Grantmaking to Veted Nonprofits

Distributes funds to organizations that qualify as tax-exempt under IRS rules.

Provides grants to organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes including charity, science, religion, literacy, and education.

Provides grants and financial support to nonprofit organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Provides fiscal sponsorship to grassroots initiatives, particularly those based in historically marginalized communities and aligned with strengthening democracy through increased citizen participation and responsive government institutions.

Funds and sponsors educational, cultural, and charitable activities of partner organizations as part of its grantmaking function.

Incubates promising progressive initiatives to strengthen grassroots organizing efforts as part of broader democracy-building work.

Conducts policy research and engages in informal briefings and one-to-one outreach to educate allies and supporters on issues related to democratic participation and governance.

Funds the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum and other 501(c)(3) organizations through financial grants.

Provides financial support to charitable organizations with 501(c)(3) status to carry out charitable activities. This grantmaking activity is ongoing and forms the core of the foundation's operations.

Funds organizations operating for charitable, religious, or educational purposes that qualify or would qualify under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Provides financial support to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and foreign equivalents for charitable and religious purposes.

Provides grants to nonprofit organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or equivalent status in foreign countries.

Funds charitable and religious initiatives through grants awarded to approved 501(c)(3) organizations.

Funds charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes by awarding grants to other 501(c)(3) organizations.

Provides financial support to charitable organizations dedicated to preserving and promoting Estonian heritage and culture in the United States and Estonia. Requires grant recipients to submit documentation of fund usage, acknowledge receipt of funds within 7 days, and provide written summaries and photos for organizational communications.

Delivered financial aid, housing support, and sponsorship matching to over 12,000 Estonian refugees between 1948 and 1952. Sent aid packages to needy Estonians through Sweden during the 1970s and 1980s, and provided charitable support to Estonian children’s hospitals, nursing homes, soup kitchens, indigent families, people with disabilities, orphans from the “Estonia” ferry disaster, and WWII veterans after Estonia regained independence in the early 1990s.

Funded Estonian children's summer camps, provided seed money for the construction of an Estonian War Veterans Home in Germany in the 1950s, supported the Lakewood Estonian Girl and Boy Scout Jamborees in 1964 and 1967, donated to the Episcopal Grandparents Plan (Vaderabi) for Estonian children in Oldenburg, Germany, during the 1960s, and increased support for Estonian-American organizations focused on youth, heritage, culture, language, and Estonian houses and properties.

Provides financial support to tax-exempt organizations operating in charitable, religious, cultural, educational, scientific, and other public benefit areas.