The Sperry Fund

Historical Funder

New York, New York · EIN 13-6114308 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$741K

Organizations funded61

Typical grant$6,500

Total assets$18.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $6,000 and $15,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	THE SPERRY FUND
Address	ATTN GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR 99 PARK, AVENUE 2220, NEW YORK NY 100161601
Phone	2123701165
Email	BEINECKESCHOLARSHIP@SPERRYFUND.ORG
Form and materials	PLEASE CONTACT BEINECKESCHOLARSHIP@SPERRYFUND.ORG FOR FULL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Deadlines	PLEASE REFER TO HTTPS://BEINECKESCHOLARSHIP.ORG/ FOR APPLICATION DEADLINES.
Restrictions	PLEASE SEE WEBSITE HTTPS://BEINECKESCHOLARSHIP.ORG/ FOR AWARD RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education59
Animal Welfare1
Environment1

Where it gives

92% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Phillips Academy Andover	Andover, MA	Beinecke scholarship endowment fund	$75,000
Friends of Fafg	Mc Lean, VA	Grant in memory of R. scott greathead	$25,000
Wildlife Conservation Society	Bronx, NY	World conservation program	$25,000
Associate Alumnae of Douglass College	New Brunswick, NJ	Bunting scholarship fund	$20,000
Macquarie University Itf Remy Oddenyo	Macquarie Park, AS	Scholarship	$20,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison Itf Eleutrio Duarte	Madison, WI	Scholarship	$20,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst Itf Shivan Kaitesi Kamugisha	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$18,000
Columbia University Itf Ahmed Tabbakh	New York, NY	Scholarship	$15,000
Maine College of Art and Design Itf Caitlin Perrigo	Portland, ME	Scholarship	$15,000
Oxford University Itf Regina Kong	Oxford, UK	Scholarship	$15,000
Portland State University Itf Annie Thomas	Portland, OR	Scholarship	$15,000
Rutgers University Itf Gold Carson	New Brunswick, NJ	Scholarship	$15,000
Southern New Hampshire University Itf Christina Hailperin	Manchester, NH	Scholarship	$15,000
Stanford University Itf Bryn Evans	Stanford, CA	Scholarship	$15,000
Stanford University Itf Hailey Rochin	Stanford, CA	Scholarship	$15,000
Stanford University Itf Tanajia Moye-Green	Stanford, CA	Scholarship	$15,000
The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Itf Adriana Gonzales	Berkeley, CA	Scholarship	$15,000
University of Chicago Itf Catherine Nelli	Chicago, IL	Scholarship	$15,000
University of New Mexico Itf Kathryn Cook	Albuquerque, NM	Scholarship	$15,000
Harvard University Itf Benjamin Waldman	Cambridge, MA	Scholarship	$10,000
Loyola Marymount University Itf Madison Tyler	Los Angeles, CA	Scholarship	$10,000
Stanford University Itf Emily Johnson	Stanford, CA	Scholarship	$10,000
Stanford University Itf Emily Russell	Stanford, CA	Scholarship	$10,000
Temple University Itf Cameron Joy Gray	Philadelphia, PA	Scholarship	$10,000
Yale University Itf Sophia Carey	New Haven, CT	Scholarship	$10,000
Chapman University Itf Parker Rose	Orange, NJ	Scholarship	$8,000
Oxford University Itf Thyra-Lilja Altunin	Oxford, UK	Scholarship	$8,000
Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon Itf Helena Silva-Nichols	Lisbon, PO	Scholarship	$7,500
Johns Hopkins University Itf Kory Gaines	Baltimore, MD	Scholarship	$7,500
Harvard University Itf Emily Hackett	Cambridge, MA	Scholarship	$7,000
The Regents of the University of California Irvine Itf Cienna Benn	Irvine, CA	Scholarship	$6,500
Boston University	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$6,000
Brown University Itf Mirabella Smith	Providence, RI	Scholarship	$6,000
Columbia University Itf Eyshe Beirich	New York, NY	Scholarship	$6,000
Cornell University Itf John Starr	Ithaca, NY	Scholarship	$6,000
Georgetown University Itf Patrick Grey	Washington, DC	Scholarship	$6,000
Harvard University Itf Lauren Schilling	Cambridge, MA	Scholarship	$6,000
Northwestern University Itf Calvin Bell III	Evanston, IL	Scholarship	$6,000
Princeton University Itf Hunter Akridge	Princeton, NJ	Scholarship	$6,000
Princeton University Itf Lauren Park	Princeton, NJ	Scholarship	$6,000
Princeton University Itf Mark (Nee Meredith) Walker	Princeton, NJ	Scholarship	$6,000
The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Itf Jonathan Tanaka	Berkeley, CA	Scholarship	$6,000
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles Itf Nicolette D'an	Los Angeles, CA	Scholarship	$6,000
University of Chicago Itf Madeline Ouimet	Chicago, IL	Scholarship	$6,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst Itf Alessa Farinella	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$6,000
University of Minnesota Itf Alexandra Zhuravel	Minneapolis, MN	Scholarship	$6,000
University of Minnesota Itf Mariana Penaloza Morales	Minneapolis, MN	Scholarship	$6,000
University of Pennsylvania Itf David Mulder	Philadelphia, PA	Scholarship	$6,000
University of Southern California Itf Kolten Conklen	Los Angeles, CA	Scholarship	$6,000
Yale University Itf Bryce Wallace	New Haven, CT	Scholarship	$6,000
Yale University Itf Kendra Brewer	New Haven, CT	Scholarship	$6,000
Duke University Itf Rachel Kaufman	Durham, NC	Scholarship	$5,500
Courtauld Institute of Art Itf Emma Iadanza	Strand, UK	Scholarship	$5,000
Royal College of Art Itf Kendra Lyimo	London, UK	Scholarship	$5,000
University of Texas at Austin Itf Toluwani Roberts	Austin, TX	Scholarship	$5,000
University of Texas at Austin Itf Toluwani Roberts	Austin, TX	Scholarship	$5,000
University of Chicago Itf Misha Mcdaniel	Chicago, IL	Scholarship	$4,000
Yale University Itf Nathaniel Serio	New Haven, CT	Scholarship	$4,000
Yale University Itf Parker Zane	New Haven, CT	Scholarship	$4,000
Brown University Itf Katerina Ramos-Jordan	Providence, RI	Scholarship	$3,750

Showing the 60 largest of 61 grants to organizations.

The return also lists 19 grants to individuals ($89,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Phillips Academy Andover	Andover, MA	Beinecke scholarship fund	$75,000
Wildlife Conservation Society	Bronx, NY	World conservation program	$25,000
Associate Alumnae of Douglass College	New Brunswick, NJ	Beinecke scholarship endowment fund	$20,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$741,250	83
2023	$623,250	72
2022	$699,500	84

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Feb 24, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202610559349100021
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6114308
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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