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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 814790104

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $7,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $4,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $5,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,0002$287,269
2024$7,0002$306,414

How to apply

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$4,500
Massachusetts1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Duke University
Durham, NC
Travel grants for scholars to work with archives located at duke university$4,500
Boston University
Boston, MA
Funding for filming of an invited lecture on gender and sexuality at boston university$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc give?

$7,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Harold A Sedgwick (President/Treasurer), Sarah McCarry (Secretary), Tina Meyerhoff (Director) and Prof Jason Edwards (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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