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Funders to approach for The Better Angels Society Inc

Washington, D.C.$9.5M revenue84 funders on file

The Better Angels Society supports outstanding american history documentaries to inspire lifelong learning, promote civic engagement, and encourage civil discourse.the organization advances this mission by raising funds to support individual documentary films focused on u.s. History and characterized by thorough archival research and engaging storytelling; awarding the annual library of congress lavine/ken burns prize for film and better angels lavine fellowship to provide resources, recognition, and mentorship to outstanding u.s. History documentaries; and creating partnership programs to engage young people in making documentaries about u.s. History to build skills in critical thinking, communications, research, history, and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$43k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$1.1M–$4.0Mover two years, from 11–16 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.7Mfrom 10 new funders

Half the value is in your top 8 funders, of 162

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  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: The Historymakers ($2.0M/yr), Smarthistory Inc ($500k/yr), Illinois Humanities Council Inc ($630k/yr)1 in 10$520k
  2. 2The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Grantmakers for Education ($93k/yr), National Archives Foundation ($250k/yr), The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education ($1.0M/yr)1 in 10$79k
  3. 3The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: The Historymakers ($390k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($25k/yr), Village Academies Network Inc ($83k/yr)1 in 10$70k

159 more funders on the list for The Better Angels Society Inc

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