How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Yope Foundation
2810 N Church St, 66520
Wilmington, DE 19802
(415) 609-6294
- Form and materials
- APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.yope.org. WE ACCEPT AND EVALUATE APPLICATIONS IN CYCLES FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH OR UNTIL OUR CLASS UP TO 50 TEAMS IS FULL. WHEN APPLYING AN APPLICANT WILL BE ASKED TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS AND ATTACH A PRESENTATION. IF THERE IS A MATCH BETWEEN YOUR PROJECT AND OUR MISSION THEN WE WILL CONTACT THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT TO OUR ASSOCIATES AND EXECUVITES. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION WE WILL EVALUATE THE APPLICATION USING 8D AND THE EIGHT DIMENSIONS DESCRIBED IN PART IX-A OF THIS RETURN. WE WILL SHARE THIS EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK WITH YOU.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Students faculty and recent alumni last 18 months from accredited universities around the world are eligible to apply. Team involved in innovation and entrepreneurial programs at our parter univserties are also eligible to apply. Teams must have at least one full-time eligible person. We make the final determination regarding eligibility.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$729,354
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $14,229,136
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Tax year 2023
$75,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $15,662,741
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Tax year 2022
$500,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $19,950,711
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Tax year 2021
$161,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $20,759,658
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Tax year 2020
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $13,002,601
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Tax year 2019
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $14,768,769
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Tax year 2018
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $16,408,743
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Uternehmer TumGarching, Germany
Educational entrepreneurship and innovation programs
$103,483 -
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Educational
$100,000 -
Earthchild ProjectCape Town, South Africa
Educational
$100,000 -
Massachusettes Institute of TechnologyCambridge, AL
Educational
$100,000 -
NYU Stern School of BusinessNew York, AL
Educational
$100,000 -
University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom
Educational
$100,000 -
Friends of the University of Stellenbosch FoundationNew York, NY
Educational entrepreneurship and innovation programs
$75,000 -
Rise EuropeGarching, Germany
Educational
$25,871 -
Health HubSan Francisco, AL
Educational
$25,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $175,000100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Julie Carabello BaumDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
- Christopher SeyboldSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 10Pay $221,509
- Michael J BaumPRESIDENT BOARD CHAIR Hours 30Pay $245,625
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