Funding search · EIN 521324746 · New York, NY
Hawthornden Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 94
- grants reported
- $10.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $35,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Charities Aid Foundation America3 grants · $4.3M
- Community of Literary Magazines and Presses2 grants · $575,000
- The Academy of American Poets1 grant · $500,000
- National Book Foundation1 grant · $500,000
- Royal Shakespeare Company America1 grant · $500,000
- Prince Claus Fund1 grant · $330,000
- Moleskine Foundation2 grants · $300,000
- Cave Canem Foundation2 grants · $250,000
- A Public Space Literary Projects1 grant · $150,000
- Markaz Review1 grant · $150,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 94 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.1M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022
To organizations supporting the literary arts.
- $1.3M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
To organizations supporting the literary arts.
- $927,000
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $500,000
Community of Literary Magazines and Presses · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $500,000
National Book Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $500,000
Royal Shakespeare Company America · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $500,000
The Academy of American Poets · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $330,000
Prince Claus Fund · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $150,000
Markaz Review · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $150,000
Moleskine Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $150,000
A Public Space Literary Projects · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $150,000
Cave Canem Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $150,000
Moleskine Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $108,000
Jlf Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $100,000
Cave Canem Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $100,000
Muslims for Progressive Values · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $100,000
The National Poetry Series · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $75,000
Community of Literary Magazines and Presses · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $75,000
Words Without Borders · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $60,000
International Friends of the London Library · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $60,000
The International Friends of the London Library · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Archipelago Books · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Authors Guild Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Brooklyn Book Festival · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
City of Asylum Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Copper Canyon Press · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Jlf USA · Spokane, WA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Mara Brock Akil'S Writers' Colony Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Medgar Evers College Cuny Center for Black Literature · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York Aka Center for Ficti · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Archipelago Books · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Arizona State University'S Piper Center for Creative Writing · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
City of Asylum · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Copper Canyon Press · Port Townsend, WA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Graywolf Press · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Mara Brock Akil'S Writers' Colony Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
Research Foundation of the City · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $50,000
The Highlights Foundation · Honesdale, PA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $40,000
826 National · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $40,000
826nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $40,000
826 National · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Baldwin for the Arts · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Zoeglossia · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Action for Hope · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Art Omi · Ghent, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Baldwin for the Arts · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Brooklyn Rail · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Center for the Art of Translation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Georgia Writers · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Mexican Cultural Institute of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Poetry Society of America · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Teachers & Writers Collaborative · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
The University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Urban Word Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
To organizations supporting the literary arts.
- $35,000
Zoeglossia · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $35,000
Jlf Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2022
To support production costs of the jaipur literary festival
- $30,000
Brooklyn Book Festival · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To support production costs of the brookyln book festival
- $25,000
City of Asylumdetroit Aka Hai Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Indigenous Nations Poets · Burlington, WI · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Kundiman · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Litquake Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
South Asia Speaks · Dover, DE · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Transit Books · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Hay Festival Foundation Ltd · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Kundiman Inc 113 West 60th St · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
South Asia Speaks · Dover, DE · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
The Arts Area · Ontario, CA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
The Litquake Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $25,000
Woodland Pattern · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $24,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $22,150
Eyebeam Atelier · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
Brooklyn Poets · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
New York Writers Coalition · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
Brooklyn Poets · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
Community Revitalization Partnership · Jamaica, NY · 2023
To organizations supporting the literary arts.
- $15,000
Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
Ny Writers Coalition · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $15,000
Words Without Borders · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Literary arts support.
- $10,000
Elizabeth Kostova Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $7,650
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General contribution
- $5,000
A Kavanagh · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
A Nafis · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
C Dorf · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
C Shinn · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
D Ayivor · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
H Alyan · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
J Smith · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
L McIntosh · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
M Blitshteyn · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
S Erlichman · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
- $5,000
Y Ashour · New York, NY · 2024
Literary arts support.
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