Words Alive

San Diego, CA ·EIN 33-0857381 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$2.2M received 43 funders 114 grants · 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.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Century Club of San Diego$567,12252020–2024
Gumpert Foundation$465,00052020–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$244,30152020–2024
Life Science Cares Inc$100,00022023–2024
Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation$100,00062019–2024
The Conrad Prebys Foundation$96,96862021–2024
Westreich Foundation$70,00022020–2021
Rice Family Foundation$58,50082020–2024
The Nordson Corporation Foundation$50,00052020–2024
The Christensen Family Foundation$50,00042020–2023
The Patricia and Christopher Weil$43,22542020–2023
The Parker Foundation$40,00022023–2024
The Frank M & Lee Goldberg Foundation$40,00032020–2023
Schoenith Foundation$38,50052020–2024
S Mark Taper Foundation$35,00012021
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation$30,10012022
Pga Tour Inc$30,00012023
The Bravo Foundation$25,00022022–2023
L3harris Foundation Inc$25,00012021
The Cushman Foundation$18,00042022–2024
French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua$17,50032020–2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$12,80012024
Boys and Girls Aid Society$10,00022023–2025
Paul Ferrante Foundation$10,00012024
The Betterworld Trust$10,00022021–2022

Showing top 25 of 43 funders by total given.

What grants has Words Alive received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Boys and Girls Aid SocietyUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE$4,500
2024Century Club of San DiegoPROGRAM SUPPORT$127,115
2024Gumpert FoundationEarly Literacy Intervention$80,000
2024Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$52,539
2024Life Science Cares IncDONATION TO ASSIST THE NONPROFIT$50,000
2024Walter J & Betty C Zable FoundationGENERAL ASSISTANCE$20,000
2024The Nordson Corporation FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$12,800
2024The Parker FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Paul Ferrante FoundationEMPOWER LEARNERS FACING EXTRAORDINARY LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, FOSTER CARE, IMPACT BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND TEEN PREGNANCY$10,000
2024Rice Family FoundationRolling ReadersEducational Program$8,000
2024Rice Family FoundationRolling ReadersEducational Program$8,000
2024The Riedman FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$7,000
2024The Cushman FoundationGENERAL/UNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024The Conrad Prebys FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2024The Cushman FoundationGENERAL/UNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024Schoenith FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$4,000
2024Samuel I & John Henry Fox FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$2,500
2024Spiegel Family Burn FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2024The Conrad Prebys FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$300
2023Century Club of San DiegoPROGRAM SUPPORT$122,191
2023Gumpert FoundationEarly Literacy Intervention$102,500
2023Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$57,872
2023Life Science Cares IncDONATION TO ASSIST THE NONPROFIT$50,000
2023Pga Tour IncGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2023The Parker FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2023The Frank M & Lee Goldberg FoundationSUPPORT LITERACY DEVELOPMENT$25,000
2023Walter J & Betty C Zable FoundationGENERAL ASSISTANCE$20,000
2023The Christensen Family FoundationGENERAL$15,000
2023The Bravo FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000

Showing 30 most recent of 114 recorded grants.

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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