Funding search · EIN 463588150 · Memphis, TN

Champions for Literacy

Name: Champions for Literacy grants, 2021–2024
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.

80
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $11,512
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

intervention literacy resources

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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.

United Way of Pickens County Camp Irock3 grants · $157,878
United Way of the Plains4 grants · $118,422
The 2nd & 7 Foundation4 grants · $80,126
Memphis Teacher Residency3 grants · $61,565
Knowledge Quest4 grants · $56,389
Readers 2 Leaders3 grants · $56,352
Heart of Missouri United Way3 grants · $53,927
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend4 grants · $51,707
Literacy Now3 grants · $51,202
Smart Reading3 grants · $50,005

Giving over time

$386,920

2021

$337,224

2022

$222,154

2023

$252,689

2024

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$55,934
United Way of Pickens County Camp Irock · Easley, SC · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$53,853
United Way of Pickens County Camp Irock · Easley, SC · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$48,091
United Way of Pickens County Camp Irock · Easley, SC · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$40,375
United Way of Pickens County · Easley, SC · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$33,567
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$31,104
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$28,609
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$25,142
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$23,829
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$23,077
Knowledge Quest · Memphis, TN · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$22,606
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$21,025
Heart of Missouri United Way · Columbia, MO · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$21,000
Literacy Now · Houston, TX · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$20,330
Smart Reading · Portland, OR · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$20,126
The 2nd & 7 Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$20,000
Readers 2 Leaders · Dallas, TX · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$20,000
The 2nd & 7 Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$20,000
The 2nd & 7 Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$20,000
The 2nd & 7 Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$19,620
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$18,675
Smart Reading · Portland, OR · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$18,232
Readers 2 Leaders · Dallas, TX · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$18,120
Readers 2 Leaders · Dallas, TX · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$17,050
Heart of Missouri United Way · Columbia, MO · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$16,202
Literacy Now · Houston, TX · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$16,167
Book'Em · Nashville, TN · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,852
Heart of Missouri United Way · Columbia, MO · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,489
Reading Allies (Tuscaloosa Education Foundation) · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,130
Knowledge Quest · Memphis, TN · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,130
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,130
Streets Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,010
Georgia Family Connection Partnership · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,000
Indian Prairie Educational Foundation · Auora, IL · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$15,000
Indian Prairie Educational Foundation · Auora, IL · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$14,000
Literacy Now · Houston, TX · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$13,338
Memphis Teacher Residency (Mtr) Camp · Memphis, TN · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$12,924
Knowledge Quest · Memphis, TN · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$12,378
Charlottesville City Schools · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$11,924
Starkville Okitbbeha Consolidated Schools · Starkville, MS · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$11,543
Literacy Mid-South · Memphis, TN · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$11,480
Believe Memphis Academy · Memphis, TN · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$11,325
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$11,165
Webber Elementary School · Eastover, SC · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$11,000
Smart Reading · Portland, OR · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,965
Freedom Readers · Surfside Beach, SC · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,762
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,185
Brantley Elementary School · Selma, AL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,150
United Way of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,060
United Way of Central Mississippi · Vicksburg, MS · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,040
David D Jones Elementary · Greensboro, NC · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,010
Big Buddy Program · Baton Rouge, LA · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,010
Central Elementary School · Bogalusa, LA · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Memphis Athletic Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2024
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Get Ga Reading · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
United Way of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Auburn University Office of Professional & Continuing Education · Auburn University, AL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Brantley Elementary School · Selma, AL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Fs Ervin Elementary · Pine Hill, AL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$10,000
Tuscaloosa Education Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$9,162
Early Learning Coalition of Escambia · Pensacola, FL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$8,783
Streets Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$7,500
David D Jones Elementary School · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$7,500
Fs Ervin Elementary School · Pine Hill, AL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$6,410
Freedom Readers · Surfside Beach, SC · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$6,410
Webber Elementary School · Eastover, SC · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$6,200
Columbus County Partnership for Children - Smart Start · Whiteville, NC · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$6,200
Craven County Partners in Education · New Bern, NC · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$6,000
Charlottesville City Schools · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$6,000
The Children'S Center · Franklin, VA · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,265
Care Elementary School · Miami, FL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,258
Knowledge Quest · Memphis, TN · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,185
Auburn Youth Programs · Auburn University, AL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,125
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District · Starkville, MS · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,125
United Way of West Central Mississippi · Vicksburg, MS · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,077
Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County · Pensacola, FL · 2022
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,025
Care Elementary School · Coral Gables, FL · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,010
Fairview Alpha Elementary School · Campti, LA · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,010
Mansfield Elementary School · Mansfield, LA · 2021
Literacy intervention and resources
$5,008
Streets Ministries · Memphis, TN · 2023
Literacy intervention and resources

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