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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “literature”
Where the money went
Largest: $36,000 to Dario Novellino — fellowships in the collection of oral literature & traditional knowledge
Largest: $25,000 to Jenny Xie — support for jerome hill artist fellowship (literature)
Largest: $10,000 to SUSAN BRIND MORROW — arts and letters award in literature to honor exceptional achievement in literature
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…
Brown Family FoundationDelray Beach, FL
23 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2025Largest: $250,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE — christian literature; missions; education; human relief aid
HereturnsWinchester, KY
20 matching grants · $454,771 · through 2025Largest: $161,670 to Tanzania Kibidula Institute — religious literature
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…
Largest: $100,000 to THE LEO BAECK INSTITUTE — to provide funds to hungarian culture, literature and art among immigrants
Largest: $50,000 to KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER - PERCIVAL EVER — funding of annual literary awards that honors authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust InternationalAlachua, FLCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $588,843 · through 2022Largest: $175,826 to BHAKTIVEDANTA ARCHIVES — protect writings literature
Largest: $10,000 to BRITISH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FOUNDATION — supporting education, science and literature
Amish Inner Light MinistriesSugarcreek, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $268,000 · through 2024Largest: $135,000 to MT ZION LITERATURE MINISTRY — christian literature
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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 →