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Funders to approach for American Library Association

Chicago, Illinois$54M revenue95 funders on file

The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$50k, your typical grant1 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$1.5M–$5.5Mover two years, from 10–15 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$660kfrom 23 new funders

Half the value is in your top funder, of 142

$0$2.7M$5.5Mhalf from the top 1likely range1st10thAll 142
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: Augustana College ($150k/yr), Lawyers Alliance for New York ($150k/yr)1 in 11$87k
  2. 2Northwestern UniversitySimilar grantees: American Historical Association ($15k/yr), Augustana College ($30k/yr)1 in 15$83k
  3. 3The Kresge FoundationSimilar grantees: American Association of Colleges and Universities ($110k/yr), American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan ($100k/yr), American Public Health Association ($230k/yr)1 in 24$170k

139 more funders on the list for American Library Association

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