Mid Atlantic Arts
BALTIMORE, MD
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Grant for poetry out loud
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The Poetry Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-2490808 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Michelle T Boone President
- Phone
- (312) 799-8072
- Deadlines
- Guidelines and deadlines are available on the fnd's website at www.poetryfoundation.org/grants
- Application materials
- The foundation awards grants to us-based nonprofit organizations through multiple initiatives including equity in verse and poetry programs, partnerships, and innovation. Using a competitive application review process, grants are awarded in the form of general operating support for poetry-based nonprofit organizations and in the form of program support for poetry programs at nonprofit organizations.
- Restrictions
- Contact the organization
Original filing text
- Contact
- MICHELLE T BOONE PRESIDENT
- Address
- 61 W SUPERIOR STREET CHICAGO, IL, 60654
- Phone
- 3127998072
- GRANTS@POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- GUIDELINES AND DEADLINES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FND'S WEBSITE AT WWW.POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS
- Application materials
- THE FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TO US-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING EQUITY IN VERSE AND POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INNOVATION. USING A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS, GRANTS ARE AWARDED IN THE FORM OF GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR POETRY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IN THE FORM OF PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR POETRY PROGRAMS AT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
- Restrictions
- CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION
Reported organization name: THE POETRY FOUNDATION
Where The Poetry Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
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$114.2KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
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LINCOLN, NE
$106.1KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
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$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
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NEW YORK, NY
$60KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Poetry programs, partnerships and innovation grant
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Figures are aggregated from The Poetry Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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