Inside Philanthropy’s State of American Philanthropy report on giving for writing and literature provides an overview of the current grantmaking landscape that invests in creative writing and writers. An underfunded field, locating grant support for creative writing has become crucial to investing in a human art form under fire from a variety of external pressures. This landscape report also provides information about giving for nonprofit literary organizations, as well as awards and fellowships for creative writers. Grantmaking that focuses on early literacy can instead be parsed in the K-12 Education landscape. Information subscribers will find in the report includes: the scale of philanthropy for writing and literature; top foundations making grants in this space; and notable nonprofit literary organizations.
Explore the foundations, major donors, and corporations that are making grants for creative writing.