received multiple grants). Emphasis on a few strategic, cross-border partners rather than many small local grants.
Notable grantees: King Baudouin Foundation, Myriad USA, The New Africa Fund, Echoing Green Foundation
Typical grant sizes cluster around smaller to mid-sized awards: the p25 is $2,188, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $20,050. The recent record includes both one-off grants and repeat support to the same organizations across years, including King Baudouin Foundation, Echoing Green, Global Fund for Children, and Arbor Brothers Inc. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals. Its grants are made nationally, with a visible preference for intermediary organizations and pooled-fund vehicles rather than direct grants to individuals.
Grants are spread across the United States, with the highest concentration in California by grant count and 33% of grants going to recipients in New York, the headquarters state. Recipient locations in the recent grants list include New York, Washington, DC, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver. The geographic profile reflects a national giving pattern rather than a single-region strategy, while several recipients operate from major intermediary hubs such as New York and Washington, DC.
The recent grant record leans toward intermediaries and pooled-fund organizations. Examples include King Baudouin Foundation for education, Myriad USA for philanthropic giving overseas, The New Africa Fund for economic development, and Echoing Green for entrepreneurship. That pattern suggests a preference for organizations that can channel support onward or strengthen other actors.
Education is the most frequent category in the recent grants list, followed by entrepreneurship, economic development, relief services, and health and welfare. The active program descriptions also point to board development and leadership/capacity-strengthening work in East and Southern Africa.
The grant-size profile centers on modest awards: p25 is $2,188, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $20,050. Recent grants include many awards in the $20,050 to $25,050 range, alongside larger commitments such as $189,000 and $160,900 to King Baudouin Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including King Baudouin Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Echoing Green in 2023 and 2025, Global Fund for Children in 2023 and 2024, and Arbor Brothers Inc in 2023 and 2024. That indicates recurring support rather than purely one-time giving.
The foundation gives nationally within the United States. California is the top state by grant count, and 33% of grants go to recipients in New York, the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include New York, Washington, DC, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRIAD USA | NEW YORK, NY | $116,750 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPIC GIVING OVERSEAS |
| THE NEW AFRICA FUND | BOCA RATON, FL | $110,250 | 2025 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| MAMA'S HOPE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,800 | 2025 | EDUCATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| OMPRAKASH FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $25,050 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $25,050 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPIC CHARITY ASSISTANCE |
| GLOBALGIVING | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,300 | 2025 | RELIEF SERVICES |
| COMMUNITY WOMAN ENTERPRISE | COLLEGE PARK, MD | $20,050 | 2025 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| ECHOING GREEN | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| ROOTS AFRICA INC | COLLEGE PARK, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT |
| OUR SISTERS' OPPORTUNITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT |
| DATAKIND | BROOKLYN, NY | $750 | 2025 | SOCIAL IMPACT |
| WIKIMEDIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $750 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NEW ISREAL FUND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $750 | 2025 | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT |
| MODO COLLECTIVE INC | DELTONA, FL | $250 | 2025 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| KING BAUDOIN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $160,900 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| ASEMBO SKILLS FOR HOPE INC | HATFIELD, PA | $25,050 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF PJL MADAGASCAR INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $25,050 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FREELY IN HOPE | BERKELEY, CA | $25,050 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| ECHOING GREEN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| MTINDO FOUNDATION INC | DELTONA, FL | $20,050 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| IMAGINE HER | ENCINO, CA | $20,050 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $17,550 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| THE CHAIN COLLABORATIVE GIRL POWER | KENNET SQUARE, PA | $17,550 | 2024 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| ARBOR BROTHERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| EMMA'S TORCH LTD | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| OMENA INC | PROVIDENCE, RI | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| LETS BREAKTHROUGH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| ROBERT KATENDE INITIATIVE | REDMOND, WA | $1,000 | 2024 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| THE LIFE YOU CAN SAVE | NOVATO, CA | $625 | 2024 | RELIEF SERVICES |
| TERRAPRAXIS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $625 | 2024 | CLIMATE CHANGE |
| THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $625 | 2024 | HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| THE FUTURE SOCIETY | BOSTON, MA | $625 | 2024 | EDUCATIONEDUCATION |
| KING BAUDOIN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $189,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ECHOING GREEN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| ROBERT KATENDE INITIATIVE | REDMOND, WA | $20,050 | 2023 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| THE RECREATION PROJECT | DENVER, CO | $20,050 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ARIGATOU INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $20,050 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CENTER FOR IMPACT COMMUNICATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,050 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| LIFE HOUSE FDM FOR CHILDREN | GLENDORA, CA | $15,050 | 2023 | HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| ARBOR BROTHERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MINDLEAPS | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $13,000 | 2023 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| ONE WORLD CHILDREN'S FUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $11,000 | 2023 | RELIEF SERVICES |
| RESONATE | MADISON, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | GIRL EMPOWERMENT |
| YIYA SOLUTIONS | CANTERBURY, NH | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
THE NEW AFRICA FUND
$110,250ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MAMA'S HOPE
$25,800EDUCATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GLOBALGIVING
$20,300RELIEF SERVICES
COMMUNITY WOMAN ENTERPRISE
$20,050ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ROOTS AFRICA INC
$5,000HEALTH AND WELFARE
OUR SISTERS' OPPORTUNITY
$1,000SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
WIKIMEDIA
$750EDUCATION
NEW ISREAL FUND
$750SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
MODO COLLECTIVE INC
$250ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
KING BAUDOIN FOUNDATION
$160,900EDUCATION
ASEMBO SKILLS FOR HOPE INC
$25,050EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF PJL MADAGASCAR INC
$25,050EDUCATION
MTINDO FOUNDATION INC
$20,050EDUCATION
IMAGINE HER
$20,050EDUCATION
THE CHAIN COLLABORATIVE GIRL POWER
$17,550ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$5,000EDUCATION
OMENA INC
$2,500EDUCATION
ROBERT KATENDE INITIATIVE
$1,000ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TERRAPRAXIS INC
$625CLIMATE CHANGE
KING BAUDOIN FOUNDATION
$189,000EDUCATION
ROBERT KATENDE INITIATIVE
$20,050ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THE RECREATION PROJECT
$20,050EDUCATION
ARIGATOU INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK
$20,050EDUCATION
CENTER FOR IMPACT COMMUNICATION
$20,050EDUCATION
LIFE HOUSE FDM FOR CHILDREN
$15,050HEALTH AND WELFARE
MINDLEAPS
$15,000EDUCATION
RESONATE
$10,000GIRL EMPOWERMENT
YIYA SOLUTIONS
$5,000EDUCATION