Grants paid by Sesame Workshop
EIN 13-2655731 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A320
Sesame Workshop of New York, NY (EIN 13-2655731) reported 44 grants paid totaling $79,510,574 to 16 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$79,510,574
44 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | $4,872,000 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | $15,674,171 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $22,603,107 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $22,646,255 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $8,922,523 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $1,587,794 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $3,204,724 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Sesame Workshop, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Rescue Committee 13-5660870 | A | New York, NY | 5 | $53,486,383 | 2023 |
| New York University 13-5562308 | A | New York, NY | 6 | $16,092,854 | 2025 |
| Sesame Workshop International Inc 83-1810098 | A | New York, NY | 6 | $9,043,738 | 2025 |
| Wnet - Thirteen 26-2810489 | A | New York, NY | 3 | $447,899 | 2022 |
| Center for US Global Leadership 74-3093659 | A | Washington, DC | 7 | $247,000 | 2025 |
| Concordia Summit Inc 27-5121564 | A | New York, NY | 6 | $70,000 | 2025 |
| Wsj Council 13-5034940 | A | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $24,800 | 2023 |
| US Fund for Unicef 13-1760110 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts 58-6033837 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $18,400 | 2020 |
| The Church of St Paul the Apostle 11-2730714 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $11,000 | 2020 |
| New York Cares - 2018 Sponsorship 13-3444193 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Asia Society - Asia Game Changer Awards 13-3234632 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Smithsonian Media Group-American Ingenuity Award 52-0206027 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| New York Women in Communication Foundation 13-6274650 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Here Art Center 13-3449416 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $6,000 | 2022 |
| New York Women in Communication Foundation 13-4111956 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $6,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 44 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York University New York, NY | A | $2,146,924 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202611349349312926 |
| 2025 | Sesame Workshop International Inc New York, NY | A | $1,017,800 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202611349349312926 |
| 2025 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202611349349312926 |
| 2025 | Concordia Summit Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202611349349312926 |
| 2024 | Sesame Workshop International Inc New York, NY | A | $1,537,794 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541349349311354 |
| 2024 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541349349311354 |
| 2024 | Concordia Summit Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541349349311354 |
| 2023 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | A | $3,724,018 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202441369349305149 |
| 2023 | New York University New York, NY | A | $3,125,853 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202441369349305149 |
| 2023 | Sesame Workshop International Inc New York, NY | A | $2,007,852 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441369349305149 |
| 2023 | Center for US Global Leadership New York, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441369349305149 |
| 2023 | Wsj Council Princeton, NJ | A | $24,800 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441369349305149 |
| 2023 | Concordia Summit Inc Washington, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441369349305149 |
| 2022 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | A | $16,469,152 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202331359349306853 |
| 2022 | New York University New York, NY | A | $4,211,308 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202331359349306853 |
| 2022 | Sesame Workshop International Inc New York, NY | A | $1,778,450 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202331359349306853 |
| 2022 | Wnet - Thirteen New York, NY | A | $127,345 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202331359349306853 |
| 2022 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $44,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202331359349306853 |
| 2022 | Concordia Summit Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202331359349306853 |
| 2022 | Here Art Center New York, NY | A | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202331359349306853 |
| 2021 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | A | $16,864,866 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202201369349307130 |
| 2021 | New York University New York, NY | A | $3,886,076 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202201369349307130 |
| 2021 | Sesame Workshop International Inc New York, NY | A | $1,655,165 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349307130 |
| 2021 | Wnet - Thirteen New York, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION | 202201369349307130 |
| 2021 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $37,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349307130 |
| 2021 | Concordia Summit Inc New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349307130 |
| 2020 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | A | $11,803,347 | paid | prGM. implementation | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | New York University New York, NY | A | $2,557,693 | paid | prgm. implementation | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | Sesame Workshop International New York, NY | A | $1,046,677 | paid | general support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | Wnet - Thirteen New York, NY | A | $170,554 | paid | prGM. implementation | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | general support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | Concordia Summit Inc New York, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | general support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Washington, DC | A | $18,400 | paid | General Support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | The Church of St Paul the Apostle New York, NY | A | $11,000 | paid | General Support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | US Fund for Unicef New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2020 | New York Women in Communication Foundation New York, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | general support | 202131349349302618 |
| 2018 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | A | $4,625,000 | paid | program support | 201911349349309121 |
| 2018 | New York University New York, NY | A | $165,000 | paid | program support | 201911349349309121 |
| 2018 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $36,000 | paid | 201911349349309121 | |
| 2018 | Asia Society - Asia Game Changer Awards New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 201911349349309121 |
| 2018 | New York Cares - 2018 Sponsorship New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 201911349349309121 |
| 2018 | Smithsonian Media Group-American Ingenuity Award New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 201911349349309121 |
| 2018 | US Fund for Unicef - the Unicef Snowflake Ball New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 201911349349309121 |
| 2018 | New York Women in Communication Foundation New York, NY | A | $6,000 | paid | 201911349349309121 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202611349349312926 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202541349349311354 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202441369349305149 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202331359349306853 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202201369349307130 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202131349349302618 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201911349349309121 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/132655731.json.
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