Funding search · EIN 206759053 · Chatham, NJ

The Isdell Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

54
grants reported
$9.0M
total given
2023–2025
filing years
$60,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20232025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • American Friends of Birdlife International3 grants · $1.6M
  • University of Cape Town Fund1 grant · $1.5M
  • Pace Academy3 grants · $1.2M
  • Fernbank Museum of Natural History3 grants · $660,000
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden3 grants · $650,000
  • Atlanta Humane Society3 grants · $610,000
  • Friends of South Georgia Island1 grant · $500,000
  • The Nature Conservancy of Ga3 grants · $500,000
  • Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta3 grants · $285,000
  • World Wildlife1 grant · $250,000

Giving over time

$3.1M
2023
$3.4M
2024
$2.5M
2025

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.5M

    University of Cape Town Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    General

  • $879,328

    American Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2024

    General

  • $560,800

    Pace Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $550,800

    Pace Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $500,000

    Friends of South Georgia Island · Carbondale, CO · 2025

    General

  • $381,815

    American Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2023

    General

  • $359,883

    American Friends of Birdlife International · New York, NY · 2025

    General

  • $330,000

    Atlanta Humane Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $275,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Ga · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $250,000

    Fernbank Museum of Natural History · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $250,000

    World Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024

    General

  • $250,000

    Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $210,000

    Fernbank Museum of Natural History · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $200,000

    Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $200,000

    Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $200,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Africa · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General

  • $200,000

    Fernbank Museum of Natural History · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $200,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Ga · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $150,000

    Atlanta Humane Society · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $130,000

    Atlanta Humane Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $120,000

    Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $100,000

    Skyland Trails Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $100,000

    Skyland Trails Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $100,000

    Pace Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $95,000

    Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $70,000

    Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $60,000

    Georgia River Network · Athens, GA · 2025

    General

  • $60,000

    Georgia River Network · Athens, GA · 2024

    General

  • $50,000

    Wildlife Media · Bellingham, WA · 2024

    General

  • $50,000

    Georgia River Network · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $50,000

    Wildlife Media · Bellingham, WA · 2023

    General

  • $45,000

    The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $40,000

    The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Innternational · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $35,000

    The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $30,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    General

  • $30,000

    Wildlife Media · Bellingham, WA · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Captain Planet Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    The Nature Conservancy of Ga · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Trees for Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Captain Planet Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Trees for Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Captain Planet Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $25,000

    Trees for Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $20,000

    University South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2025

    General

  • $20,000

    University South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024

    General

  • $20,000

    World Parrot Trust · Traavelers Rest, SC · 2024

    General

  • $17,676

    World Parrot Trust · Travelers Rest, SC · 2023

    General

  • $15,000

    Path Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $15,000

    Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General

  • $15,000

    Path Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $15,000

    Path Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    University South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.