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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$26,052,494
- Grants listed
- 28
- Assets, end of year
- $90,246,214
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Tax year 2023
$22,349,953
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $104,702,086
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Tax year 2022
$21,544,344
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $117,422,405
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Tax year 2021
$20,690,082
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $119,957,216
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Tax year 2020
$9,038,530
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $134,926,823
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Tax year 2019
$12,884,045
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $128,544,355
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Tax year 2018
$8,776,287
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $117,917,514
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT
In support of its youth leaders for a sustainable future initiative
$2,537,291 -
Uk Committee for UNICEFLondon, United Kingdom
Empowering young people with the skills to realize their full potential
$2,512,285 -
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT
Access - advancing career connections, employment, and skills for success
$2,412,724 -
Goodwill Industries International (gii)Rockville, MD
Help youth with employability, digital and occupation specific skills
$1,771,879 -
Youth Business International (ybi)London, United Kingdom
Support sustainability initiatives
$1,767,519 -
Fundacion Eidos GlobalBuenos Aires, Argentina
Provide underserved individuals with relevant skills through digital, entrepreneurial, and employability training
$1,669,118 -
World YMCAChicago, IL
Learning to earning grant
$1,500,000 -
Aspen InstituteWashington, DC
Driving economies of scale and improved impact and transformation - people in jobs - thanks to smart re-application of tools, methods, and partners
$1,354,884 -
Uk Committee for UNICEFLondon, United Kingdom
Generation unlimited - p2e 2.0
$1,202,563 -
Simplon FoundationMontreuil, France
Ai grant
$1,190,070 -
Fundacion Entreculturas (fe)Madrid, Spain
Skill people with basic digital knowledge, technical skills, and environmental awareness competencies.
$1,112,460 -
PeacegeeksVancouver, Canada
Scaling innovative employment solutions through welcome to canada app
$1,000,591 -
Gerando FalcoesPo, Brazil
Falcons workforce inclusion: a targeted skilling program for favela youth to take flight
$1,000,000 -
Junior Achievement WorldwideBoston, MA
Support sustainability initiatives
$985,483 -
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT
Fostering youth transitions for resilience and employment (future) program
$600,000 -
Youth Business International (ybi)London, United Kingdom
Refugee response
$504,400 -
Take Action Global (tag)Clearwater, FL
Expand climate action project 2025
$500,000 -
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Tackling deforestation in the amazon through models and green skills
$478,144 -
Collective XWestfield, IN
Impact youth with in-demand digital skills
$475,000 -
Upwardly GlobalNew York, NY
Workforce inclusion for ukrainian refugees in poland extension
$258,000 -
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT
Emergency funding
$250,000 -
Take Action Global (tag)Clearwater, FL
Expand climate action project 2024
$240,000 -
UNICEF - Passport to EarningOslo, Norway
Support of the passport to earning project
$190,000 -
International Rescue Committee (irc)Albert Lea, MN
Emergency funding
$150,000 -
World YMCAChicago, IL
Emergency funding
$133,628 -
NethopeFalls Church, VA
Emergency funding
$100,000 -
Youth Business International (ybi)London, United Kingdom
Ai ignite program (royalties donation)
$100,000 -
International Youth Foundation (iyf)Atlanta, GA
Equip youth with skills and train teachers
$56,455
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.
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Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT
Access - advancing career connections, employment, and skills for success
$6,154,776 -
World YMCAChicago, IL
Learning to earning grant
$3,000,000 -
Uk Committee for UNICEFLondon, United Kingdom
Generation unlimited - p2e 2.0
$2,297,437 -
Fundacion Eidos GlobalBuenos Aires, Argentina
Provide underserved individuals with relevant skills through digital, entrepreneurial, and employability training
$2,030,882 -
Simplon FoundationMontreuil, France
Ai grant
$1,870,260 -
Collective XWestfield, IN
Impact youth with in-demand digital skills
$475,000 -
Take Action Global (tag)Clearwater, FL
Expand climate action project 2025
$370,000 -
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Tackling deforestation in the amazon through models and green skills
$321,856 -
Upwardly GlobalNew York, NY
Workforce inclusion for ukrainian refugees in poland extension.
$258,000 -
International Youth Foundation (iyf)Atlanta, GA
Equip youth with skills and train teachers
$143,545
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- International aid4 grants $5,800,01577% of the total
- Social science1 grant $1,354,88418% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $258,0003% of the total
- Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $100,0001% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Connecticut4 grants $5,800,015
- Illinois3 grants $1,891,628
- Maryland1 grant $1,771,879
- District of Columbia1 grant $1,354,884
- Massachusetts1 grant $985,483
- Florida2 grants $740,000
- Virginia2 grants $578,144
- Indiana1 grant $475,000
- Minnesota1 grant $150,000
- Georgia1 grant $56,455
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Jessica JecmenEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
- Grant IrelandDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Casey WellsDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Jill HuntleyCHAIR/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Omar BoulosDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Rachel BartonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Lisa CawleyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Kicha RamamurthyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Thomas R G EvansTAX COUNSEL Hours 1Pay $0
- Bob GoldmanSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- Wee Wei NGDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Margaret DrisiFOUNDATION ADMINISTRATOR Hours 20Pay $0
- Grant SpoonerDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Sarah A GarciaTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Ravi ViswanathanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
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