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Good Words Foundation

Name: Good Words Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

66
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

communities reporting public radio underserved alliance america arts

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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.

Pro Publica2 grants · $400,000
Capital B News3 grants · $325,000
The 19th News3 grants · $325,000
Nebraska Journalism Trust3 grants · $300,000
Center for Public Integrity2 grants · $200,000
University of Virginia3 grants · $200,000
Civic News Company2 grants · $200,000
Club of Madrid Foundation2 grants · $150,000
Resolve Philly2 grants · $100,000
Chalkbeat1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$1.2M

2023

$945,000

2024

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$200,000
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$200,000
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$150,000
Nebraska Journalism Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Support flatwater free press
$125,000
Capital B News · New York, NY · 2024
Support reporting for black communities
$125,000
The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2024
Support empowerment of underserved communities
$100,000
Civic News Company · New York, NY · 2024
Help people understand how america works
$100,000
Spotlight Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Support independent nonpartisan reporting
$100,000
Capital B News · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$100,000
Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$100,000
Civic News Company · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$100,000
Nebraska Journalism Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
General support
$100,000
Spotlight Pa General Account · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
General support
$100,000
The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2023
General purpose
$100,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General purpose
$100,000
Capital B News · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$100,000
Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$100,000
Chalkbeat · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General purpose
$100,000
The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2022
General purpose
$75,000
Madrid Educational Endowment Foundation · Madrid, IA · 2024
Support madrid community school district
$75,000
Club of Madrid Foundation · Norwood, MA · 2023
General support
$75,000
Club of Madrid Foundation · Norwood, MA · 2022
General support
$60,000
Georgetown Presbyterian Church · Washington, DC · 2024
Ministry support
$50,000
Resolve Philly · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support unbiased reporting in underserved communities
$50,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Mcintire foundation to benefit smart women
$50,000
Amalgamated Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
$50,000
Resolve Philly · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$50,000
Nebraska Journalism Trust · Omaha, NE · 2022
General support
$50,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
General purpose
$50,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Amalgamated Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support transgender freedom alliance
$25,000
Georgetown Presbyterian Church · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$25,000
Christ House · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$25,000
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$20,000
American Civil Liberties Union · New York City, NY · 2024
Support protection of civil liberties
$20,000
Dream Charter School East Harlem Formerly Harlem Rbi · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$15,000
Camp Harbor View Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$15,000
The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$15,000
The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Actblue Civics · Boston, MA · 2024
Everytown for gun safety
$10,000
Edmund Burke School · Washington, DC · 2024
Support education programs
$10,000
Georgetown Ministry Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Support solutions for homeless
$10,000
Network for Good · Washington, DC · 2024
Support charitable organizations via digital platforms
$10,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts · Vienna, VA · 2024
Support performing arts programs
$10,000
Edmund Burke School · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$10,000
Bridging Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Edmund Burke School · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$5,250
High Fives Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2023
General purpose
$5,012
Wamu American University Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,012
Wamu American University Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
Wamu public radio
$5,000
Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Support diffusion of knowledge
$5,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Wxpn public radio
$5,000
Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Dc Diaper Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
High Fives Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2022
General purpose
$5,000
Sacred Heart Church El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2022
General support
$5,000
University of Pennsylvania Wxpn Public Radio · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General purpose
$5,000
Washington National Cathedral · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
General support
$5,000
Wnyc Wqxr Gothamist New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1,021
John Eaton Home and School Association · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$1,000
Media Impact Funders · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General purpose
$500
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · New York, NY · 2022
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.