Words Alive
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$2.2M
Foundation funders
43
Grants recorded
114
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Words Alive?
Words Alive is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Century Club of San Diego ($567K), Gumpert Foundation ($465K), Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego ($244K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.2M in grants to Words Alive between 2019–2025.
Show all 43 funders
| Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation | $9,500 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| The Riedman Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spiegel Family Burn Foundation | $7,000 | 6 | 2019–2024 |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Sanders Tech-Ed Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Change Happens Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edward B Evans and Ruth Todd Evans | $3,100 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Ellen G and Edward G Wong | $1,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gould Family Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georges & Germaine Fusenot | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Isakow Foundation | $720 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Health Quest Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sempra Foundation | $320 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| The Arthur & Barbara Bloom Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | $200 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leichtag Foundation | $50 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Words Alive received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys and Girls Aid Society | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE | $4,500 |
| 2024 | Century Club of San Diego | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $127,115 |
| 2024 | Gumpert Foundation | Early Literacy Intervention | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | GENERAL | $52,539 |
| 2024 | Life Science Cares Inc | DONATION TO ASSIST THE NONPROFIT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Nordson Corporation Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $12,800 |
| 2024 | The Parker Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Paul Ferrante Foundation | EMPOWER LEARNERS FACING EXTRAORDINARY LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, FOSTER CARE, IMPACT BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND TEEN PREGNANCY | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Rice Family Foundation | Rolling ReadersEducational Program | $8,000 |
| 2024 | Rice Family Foundation | Rolling ReadersEducational Program | $8,000 |
| 2024 | The Riedman Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $7,000 |
| 2024 | The Cushman Foundation | GENERAL/UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Conrad Prebys Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Cushman Foundation | GENERAL/UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Schoenith Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $4,000 |
| 2024 | Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Spiegel Family Burn Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2024 | The Conrad Prebys Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $300 |
| 2023 | Century Club of San Diego | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $122,191 |
| 2023 | Gumpert Foundation | Early Literacy Intervention | $102,500 |
| 2023 | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | GENERAL | $57,872 |
| 2023 | Life Science Cares Inc | DONATION TO ASSIST THE NONPROFIT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Pga Tour Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | The Parker Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | The Frank M & Lee Goldberg Foundation | SUPPORT LITERACY DEVELOPMENT | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | $20,000 |
| 2023 | The Christensen Family Foundation | GENERAL | $15,000 |
| 2023 | The Bravo Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $15,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 114 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Words Alive?
Words Alive is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Century Club of San Diego ($567K), Gumpert Foundation ($465K), Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego ($244K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.2M in grants to Words Alive between 2019–2025.
Who is Words Alive's largest funder?
Century Club of San Diego is the largest recorded funder of Words Alive, with $567K across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Words Alive received?
IRS 990 filings record $2.2M in grants to Words Alive across 114 grants from 43 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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