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Funding received

Who funds Writers in the Schools?

Writers in the Schools has received $2.7 million across 85 grants from 34 funders between 2019 and 2024. Its largest funder is Houston Endowment INC.

Total received
$2.7M
Funders
34
Grants
85
Years
2019–2024

Funders of this organization

Each funder's grants to this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

34 of 34 funders
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Funder Total givenGrantsYearsLatest Support
Houston Endowment INC $697K122020–20242024
The Brown Foundation INC $400K62020–20242024
Menil Foundation INC $300K62019–20242024
The Powell Foundation $225K32021–20242024
United Way of Greater Houston $198K32020–20232023
Houston Arts Alliance $183K32020–20242024
H Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund $150K62019–20242024
T The William Stamps Farish Fund $135K42019–20232023
Charities Aid Foundation America $100K120212021
National Book Foundation INC $75K22020–20212021
C Clayton Fund INC Texas Commerce Bank $50K32020–20222022
V Vivian L Smith Foundation $40K42020–20232023
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $28K22019–20232023
The Poetry Foundation $15K220212021
T The Edaren Foundation $15K120222022
Arts Connect Houston $13K22021–20222022
J John D and Allie Lea Orton Foundation $12K42020–20242024
Travelers Foundation $10K120242024
Greater Horizons $10K120242024
T The Susan Vaughan Foundation INC $10K120232023
B Boyd and Evelyn Mullen Charitable Foundation $10K120222022
U Union Pacific Foundation $9K120212021
Texas Children's Hospital $5K120192019
R Rita Mallett Blasser Foundation INC $5K120242024
American Endowment Foundation $5K120202020
E Exxonmobil Foundation $4K120232023
S Shell Oil Company Foundation $3K22020–20232023
H Heimbinder Family Foundation 122089 $3K220202020
Astros Foundation $2K120212021
S Strake Foundation $2K120222022
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation $1K120242024
R R F Humphreys Family Foundation $1K120222022
T The Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation $500120232023
Amazonsmile Foundation $31632020–20232023

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