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Funders to approach for Association of Writers & Writing Programs

Norfolk, Virginia$2.7M revenue10 funders on file

Awp provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to writers, college & university creative writing programs, and writing organizations.

Your prospects by chance and grant size

a funder to approacha funder you already have

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$88k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 100$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$0–$73kover two years, from 0–1 new funder
Last two years (2023–24)$870from 1 new funder

Half the value is in your top 15 funders, of 157

$0$38k$76khalf from the top 15likely range1st10thAll 157
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: The Academy of American Poets Inc ($1.7M/yr), Pen American Center Inc ($780k/yr), Association of Performing Arts Professionals ($1.9M/yr)1 in 96$410k
  2. 2Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: American Association for the Advancement of Science ($200k/yr), Association for Education Finance & Policy ($89k/yr), American Association of Community Colleges ($410k/yr)1 in 97$170k
  3. 3Hawthornden FoundationGives in New York (28 of 48)Similar grantees: The Academy of American Poets Inc ($800k/yr), The Authors Guild Foundation Inc ($50k/yr), Teachers & Writers Collaborative Inc ($35k/yr)1 in 52$48k
  4. 4Hampton Roads Community FoundationGives in Virginia (299 of 447)No similar grantees yet1 in 71$33k
  5. 5The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchSimilar grantees: West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($81k/yr)under 1 in 100$230k
  6. 6Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($100k/yr), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($350k/yr), American Library Association ($88k/yr)under 1 in 100$140k
  7. 7Skyline FoundationNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$140k
  8. 8Sentara HealthGives in Virginia (510 of 727)No similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$30k
  9. 9Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association IncNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$81k
  10. 10National Academy of SciencesNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$140k
  11. 11The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($240k/yr), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($300k/yr), Association of Performing Arts Professionals ($17k/yr)under 1 in 100$37k
  12. 12Old Dominion University Research FoundationNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$53k
  13. 13John S and James L Knight FoundationSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($100k/yr), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($89k/yr), Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc ($10k/yr)under 1 in 100$53k
  14. 14The George Washington UniversityNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$81k
  15. 15The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: African American Cultural Center ($75k/yr)under 1 in 100$170k
  16. 16National Collegiate Athletic AssociationSimilar grantees: College Sports Communicators Inc ($120k/yr)under 1 in 100$100k
  17. 17John Templeton FoundationSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($410k/yr), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($1.2M/yr), American Society of Plant Biologists ($140k/yr)under 1 in 100$54k
  18. 18The Aspen Institute IncSimilar grantees: American Association of Community Colleges ($110k/yr)under 1 in 100$53k
  19. 19The Hearthland FoundationSimilar grantees: The Academy of American Poets Inc ($10k/yr)under 1 in 100$99k
  20. 20Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncSimilar grantees: American Association for the Advancement of Science ($270k/yr), Association of Performing Arts Professionals ($290k/yr), Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc ($77k/yr)under 1 in 100$89k
  21. The Poetry FoundationAlready funds you$13k
  22. 21Alfred P Sloan FoundationSimilar grantees: American Association for the Advancement of Science ($540k/yr), American Statistical Association ($220k/yr), American Academy of Arts & Sciences ($210k/yr)under 1 in 100$100k
  23. 22Melanoma Research Alliance FoundationNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$180k
  24. 23University of ChicagoSimilar grantees: American Association of Physicists in Medicine ($100k/yr)under 1 in 100$88k
  25. 24Laura and John Arnold FoundationSimilar grantees: Association for Education Finance & Policy ($4k/yr), Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management ($10k/yr), West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($25k/yr)under 1 in 100$97k
  26. 25Alzheimer's Disease Research FoundationNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$210k