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12 funders with a record of paying for “verse”

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12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “verse” 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.

The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL
107 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2024
Largest: $95,000 to WOODLAND PATTERN INC — poetry programs, partnerships, and innovation and equity in verse for in-na-po, indigenous nations poets
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Montana Mental Health TrustHelena, MT
4 matching grants · $61,420 · through 2024
Largest: $23,280 to FREE VERSE — behavioral health services
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Asi MissionsColumbia, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2024
Largest: $95,000 to AUDIO VERSE — support sda projects
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA
3 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2024
Largest: $40,000 to FRACTURED ATLAS PRODUCTIONS INC — plays in verse
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Covenant FoundationSan Antonio, TX
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024
Largest: $25,000 to WELL VERSED — general funding
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
R & M Ingwersen Tua Harvey Mudd CollegeCentralia, WA
3 matching grants · $70,094 · through 2024
Largest: $27,836 to HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE — to support harvey mudd college's mission to educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians who are well versed in all of these areas and the humanities so that they may assume le…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Andrew and Gladys Van Noord FoundationGrand Rapids, MI
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2025
Largest: $15,000 to WELL VERSED — general funding
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL
3 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2023
Largest: $30,000 to CITY OF CHARLESTON — the moja, free verse, and piccolo spoleto festival through the office of cultural affairs
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Loomis Family FoundationGreensboro, NC
3 matching grants · $5,000 · through 2025
Largest: $2,500 to VERSE BY VERSE MINISTRIES — general charitable purpose
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Dalio Family FundWestport, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $500,000 · through 2023
Largest: $250,000 to VERSE VIDEO EDUCATION INC — to support general operations
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Rimora FoundationCharlottesville, VA
2 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2023
Largest: $100,000 to HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE — educate engineers, scientists, and mathematicians well versed in all of these areas and in the humanities and the social sciences
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY
2 matching grants · $125,656 · through 2023
Largest: $90,000 to VERSE VIDEO EDUCATION INC — to support the production of one science-themed episode of poetry in america, a public television series to enhance appreciation of poetry
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

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The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL

Montana Mental Health TrustHelena, MT

Asi MissionsColumbia, MDCharity · may take applications

Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

Covenant FoundationSan Antonio, TX

R & M Ingwersen Tua Harvey Mudd CollegeCentralia, WA

Andrew and Gladys Van Noord FoundationGrand Rapids, MI

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL

Loomis Family FoundationGreensboro, NC

Dalio Family FundWestport, CTCharity · may take applications

The Rimora FoundationCharlottesville, VA

Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY

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