Grants awarded
Who does National Writing Project fund?
National Writing Project has awarded $12 million across 182 grants to 113 grantees between 2019 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $17,884, with most between $6,000 and $49,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $28,500 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$11.6M
Typical grant
$18K
Grantees
113
Grants
182
Years
2019–2023
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 |
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Community Initiatives
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$5.1M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| U University of Louisville Research Foundation INC | $445K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | KY | |
| U Upstate Writing Project | $275K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Inverness Institute | $230K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| A Appalachian Writing Project | $188K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | VA | — |
| N Northern California Writing Project | $185K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | CA | — |
| U University of Southern Mississippi | $182K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | MS | |
| O Oklahoma State University Writing Project | $181K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Coastal Bend Writing Project | $174K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Denver Writing Project | $165K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CO | — |
| G Greater Madison Writing Project | $149K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boise State University Writing Project | $142K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Augusta University Research Institute INC
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$138K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | GA | |
| B Bay Area Writing Project | $138K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | — |
| M Missouri Writing Project | $137K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| M Middle Tennessee Writing Project | $131K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| R Red River Valley Writing Project | $111K | 2 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Drew University
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$109K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NJ | |
| M Msu Writingthinking Project | $98K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MS | — |
| B Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $94K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| O Ohio Writing Project | $92K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IN | — |
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$91K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
| I Illinois Writing Project | $90K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Central Washington Writing Project | $87K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| R Red Mountain Writing Project | $86K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan University | $86K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MI | |
| R Red Cedar Writing Project | $84K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | — |
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$80K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| L Long Island Writing Project | $74K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Greater Kansas City Writing Project | $74K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Redwood Writing Project | $74K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | — |
| P Philadelphia Writing Project | $74K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | — |
| O Oklahoma Writing Project | $73K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
Dayton Society of Natural History Dayton Museum of Natural History
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| S Southern Arizona Writing Project | $69K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The National Public Housing Museum
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| U University of Maryland Writing Project | $69K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Heritage Museum of Orange County
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | LA | |
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| F Friens of Homestead National Monument of America | $69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | KY | |
American Musicological Society INC
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| S San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society | $69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | WI | |
| U Ulster County Historical Society | $69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| O Oakland Writing Project | $69K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | — |
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$69K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | KY | |
| T Top-Of-The-Mitt Writing Project | $68K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W What Cheer Writers Club | $66K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | RI | — |
National Japanese American Historical Society INC
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C Chicago Area Writing Project | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | — |
| O Ohio Writing Project | $46K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | OH | — |
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$43K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
Digital Nest INC
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$42K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$42K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| T Timbuk2 Academy LLC | $42K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$42K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| N Northwest Arkansas Writing Project | $40K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$36K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| W Western Pennsylvania Writing Project | $34K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | PA | — |
| M Morehead Writing Project | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Oregon Writing Project at Southern Oregon University | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NV | |
| P Piedmont Voices Writing Project | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Shenandoah University
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | VA | |
| B Boston Writing Project | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Central Arizona Writing Project | $14K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Flint Hills Writing Project | $12K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Great Valley Writing Project | $12K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U UCLA Writing Project | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | — |
| R Rutgers the State University | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NJ | |
| W Westwood Unified School District | $10K | 2 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| Y Yellowstone Writing Project | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Business and Career Services Incorporated
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| R Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
California State University San Marcos Corporation
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$8K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | CA | |
| E Elk River Writing Project | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Pearl of the Concho Writing Project | $6K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| C Chippewa River Writing Project | $6K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MI | — |
| S San Antonio Writing Project | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Greene County School District | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| O Ohio University | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| G Georgetown Exempted Village | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| W Washington County School District | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| B Brooks County Independent School District | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| C Carney Public Schools | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| E East Texas Writing Project | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M McCreary County School District | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| H Hansen School District | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| S Suring Public Schools | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| R Reading Community Schools | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| H Hannibal School District #60 | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| S South Coast Writing Project | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | CA | — |
| N Northern Virginia Writing Project | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Arkansas Delta Writing Project | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Hickman County Schools | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| M Madison Public Schools | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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