Grants awarded
Who does Good Words Foundation fund?
Good Words Foundation has awarded $5.4 million across 113 grants to 68 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $50,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$5.4M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
68
Grants
113
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pro Publica INC
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$800K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Capital B News INC
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$425K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$400K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| C Chalkbeat | $300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$300K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| U University of Virginia | $250K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church | $210K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Civic News Company
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$200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| L Lenfest Institute | $200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Club of Madrid Foundation INC | $150K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
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$100K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Spotlight PA
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| K Kaiser Family Foundation | $96K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| G Georgetown Presbyterian Church | $85K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Amalgamated Foundation | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Nebraska Community Foundation
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$75K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
Vet Voice Foundation INC
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| M Madrid Educational Endowment Foundation | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| T The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation | $62K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation
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$60K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
American Journalism Project INC
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| B Brooklyn Community Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Smithsonian Institute | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Edmund Burke School INC
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| N New York Public Radio (wnyc Gothamist) | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Holmes Presbyterian Camp & Conference Center | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Rabble Mill
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
| W Wnyc Wqxr Gothamist New York Public Radio | $25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A American Civil Liberties Union INC | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dream Charter School East Harlem Formerly Harlem Rbi | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Uja Federation of New York | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H High Fives Foundation | $15K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| M Melanoma Research Alliance | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Wamu American University Public Radio | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| F Friends of the American University of Afghanistan | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
Network for Good INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NJ | |
Georgetown Ministry Center
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Actblue Civics INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Light of the World Charities INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | FL | |
Planned Parenthood
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| C Chips | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| P PTA of Ps 32 | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
American University
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| U University of Nebraska | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Washington National Cathedral | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D DC Diaper Bank | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Girls Write Now INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| S Sacred Heart Church El Paso | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| U University of Pennsylvania Wxpn Public Radio | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Wildlife Conservation Society
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| U University of Pennsylvania | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Ps 39 Parent Association | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Media Impact Funders INC
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$2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| A American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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