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English Speaking Union of the United

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 13-1623995 Website

TO UTILIZE ENGLISH AS A CATALYST TO FOSTER GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD WILL BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND RECENT IMMIGRANTS.IN A SHRINKING WORLD DOMINATED BY DOLLARS AND DIGITS, UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS OF DISPLACED PERSONS, THE ESU BELIEVES IN BUILDING A BETTER WORLD THROUGH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE. WE WORK TO INSPIRE COMMON BONDS, PERSON-TO-PERSON, ONE CONVERSATION, ONE PRESENTATION AND ONE EXCHANGE AT A TIME. BY PROMOTING CREATIVE AND CONFIDENT CIVIL DISCOURSE, WE ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO RISE TO THEIR POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS, THRIVE AS GLOBAL CITIZENS, AND JOIN WORLDWIDE IN PURSUING CONDITIONS FOR PEACE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$28.8M

+11.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$33K

-64.3% YoY

Grant Count

2

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-28.5% YoY

About English Speaking Union of the United

Based on IRS filings

English Speaking Union of the United is a nonprofit organization, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $28.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $33K. Net investment income was $1.6M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AtlantaBrookhavenGlensideNew YorkOrlandoSeattle

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$28,832,105$25,949,172$24,786,114
Revenue$3,542,871$3,230,230$4,711,088
Expenses$3,652,146$3,919,306$3,467,612
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,580,722$697,905$2,894,727
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36K$73K$109K$145K2 grants20204 grants20214 grants20224 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEA…$20KOGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY$13K

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from English Speaking Union of the United

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ANTHONY DIFILIPPOCONTROLLER$81K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
E QUINN PEEPERCHAIRMAN3
DARRYL MCCORMICKVICE CHAIR3
NOEL SLOANTREASURER THRU MAR 20243
JACQUELINE ABRAMSDIRECTOR THRU DEC 20233
FRANK PAUL BARBERDIRECTOR3
DONALD BESTDIRECTOR3
DR GREGORY BUCKDIRECTOR3
BARBARA CALLAHANDIRECTOR THRU DEC 20233
DR JULIA VAN DE WATERDIRECTOR3
MARY COLEMAN WAYDIRECTOR3
SUSAN FERRISDIRECTOR3
JANET HAEDICKEDIRECTOR THRU DEC 20233
BRUCE HAEFNERDIRECTOR3
BARBARA HUGHESDIRECTOR3
DANA IVEYDIRECTOR THRU DEC 20233
DR MARY LEEDIRECTOR3
FREDERICK LONDONDIRECTOR THRU APR 20243
STACY LOUIZOS ESQDIRECTOR3
DAVID MARTINELLIDIRECTOR THRU DEC 20233
SUSAN PHILLIPSDIRECTOR3
MICHELE SEALEDIRECTOR3
JONATHAN SICHELDIRECTOR3
BARBARA STARKDIRECTOR3
BRUCE THOMPSONDIRECTOR3
BEATRICE VON DER SCHULENBURGDIRECTOR3
DR RALPH WYNDRUMDIRECTOR THRU DEC 20233
ANTHONY DIFILIPPOCONTROLLER32.5$80,902
KAREN KARPOWICHPRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR/SECRETARY32.5

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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