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National Writing Project

Name: National Writing Project grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

88
grants reported: $8.4M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $34,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

local national writing agreement direct fiscal model sponsorship

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Community Initiatives1 grant · $5.1M
Denver Writing Project2 grants · $120,000
Augusta University Writing Project2 grants · $119,400
Bay Area Writing Project1 grant · $109,000
Drew Writing Project1 grant · $109,000
Museum of African American History2 grants · $91,000
Coastal Bend Writing Project1 grant · $85,000
Appalachian Writing Project2 grants · $77,400
New York City Writing Project1 grant · $70,000
East Side Freedom Library2 grants · $69,000

Giving over time

$2.4M

2021

$794,020

2022

$5.3M

2023

Grant history

All 88 reported grants, largest first.

$5.1M
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2023
Fiscal sponsorship agreement direct model a
$109,000
Bay Area Writing Project · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$109,000
Drew Writing Project · Madison, NJ · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$85,000
Coastal Bend Writing Project · Corpus Christi, TX · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$80,000
Denver Writing Project · Denver, CO · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$70,000
New York City Writing Project · New York, NY · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Appalachian Writing Project · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Augusta University Writing Project · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Boise State University Writing Project · Boise, ID · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Greater Kansas City Writing Project · Warrensburg, MO · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Illinois Writing Project · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Long Island Writing Project · Garden City, NY · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Northern California Writing Project · Chico, CA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Oakland Writing Project · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Oklahoma State University Writing Project · Stillwater, OK · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Philadelphia Writing Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Red Cedar Writing Project · East Lansing, MI · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Redwood Writing Project · Arcata, CA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
Southern Arizona Writing Project · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$69,000
University of Maryland Writing Project · College Park, MD · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$68,000
Oklahoma Writing Project · Norman, OK · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$68,000
Top-of-the-Mitt Writing Project · Petoskey, MI · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$61,700
Ulster County Historical Society · Stone Ridge, NY · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$60,000
South Mississippi Writing Project · Hattiesburg, MS · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$56,500
Museum of African American History · Boston, MA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$50,400
Augusta University Writing Project · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$49,500
Arts & Literature Laboratory · Madison, WI · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$41,864
What Cheer Writers Club · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$40,900
Friends of Homestead National Historical Park · Beatrice, NE · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$40,000
Denver Writing Project · Denver, CO · 2023
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$34,500
826 New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
American Musicological Society · New York, NY · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Center for Rural Strategies · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Dayton Society of Natural History · Dayton, OH · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
East Side Freedom Library · St Paul, MN · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Heritage Museum of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Hindman Settlement School · Hindman, KY · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
National Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
New Bedford Historical Society · New Bedford, MA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
826 New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
American Musicological Society · New York, NY · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute · Birmingham, AL · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Center for Rural Strategies · Whitesburg, KY · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Dayton Society of Natural History · Dayton, OH · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
East Side Freedom Library · St Paul, MN · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Heritage Museum of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Hindman Settlement School · Hindman, KY · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
Museum of African American History · Boston, MA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
National Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
New Bedford Historical Society · New Bedford, MA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$34,500
San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$30,000
Ohio Writing Project · Oxford, OH · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$28,100
Friends of Homestead National Historical Park · Beatrice, NE · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$25,000
Chicago Area Writing Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$25,000
National Japanese American Historical Society · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$25,000
Chicago Area Writing Project · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$25,000
National Japanese American Historical Society · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$24,136
What Cheer Writers Club · Providence, RI · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$21,000
Red River Valley Writing Project · Fargo, ND · 2022
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$19,500
Arts & Literature Laboratory · Madison, WI · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$16,800
Northwest Arkansas Writing Project · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$16,100
Ohio Writing Project · Oxford, OH · 2022
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$15,000
Greater Madison Writing Project · Madison, WI · 2022
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$15,000
City Center for Collaborative Learning · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$15,000
Oregon Writing Project at Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$15,000
Shenandoah Valley Writing Project · Winchester, VA · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$15,000
Southern Nevada Writing Project · Las Vegas, NV · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$15,000
Upstate Writing Project · Clemson, SC · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$14,200
Oai · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$14,000
Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$14,000
New Door Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$14,000
Pf Bresee Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$14,000
Timbuk2 Academy Llc · West Trenton, NJ · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$13,500
Northwest Arkansas Writing Project · Fayetteville, AR · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$10,000
Oai · Chicago, IL · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$10,000
Yellowstone Writing Project · Bozeman, MT · 2021
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$8,400
Appalachian Writing Project · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$8,400
Greater Madison Writing Project · Madison, WI · 2023
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$7,300
Ulster County Historical Society · Stone Ridge, NY · 2021
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$7,000
Flint Hills Writing Project · Emporia, KS · 2022
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$7,000
Nebraska Writing Project · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Grants to writing projects to support local and national programs
$6,800
Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$6,800
New Door Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$6,800
Pf Bresee Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$6,800
Timbuk2 Academy Llc · West Trenton, NJ · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs
$6,556
City Center for Collaborative Learning · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Grants to other organizations to support local and national programs

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.