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Funders to approach for The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America

New York$6.1M revenue75 funders on file

The mission of the library of america is to foster greater appreciation for our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, authoritative editions of america's best and most significant writing.

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$37k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$540k–$2.0Mover two years, from 10–14 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.2Mfrom 11 new funders

Half the value is in your top 5 funders, of 162

$0$990k$2.0Mhalf from the top 5likely range1st10thAll 162
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationAlready funds you$520k
  2. 1The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: American Library Association ($99k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($100k/yr), Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation ($75/yr)1 in 10$70k
  3. 2The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($440k/yr), The Barnes Foundation ($180k/yr)1 in 25$400k
  4. 3The Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($250k/yr), National Guild for Community Arts Education Inc ($75k/yr), The Literacy Lab ($100k/yr)1 in 18$110k
  5. 4John S and James L Knight FoundationSimilar grantees: Digital Public Library of America ($67k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($150k/yr), Pen American Center Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 17$89k
  6. 5Florence Gould FoundationGives in New York (17 of 27)Similar grantees: The Trustees of the New York Society Library ($27k/yr)1 in 20$120k
  7. 6William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc ($100k/yr), The Barnes Foundation ($150k/yr), Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($200k/yr)1 in 24$120k
  8. 7Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($260k/yr), American Academy of Arts & Sciences ($40k/yr), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($270k/yr)1 in 24$130k
  9. 8Helen Frankenthaler Foundation IncSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($250k/yr), Pen American Center Inc ($670k/yr), The Paris Review Foundation Inc ($30k/yr)1 in 15$46k
  10. 9Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustSimilar grantees: The Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York Inc ($10k/yr), Pen Faulkner Foundation ($18k/yr), National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 11$23k
  11. Silicon Valley Community FoundationAlready funds you$94k
  12. 10Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkFirst year of givingNo similar grantees yet1 in 27$130k
  13. The New York Community TrustAlready funds you$36k
  14. 11Hawthornden FoundationGives in New York (28 of 48)Similar grantees: The Academy of American Poets Inc ($800k/yr), A Public Space Literary Projects Inc ($150k/yr), The Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York Inc ($11k/yr)1 in 21$72k
  15. 12Charina Endowment Fund IncGives in New York (111 of 164)Similar grantees: Uncommon Schools Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 34$150k
  16. 13Pinkerton FoundationGives in New York (426 of 519)Similar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($87k/yr), The Queens Library Foundation Inc ($49k/yr), Foundation for Cultural Review ($25k/yr)1 in 21$52k
  17. 14The Rice Family FoundationGives in New York (45 of 82)Similar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($33k/yr), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 12$17k
  18. 15Jerome L Greene FoundationGives in New York (57 of 75)Similar grantees: The Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York Inc ($50k/yr), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($1.5M/yr)1 in 36$140k
  19. 16The Gladys Krieble Delmas FoundationGives in New York (123 of 214)Similar grantees: The Academy of American Poets Inc ($13k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($21k/yr), Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation ($25k/yr)1 in 11$14k
  20. 17The Howard Gilman Foundation IncGives in New York (410 of 526)Similar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($52k/yr), Pen American Center Inc ($10k/yr), The Queens Library Foundation Inc ($5k/yr)1 in 16$27k
  21. 18Alfred P Sloan FoundationSimilar grantees: Digital Public Library of America ($350k/yr), American Academy of Arts & Sciences ($210k/yr), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($540k/yr)1 in 36$120k
  22. The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd LLPAlready funds you$36k
  23. 19The Rockefeller FoundationSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($40k/yr), Uncommon Schools Inc ($22k/yr), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($35k/yr)1 in 10$10k
  24. 20The Carmel Hill FundGives in New York (31 of 60)Similar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($98k/yr), The Queens Library Foundation Inc ($55k/yr)1 in 22$41k
  25. 21The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: American Library Association ($330k/yr), American Association of Colleges and Universities ($310k/yr), American Economic Liberties Project ($310k/yr)1 in 31$79k
  26. 22The Henry Luce Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($130k/yr), American Association of Colleges and Universities ($290k/yr), Society of Biblical Literature ($50k/yr)1 in 17$24k
  27. 23The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($150k/yr), The American Federation of Arts Inc ($100k/yr), Anthology Film Archives ($38k/yr)1 in 29$60k
  28. 24Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co LLPGives in New York (155 of 232)Similar grantees: The American Federation of Arts Inc ($5k/yr), New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc ($35k/yr)1 in 28$57k
  29. 25The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSimilar grantees: The Academy of American Poets Inc ($250/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($760/yr), Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation ($2k/yr)1 in 14$14k