The Enoch Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal and should only approach it if it has been invited to apply.
- Its filings state no defined funding field or eligibility criteria, and its recorded grants span arts and music groups, museums, schools, a health system, public radio, an environmental centre and dementia research, which describe past grants rather than stated priorities, so fit is hard to judge from the record.
- Typical grants fall between $10,000 and $130,000, with a median of $50,000 and a largest grant of $200,000, so a request near the middle of that band is a realistic size to consider, though the band is not a ceiling.
- In its most recent filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before it, so it appears to rely on existing relationships and a new applicant should not expect a first grant.
- The filing states no geographic focus, so location alone is not a reason to apply or to hold back.
Overview
The Enoch Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The available filings do not state a defined funding field or eligibility criteria. The grants recorded are predominantly described as general and unrestricted. Recipients include performing-arts organisations, orchestras, music schools and theatres; museums, historic houses and arts centres; schools and lifelong-learning organisations; and a health system. The records also include support for public radio, an environmental and natural-history centre, and dancers responding to AIDS. One grant purpose names neuropathology, dementia and Alzheimer disease research. These recipient types and purposes describe the recorded grants, not stated funding priorities; the filings do not explain which organisations beyond preselected charities are eligible or how they are chosen.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Connecticut and Vermont.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 60 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Enoch Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Committee For The Weizmann Institute Of S · General & Unrestricted$200,0002023 tax year
- NYU Langone Health System · General & Unrestricted$200,0002023 tax year
- Metropolitan Opera Association · General & Unrestricted$145,0002023 tax year
- Carnegie Hall Corporation · General & Unrestricted$130,0002023 tax year
- New York Philharmonic · General & Unrestricted$110,0002023 tax year
- Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation · General & Unrestricted$100,0002023 tax year
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · General & Unrestricted$95,0002023 tax year
- Whitney Museum of American Art · General & Unrestricted$85,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert B Ferguson — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,497,466 | $2,008,000 | $37,652,594 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,275,789 | $1,798,000 | $42,257,167 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Wilmington, DE
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE