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Who funds Cave Canem Foundation Inc
EIN 13-3932909 · New York, NY · NTEE B99Z
Cave Canem Foundation Inc of New York, NY (EIN 13-3932909) was named as a grant recipient by 28 funders in 87 grants paid totaling $5,773,710 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$5,773,710
87 grants paid
Funders
28
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$3,217,000
not included in grants received
Funders
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.
Grants
The 96 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $45,000 | approved, future | Support for poets in the Cave Canem Regional Workshops and Regional Workshop Readings programs. | 202542259349101004 |
| 2025 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $45,000 | paid | Support for poets in the Cave Canem Regional Workshops and Regional Workshop Readings programs. | 202542259349101004 |
| 2025 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | 202641349349307379 |
| 2025 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $38,500 | paid | LEADERSHIP STIPEND, LITERARY PARTNERSHIP | 202621259349300537 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Cave Canem Foundation Inc New York, NY | A | $28,650 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202602049349100610 |
| 2025 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202601359349102645 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,550,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202523189349104752 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $950,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT LITERARY ARCHIVES AND A PILOT PROGRAM TO INCUBATE ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS | 202523189349104752 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $950,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202523189349104752 |
| 2024 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $375,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202521719349100002 |
| 2024 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $350,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202521719349100002 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $133,983 | paid | To investigate the needs of Black literary arts service organizations and strategies that help such organizations thrive. | 202503219349107905 |
| 2024 | Hawthornden Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | LITERARY ARTS SUPPORT. | 202503149349101010 |
| 2024 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $90,000 | approved, future | Support for the Cave Canem Regional Workshops and Regional Workshop Readings | 202402229349100315 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $60,000 | paid | To investigate the needs of Black literary arts service organizations and strategies that help such organizations thrive. | 202503219349107905 |
| 2024 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $56,670 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING, LITERARY PARTNERSHIP | 202531359349303528 |
| 2024 | The Poetry Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $55,000 | paid | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | 202543149349102334 |
| 2024 | The Heinz Endowments | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 2025 CAVE CANEM RETREAT AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT PITT-GREENSBURG AND CITY OF ASYLUM IN PITTSBURGH | 202543189349103019 |
| 2024 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202521359349308187 |
| 2024 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $36,000 | paid | Support for literature organization working with early career artists | 202402229349100315 |
| 2024 | The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202512099349100556 |
| 2024 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202502759349100910 |
| 2024 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202511279349100426 |
| 2023 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202421729349101112 |
| 2023 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $350,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202421729349101112 |
| 2023 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ARCHIVES | 202413199349106571 |
| 2023 | Hawthornden Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $150,000 | paid | LITERARY ARTS SUPPORT. | 202433199349103283 |
| 2023 | The Wallace Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $133,983 | paid | To conduct a mixed-methods study investigating the organizational needs, strategies, and models that enable Black literary arts service organizations to thrive despite adverse socioeconomic conditions. | 202423199349105912 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc New York, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349105557 |
| 2023 | The Poetry Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $65,000 | paid | EQUITY IN VERSE | 202413169349102436 |
| 2023 | The Scherman Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPORT | 202433169349102973 |
| 2023 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202421359349308157 |
| 2023 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $36,000 | approved, future | Support for literature organization working with early career artists | 202342499349100804 |
| 2023 | The Heinz Endowments | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CAVE CANEM OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING IN PITTSBURGH AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR TWO YEARS | 202433199349103253 |
| 2023 | The Heinz Endowments | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CAVE CANEM OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING IN PITTSBURGH AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR TWO YEARS | 202433199349103253 |
| 2023 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | HAWTHORNDEN REGRANT | 202401369349308125 |
| 2023 | The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202412059349100806 |
| 2023 | New York Council for the Humanities | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | ACTION GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402579349301465 |
| 2023 | Just Buffalo Literary Center Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | NYSLIT ADVANCEMENT | 202421009349300812 |
| 2023 | Moore Impact Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $5,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | 202423139349303417 |
| 2023 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. | 202432789349100523 |
| 2023 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202421249349101952 |
| 2023 | The Rockefeller Foundation | Cave Caneum Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | D | $1,250 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION | 202403139349100635 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $101 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $750,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ITS CURRENT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, STRENGTHEN BOARD GOVERNANCE, ARCHIVAL SUPPORT, AND ENSURE ITS ANNUAL RETREAT IS FREE FOR FELLOWS | 202303179349100635 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc New York, NY | C | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc New York, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202341329349103664 |
| 2022 | The Poetry Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | CAVE CANEM GRANT FOR NATIONAL PROGRAMMING | 202303149349100145 |
| 2022 | The Heinz Endowments | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | FOR 2021 AND 2022 OPERATING SUPPORT AND FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EXPENSES | 202343199349102629 |
| 2022 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202341359349305659 |
| 2022 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $36,000 | approved, future | Support for literature organization working with early career writers | 202242249349100209 |
| 2022 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $36,000 | paid | Support for literature organization working with early career writers | 202242249349100209 |
| 2022 | The Poetry Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | RENEWAL AND RECOVERY GRANT | 202303149349100145 |
| 2022 | The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202312069349100011 |
| 2022 | Opportunity Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202332029349100213 |
| 2022 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202321359349101697 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $127 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2022 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $0 + $50,000 non-cash | paid | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND. | 202311359349315496 |
| 2022 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $0 + $15,000 non-cash | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIPS (REGRANTS) 2022 | 202311359349315496 |
| 2022 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $0 + $50,000 non-cash | paid | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND. | 202431359349307428 |
| 2022 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $0 + $15,000 non-cash | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIPS (REGRANTS) 2022 | 202431359349307428 |
| 2021 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202231819349100923 |
| 2021 | Jerome Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $60,000 | paid | Support for Literature Organization Working with Early Career Writers | 202112319349100201 |
| 2021 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | MELLON LITERARY ART EMERGENCY FUND (LAEF) | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202231339349301603 |
| 2021 | Brooklyn Community Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349307660 |
| 2021 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $19,720 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP STIPEND | 202241369349301914 |
| 2021 | Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $19,545 | paid | General Support | 202232669349300528 |
| 2021 | The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202212199349100201 |
| 2021 | New York Council for the Humanities | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $11,500 | paid | $1,500 VISION GRANT FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF CAVE CANEM, A BULWARK FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETS; $10,000 HNY SHARP OPERATING GRANT FOR COVID-RELATED ORG OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING DIGITAL PROGRAMMING. | 202222449349300442 |
| 2021 | Just Buffalo Literary Center Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $8,500 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LITERARY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS | 202240279349300254 |
| 2021 | The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT. | 202232799349101213 |
| 2021 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202241339349101564 |
| 2020 | Lannan Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202142519349101154 |
| 2020 | Jerome Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $60,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS FOR EARLY CAREER WRITERS | 202012349349100501 |
| 2020 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202121339349301122 |
| 2020 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP POETRY FUND GRANT | 202131349349305983 |
| 2020 | The Heinz Endowments | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CAVE CANEM'S CORE PROGRAMS FOR BLACK POETS AND DIVERSE PUBLICS IN PITTSBURGH AND NATIONWIDE | 202123169349102862 |
| 2020 | Brooklyn Community Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | A | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202123519349300407 |
| 2020 | Mrs Giles Whiting Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | WRITERS' RESIDENCY GRANTS | 202133079349101533 |
| 2020 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $4,450 | paid | MELLON FELLOWSHIP REGRANT - POCO | 202131349349305983 |
| 2020 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202103099349100130 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $106 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202021329349300207 |
| 2019 | Jerome Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS FOR EARLY CAREER WRITERS | 201902529349100755 |
| 2019 | Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDER-REPRESENTATION AND ISOLATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POETS IN THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE, | 202000769349100400 |
| 2019 | Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202030709349300038 |
| 2018 | University of Pittsburgh | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,625 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 201911309349303346 |
| 2018 | Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation | Cave Canem Foundation Brooklyn, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDER-REPRESENTATION AND ISOLATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POETS IN THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE, | 201920809349100307 |
| 2018 | The Rose and David Dortort Foundation C/O California Community Foundation | Writers Guild Foundation Los Angeles, CA | A | $5,000 | paid | ARTS | 201921339349306717 |
| 2018 | Joseph & Katherine Macari Foundation | Cave Canem Brooklyn, NY | D | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 201941229349101954 |
| 2018 | Queequeeg Foundation Trust Ralph H Reese Et Al Trustees | Cave Canem Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201901249349100700 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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