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FundersILThe Poetry Foundation › 2020

Grants paid by The Poetry Foundation, tax year 2020

EIN 36-2490808 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE A70

In tax year 2020, The Poetry Foundation (EIN 36-2490808) reported 38 grants paid totaling $1,266,603. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2020

Grants reported by The Poetry Foundation for tax year 2020
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2020United States Artists Inc Chicago, ILU$250,000paidARTIST RELIEF FUND CONTRIBUTION202123199349104597
2020Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation Chicago, ILU$225,000paidARTS FOR ILLINOIS RELIEF FUND SECOND CONTRIBUTION202123199349104597
2020Verse Video Education Inc Brookline, MAB$100,000paidPOETRY IN AMERICA SPONSORSHIP202123199349104597
2020Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$50,000paidSUPPORT FOR AS YOU LIKE IT202123199349104597
2020Chicago Theatre Group Inc Chicago, ILB$50,000paidTHE OUTSIDERS SUPPORT202123199349104597
2020Court Theatre Chicago, ILC$50,000paidCONVERSION OF SECOND INSTALLMENT OEDIPUS GRANT202123199349104597
2020Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$50,000paidSUPPORT FOR THE TAMING OF THE SHREW202123199349104597
2020Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation Chicago, ILU$25,000paidARTS FOR ILLINOIS RELIEF FUND CONTRIBUTION202123199349104597
2020Pen American Center New York, NYC$25,000paidCONVERSION OF PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL PROGRAM FUNDS202123199349104597
2020Near South Planning Board Chicago, ILB$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND RENT FOR EXHIBITION TENT202123199349104597
2020University of Nebraska Lincoln, NEB$21,103paidAMERICAN LIFE IN POETRY GRANT202123199349104597
2020The Poetry Project Limited New York, NYB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020University of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Kent State University Kent, OHU$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Urban Word NYC New York, NYB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Youth Speaks Inc San Francisco, CAC$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Beyond Baroque Foundation Venice, CAB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Poetry Society of America New York, NYC$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Woodland Pattern Milwaukee, WIB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Lambda Literary Foundation New York, NYC$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Massachusetts Poetry Outreach Boston, MAC$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT OF POETRY PROGRAMS202123199349104597
2020Kundiman New York, NYB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Asian American Writer Workshop New York, NYU$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020University of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZB$20,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Poetry Center of Chicago Chicago, ILC$15,000paidGRANT FOR CHICAGO POETRY CENTER HANDS ON STANZAS202123199349104597
2020Woodland Pattern Milwaukee, WIB$15,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame, INU$15,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Northeastern Ill Univ Foundation Chicago, ILD$10,000paidPRISON AND NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT202123199349104597
2020Community Building Art Works Inc Rockville, MDU$10,000paidCOMMUNITY BUILDING ART WORKS GRANT202123199349104597
2020Reading Between the Lines Nfp Chicago, ILC$10,000paidPOETRY PROGRAM GRANT FOR SOON TO BE RELEASED INMATES202123199349104597
2020Split This Rock Inc Washington, DCC$10,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Literary Arts Inc Portland, ORC$10,000paidPORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL 2020202123199349104597
2020Massachusetts Poetry Outreach Boston, MAC$10,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Split This Rock Inc Washington, DCC$10,000paidCOMMITTED SUPPORT FOR THE 2020 STR FESTIVAL202123199349104597
2020University of Wynwood Inc Miami Shores, FLU$10,000paidSUPPORT FOR 2020 POETRY FESTIVAL202123199349104597
2020Zoeglossia Las Cruces, NMU$5,000paidEMERGENCY GRANT202123199349104597
2020Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation Chicago, ILU$3,500paidLUNCHEON TABLE202123199349104597
2020Vip Arts Houston Houston, TXU$2,000paidCOLONY SUMMIT SUPPORT202123199349104597

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.

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