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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-0885287

Esperantic Studies Foundation

A private foundation in Cary, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $136,746 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Chuck Mays or any Director listed i
638 Greenwood Circle
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 744-8003
[email protected]
Form and materials
Include a letter of inquiry (to be followed by a formal proposal with a budget and a timeline.
Deadlines
January 31, April 30, and September 30. Please access our website for additional details.
Restrictions
Awards will be granted in the areas of research, teacing or publications dealing with interlinguisitics. Applications should show a clear pertinence to ESF's core goals, mission, and vaules. ESF only commits to funding projects with a definite beginning and end with a defined timeline.

Assets and giving by year

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $136,746

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,636,570

  • Tax year 2024

    $147,737

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,080,929

  • Tax year 2023

    $123,608

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,871,068

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,905

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,738,467

  • Tax year 2021

    $113,400

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,230,294

  • Tax year 2020

    $108,214

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,645,783

  • Tax year 2019

    $105,860

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,776,669

  • Tax year 2018

    $83,624

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,269,617

  • Tax year 2017

    $111,316

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,812,714

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Grant for administering [individual].net and for KER European proficiency exams in Esperanto

    $42,720
  2. Grammar SoftViby J, Denmark

    Development of a Word and Google Document plug-in to check Experanto spelling and grammar.

    $18,139
  3. Individual

    Grant to update research website Takstaro.com and for updating the PIV Esperanto dictionary (printed and online)

    $16,435
  4. Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems (CED)Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Grants to CED

    $8,892
  5. Esperanto-USASacramento, CA

    Support for the study of Esperanto in the USA

    $8,370
  6. Universala Esperanto AsocioRotterdam, Netherlands

    Grant in support of the World Esperanto Congress in Brno, Czech Republic

    $5,347
  7. Individual

    Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Summer Intern Grant for archiving documents at Umass.

    $3,927
  12. Kazmir Nashr PrintersTashkent, Uzbekistan

    Printing of the History of Experanto en Central Asia

    $3,731
  13. University of UlsterBelfast, United Kingdom

    Research Grant for an Index of Linguistic Justice

    $2,500
  14. Individual

    Research related to linguistic justice in peacebuilding processes.

    $2,098
  15. 7000orgBoston, MA

    Grant for a language learning application for indigenous languages

    $1,250
  16. Esperanto Club of LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    Support of on-line Experanto courses.

    $944
  17. Individual

    Publish a popular science book about cell biology in Esperanto.

    $584
  18. Individual

    Research project entitled "Esperanto and Multlingualism in Austria-Hunfary."

    $552
  19. LernunetBerlin, Germany

    Support for the language learning website

    $548
  20. Planned Language Library in FranceBrasilia DF, Brazil

    Create an Inventory of the Francisco Schaden Planned Language archive.

    $409
  21. Individual

    Purchase of software development for an Esperanto App

    $300

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $8,370100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine1 grant $8,370
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,250

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Grant GoodallPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Andy BlairVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Derek RoffSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Myrtis SmithTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hans BecklinDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paige FeldmannDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marcia RegoDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Francis HultDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brandon SowersDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeremy GenoveseDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ruth Kevess-CohenDirector at Large Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles MaysExecutive Director Hours 20Pay $41,500

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