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Grants paid by The Academy of American Poets Inc, tax year 2021
EIN 13-1879953 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A700
In tax year 2021, The Academy of American Poets Inc (EIN 13-1879953) reported 86 grants paid totaling $1,227,480. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Urban Word NYC New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Coffee House Press Minneapolis, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WA | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Youth Speaks San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Lambda Literary Foundation New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Asian American Writers Workshop New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kundiman Inc New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Beyond Baroque Foundation Venice, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Just Buffalo Literary Center Inc Buffalo, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Zoeglossia Las Cruces, NM | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Split This Rock Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Nuyorican Poets Cafe Inc New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Arizona Foundation Tuscan, AZ | A | $25,000 | paid | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND FOR CANTO MUNDO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Alice James Books Farmington, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Mizna St Paul, MN | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Woodland Pattern Book Center Milwaukee, WI | A | $25,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Mizna St Paul, MN | A | $19,720 | paid | STIPEND FOR 2020 POETRY COALITION FELLOW | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $19,720 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP STIPEND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Split This Rock Inc Washington, DC | A | $19,720 | paid | MELLON POETRY COALTION FELLOWSHIP STIPEND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The Community of Writers Nevada City, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts Poetry Outreach Project Boston, MA | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | In-Na-Po Milwaukee, WI | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Poets House New York, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Wynwood Inc Miami, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Southern Word Nashville, TN | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Bowery Arts and Science Ltd New York, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Center for New Music San Francisco Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kundiman Inc New York, NY | A | $12,480 | paid | 2021 POETRY COALIATION FELLOWSHIP STIPEND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WA | A | $10,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | California Poets in the Schools Santa Rosa, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Citylit Project Baltimore, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Chapter 510 Ink Oakland, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The University of Mississippi Alumni Association Oxford, MS | A | $10,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR 2020 POLA FELLOW BETH ANN FENNELLY | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT OF 2020 POLA FELLOW TINA CHANG | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The Poetry Project Ltd New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Arizona Foundation Tuscan, AZ | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | La Union del Pueblo Entero San Juan, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT OF 2020 POLA FELLOW EMMY PREZ | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Poetry Society of America New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Keep St Pete Lit St Petersburg, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Missoula Writing Collaborative Missoula, MT | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Haley House Inc Boston, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT OF 2020 POLA FELLOW PORSHA OLAYIWOLA | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Street Poets Inc Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Get Lit - Words Ignite Inc Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Youth Works Santa Fe, NM | A | $10,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT OF 2020 POLA FELLOW ELIZABETH JACOBSON | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Twelve Literary Arts Cleveland, OH | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kent State University Kent, OH | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Radar Productions San Francisco, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Arizona Foundation Tuscan, AZ | A | $10,000 | paid | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND FOR POETRY CENTER | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Urban Word NYC New York, NY | A | $8,500 | paid | POETRY COALITION LEADERSHIP STIPEND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kundiman Inc New York, NY | A | $8,500 | paid | POETRY COALITION LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT STIPEND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Words Without Borders Brooklyn, NY | A | $8,000 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP GRANT-POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | James Madison University Foundation Inc Harrisonburg, VA | A | $7,500 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Urban Word NYC New York, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Zoeglossia Las Cruces, NM | A | $7,500 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Sibling Rivalry Press Foundation Little Rock, AR | A | $7,500 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kundiman Inc New York, NY | A | $7,240 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT - POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Boys and Girls Club of Manchester Manchester, NH | A | $7,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT OF 2020 POLA FELLOW EMMY PREZ | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Sibling Rivalry Press Foundation Little Rock, AR | A | $5,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Poetry Society of America New York, NY | A | $5,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Southern Word Nashville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | MATCH FOR IN-KIND SUPPORT OF 2020 POLA FELLOW AMIE WHITTEMORE | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The National Poetry Series Princeton, NJ | A | $5,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Wynwood Inc Miami, FL | A | $5,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Nuyorican Poets Cafe Inc New York, NY | A | $5,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Alice James Books Farmington, ME | A | $5,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The National Poetry Series Princeton, NJ | A | $5,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Woodland Pattern Book Center Milwaukee, WI | A | $5,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Lambda Literary Foundation New York, NY | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Beyond Baroque Foundation Venice, CA | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT-POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Urban Word NYC New York, NY | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT - POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Split This Rock Inc Washington, DC | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Youth Speaks San Francisco, CA | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kundiman Inc New York, NY | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Poetry Society of America New York, NY | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT -POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Kent State University Kent, OH | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT-POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Mizna St Paul, MN | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Asian American Writers Workshop New York, NY | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT-POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | In-Na-Po Milwaukee, WI | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT-POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The Poetry Project Ltd New York, NY | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP GRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Zoeglossia Las Cruces, NM | A | $4,400 | paid | MELLOW FELLOWSHIP GRANT- POCO | 202241369349301914 |
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