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The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation

Accepts applications Chapel Hill, North Carolina · EIN 383323702

The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation is a private foundation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,068 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $43,500 the year before.

52% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$49,45028$850,311
2024$43,50018$913,288
2025$55,06823$938,138

How to apply

ContactAnn L Sullivan
525 Tilleys Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone or email(919) 942-0727
What to submitLetter form

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina12$22,568
New York5$14,500
District of Columbia4$13,000
Connecticut1$3,000
Florida1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Michael J Fox Foundation
New York, NY
Operating fund$8,000
Democracy Forward Foundation
Washington, DC
Operating fund$7,000
Porch Inc
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating fund$5,000
PBS North Carolina
Research Triangle Park, NC
Operating fund$5,000
Wunc Public Radio
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating fund$4,000
Brain & Behavior RSCH Foundation
New York, NY
Operating fund$3,500
Inter-Faith Council for Social Serv
Carrboro, NC
Operating fund$3,068
Sandy Hook Promise
Newton, CT
Operating fund$3,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Operating fund$3,000
Planned Parenthood Federation
Washington, DC
Operating fund$2,000
The Miami Foundation
Miami, FL
Operating fund$2,000
American Foundation for Suicide Pre
New York, NY
Operating fund$2,000
Un Refugee Agency
Washington, DC
Operating fund$1,000
Legal Aid of NC
Raleigh, NC
Operating fund$1,000
Freedom House Recover Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating fund$1,000
CHC Public School Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating fund$1,000
Orange County Rape Crisis Ctr
Chapil Hill, NC
Operating fund$500
PAWS4EVER
Mebane, NC
Operating fund$500
Music Maker Relief Foundation
Hillsborough, NC
Operating fund$500
Huru International
New York, NY
Operating fund$500
The Arts Center
Carrboro, NC
Operating fund$500
The Southern Orange Rescue Squad
Carrboro, NC
Operating fund$500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen
New York, NY
Operating fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation give?

$55,068 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Patrick M Sullivan (Vice Preside), Ann L Sullivan (President) and Colin Sullivan (Treasurer).

What does The Ann Ludington Sullivan Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and human services.

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