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Funders to approach for The Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York Inc

Brooklyn, New York$3.1M revenue57 funders on file

The center for fiction was founded in 1820 as the mercantile library. Its mission is to encourage people to read and value fiction and to support and celebrate its creation and enjoyment.

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$29k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 102 in 10$3k$10k$30k$100kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$420k–$1.3Mover two years, from 11–20 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$170kfrom 14 new funders

Half the value is in your top 16 funders, of 158

$0$630k$1.3Mhalf from the top 16likely range1st10thAll 158
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationAlready funds you$410k
  2. 1Robin Hood FoundationGives in New York (402 of 540)Similar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($140k/yr)1 in 10$97k
  3. 2The Poetry FoundationSimilar grantees: National Book Foundation Inc ($20k/yr), Pen American Center Inc ($33k/yr), Poets and Writers Inc ($15k/yr)3 in 10$13k
  4. 3The Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($250k/yr), Mississippi Children's Museum ($130k/yr), National Guild for Community Arts Education Inc ($75k/yr)1 in 11$100k
  5. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustAlready funds you$16k
  6. Brooklyn Community FoundationAlready funds you$25k
  7. 4Pinkerton 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), Young Audiences New York Inc ($50k/yr)1 in 10$38k
  8. 5The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation IncGives in New York (118 of 134)Similar grantees: The Symphony Space Inc ($35k/yr), Girls Write Now Inc ($50k/yr), Read Alliance Inc ($19k/yr)1 in 10$26k
  9. Lily Auchincloss Foundation IncAlready funds you$18k
  10. 6The Howard Gilman Foundation IncGives in New York (410 of 526)Similar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($10k/yr), The Symphony Space Inc ($92k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($52k/yr)1 in 10$30k
  11. 7The Academy of American Poets IncSimilar grantees: Just Buffalo Literary Center Inc ($25k/yr), Asian American Writers Workshop Inc ($29k/yr), Teachers & Writers Collaborative Inc ($12k/yr)1 in 10$18k
  12. 8William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: The Loft Inc ($150k/yr), The Barnes Foundation ($150k/yr), The Library Foundation of Los Angeles ($200k/yr)1 in 16$100k
  13. 9The Sidney J Weinberg JR FoundationGives in New York (19 of 36)Similar grantees: National Book Foundation Inc ($7k/yr), The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America ($260k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($170k/yr)1 in 10$30k
  14. 10The New York Community TrustGives in New York (1425 of 2766)Similar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($11k/yr), The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America ($480k/yr), Book Fairies Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 10$29k
  15. 11Booth Ferris Foundation Xxxxx4008Gives in New York (154 of 169)Similar grantees: New York Foundation for the Arts Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 20$110k
  16. 12Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncGives in New York (698 of 789)Similar grantees: The Queens Library Foundation Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 22$130k
  17. Hawthornden FoundationAlready funds you$48k
  18. 13The 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), Read Alliance Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 15$57k
  19. 14Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkFirst year of givingNo similar grantees yet1 in 19$80k
  20. Jerome L Greene FoundationAlready funds you$100k
  21. 15Altman FoundationGives in New York (261 of 277)Similar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($150/yr), New York Foundation for the Arts Inc ($50k/yr), Read Alliance Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 12$29k
  22. 16Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($100k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($2.5M/yr), The Queens Library Foundation Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 27$140k
  23. 17John S and James L Knight FoundationSimilar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($100k/yr), National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Inc ($320k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($150k/yr)1 in 17$53k
  24. 18The Hyde and Watson FoundationGives in New York (681 of 1064)Similar grantees: National Book Foundation Inc ($10k/yr), Book Fairies Inc ($8k/yr), The Symphony Space Inc ($5k/yr)2 in 10$8k
  25. 19Morris and Alma Schapiro FundGives in New York (80 of 108)Similar grantees: The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America ($15k/yr)1 in 16$44k
  26. The Ford FoundationAlready funds you$37k
  27. 20Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncSimilar grantees: The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($260k/yr), New York Foundation for the Arts Inc ($94k/yr), Creative Capital Foundation ($570k/yr)1 in 23$89k
  28. 21Just Buffalo Literary Center IncGives in New York (18 of 19)Similar grantees: National Book Foundation Inc ($8k/yr), Council of Literary Magazines and Presses ($10k/yr), The Academy of American Poets Inc ($8k/yr)2 in 10$7k
  29. 22The Laurie M Tisch Foundation IncGives in New York (142 of 189)Similar grantees: Pen American Center Inc ($3k/yr), National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Inc ($10k/yr), New York Foundation for the Arts Inc ($10k/yr)1 in 11$17k
  30. 23The Macmillan Family Foundation IncGives in New York (105 of 162)Similar grantees: The Symphony Space Inc ($50k/yr), Read Alliance Inc ($50k/yr), Mercer Street Friends Center ($23k/yr)1 in 18$45k
  31. 24The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd LLPGives in New York (187 of 327)Similar grantees: The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America ($100k/yr), The Symphony Space Inc ($25k/yr), New York City Urban Debate League Inc ($50k/yr)1 in 14$24k
  32. 25William T Grant Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Inc ($25k/yr), Behind the Book Inc ($15k/yr), New York City Urban Debate League Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 15$27k