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THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN
THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $173,610 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($171,610). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2017
- $138k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $174k
- Net assets
- $0
What The English-Speaking Union of the United States - Group Return does
Mission
Founded in 1920, the ESU is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization, which utilizes English as a catalyst to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational opportunities and cultural exchange for students, educators, and recent immigrants.Under the banner "English in Action," ESU members work together locally and nationally through a variety of programs. ESU national programs are supported by its unrestricted endowment and corporate and foundation grants as well as by the generosity of its members, who benefit from the personal relationships and international exposure gained from English in Action activities and events while they provide financial and volunteer support to sustain English in Action educational programs.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
Since its inception in 2010, the ESU Shakespeare Teacher Programs have served more than 1,000 educators from over 30 states. The Andrew Romay New Immigrant Center (ARNIC) is committed to improving the lives of new immigrants by providing a welcoming environment, resources, and information to help them improve their English language skills to explore work and study opportunities, network, pursue citizenship, and acquire cultural fluency in order to participate fully in American society. ARNIC participants receive a one-year scholarship to participate in English in Action, English language classes, workshops, and cultural and civic trips and events. ARNIC is the standard-bearer for the ESU and reflects the institution's priorities and course of action. During the 2017 fiscal year, in addition to specially tailored English language speaking and writing classes, ARNIC program highlights included the 4th annual Thanksgiving dinner, an art show of photographs and paintings by ARNIC members, field trips to New York State courts, and the Tenement Museum. Special workshops were presented on entrepreneurship, online safety, social media, and the job hunt. Local banking institutions held…
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $112k → $13k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2023 84% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $2k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside New York, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $172k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $174k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,323 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2017
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN?
- THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $173,610 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($171,610). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $173,610 in grants to THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $171,610 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STATES - GROUP RETURN find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing