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Grant recipient EIN 52-1431622

Who funds Pen Faulkner?

26 private foundations gave Pen Faulkner in Washington, DC $871,799 across 63 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

63 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Boone Family FoundationAddison, TX 2025

    Operating support to the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's mission of promoting fiction as a way of promoting empathy and civil discourse

    $40,000
  2. Gerard B Lambert FoundationHarrison, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $150,000
  3. Boone Family FoundationAddison, TX 2024

    Operating support to the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's mission of promoting fiction as a way of promoting empathy and civil discourse

    $40,000
  4. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2024

    Writer residencies

    $25,000
  5. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Arts and humanities

    $25,000
  6. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2024

    Writers in schools

    $10,000
  7. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2024

    General operating funds

    $5,000
  8. Awa Family FoundationThe Plains, VA 2024

    To champion the power of fiction

    $500
  9. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2023

    General operating funds

    $25,000
  10. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Arts and humanities

    $25,000
  11. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2023

    Educational programs

    $10,000
  12. The Robert and Mary Haft Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    To provide continued funding and support for charitable, scientific, religious, and educational purposes.

    $7,500
  13. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2023

    General operating funds

    $5,000
  14. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2023

    Operations

    $5,000
  15. The Field-Stephen FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  16. The Concordia FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Charitable

    $1,250
  17. Awa Family FoundationThe Plains, VA 2023

    To champion the power of fiction

    $500
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $11
  19. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    Arts & humanities

    $25,000
  20. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2022

    Writers in schools

    $25,000
  21. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2022

    General operating funds

    $18,000
  22. The Field-Stephen FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  23. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2022

    General operating funds

    $3,000
  24. The Webber Family FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Convene writers and readers to foster a literate and creative society

    $1,500
  25. Awa Family FoundationThe Plains, VA 2022

    Unrestricted contribution

    $500
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  27. Gerard B Lambert FoundationHarrison, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $30,000
  28. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  29. The Field-Stephen FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  30. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Arts & humanities

    $25,000
  31. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2021

    Writers in schools

    $20,000
  32. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2021

    General funding

    $10,000
  33. Bossak-Heilbron Charitable FoundationPotomac, MD 2021

    General purposes

    $5,000
  34. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2021

    General funding

    $3,000
  35. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    the Nuestras Voces initiative, General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  37. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2020

    Toward the 40th anniversary pen/faulkner award celebration

    $50,000
  38. Gerard B Lambert FoundationHarrison, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $30,000
  39. The Field-Stephen FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  40. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    Arts and humanities

    $25,000
  41. The Robert and Mary Haft Foundation IncWashington, DC 2020

    To provide continued funding and support for charitable, scientific, religious and educational purposes.

    $20,000
  42. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2020

    General funding

    $10,000
  43. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2020

    Operations

    $5,000
  44. The Concordia FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    Charitable

    $2,000
  45. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2020

    General funding

    $2,000
  46. Sami & Annie Totah Family FoundationBethesda, MD 2020

    Contribution to help the foundation to bring writers and free copies of their books to public schools and public charter school students in the district of columbia

    $500
  47. Neilom Foundation IncWashington Grove, MD 2020

    Support of youth programs

    $250
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  49. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2019

    Toward the writers in schools program

    $25,000
  50. Hattie M Strong FoundationSpringfield, VA 2019

    Ost (summer) arts/literacy enrichment

    $15,000
  51. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2019

    General funding

    $10,000
  52. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2019

    Toward pen/faulkner programs in schools

    $5,000
  53. Woodland FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    Education

    $5,000
  54. The Concordia FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    Charitable

    $2,000
  55. The Charles and Margaret Levin Family Foundation IncWheaton, MD 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  56. Galena-Yorktown FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    Unrestricted funds

    $2,000
  57. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2019

    General funding

    $1,000
  58. Awa Family FoundationThe Plains, VA 2019

    Unrestricted contribution

    $1,000
  59. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Local and civic grantmaking

    $500
  60. Garcia Family Spotlight Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2018

    General contribution

    $15,000
  61. Brillembourg Ochoa Family Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2018

    General operating support

    $4,440
  62. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2018

    General funding

    $1,000
  63. The Mark and Anne Hansen FoundationWashington, DC 2017

    Donation

    $1,833

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1431622 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.