Literary Arts Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Portland, OR EIN 93-0909494

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$11.2M

Foundation funders

62

Grants recorded

188

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Literary Arts Inc?

Literary Arts Inc is funded by 62 grantmakers, led by The Oregon Community Foundation ($3.9M), M J Murdock Charitable Trust ($2.3M), Mackworth-Mendoza Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.2M in grants to Literary Arts Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Oregon Community Foundation$3,864,05452020–2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust$2,278,00082020–2024
Mackworth-Mendoza Foundation$1,210,00062020–2025
Regional Arts & Culture Council$499,40062020–2024
James F & Marion L Miller Foundation$485,00052020–2024
Finley Family Foundation$262,85032022–2024
The Swigert-Warren Foundation$240,00022024–2025
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund$221,00052020–2025
Swinmurn Family Foundation$195,00062020–2025
The Kinsman Foundation$170,00092019–2025
Johnson Family Foundation$161,00062020–2025
Seattle Foundation$143,500102020–2024
The Collins Foundation$130,00022021–2023
Meyer Memorial Trust$104,03342019–2022
Dream Envision Foundation$100,00022023–2024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$100,00012023
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898$70,00012023
The Jackson Foundation$62,50042022–2025
Pontist Family Foundation$60,00062020–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$53,80062020–2025
Impactassetsinc$52,50022023–2024
Travel Portland$52,50032019–2024
National Book Foundation Inc$50,00022021–2022
The Roundhouse Foundation$48,50052020–2024
Florence V Burden Foundation$42,00012024
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Zidell Family Foundation$40,00022023–2024
Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation$40,00042020–2024
The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care$39,67532020–2022
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$38,53122022–2023
The Blair Family Foundation Inc$35,00042020–2024
Tides Foundation$30,00032022–2024
Braemar Charitable Trust$25,00022019–2025
Wheeler Foundation$25,00042020–2025
Raymond Family Foundation$25,00022023–2024
Hillman Family Foundations$25,00032020–2023
Franklin & Dorothy Piacentini Charitable$23,00062020–2025
Juan Young Trust$21,00032020–2022
Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust$20,00042021–2025
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation$10,25012020
Ronald W Naito MD Foundation$10,00012024
Tammis Day Foundation$10,00012024
Harvest Foundation$10,00012021
The Poetry Foundation$10,00012020
Hwirwin & DCH Irwin Fdnferg$8,00022023–2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation$7,60032020–2022
Hoover Family Foundation$6,00012022
The Reser Family Foundation$6,00012021
Kohnstamm Family Foundation$5,75032020–2024
Wieden Family Public Foundation$5,50612024
Durant Family Charitable Trust$5,00022024–2025
Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Founda$5,00012020
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$4,00012024
NM Bodecker Creative Foundation$3,50022021–2022
Mancini Charitable Foundation$3,10022024–2025
WRG Foundation$2,55712020
Gulliver-Habel Family Foundation$2,00042020–2023
The Holzman Foundation$1,80012023
Zeve Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Joseph and Judith H$1,00012021
Broughton & Mary Bishop Fam Fdn Agy$60022024–2025
Chubb Charitable Foundation$25612021
Roth Family Foundation$20012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M4 grants2019 34 grants2020 28 grants2021 34 grants2022 32 grants2023 38 grants2024 18 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2019) to $3.6M (2021). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $1.0M.

What grants has Literary Arts Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Mackworth-Mendoza FoundationPROGRAM ACTIVITIES$550,000
2025The Swigert-Warren FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$140,000
2025Maybelle Clark Macdonald FundPROGRAM SUPPORT$130,000
2025Johnson Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2025Swinmurn Family FoundationCapital Campaign$40,000
2025The Kinsman FoundationHISTORIC PRESERVATION$33,250
2025The Jackson FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$15,000
2025Braemar Charitable TrustSUPPORT WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS RESIDENCIES.$15,000
2025The Kinsman FoundationARTISTIC SALARIES$10,000
2025Wheeler FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$6,300
2025Rose E Tucker Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$6,000
2025Pontist Family FoundationPROMOTE LITERATURE$5,000
2025Franklin & Dorothy Piacentini CharitableGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Hwirwin & DCH Irwin FdnfergGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2025Durant Family Charitable TrustLiterary education assistance$4,000
2025Mancini Charitable FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$2,100
2025Broughton & Mary Bishop Fam Fdn AgyGENERAL OPERATING$500
2024M J Murdock Charitable TrustFACILITY RENOVATIONS$500,000
2024M J Murdock Charitable TrustFACILITY RENOVATIONS$500,000
2024The Oregon Community FoundationLiterary Arts$133,246
2024Finley Family Foundation$100,000 - VISION PLAN CAMPAIGN; $26,000 - EVENT SPONSORSHIPS$126,000
2024James F & Marion L Miller FoundationTHREE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LITERARY ARTS ORGANIZATION$125,000
2024The Swigert-Warren FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Regional Arts & Culture CouncilGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$80,000
2024Johnson Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$52,500
2024Dream Envision FoundationSUPPORT OF THE ARTS$50,000
2024Mackworth-Mendoza FoundationPROGRAM ACTIVITIES$50,000
2024Florence V Burden FoundationCONSERVATION$42,000
2024Swinmurn Family FoundationCapital Campaign$40,000

Showing 30 most recent of 188 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Literary Arts Inc?

Literary Arts Inc is funded by 62 grantmakers, led by The Oregon Community Foundation ($3.9M), M J Murdock Charitable Trust ($2.3M), Mackworth-Mendoza Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.2M in grants to Literary Arts Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Literary Arts Inc's largest funder?

The Oregon Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Literary Arts Inc, with $3.9M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Literary Arts Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $11.2M in grants to Literary Arts Inc across 188 grants from 62 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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