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THE POETRY FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

427recipients FY2016–24
$16Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 54 states and territories

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A national funder — 54 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 15 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, E, I, J, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, W, Z.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INCORPORATEDNEW YORK, NYprogram funder43
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder38
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder30
NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder30
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder29
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder23
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder23
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder23
COUNCIL OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSESNEW YORK, NYprogram funder22
HAWTHORNDEN FOUNDATIONPITTSBURGH, PAprogram funder17
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder17
FIDELITY FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAlarge program funder15
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder15
ILLINOIS HUMANITIES COUNCIL INCORPORATEDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder15
JUST BUFFALO LITERARY CENTER INCBUFFALO, NYprogram funder14
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder13
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder13
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder12
HYDE AND WATSON FOUNDATIONWARREN, NJlarge program funder12
MID ATLANTIC ARTS INCBALTIMORE, MDprogram funder12
NORA ROBERTS FOUNDATION INCGLENN DALE, MDlarge program funder12
JEROME FOUNDATION INCSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder11
SHUBERT FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder11
SOUTH ARTS INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder11
THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder11

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
MID ATLANTIC ARTS INCMD22024$501,715
WOODLAND PATTERN INCWI62024$325,000
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATIONNE22024$216,250
ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INCORPORATEDNY62024$199,000
NATIONAL POETRY SERIES INCNJ62024$180,000
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITYIL42024$172,500
MINNESOTA PRISON WRITING WORKSHOPMN42024$160,000
COURT THEATRE FUNDIL52024$160,000
O MIAMI INCFL32024$150,000
COMMUNITY LITERATURE INITIATIVECA42024$145,000
CITYLIT PROJECT INCMD32024$130,000
THIRD WORLD PRESS FOUNDATION INCIL32024$125,000
NEAR SOUTH PLANNING BOARDIL62024$121,000
KUUMBA LYNXIL42024$110,000
INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS PROJECTMI42024$105,000
SPLIT THIS ROCK INCDC32024$100,000
CHICAGO THEATRE GROUP INCIL32024$100,000
COUNCIL OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSESNY22024$96,000
THE POETRY CENTER DBA THE CHICAGO POETREY CENTERIL22024$94,500
MIZNAMN42024$92,500
GUILD COMPLEXIL42024$92,000
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCVA22024$90,000
CONTEXTOS NFPIL42024$90,000
RADICAL REVERSALNJ22024$90,000
RESILIENCE PARTNERS NFPIL32024$90,000
YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORSIL22024$90,000
826CHI INC NFPIL42024$87,500
NOEMI PRESSAZ42024$85,000
LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATIONNY42024$85,000
TORCH LITERARY ARTSTX22024$80,000
THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT INCNC22024$80,000
YOUTH SPEAKS INCCA32024$75,000
BAMBOO RIDGE PRESSHI42024$70,000
UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE LTDNY42024$67,500
BURST INTO BOOKSIL22024$65,000
GEMINI SERIES INCTX42024$65,000
STREET POETS INCCA22024$60,000
SNOW CITY ARTS FOUNDATIONIL52024$60,000
TEACHERS AND WRITERS COLLABORATIVE INCNY22024$60,000
POETS HOUSE INCNY22024$60,000
READING BETWEEN THE LINES NFPIL32024$55,000
UNDER THE VOLCANO INTERNATIONAL INCNY22024$55,000
ALICE JAMES POETRY COOPERATIVE INCME32024$55,000
COMMUNITY PARTNERSCA22024$50,000
HUB CITY WRITERS PROJECTSC22024$50,000
WORDS BEATS AND LIFE INCDC32024$50,000
AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUMIL22024$50,000
LUGAR COMUN INCFL22024$50,000
WORDPLAY CINCYOH32024$45,000
MAKE LITERARY PRODUCTIONS NFPIL22024$45,000