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Good Words Foundation

Washington, DC  ·  EIN 825368680  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$18.5M

Total Giving

$4.5M

Grants on File

94

Average Grant

$48K

Giving Radius

Where Good Words Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $371K across 8 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $644K across 19 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $10K across 1 grant GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $165K across 3 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — $230K across 5 grants NH — no grants on file NJ — $10K across 1 grant NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $2.0M across 39 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — $75K across 1 grant PA — $362K across 8 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $380K across 5 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $210K across 4 grants VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 60 recipients across 11 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($1.6M, 25 grants), WASHINGTON ($631K, 18 grants), BROOKLYN ($399K, 11 grants), PHILADELPHIA ($262K, 7 grants), AUSTIN ($200K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
PTA of Ps 32 $2K 2020
University of Pennsylvania $5K 2020
Holmes Presbyterian Camp & Conference Center $25K 2020
Ps 39 Parent Association $2K 2020
The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation $20K 2020
University of Nebraska $5K 2020
Dow Jones News Fund $10K 2020
Girls Write Now INC $5K 2020
Lenfest Institute $100K 2020
Pro Publica $200K 2020
The 19Th News $75K 2020
The Center for Public Integrity $100K 2020
The Sato Project $5K 2020
Uja Federation of New York $10K 2020
Chalkbeat $100K 2020
Chips $10K 2020
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church $110K 2020
Fordham University $5K 2020
Institute for Nonprofit News $100K 2020
Kaiser Family Foundation $96K 2020
Melanoma Research Alliance $12K 2020
New York Public Radio (Wnyc Gothamist) $30K 2020
Brooklyn Community Foundation $50K 2020
Rabble Mill $25K 2020
Vet Voice Foundation $75K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $18.8M $1.0M $625K $1.2M
2022 $19.4M $991K $1.5M $1.1M
2021 $19.0M $1.0M $170K $1.2M
2020 $20.0M $1.0M $275K $1.1M
2019 $20.8M $1.0M $523K $1.5M

Section VII

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