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EIN 23-2985234

The Essential Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Bryn Mawr
State
Pennsylvania
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Aqua Charitable Trust is a private foundation located in Bryn Mawr, PA. The Trust makes annual grants totaling $500,625 and has total assets of $3,194,344.
Also known as...
Aqua Charitable Trust
Total revenues
$12,000,000
2023
Total expenses
$4,883,730
2023
Total assets
$50,519,303
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Personnel at The Essential Foundation

NameTitle
Christine SaballVice President , Tax
Zhaohui JiangVice President - Tax

Financials for The Essential Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$12,000,000
Investment income and dividends$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$12,000,000

Form 990s for The Essential Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-13990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122023-11-12990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122022-08-10990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
May 13, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 9, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
762 W Lancaster Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Montgomery County, PA
Website URL
essential.co/essential-foundation 
Phone
(610) 645-4202
IRS details
EIN
23-2985234
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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