The Issa Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Issa Foundation, based in Cheyenne, WY, paid $70,000 in annual giving, and its filing records only four organisation grants, so its giving is modest.
- It accepts no unsolicited requests and contributes only to charitable organisations it has preselected, so a cold proposal should not be sent.
- The filing names no funding field, eligibility criteria or grant range, and its recorded recipients are varied, so fit is hard to judge from the public record.
- Its grants are recorded mainly in District of Columbia, Florida, California and Maryland, but no geographic focus is stated, so those places should not be read as a rule.
- Organisations without an existing connection to the foundation should not expect to be considered, and a relationship is the only route the filing describes.
Overview
The Issa Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cheyenne, WY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024) 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 filing does not name a particular field of funding; it describes all four organisation grants as annual giving. The recorded recipients include a task force focused on Lebanon, a parachuting team, a scouting organisation and a foundation. This is a varied set of organisational recipients rather than a single stated programme area. The filing gives no eligibility criteria beyond the preselection condition and states no geographic grant policy. It records that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. No other funding priorities are stated in the available material.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in District of Columbia, Florida, California and Maryland.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax year 2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Task Force for Lebanon · Annual giving$25,0002024 tax year
- Round Canopy Parachuting Team USA · Annual giving$25,0002024 tax year
- Rene Moawad Foundation · Annual giving$10,0002024 tax year
- Boy Scouts Of America San Diego Imperial · Annual giving$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rebecca Glover — Director
- Rich Hirshberg — Secretary / Treasurer
- Darrell Issa — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
1 year of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 tax year | $96,871 | $70,000 | $24,846,347 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Cheyenne, WY