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The Poetry Foundation: 162 grants to organizations, $3.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Poetry Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 162 grants to organizations totaling $3,784,122 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Mid Atlantic Arts in Baltimore, MD for grant for poetry out loud.
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- EIN
- 362490808
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $313,179,597
- Grants paid
- $4,207,326
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202543149349102334. It reported $4,207,326 in grants paid; 162 grants to organizations are listed, and 17 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Atlantic Arts | Baltimore, MD | Grant for poetry out loud | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Special projects and opportunities grant for african poetry book fund at the university of nebraska | Education | $106,122 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community of Literary Magazines and Presses | New York, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cave Canem | Brooklyn, NY | Equity in verse grant | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Trustees at Illinois State University | Normal, IL | Equity in verse grant for obsidian: literature & arts in the african diaspora | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Literature Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | Equity in verse grant | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ideas Xlab | Louisville, KY | Special opportunities grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poetry Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poets House Inc | New York, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third World Press Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodland Pattern Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Equity in verse grant for in-na-po, indigenous nations poets | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Taller Comunidad La Goyco Inc | San Juan, PR | Equity in verse grant | Community improvement and capacity building | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodland Pattern Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Chicago Authors | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy of American Poets Inc | New York, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cardboard House Press | Providence, RI | Equity in verse grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citylit Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | Equity in verse grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guild Complex | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Madison University Foundation | Harrisonburg, VA | Equity in verse grant for furious flower poetry center | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kuumba Lynx | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass Poetry | Boston, MA | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Noemi Press | Tucson, AZ | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| O Miami Inc | Miami, FL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poetic Justice Incorporated | Tulsa, OK | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radical Reversal | Bloomfield, NJ | Equity in verse grant | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Split This Rock | Washington, DC | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Torch Literary Arts | Austin, TX | Equity in verse grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Speaks Inc | San Francisco, CA | Equity in verse grant | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bamboo Ridge Press | Honolulu, HI | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Letras Latinas at University of Notre Dames Institute for Latino Studies | Notre Dame, IN | Equity in verse grant | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| O Miami Inc | Miami, FL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Between the Lines | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Care Center | Holyoke, MA | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Words of the People | Tulsa, OK | Equity in verse grant | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Poetry Books | New York, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice James Poetry Cooperative Inc | New Gloucester, ME | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Poetry Museum | Washington, DC | Equity in verse grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Contextos NFP | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hub City Writers Project | Spartanburg, SC | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Insideout Literary Arts | Detroit, MI | Equity in verse grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nightboat Books Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Street Poets Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teachers and Writers Collaborative | New York, NY | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Beautiful Project | Durham, NC | Equity in verse grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Words Beats and Life Inc | Washington, DC | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical Society | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Education | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alegria Bilingual Bookstores & Arts Collective Corp | Pacific Palisades, CA | Equity in verse grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Writers Museum | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burst Into Books | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Theatre Group | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant for writegirl | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers in the Arts | Bronx, NY | Special projects and opportunities grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lugar Comun Inc | Miami Beach, FL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Macdowell | Peterborough, NH | Special opportunities grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make Literary Productions NFP | Chicago, IL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Book Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Special opportunities grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Poetry Series Inc | Princeton, NJ | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pen America | New York, NY | Special opportunities grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resilience Partners NFP | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant for stomping grounds literary arts initiative | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shout Mouse Press Inc | Washington, DC | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Watering Hole Poetry Organization | Columbia, SC | Equity in verse grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ugly Duckling Presse | Brooklyn, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Under the Volcano International Inc | New York, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Words Without Borders | Brooklyn, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 826chi Inc NFP | Chicago, IL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy of American Poets Inc | New York, NY | Special projects and opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $21,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Library Association | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | Equity in verse grant for cantomundo | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artes de Mexico En Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cavankerry Press Office | Fort Lee, NJ | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council To Advance and Support Tier III Dba Words To Power | Denver, CO | Equity in verse grant | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crownkeepers | Charlotte, NC | Equity in verse grant for sistories | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Equity in verse grant for the philly pigeon | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc | Englewood, FL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Walt Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District Inc | Baltimore, MD | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| People & Storiesgente Y Cuentos | Lawrenceville, NJ | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Small Press Distribution Inc | Berkeley, CA | Special opportunities grant | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Small Press Traffic | San Francisco, CA | Special opportunities grant | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sundress Publications | Oak Ridge, TN | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gemini Series Inc | San Antonio, TX | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wordplay Cincy | Cincinnati, OH | Equity in verse grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burst Into Books | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flood Editions NFP | Chicago, IL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Humanities | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imagine for All | Wimberely, TX | Equity in verse grant for infrarrealista review | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kalamazoo Poetry Festival | Kalamazoo, MI | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest New Mexico Arts Council | Farmington, NM | Equity in verse grant | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peace Development Fund | San Francisco, CA | Equity in verse grant for brew and forge | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison and Neighborhood Arts Project | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | Equity in verse grant for contratiempo nfp | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puha Hubiya | Albuquerque, NM | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sinister Wisdom Inc | Dover, FL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Griot Collective of West Tennessee | Jackson, TN | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thurber House Inc | Columbus, OH | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Court Theatre Fund | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flint Zeta Foundation | Flint, MI | Special projects and opportunities grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foglifter Press | San Francisco, CA | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Futurepoem Inc | New York, NY | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hai Foundation (city of Asylum Detroit) | Detroit, MI | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hips Road | New York, NY | Equity in verse grant for atelos | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | Special projects and opportunities grant for wick poetry center | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lucky Jefferson | Berwyn, IL | Equity in verse grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mizna | St Paul, MN | Equity in verse grant for poetry online | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Near South Planning Board | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Book One New Orleans | New Orleans, AL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poetry Forum Inc | Evanston, IL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poetry Northwest | Everett, WA | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Poetry | Houston, TX | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Antonio Festival of Books Inc | San Antonio, TX | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarabande Books | Louisville, KY | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snow City Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Literary Hall of Fame | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ether Sea Projects Inc Dba Litmus Press | Brooklyn, NY | Small press bridge grant | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tupelo Press Inc | North Adams, MA | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chax Press Inc | Tucson, AZ | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community of Literary Magazines and Presses | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant for hanging loose press | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Counterpath Press | Denver, CO | Small press bridge grant | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dos Madres Press Inc | Loveland, OH | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fonograf Editions | Portland, OR | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grid Books | Marblehead, MA | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kore Press Inc | Tucson, AZ | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Off the Park Press Inc Black Square Editions | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Du - Disegno Universale | Boston, MA | Small press bridge grant for un-gyve press | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Segue Foundation Inc (roof Books) | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant | $5,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belladonna Series | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | Special projects and opportunities grant | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds | New York, NY | Special projects and opportunities grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Linden Press | Grinell, IA | Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation | New York, NY | Special opportunities grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant for contratiempo nfp | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third World Press Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelsey Street Press | Berkeley, CA | Small press bridge grant | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poetry Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Special opportunities grant | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silverfish Review Press | Eugene, OR | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rose Metal Press Inc | Brookline, MA | Small press bridge grant | Education | $4,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aunt Lute Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Small press bridge grant | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hips Road | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant for atelos | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inprint Inc | Houston, TX | Small press bridge grant for veliz books | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marsh Hawk Press | East Rockaway, NY | Small press bridge grant | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Passager | Baltimore, MD | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Word Works Inc | Washington, DC | Small press bridge grant | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drunken Boat | Providence, RI | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perugia Press Inc | Florence, MA | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graduate Center Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant | $3,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Airlie Press | Portland, OR | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sixteen Rivers Press Inc | San Francisco, CA | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Small press bridge grant for krupskaya books | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Before Columbus Foundation | Oakland, CA | Special projects and opportunities grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bordighera Incorporated | New York, NY | Small press bridge grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elj Editions Corp | Washingtonville, NY | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenning Editions NFP | Oak Park, IL | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | Small press bridge grant for ashland poetry press | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridge Art NFP | Chicago, IL | Small press bridge grant | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Linden Press | Grinell, IA | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visual Arts Exchange | Raleigh, NC | Small press bridge grant for birds llc | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Verge Books NFP | Chicago, IL | Small press bridge grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Switchback Books Corporation | Denver, CO | Small press bridge grant | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,813,650 |
| Education | $275,822 |
| Human services | $205,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $105,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $55,000 |
| Youth development | $40,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $746,200 |
| New York | $566,650 |
| Maryland | $564,000 |
| California | $251,750 |
| Florida | $135,000 |
| District of Columbia | $129,000 |
| Nebraska | $106,122 |
| New Jersey | $105,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.