Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation "was incorporated in 1964 with Ezra as President and life-long friend, Martin Pope, as secretary. During the remainder of Ezra’s lifetime the foundation served as a vehicle for Ezra’s personal contributions. When Ezra died in 1983, his will directed that the royalties from his books be used by the Foundation for the support of programs helpful to humanity. It was at this time that Martin Pope became President of the foundation...
"The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is known for its pioneering support of bookmaking programs, portrait projects, book festivals, libraries, mural projects throughout all of the United States, as well as emerging authors and illustrators of children’s books. Below we have described a select number of the programs of which we are very proud." [1]
