Esperantic Studies Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$42K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-PF Part VIII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
990-PF Part VIII
8.2 mo
of spending, in cash
8.2 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$390K
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$390K
FY2025▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$30K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$390K
Expenses
$329K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$329K
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1969.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 42% · $137K Operating & administrative 58% · $192K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990-PF; $42K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$41,500990-PF Pt VIII
Vice President
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Secretary
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Treasurer
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Director at Large
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Director at Large
$0990-PF Pt VIII
President
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Director at Large
$0990-PF Pt VIII

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Charles Mays$41,500$39,501$33,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Cary, NC.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 21 grants · $137K · 2025–2025
Kovats Katalin for EdukadoFY2025$42,720
Individual RecipientFY2025$18,139
Bertilo Wennegren - Tekstarocom andFY2025$16,435
Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems (ced)FY2025$8,892
Esperanto-USAFY2025$8,370
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,347
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$3,927
Individual RecipientFY2025$3,731
University of UlsterFY2025$2,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$2,098
7000orgFY2025$1,250
Esperanto Club of LondonFY2025$944
Individual RecipientFY2025$584
Individual RecipientFY2025$552
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$7K
Median grantPart XV$4K
Largest grantPart XV$43K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$390K
Investment income$236K
Gifts and grants$90K
Other income$64K
Money out
$329K
Grants paid$137K
Running costs$192K
Owns and owes
$4.6M
net assets
Cash and savings$225K
Total assets$4.6M
Liabilities$0
People
12
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$90K
Investment income$236K
Other income$64K
Total revenue$390K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$225K
Total assets$4.6M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$4.6M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 $390K$329K$62K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2025 $233K$267K−$33K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $260K$268K−$8K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2023 $222K$247K−$25K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2022 $237K$193K$44K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 −$30K$207K−$238K$3.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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