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Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Inc

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 237072750 · Website ↗ · 990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$4.6M

Total Giving

$561K

Grants on File

Average Grant

$10K

Giving Radius

Where Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Inc Has Given

Historical grants to 34 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: BROOKLYN ($300K, 9 grants), NEW YORK ($110K, 25 grants), HATTIESBURG ($72K, 2 grants), WASHINGTON DC ($21K, 4 grants), ABILENE ($11K, 2 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient	Location	Amount	Purpose	Year
Per Schedule Attached	Brooklyn, NY	$89K	The grants are given to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public schools	2020
Per Schedule Attached	Brooklyn, NY	$34K	The donations are given to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public schools	2020
Per Schedule Attached	Brooklyn, NY	$135K	The grants are given to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public schools	2021
Wwwbrooklynmuseumorg	Brooklyn, NY	$125	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
World Resources Institute	New York, NY	$5K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Wnyc	Washington Dc, DC	$5K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Yivo Institute	New York, NY	$1K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, MS	$36K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
The Jewish Museum	New York, NY	$2K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Thirteen	New York, NY	$4K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	$7K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators	Los Angeles, CA	$3K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Regina Opera Company	Brooklyn, NY	$750	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
School Art League	New York, NY	$6K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Nu-Miracle Press	Brooklyn, NY	$2K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Planned Parenthood	New York, NY	$6K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Nyclu	New York, NY	$2K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
New Israel Fund	Philadelphia, PA	$4K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
National Center for Children's Illustrate	Abilene, TX	$6K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Maryland Institute of College Art	Baltimore, MD	$6K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Fund for the Public Schools	New York, NY	$10K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	$6K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Mac Macdowell Artist Colony	Peterborough, NH	$5K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Environmental Defense Fund	Washington Dc, DC	$6K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023
Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico	Santurce,	$2K	The grants are gived to support literary programs throughout the united states in libraries and public shcools.	2023

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Section V

Board of Directors

DEBORAH POPE PRESIDENT
MIRIAM POPE SECRETARY
EILEEN BAYER DIRECTOR
REYNOLD RUFFINS DIRECTOR
DAVID EPSTEIN DIRECTOR
DEBORAH POPE PRESIDENT
MIRIAM POPE SECRETARY
EILEEN BAYER DIRECTOR
REYNOLD RUFFINS DIRECTOR
DAVID EPSTEIN DIRECTOR
DEBORAH POPE President
MIRIAM POPE Secretary
EILEEN BAYER DIRECTOR
REYNOLD RUFFINS DIRECTOR
DAVID EPSTEIN DIRECTOR
MARTIN POPE PRESIDENT
DEBORAH POPE Vice President
MIRIAM POPE Secretary
EILEEN BAYER DIRECTOR
REYNOLD RUFFINS DIRECTOR
DAVID EPSTEIN DIRECTOR

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year	Total Assets	Qualifying Distributions	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2023	$4.4M	$199K	$801K	$515K
2022	$4.2M	$206K	$761K	$528K
2021	$4.9M	—	$529K	$504K
2020	$5.1M	—	$491K	$505K
2019	$5.2M	—	$494K	$483K
2015	$6.0M	—	$424K	$426K
2014	$3.9M	—	$434K	$472K
2013	$4.1M	—	$426K	$496K
2012	$4.5M	—	$488K	$506K
2011	$4.7M	—	$296K	$420K