Sarah K. de Coizart Perpetual Charitable Trust Grants

The Sarah K. de Coizart Perpetual Charitable Trust, established in 1992, focuses on supporting species conservation and blindness-related services in the Northeast United States. Grants range from $20,000 to $75,000 for conservation projects and $20,000 to $50,000 for blindness initiatives. Priority is given to endangered species and innovative research efforts. Organizations must be IRS-designated public charities. The Trust does not fund individuals or matching gifts, ensuring support goes directly to impactful projects.

The Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust was established in 1992 under Mrs. de Coizart’s Will. Annual distributions from the Trust are managed by JP Morgan Chase Bank and Mr. Richard Bartholomae.
Funding Interests
Species conservation and blindness-related services and research. Additional discretionary grants may be made to specific organizations and program areas that were of interest to Mrs. de Coizart.
Species Conservation
The Trust may support a range of projects dealing with wildlife and species conservation, including the protection of ecologically important areas with a specific species impact. While broader environmental conservation requests may be considered, competitive applications should focus on the impact on particular endangered or at-risk species.
Grants will focus exclusively on project support and will range in size from $20,000 to $75,000 per year. Multi-year commitments will be considered. Priority will be given to projects focused on the tri-state area and New England.
Blindness
Grants in the area of blindness and vision impairments include a broad range of services and research. Service-related grants may include expansion of existing services, implementation of new efforts and improvements of infrastructure to facilitate services. No grants will be considered to substitute lost government funding. Priority will be given to programs serving the Northeast United States. Research grants will primarily be considered through disease associations or other intermediaries with re-granting programs guided by scientific advisory committees. Preference will be given to efforts that support emerging research talent, innovative treatment or early detection studies.
Grants will focus exclusively on project support and will range in size from $20,000 to $50,000 per year. Multi-year commitments will be considered.

Eligibility

Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.Geographic Focus:

• For species conservation: the Northeast region of the United States
• For blindness-related services and research: the Northeast region of the United States

Ineligibility

No grants are made to individuals or for matching gifts or loans.