The Telemachus Foundation directs its small but focused grantmaking toward international peace and human-rights advocacy, funding organizations that promote anti-war education and support persecuted or silenced communities. Grants are large relative to the foundation’s overall size and appear targeted to advocacy and public-education efforts rather than service delivery. The foundation favors organizations engaged in policy change, awareness-raising, and international human-rights issues.
Concentrated giving via a very small number of sizable grants (two grants totaling $57k), directed to advocacy/education organizations working on international peace and human-rights issues; appears transactional rather than widely dispersed or grassroots-service focused.
Telemachus Foundation to Empower the Poor and End War shows a clear preference for peace, anti-war education, and advocacy for communities facing repression. In 2025, its largest recent grant went to Peace Action Education Fund for general support, alongside a second major award to Advocates of Silenced Turkey, reflecting a pattern of funding organizations tied to policy change, public education, and human-rights advocacy. The foundation’s recent giving also includes support for Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Arms Control Association, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Reprieve, and American Friends of Combatants for Peace, which places international peace work and civil-liberties concerns near the center of its portfolio. The grant list suggests a funder that favors unrestricted support rather than project-only awards. General support appears across the recent grants, including both advocacy groups and service-oriented organizations, and the foundation’s annual giving is modest in absolute terms while still allowing multiple awards across a range of groups. Its overall pattern is compact, thematic, and aligned with organizations that work on war, state violence, and the rights of persecuted or silenced people.
One major theme is anti-war and nuclear policy advocacy. The foundation gave $16,000 to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation for general support and another $16,000 to Arms Control Association for general support, signaling a focus on organizations that shape public debate around war and disarmament. A second theme is support for silenced or persecuted communities. It awarded $27,000 to Advocates of Silenced Turkey for general support, matching the foundation’s emphasis on human-rights advocacy tied to Turkey. Peacebuilding also appears in awards to Nonviolent Peaceforce for $15,000 and American Friends of Combatants for Peace for $10,000, both for general support. Those grants fit a portfolio centered on conflict reduction, public education, and cross-border human-rights work.
Recent grants cluster around general support, with awards ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 in the 2025 list. The median grant in the sample is $15,000, and the upper end reaches $30,000. The foundation is a private foundation, not a funder of individuals, and its recent pattern looks like unrestricted operating support rather than tightly earmarked project funding. The 2025 grants shown are all from a single year, so the available data points to a current snapshot rather than a multi-year repeat pattern.
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About 0% of grants go to recipients in UT.
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Notable grantees: Peace Action Education Fund, Advocates of Silenced Turkey
All recent grants in the sample went to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration is in Salt Lake City, which appears repeatedly across the list through Salt Lake Community College Foundation, Emerald Hills Institute, Utah Clean Energy Alliance, 4th Street Clinic, YWCA, Holy Cross Ministries, Crossroads Urban Center, and Catholic Community Services. Other recipient locations include New York, Washington, DC, Silver Spring, and San Pablo? No, the listed country distribution shows only U.S. grants, with no non-U.S. recipients in the recent sample.
Its recent grants go to peace, arms-control, anti-war, and human-rights organizations, plus a smaller set of community-serving groups. Examples include Peace Action Education Fund, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Arms Control Association, Advocates of Silenced Turkey, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Reprieve, and American Friends of Combatants for Peace.
Yes. The recent grants list shows general support across every listed award, including $30,000 to Peace Action Education Fund, $27,000 to Advocates of Silenced Turkey, and multiple $6,000 grants to Salt Lake City-based organizations.
In the recent grants sample, awards range from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $15,000. Several grants cluster at $16,000 and $15,000, while the largest listed award is $30,000.
All grants in the recent sample went to U.S. recipients. Salt Lake City appears most often among recipient locations, followed by New York, Washington, DC, Silver Spring, Wayne, Oklahoma City, Santa Barbara, St. Paul, Totowa, Highland, and Murray.
No. The profile identifies Telemachus Foundation to Empower the Poor and End War as a private foundation that does not fund individuals. Its recent awards are all to organizations, not people.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND | SILVER SPRING, MD | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ADVOCATES OF SILENCED TURKEY | WAYNE, NJ | $27,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERALD HILLS INSTITUTE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION | SANTA BARABARA, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REPRIEVE | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE | ST PAUL, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WHITETULIP HEALTH FOUNDATION | TOTOWA, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UTAH CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOLY CROSS MINISTRIES | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWCA | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 4TH STREEET CLINIC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMPOWER MALI | HIGHLAND, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUILDING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD | MURRAY, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ADVOCATES OF SILENCED TURKEY | WAYNE, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND | SILVER SPRING, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERALD HILLS INSTITUTE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WHITETULIP HEALTH FOUNDATION | TOTOWA, NJ | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE | ST PAUL, MN | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REPRIEVE | NEW YORK, NY | $14,600 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $14,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $8,750 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YWCA | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 4TH STREEET CLINIC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAMILY PLANNING ELEVATED | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE EDUCATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOLY CROSS MINISTRIES | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANATOLIA CULTURAL CENTERS | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL IRANIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMPOWER MALI | HIGHLAND, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS URBAN CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE FOR HAITI | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UVU FOUNDATION | OREM, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UTAH CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUILDING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD | MURRAY, UT | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND | SILVER SPRING, MD | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERALD HILLS INSTITUTE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE EDUCATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WHITETULIP HEALTH FOUNDATION | TOTOWA, NJ | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLOURISH VENTURES | MIDVALE, UT | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $13,618 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ADVOCATES OF SILENCED TURKEY
$27,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EMERALD HILLS INSTITUTE
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REPRIEVE
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NONVIOLENT PEACEFORCE
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WHITETULIP HEALTH FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4TH STREEET CLINIC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BUILDING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ADVOCATES OF SILENCED TURKEY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EMERALD HILLS INSTITUTE
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WHITETULIP HEALTH FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REPRIEVE
$14,600GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4TH STREEET CLINIC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAMILY PLANNING ELEVATED
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE EDUCATIONAL FUND
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANATOLIA CULTURAL CENTERS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE FOR HAITI
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BUILDING YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EMERALD HILLS INSTITUTE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WHITETULIP HEALTH FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FLOURISH VENTURES
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT