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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $23,486,326 | $19,415,991 | $18,309,461 | $383,572,670 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 0% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSANDRA L QUAVEDECATUR, GA | HEALTHSPAN: A WORK OF NARRATIVE NONFICTION | $75,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Hirsch | PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE | 40.00 | $760,767 |
| Andre Bernard | V.P. AND SECRETARY | 40.00 | $255,487 |
| Sari Sharaby | C.F.O. AND TREASURER | 40.00 | $250,000 |
| Susan D Mellin | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $364,106,019 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $13,494,516 | $19,353,460 | $17,692,370 | $351,703,079 | $329,840,237 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $18,493,825 | $19,434,870 | $16,766,644 | $330,238,281 | $306,905,039 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $40,478,289 | $17,593,626 | $15,343,695 | $378,546,957 | $363,070,364 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $37,909,614 | $19,058,972 | $14,711,080 | $366,468,536 | $349,804,676 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $57,372,802 | $18,067,521 | $14,268,724 | $316,705,094 | $301,587,303 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $39,551,154 | $15,870,408 | $16,430,650 | $271,725,430 | $257,307,727 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $9,966,906 | $14,940,620 | $13,658,253 | $290,838,709 | $275,920,091 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $2,679,915 | $5,534,685 | $13,175,413 | $252,166,722 | $238,096,565 |
| HER KIND: THE BOSTON YEARS OF SYLVIA PLATH, ANNE SEXTON, ADRIENNE RICH AND MAXINE KUMIN |
| $75,000 |
| 2022 |
| GEOFF MANN | UNPRECEDENTED: THE END OF EQUILIBRIUM | $70,000 | 2022 |
| ELAINE EQUINEW YORK, NY | POETRY | $70,000 | 2024 |
| CESAR ALVAREZSOUTH STRAFFORD, VT | DRAMA & PERFORMANCE ART | $70,000 | 2023 |
| JAMES SCRUGGSPLAINFIELD, NJ | DRAMA & PERFORMANCE ART | $70,000 | 2024 |
| TAJI RA'OOF NAHLPHILADELPHIA, PA | FINE ARTS | $70,000 | 2024 |
| PRASHANT K JAINURBANA, IL | ENERGY FROM LIGHT STORED, SHUTTLED, AND USED ON DEMAND | $70,000 | 2022 |
| JOYELLE MCSWEENEYSOUTH BEND, IN | POETRY | $70,000 | 2023 |
| ANTHONY TIDDNEW YORK, NY | MUSIC COMPOSITION | $70,000 | 2024 |
| DANIEL A BARBERPHILADELPHIA, PA | THERMAL PRACTICE | $70,000 | 2022 |
| JOANNE DUGANNEW YORK, NY | PHOTOGRAPHY | $70,000 | 2024 |
| MATTHEW BRANDTPLAYA DEL REY, CA | PHOTOGRAPHY | $70,000 | 2024 |
| VERA GRIBANOVASTANFORD, CA | ELLIPSIS AND THE IDENTITY RELATION | $70,000 | 2022 |
| RODNEY JONESDANBURY, CT | MUSIC COMPOSITION | $70,000 | 2024 |
| NICOLAS LELL BENAVIDESSIGNAL HILL, CA | MUSIC COMPOSITION | $70,000 | 2024 |
| MARGARET MARY STRATTONCAMANO ISLAND, WA | PHOTOGRAPHY | $70,000 | 2024 |
| CARIDAD SVICHNEW YORK, NY | DRAMA & PERFORMANCE ART | $70,000 | 2024 |
| EMILY LEVESQUESEATTLE, WA | THE WEIRDEST STARS IN THE UNIVERSE: ILLUMINATING THE BINARY ORIGINS OF THORNE-ZYTKOW OBJECTS | $70,000 | 2023 |
| ADA TRILLOPHILADELPHIA, PA | PHOTOGRAPHY | $70,000 | 2024 |
| KATE GENTILEBROOKLYN, NY | MUSIC COMPOSITION | $70,000 | 2024 |
| EDWARD FOLEYBEXLEY, OH | CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES | $70,000 | 2023 |
| JONATHAN BAILEY HOLLANDARLINGTON, MA | MUSIC COMPOSITION | $70,000 | 2022 |
| JUDE CHEHABHOUSTON, TX | FILM-VIDEO | $70,000 | 2024 |
| DANIEL HACKANN ARBOR, MI | NOVEL MEANINGS: FICTION AND THE RISE OF MEANINGFULNESS | $70,000 | 2022 |
| 40.00 |
| $265,000 |
| Laura Auricchio | VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY | 40.00 | $50,000 |
| Lawrence D Bobo | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Emery Brown | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Robert Allan Caro | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Risa L Goluboff | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Adele Chatfield-Taylor | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lisa Hess | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| William P Kelly | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Steven D Lavine | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Dwight E Lee | CHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lili Lynton | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Eric S Maskin | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Stacy Schiff | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Eric Schwartz | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Cindy Sherman | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Barbara Siskin | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| G Gabrielle Starr | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Benjamin Taylor | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sandra S Wijnberg | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403209349102230
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202322989349100122
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203199349103635
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202113059349101551
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033159349101823
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201913129349100226
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201803029349100735
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201733179349101823
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201633209349101828
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.