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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3915935

Sozosei Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $1.6 million 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
Sozosei Foundation
508 Carnegie Center Dr
Princeton, NJ 08540
(240) 683-3573
[email protected]
Form and materials
Visit https://www.sozoseifoundation.org/grantmaking#how-to-apply
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,584,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,187,427

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,762,415

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $8,312,519

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $6,268,958

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,757,501

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $6,470,793

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,450,300

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $14,230,474

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,819,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $21,080,680

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene IncNew York, NY

    Building a lab for decriminalizing mental illness

    $215,000
  2. 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms IncLas Vegas, NV

    General operating support

    $100,000
  3. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  4. Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky IncHazard, KY

    Sycamore project

    $100,000
  5. Inseparable IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  6. International College of Neuroethics and NeuroscienceNapa, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  7. Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  8. Legal Action Center of the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  9. National Homeless Law CenterWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  10. Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OK

    General operating support for healthy minds policy initiative

    $100,000
  11. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General operating support for the presumption of innocence initiative

    $92,000
  12. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support for the investigative reporting lab at yale university in collaboration with zealous

    $92,000
  13. International Documentary Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA

    For east side films to complete documentary

    $50,000
  14. NAMI NationalArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  15. Tradeoffs IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  16. University of Chicago Health LabChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  17. Hopelab Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Podcast development

    $39,000
  18. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    To conduct outreach for film (crazy people productions)

    $25,000
  19. San Francisco Study Center IncOakland, CA

    Support for mindsite news

    $10,000
  20. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    Support for film "no one cares about crazy people" (crazy people productions)

    $10,000
  21. American Association of Community PsychiatryDallas, TX

    General operating support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health4 grants $350,00032% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $200,00018% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $142,00013% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $100,0009% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $100,0009% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $92,0008% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $124,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $684,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $300,000
  3. California3 grants $149,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $100,000
  5. Nevada1 grant $100,000
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $100,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  10. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • William Carson MDCHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $125,000
  • Kenita BarrowSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • James SauerTREASURER UNTIL 9/16/25 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tammy ChenTREASURER AS OF 9/16/25 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary MichaelDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa BeckEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0
  • Tarek RabahDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Altha Stewart MDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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