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12 funders with a record of paying for “literature”
Where the money went The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Yale University: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Brown Family Foundation Inc → Samaritan's Purse: $600K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Bayless Family Foundation → Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc): $391K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International Inc → Bhaktivedanta Archives: $369K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Hereturns → Tanzania Kibidula Institute: $271K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Jerome Foundation Inc → Loft Literary Center: $246K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amish Inner Light Ministries → Mt Zion Literature Ministry: $228K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Academy of Arts and Letters → Darryl Pinckney: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → The Leo Baeck Institute: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Adam Higginbo: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Firebird Foundation for → Dario Novellino: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Marsha and David Veit Charitable → British Schools and Universities Foundation: $23K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Modern Language Association of America: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Brown Family Foundation Inc → Ligonier Ministries: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bayless Family Foundation → Theatre Wit: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International Inc → Bbt Online Ministry Inc: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Jerome Foundation Inc → Kundiman: $117K across 2 grants, latest 2023 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → American Ballet Theater: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Hereturns → Springs of Life Poland: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Ariel Aberg-R: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amish Inner Light Ministries → Christian Mission Charities: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Firebird Foundation for → Tanzin Gyalzen Lama: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Arts and Letters → Joshua Cohen: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Marsha and David Veit Charitable → Americans for Oxford Inc: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Houston: $673K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bayless Family Foundation → Shattered Globe Theatre: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Brown Family Foundation Inc → Grace to You Ministries: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → The Yivo Institute: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Jerome Foundation Inc → Asian American Writers' Workshop: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International Inc → Iskcon of Silicon Valley: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Hereturns → Tanzania Family Development Intl: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Becker: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amish Inner Light Ministries → World Missionary Press: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Firebird Foundation for → Andrew D Harvey: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Arts and Letters → Ama Codjoe: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Participant Inc: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Texas at Austin: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Southern Methodist University: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bayless Family Foundation → Filament Theatre: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bayless Family Foundation → Definition Theatre Company: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bayless Family Foundation → Timeline Theatre Company: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bayless Family Foundation → Chicago Children's Theatre: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jerome Foundation Inc → Coffee House Press: $86K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jerome Foundation Inc → Feminist Press: $72K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bayless Family Foundation → Chicago Academy for the Arts: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bayless Family Foundation → Remy Bumppo Theatre Company: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Diaz: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → The Metropolitan Opera Association: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Jerome Foundation Inc → Jenny Xie: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → The Carnegie Hall Corporation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Jerome Foundation Inc → Michael Kleber-Diggs: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Bayless Family Foundation → Jackalope Theatre Company: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jerome Foundation Inc → Victoria Blanco: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Jerome Foundation Inc → Angel Nafis: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Jerome Foundation Inc → Halee Kirkwood: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Percival Ever: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Kenneth M Cad: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jerome Foundation Inc → Debra Stone: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Hector Martin: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - Islam: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Herbert Simon Family Foundation → Kirkus Prize Winner - James Mcbride: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → The Museum Jewish Hertiage: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Jerome Foundation Inc → Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop: $48K across 2 grants, latest 2023 First Hungarian Literary Society Inc → The New Stage Theater Company Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation: $5.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation $5.1M Bayless Family Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Bayless Family Foundation $1.3M Brown Family Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Brown Family Foundation Inc $1.1M Jerome Foundation Inc: $959K on this topic. Open the funder. Jerome Foundation Inc $959K Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International Inc: $589K on this topic. Open the funder. Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Inte… $589K First Hungarian Literary Society Inc: $490K on this topic. Open the funder. First Hungarian Literary Soci… $490K Herbert Simon Family Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. Herbert Simon Family Foundati… $450K Hereturns: $397K on this topic. Open the funder. Hereturns $397K Amish Inner Light Ministries: $313K on this topic. Open the funder. Amish Inner Light Ministries $313K American Academy of Arts and Letters: $130K on this topic. Open the funder. American Academy of Arts and… $130K Firebird Foundation for: $107K on this topic. Open the funder. Firebird Foundation for $107K The Marsha and David Veit Charitable: $32K on this topic. Open the funder. The Marsha and David Veit Cha… $32K Yale University: received $1.7M on this topic Yale University $1.7M Modern Language Association of America: received $1.5M on this topic Modern Language Association of… $1.5M University of Houston: received $673K on this topic University of Houston $673K Samaritan's Purse: received $600K on this topic Samaritan's Purse $600K Participant Inc: received $600K on this topic Participant Inc $600K University of Texas at Austin: received $500K on this topic University of Texas at Austin $500K Ligonier Ministries: received $400K on this topic Ligonier Ministries $400K Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (Icnc): received $391K on this topic Industrial Council of Nearwest… $391K Bhaktivedanta Archives: received $369K on this topic Bhaktivedanta Archives $369K Tanzania Kibidula Institute: received $271K on this topic Tanzania Kibidula Institute $271K Loft Literary Center: received $246K on this topic Loft Literary Center $246K Mt Zion Literature Ministry: received $228K on this topic Mt Zion Literature Ministry $228K Theatre Wit: received $150K on this topic Theatre Wit $150K Shattered Globe Theatre: received $150K on this topic Shattered Globe Theatre $150K Southern Methodist University: received $150K on this topic Southern Methodist University $150K Bbt Online Ministry Inc: received $130K on this topic Bbt Online Ministry Inc $130K Filament Theatre: received $125K on this topic Filament Theatre $125K Definition Theatre Company: received $120K on this topic Definition Theatre Company $120K Timeline Theatre Company: received $120K on this topic Timeline Theatre Company $120K Kundiman: received $117K on this topic Kundiman $117K Darryl Pinckney: received $100K on this topic Darryl Pinckney $100K The Leo Baeck Institute: received $100K on this topic The Leo Baeck Institute $100K American Ballet Theater: received $100K on this topic American Ballet Theater $100K Grace to You Ministries: received $100K on this topic Grace to You Ministries $100K The Yivo Institute: received $100K on this topic The Yivo Institute $100K Chicago Children's Theatre: received $100K on this topic Chicago Children's Theatre $100K Asian American Writers' Workshop: received $90K on this topic Asian American Writers' Workshop $90K Iskcon of Silicon Valley: received $90K on this topic Iskcon of Silicon Valley $90K Coffee House Press: received $86K on this topic Coffee House Press $86K Springs of Life Poland: received $77K on this topic Springs of Life Poland $77K Feminist Press: received $72K on this topic Feminist Press $72K Chicago Academy for the Arts: received $70K on this topic Chicago Academy for the Arts $70K Tanzania Family Development Intl: received $50K on this topic Tanzania Family Development Intl $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Adam Higginbo: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Adam Higg… $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Ariel Aberg-R: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Ariel Abe… $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Becker: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Becker $50K Remy Bumppo Theatre Company: received $50K on this topic Remy Bumppo Theatre Company $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Diaz: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Diaz $50K The Metropolitan Opera Association: received $50K on this topic The Metropolitan Opera Associat… $50K Jenny Xie: received $50K on this topic Jenny Xie $50K The Carnegie Hall Corporation: received $50K on this topic The Carnegie Hall Corporation $50K Michael Kleber-Diggs: received $50K on this topic Michael Kleber-Diggs $50K Jackalope Theatre Company: received $50K on this topic Jackalope Theatre Company $50K Victoria Blanco: received $50K on this topic Victoria Blanco $50K Angel Nafis: received $50K on this topic Angel Nafis $50K Halee Kirkwood: received $50K on this topic Halee Kirkwood $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Percival Ever: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Percival… $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Kenneth M Cad: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Kenneth M… $50K Debra Stone: received $50K on this topic Debra Stone $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Hector Martin: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Hector Ma… $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - Islam: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - Islam $50K Kirkus Prize Winner - James Mcbride: received $50K on this topic Kirkus Prize Winner - James Mcb… $50K The Museum Jewish Hertiage: received $50K on this topic The Museum Jewish Hertiage $50K Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop: received $48K on this topic Minnesota Prison Writing Worksh… $48K Christian Mission Charities: received $43K on this topic Christian Mission Charities $43K World Missionary Press: received $43K on this topic World Missionary Press $43K The New Stage Theater Company Inc: received $40K on this topic The New Stage Theater Company I… $40K Dario Novellino: received $36K on this topic Dario Novellino $36K Tanzin Gyalzen Lama: received $36K on this topic Tanzin Gyalzen Lama $36K Andrew D Harvey: received $35K on this topic Andrew D Harvey $35K British Schools and Universities Foundation: received $23K on this topic British Schools and Universitie… $23K Joshua Cohen: received $20K on this topic Joshua Cohen $20K Ama Codjoe: received $10K on this topic Ama Codjoe $10K Americans for Oxford Inc: received $10K on this topic Americans for Oxford Inc $10K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “literature” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $36,000 to Dario Novellino — fellowships in the collection of oral literature & traditional knowledge
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Largest: $25,000 to Jenny Xie — support for jerome hill artist fellowship (literature)
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Largest: $10,000 to ADRIAN NATHAN WEST — arts and letters award in literature to honor exceptional achievement in literature
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Largest: $131,814 to INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL OF NEARWEST CHICAGO (ICNC) — to promote, encourage, and support the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination through all forms of the arts, including literature, performing arts, visua…
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Largest: $250,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE — christian literature; missions; education; human relief aid
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Largest: $161,670 to Tanzania Kibidula Institute — religious literature
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Largest: $1.0M to YALE UNIVERSITY — to support the development of a database of bibliographic information about african american and black diasporic authors and a network of scholars researching african american lite…
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Largest: $100,000 to THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE — to provide funds to hungarian culture, literature and art among immigrants
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Largest: $50,000 to KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER - DIAZ — funding of annual literary awards that honors authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature.
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Largest: $175,826 to BHAKTIVEDANTA ARCHIVES — protect writings literature
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Largest: $10,000 to BRITISH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FOUNDATION — supporting education, science and literature
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Largest: $135,000 to MT ZION LITERATURE MINISTRY — christian literature
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