Sozosei Foundation Inc
Princeton, NJ · EIN 84-3915935. Reported 238 grants totalling $23.6M to 157 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sozosei Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $27,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $700 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onefifteen Recovery | Dublin, OH | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Rights Inc | New York, NY | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inseparable Inc | Washington, DC | $655,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | Dallas, TX | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| NAMI | Arlington, VA | $600,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youthcast Media Group | Mclean, VA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tradeoffs Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $480,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc | Menands, NY | $455,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Better Angels Society Inc | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $419,915 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| International Documentary Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Miami Foundation for Mental Health Inc | Miami, FL | $400,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri International | Phoenix, AZ | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Study Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers | Camden, NJ | $355,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Path Forward | Dallas, TX | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | $333,367 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of San Joaquin | Stockton, CA | $333,367 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | St Paul, MN | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lemonada Media Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sound Mind Live Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Kennedy Forum | Brigantine, NJ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Psychiatric Association Foundation | Washington, DC | $280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Access Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corp for Support Housing & Access Mental Health | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lemonada | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Association of Counties Research Foundation | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association of Counties Research Found | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Committee for Quality Assurance (ncqa) | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Stephen C Rose Legacy Fund (steve Fund) | Providence, RI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $249,967 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Men Heal | Ardmore, PA | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mindsite News a Project of San Francisco Study | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richland County Sheriffs Foundation | Columbia, SC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Margaret Clark Morgan Found Dba Peg's Found | Hudson, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation | Hudson, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Kennedy Forum | Foxboro, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Chicago Health Lab | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veteran Advocacy Project | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Advocate Program Inc | Miami, FL | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Mental Health Policy and the Law | Seattle, WA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Fulton Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mindsite News (fiscal Sponsor San Francisco Study Center) | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAMI National | Arlington, VA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Center for State Courts | Williamsburg, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Health Media Project | Mclean, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Million Madly Motivated Moms | Las Vegas, NV | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Million Madly Motivated Moms | Oakland, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tides Center | Ny, NY | $117,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University Legal Services | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American India Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council of State Governments Justice Center | Lombard, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklinton Arts District | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fountain House Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International College of Neuroethics and Neuroscience | Napa, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Judge David L Bazelon Center for Men | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennedy Forum (mental Health Leadership Initiative) | Foxboro, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation Dba Peg's Foundation | Hudson, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Justice Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Leadership Initiative Inc (dba the Kennedy Forum) | Island Heights, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Inc | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council for Behavioral Health | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Homeless Law Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| One Voice Inc | Jackson, MS | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Recovery Innovations Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steinberg Institute | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wave Pool Corp | Columbus, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation (bcf) | Baltimore, MD | $83,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgetown Law Center for Innovations in Community Safety | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| L&j Empowerment Inc Dba the Confess Project | Little Rock, AR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal Action Center | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Great Falls, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Center for State Courts | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Nationone Project (tides Center) | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Library Company of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Returning Artists Guild (roy G Biv Gallery)-Franklinton Arts District | Columbus, OH | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mural Arts Project | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dmax Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Street Counseling | Essex, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mccarter Theater | Princeton, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mindful Philanthropy | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAMI Washington | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Recess Activities Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reinvent South Stockton Coalition | San Francisco, CA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian American Legal Defense Education Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ca Rural Legal Assistance - Stockton | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice | New York City, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAMI Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington DC, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stop Aapi Hate | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Austin Area Urban League | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Houston Area Urban League | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Confess Project (l&j Empowerment) | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Urban Families | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Manila Rising | Stockton, CA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercultural Counseling Connection | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Alliance on Mental Health (mercer County) | Hamilton, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apsara | Stockton, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Empowered | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Yield Institute | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas Inc | Jonesboro, AR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roar (rebuild Overcome and Rise) | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Area Foodbank | Bridgeton, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camden Coalition for the Homeless | Camden, NJ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puentes | Stockton, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dome of Hope | Stockton, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Revolutionary Summer | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homefront | Lawrenceville, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make the Road New Jersey | Elizabeth, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity | Bedminster, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (see) Inc | Calabasas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Miles Hall Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camden Fireworks | Camden, NJ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Tavola Togetherstockton Community Kitchen | Stockton, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern New Jersey Community Foundation | Hackensack, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Accesssos | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Affect Mental Health | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Princeton Public Library | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mims Corner | Lodi, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Out for Justice | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onefifteen | Dublin, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Department of Public Health | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Counseling Services | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton Blairstown Center | Princeton, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Association of Community Psychiatry | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Princeton Japanese Association | Princeton, NJ | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 157 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 37%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Children's Rights Inc
DECRIMINALIZING MENTAL ILLNESS - Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc
BUILDING A LAB FOR DECRIMINALIZING MENTAL ILLNESS - University of Wisconsin
TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL RESEARCH FRAMEWORK TO DECRIMINALIZE MENTAL ILLNESS - Baltimore Community Foundation
Resilient Communities Program - Advocate Program Inc
WAYFINDER - DECRIMINALIZING MENTAL ILLNESS - Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 148 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | $5,450,300 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $8,757,501 | $140,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $5,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $2,762,415 | $100,000 |
| 2025 | 21 | $1,584,000 | $92,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Sozosei Foundation Inc has 5 of them, worth $562,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 |
| One Million Madly Motivated Moms | Las Vegas, NV | $125,000 |
| Wayfinder (miami Health Foundation) | Miami, FL | $100,000 |
| Miami Jail Diversion Project (miami Health Foundation) | Miami, FL | $75,000 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $62,500 |
Where its money goes
18% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sozosei Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 508 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton, NJ, 08540. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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