Sesame Workshop
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025
Total received
$40.6M
Foundation funders
110
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2022–2025
Who funds Sesame Workshop?
Sesame Workshop is funded by 110 grantmakers, led by John D and Catherine T Macarthur ($17.3M), Conrad N Hilton Foundation ($6.0M), New York Life Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $40.6M in grants to Sesame Workshop between 2022–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Sesame Workshop received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peter & Susan Solomon Family Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation Inc | GENERAL PURPOSE | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Janklow Foundation | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $500 |
| 2025 | Linda and Denis Cronin Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED GIFT | $500 |
| 2025 | The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation | CHARITABLE DONATION | $100 |
| 2025 | The Leads Foundation | CHARITABLE | $100 |
| 2025 | The Leads Foundation | CHARITABLE | $100 |
| 2024 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO SUPPORT INCLUSION AND BELONGING FOR REFUGEE AND MIGRANT-HOSTING COMMUNITIES BY NURTURING EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | EARLY INTERVENING IN YOUNG CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH | $747,794 |
| 2024 | New York Life Foundation | CCA GENERAL | $535,000 |
| 2024 | Sergey Brin Family Foundation | SEE AMAZING IN ALL CHILDREN | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Counterpart International Inc | TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM AND PREPARE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND SCALE-UP TARGETING 285 SCHOOLS IN THE KOLDA AND SEDHIOU REGIONS. SESAME WORKSHOP - MGD 003-SESAME | $346,475 |
| 2024 | Counterpart International Inc | TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM AND PREPARE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND SCALE-UP TARGETING 285 SCHOOLS IN THE KOLDA AND SEDHIOU REGIONS. SESAME WORKSHOP - MGD 003-SESAME | $346,475 |
| 2024 | Abbott Fund | Advancing Holistic Wellbeing and Combatting NCDs among Children and Families Behind the Scenes | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $250,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | CULTURE & ARTS | $210,500 |
| 2024 | Education Development Center Inc | Ed R & D | $205,802 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts | SESAME STREET PARENTAL ADDICTION INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE ADULT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILY RESILIENCE | $189,225 |
| 2024 | David R Clare & Margaret C Clare | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation | SESAME WORKSHOP, THE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION BEHIND SESAME STREET, HAS ONE OVERALL MISSION TO HELP KIDS EVERYWHERE GROW SMARTER, STRONGER, AND KINDER. | $119,610 |
| 2024 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | $110,000 |
| 2024 | Montana Community Foundation Inc | UKRAINE RESPONSE & MENTAL HEALTH EFFORTS | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Global Communities | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | $90,308 |
| 2024 | Hess Philanthropic Fund | CHARITABLE | $60,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $27,500 |
| 2024 | Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | GENERAL DONATION | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Mai Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Hitchcock Hoagland Foundation | GENERAL GRANT | $25,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Sesame Workshop?
Sesame Workshop is funded by 110 grantmakers, led by John D and Catherine T Macarthur ($17.3M), Conrad N Hilton Foundation ($6.0M), New York Life Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $40.6M in grants to Sesame Workshop between 2022–2025.
Who is Sesame Workshop's largest funder?
John D and Catherine T Macarthur is the largest recorded funder of Sesame Workshop, with $17.3M across 1 grant (2022).
How much grant funding has Sesame Workshop received?
IRS 990 filings record $40.6M in grants to Sesame Workshop across 200 grants from 110 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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