Funding search · EIN 133524729 · New York, NY

Y a Istel 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.

98
grants reported
$831,647
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Weill Cornell Medicine3 grants · $133,000
  • White Bird Productions2 grants · $125,000
  • French-American Foundation2 grants · $75,000
  • Irish Repertory Theatre Company2 grants · $70,066
  • Irish Repertory Theatreema Access Visadebit Card1 grant · $66,194
  • Libraries Without Borders1 grant · $58,000
  • Foundation for Animal Care and Education1 grant · $25,000
  • Face Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • Libraries Without Borders US2 grants · $25,000
  • America Media1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$266,538
2022
$362,978
2023
$202,131
2024

Grant history

All 98 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    White Bird Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $70,000

    French-American Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $66,194

    Irish Repertory Theatreema Access Visadebit Card · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $65,000

    Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $58,000

    Libraries Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $44,827

    Irish Repertory Theatre Company · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $40,000

    Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $28,000

    Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $25,239

    Irish Repertory Theatre Company · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $25,000

    White Bird Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $25,000

    Foundation for Animal Care and Education · San Diego, CA · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $25,000

    Face Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $20,000

    America Media · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $15,363

    America Press · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $15,000

    Libraries Without Borders US · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $12,500

    La Maison Francaise Nyu · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $11,000

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $10,000

    Remarque Institute Nyu · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $10,000

    Libraries Without Borders US · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $10,000

    Remarque Institute - New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $10,000

    The Public Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $10,000

    Center for Financial Stability · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $10,000

    Public Theatreema Access Visadebit Card · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $6,218

    Jacques Pepin Foundation Barrington · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,609

    Ali Forney Center · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,400

    Wainscott Sewing Society · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,150

    Clinton Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,000

    Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,000

    French-American Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,000

    Rockefeller University · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $5,000

    Nyu Developmentema Access Visadebit Card · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $4,840

    Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $4,602

    Paris Review Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $3,273

    Actors Center · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $3,020

    Sagharborpartner · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,599

    Fortune Society · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,591

    Ali Forney Center · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,586

    Buildonorg · Stamford, CT · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,500

    Common Good · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,500

    Cittaema Access Visadebit Card · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,000

    Paris Review Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,000

    Housing Works · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $2,000

    Nature Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,998

    City Center Tickets · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,800

    Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons · Bridgehampton, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,800

    Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons · Bridgehampton, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,500

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,500

    Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,500

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,500

    Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreation Center · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,500

    Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,278

    Actors Center · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,239

    Gofundmecom 1100 Eur · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,163

    Tobyprojectinc · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,100

    America Press · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,060

    Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,030

    Wwwimadiorg Md · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,010

    Ssp Fathermckennancenter · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,010

    Father McKenna Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Cittaorg · Toms River, NJ · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Nyu Glucksman Ireland Nyu Edu · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Princeton University Art Museum · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Sag Harbor Song Festival · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    The Crimsoncom · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    The Southampton Hospital Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Tobyproject · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center · Bridgehampton, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Hamptons Art Camp · Water Mill, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Sag Harbor Song Festival · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    The Southampton Hospital Foundation · Southampton, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Aaidnetorg · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    American Friends of · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $1,000

    National Dance Institute · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $800

    Primary Stages · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $760

    Ssp Fathermckennancenter · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $750

    Ny Public Librarynyplbraryschoomlpa · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $726

    Kips Bay Bbgc · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $665

    Gofundmecom 58750 Eur · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $650

    Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $595

    Gofundme Help Canio'S Books · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    Bonnie'S Animal Rescue Kingdombark · Paramus, NJ · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    Women On Wheels · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    Catholic Relief Services · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $500

    Southampton Hospital Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $468

    The Morgan Library & Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $361

    Canioscultu · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $350

    Princeton University · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $258

    Father McKenna Centerema Access Visadebit Card · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $250

    The Morgan Library & Museum · New York, NY · 2023

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $150

    New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $150

    Social Creatures · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $115

    Justgivingcom · New York, NY · 2022

    To support donee's charitable mission.

  • $100

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    To support donee's charitable mission.

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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.