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12 funders with a record of paying for “fiction”

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John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Kelly Link: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Documental Ambulante Ac: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Henderson Family Foundation → Locus Science Fiction Foundation: $399K across 6 grants, latest 2024The Sarah Min and Matt Pincus Foundation → Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships: $280K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lannan Foundation → Atakora Afia: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatre San Francisco: $149K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Christopher Isherwood Foundation → La Times Festival of Books: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2024Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Adam Higginbo: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Zellerbach Family Foundation → Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatresan Francisco (Factsf): $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024Tiger Baron Foundation Inc → American Short Fiction: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024Ganek Family Foundation → The Center for Fiction: $38K across 4 grants, latest 2023Michael Mason Foundation → Science Fiction Outreach Project: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2025John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Ocean Vuong: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2023Lannan Foundation → Valdez-Quade Kristin: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Captions LLC: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Ariel Aberg-R: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Tiger Baron Foundation Inc → Center for Fiction: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cristina Rivera Garza: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Haleakala Inc Dba the Kitchen: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Becker: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → N K Jemisin: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2023John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Viet Thanh Nguyen: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2022John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Jesmyn Ward: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2022John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Manuel Munoz: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cristina Rivera Garza: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → N K Jemisin: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Ocean Vuong: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Matinino LLC: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Kenneth M Cad: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Percival Ever: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Islam: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - James Mcbride: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Diaz: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Rememory Ltd: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Hector Martin: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Good Karma Fiction Films Gmbh: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder.John D and Catherine T Macart…$3.3MThe Ford Foundation: $861K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$861KHerbert Simon Family Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder.Herbert Simon Family Foundati…$450KThe Henderson Family Foundation: $399K on this topic. Open the funder.The Henderson Family Foundati…$399KLannan Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Lannan Foundation$300KThe Sarah Min and Matt Pincus Foundation: $280K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sarah Min and Matt Pincus…$280KThe San Francisco Foundation: $149K on this topic. Open the funder.The San Francisco Foundation$149KThe Christopher Isherwood Foundation: $68K on this topic. Open the funder.The Christopher Isherwood Fou…$68KTiger Baron Foundation Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Tiger Baron Foundation Inc$50KThe Zellerbach Family Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.The Zellerbach Family Foundat…$40KGanek Family Foundation: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.Ganek Family Foundation$38KMichael Mason Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael Mason Foundation$9KKelly Link: received $500K on this topicKelly Link$500KDocumental Ambulante Ac: received $500K on this topicDocumental Ambulante Ac$500KOcean Vuong: received $500K on this topicOcean Vuong$500KCristina Rivera Garza: received $500K on this topicCristina Rivera Garza$500KN K Jemisin: received $500K on this topicN K Jemisin$500KLocus Science Fiction Foundation: received $399K on this topicLocus Science Fiction Foundation$399KViet Thanh Nguyen: received $375K on this topicViet Thanh Nguyen$375KJesmyn Ward: received $375K on this topicJesmyn Ward$375KFund for the Guggenheim Fellowships: received $280K on this topicFund for the Guggenheim Fellows…$280KManuel Munoz: received $160K on this topicManuel Munoz$160KAtakora Afia: received $150K on this topicAtakora Afia$150KValdez-Quade Kristin: received $150K on this topicValdez-Quade Kristin$150KFictional Artists Contemporary Theatre San Francisco: received $149K on this topicFictional Artists Contemporary…$149KCristina Rivera Garza: received $125K on this topicCristina Rivera Garza$125KN K Jemisin: received $125K on this topicN K Jemisin$125KOcean Vuong: received $125K on this topicOcean Vuong$125KCaptions LLC: received $100K on this topicCaptions LLC$100KHaleakala Inc Dba the Kitchen: received $100K on this topicHaleakala Inc Dba the Kitchen$100KMatinino LLC: received $100K on this topicMatinino LLC$100KLa Times Festival of Books: received $68K on this topicLa Times Festival of Books$68KKirkus Prize Winner - Adam Higginbo: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Adam Higg…$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Ariel Aberg-R: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Ariel Abe…$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Becker: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Becker$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Kenneth M Cad: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Kenneth M…$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Percival Ever: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Percival…$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Islam: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Islam$50KKirkus Prize Winner - James Mcbride: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - James Mcb…$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Diaz: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Diaz$50KRememory Ltd: received $50K on this topicRememory Ltd$50KKirkus Prize Winner - Hector Martin: received $50K on this topicKirkus Prize Winner - Hector Ma…$50KFictional Artists Contemporary Theatresan Francisco (Factsf): received $40K on this topicFictional Artists Contemporary…$40KAmerican Short Fiction: received $40K on this topicAmerican Short Fiction$40KThe Center for Fiction: received $38K on this topicThe Center for Fiction$38KGood Karma Fiction Films Gmbh: received $11K on this topicGood Karma Fiction Films Gmbh$11KCenter for Fiction: received $10K on this topicCenter for Fiction$10KScience Fiction Outreach Project: received $9K on this topicScience Fiction Outreach Project$9K
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