The E Ike Eshaghian Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a diverse range of causes, including education, social justice, arts and culture, and human services. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing community welfare, promoting cultural understanding, and addressing critical social issues such as domestic violence and food insecurity. The foundation funds initiatives that assist disadvantaged populations, support veterans, and foster artistic expression. Through its grantmaking, it aims to create positive change and improve the quality of life for various communities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small- to mid-sized nonprofit, preferably serving or based in New York, with projects in areas the foundation has supported (community services, arts/culture, food access, veteran support, youth media, parks/civic projects) and the ability to be introduced via a referral or intermediary.
Good Fit
- • Work located in or primarily serving New York communities.
- • Project fits one of the foundation’s recent purposes (arts, food insecurity, youth media, veterans, parks, refugee/refugee resettlement, civic engagement).
- • Project suited to one-time or short-term grants in the observed $1K–$100K range.
- • Ability to secure an introduction from a mutual contact, prior grantee, or donor-advised fund advisor.
- • Capacity to receive relatively small unrestricted or project-specific awards rather than long-term multi-year operating support.
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in one state (about 88% of 2024 dollars), although a few out-of-state grants appear; the footprint is effectively local/regional rather than national.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 16 distinct independent recipients and most grantees in that year were new, and across three years the foundation supported many different organizations across varied purposes, indicating a broad recipient mix despite dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows a high rate of new grantees (15 of 16 in 2024), so new entrants have been funded; however the foundation’s filings state it only funds preselected applicants and no public contact route or website is visible, making it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant can easily access funding without network introductions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
