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Funders to approach for One Story Inc

Brooklyn, New York$510k revenue21 funders on file

One Story aims to bring literary fiction to a wide audience by making short stories portable and fun. We mail one previously unpublished short story to a wide audience 15 times a year. Our format forges an intimate connection between reader and writer and allows each author to take center stage. Part of One Story's mission is to support writers. We are committed to publishing both New and established authors. To that end, we will only publish each author once. We mentor our authors long after they publish with us, connecting them to agents and editors, guiding them during turning points in their careers, promoting their books and other ventures, and heralding their successes. At the same time, One Story pairs their writing with an enthusiastic audience, establishing relationships with readers that last a…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$25k, your typical grant1 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$33k–$260kover two years, from 2–5 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$88kfrom 5 new funders

Half the value is in your top 6 funders, of 158

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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc ($250k/yr), Storycorps Inc ($100k/yr), One Fair Wage Inc ($220k/yr)1 in 12$37k
  2. 2The Poetry FoundationSimilar grantees: The Word a Storytelling Sanctuary Inc ($25k/yr), Shoutmousepressinc ($18k/yr), People and Stories Gente y Cuentos ($20k/yr)1 in 11$13k
  3. 3Hawthornden FoundationGives in New York (28 of 48)Similar grantees: A Public Space Literary Projects Inc ($150k/yr), Woodland Pattern Inc ($25k/yr), Graywolf Press ($50k/yr)1 in 27$48k

155 more funders on the list for One Story Inc

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