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The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133899466

The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $160,048 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $13,250 and the largest $30,000. 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 down from $190,453 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$190,45312$3.9 million
2024$160,04810$4.1 million

How to apply

The Sumner Scholarship Endowment 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.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine5$67,048
New Hampshire1$30,000
New York2$28,000
Pennsylvania1$25,000
New Jersey1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Proctor Academy
Andover, NH
Marion hatt scholarship$30,000
Byerschool Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Educational support$25,000
The Island Institute
Rockland, ME
Educational support$20,000
Words Without Borders
Brooklyn, NY
Educational support$15,000
Island Readers & Writers
Southwest Harbor, ME
Educational support$13,500
Northeast Harbor Library
Northeast Harbor, ME
Scholarship program and book fund$13,000
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
New York, NY
Educational support$13,000
University of Maine Foundation
Orono, ME
Educational support$10,548
The Neighborhood House
Northeast Harbor, ME
Educational support$10,000
The Springboard School at Lubavitch on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
Educational support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc give?

$160,048 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $13,250.

Who runs The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Tanya Rulon-Miller (President), Marta Tod Dudman (Vice President Thru 12/04/2024), Patrick Rulon-Miller (Vice President/Treasurer) and Lana Cockbill (Secretary) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Sumner Scholarship Endowment Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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