ESPERANTIC STUDIES FOUNDATION
https://WWW.ESPERANTIC.ORG
$3.8M
Total Assets (2019)
$9K
Total Giving (2019)
25
Grants on File (2018–2024)
$2K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
CHUCK MAYS OR ANY DIRECTOR LISTED I
Phone
9197448003
Deadlines
NONE. APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR OR FOLLOWING YEAR DEPENDING ON BUDGET.
How to Apply
INCLUDE A LETTER OF INQUIRY (TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FORMAL PROPOSAL WITH BUDGET AND TIMELINE).
Restrictions
AWARDS WILL BE GRANTED IN THE AREAS OF RESEARCH, TEACHING, OR PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH INTERLINGUISTICS. APPLCATIONS SHOULD SHOW A CLEAR PERTINENCE TO ESF'S CORE GOALS, MISSION, AND VALUES. ESF ONLY COMMITS TO FUNDING PROJECTS WITH A DEFINITE BEGINNING AND END WITH A DEFINED TIMELINE.
Financial Trends 2022 data appears limited (dashed line) because the IRS transitioned its e-filing system that year and only published 2 months of XML archives.
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $250 | $3.3M | $251K | 1 |
| 2019 | $9K | $3.8M | $221K | 4 |
| 2020 | $9K | $3.6M | $-30K | 2 |
| 2023 | $78K | $3.9M | $260K | 11 |
| 2024 | $102K | $4.1M | $233K | 7 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 25 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$866
Median
$2K
Average
$8K
75th Pctl
$9K
Maximum
$38K
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Mays | Executive Director | $40K |
| Myrtis Smith | Director at Large | — |
| Brandon Sowers | Director at Large | — |
| Geoffrey Greatrex | Director at Large | — |
| Francis Hult | Director at Large | — |
| Marcia Rego | Director at Large | — |
| Paige Feldmann | Director at Large | — |
| Hans Becklin | Treasurer | — |
| Derek Roff | Secretary | — |
| Andy Blair | Vice President | — |
| Grant Goodall | President | — |
| Sebastian Schulman | Director at Large | — |
| Wallace G du Temple | Director/Investments Officer | — |
| Mark Fettes | Vice President | — |
| Anna Bennett | Treasurer | — |
| Humphrey Tonkin | President | — |
| BEN SPEAKMON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | — |
| ESTHER SCHOR | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | — |
Grants Awarded (25 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kovats Katalin for Edukado | Den haag | $38,422 | Grant for administering Edukado.net and for KER European proficiency exams in Esperanto | 2023 |
| Kovats Katalin for Edukado | Den haag | $37,517 | Grant for administering Edukado.net and for KER European proficiency exams in Esperanto | 2024 |
| Eckhard Bick - Grammar Soft | Viby J | $34,253 | Development of a Word and Google Document plug-in to check Esperanto spelling and grammar | 2024 |
| Bertilo Wennegren - Tekstarocom and | Schossin | $15,470 | Grant to update research website Takstaro.com and for updating the PIV Esperanto dictionary (printed and online) | 2023 |
| Bertilo Wennegren - Tekstarocom and | Schossin | $15,144 | Grant to update research website Takstaro.com and for updating the PIV Esperanto dictionary (printed and online) | 2024 |
| Ciclia Gialdini - Marjorie Boulton | Toronto | $10,000 | PhD research fellowship | 2023 |
| BERTILO WENNEGREN - TEKSTAROCOM AND | SCHOSSIN | $8,968 | GRANT TO EXPAND THE ONLINE RESEARCHABLE TEXT OF ESPERANTO DOCUMENTS AND TO ADD TO THE ONLINE ESPERANTO DICTIONARY PIV 2020 | 2020 |
| LIECHTY JONATHAN - NY SYMPOSIUM | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $5,398 | PLANNING, ADMINSTRATION AND PROMOTION AND ON SITE EVENT COORDINATION. | 2019 |
| Yongzhi Miao | Flagstaff, AZ | $5,000 | Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship | 2024 |
| Hiba Ibrahim | North York | $5,000 | Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship | 2024 |
| Magdalena Madany -Marjorie Boulton | State College, PA | $5,000 | PhD research fellowship. | 2023 |
| Cecilia Gialdini - Marjorie Boulton | Toronto | $5,000 | Majorie Boulton Academic Fellowship | 2024 |
| Bernhard Struck | St Andrews | $2,123 | Grant for research while in Prague | 2023 |
| Wale Joseph Ogunyale | Uyo | $2,109 | Grant for Masters Degree Research into indigenous weavers in Nigeria | 2023 |
| Guilherme Fians -Marjorie Boulton F | Rio de Janeiro | $1,950 | Grant to visit Umass to do research on the Esperanto collection. | 2023 |
| ANGELA TELLIER | COLCHESTER | $1,588 | PUBLISHING THE TRANSLATION OF "LA HOMA LINGVO" IN ENGLISH | 2019 |
| CALICO -BEST LANGUAGE WEBSITE WINNE | SAN MARCOS, TX | $1,136 | AWARD GRANTED FOR A CALICO MEMBERS INNOVATION LANGUAGE LEARNING WEBSITE | 2019 |
| David Gaines | Rockville, MD | $900 | Grant to register an original arrangement of an Esperanto song | 2023 |
| David Dichelle | Leipzig | $866 | Grant to translate Ulrich Lins research paper from Esperanto into English. | 2023 |
| Iulia Pittman | Auburn, AL | $500 | Grant for Research on Multilingual Family Planning | 2023 |
| CALICO -BEST LANGUAGE WEBSITE WINNE | SAN MARCOS, TX | $500 | AWARD GRANTED FOR A CALICO MEMBERS INNOVATION LANGUAGE LEARNING WEBSITE | 2020 |
| EDWIN MICHIELSON | TORONTO | $500 | SUPPORT FOR PH.D RESEARCH ENTITLED "MOMENTS OF SOLIDARITY: PROLETARIAN CULTURE AND INTERNATIONALISM IN EAST ASIA" | 2019 |
| Cassidy Walker | Amherst, MA | $415 | Summer Intern Grant for archiving documents at Umass | 2023 |
| Cassidy Walker | Amherst, MA | $351 | Summer Intern Grant for archiving documents at Umass | 2024 |
| CALICO -BEST LANGUAGE WEBSITE WINNE | SAN MARCOS, TX | $250 | AWARD GRANTED FOR A CALICO MEMBERS INNOVATION LANGUAGE LEARNING WEBSITE | 2018 |