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Grant recipient EIN 52-1996380Arts and culture

Who funds Lambda Literary Foundation?

13 private foundations gave Lambda Literary Foundation in New York, NY $407,854 across 26 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, 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

26 grants

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

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  2. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Special opportunities grant

    $5,000
  3. Marta Heflin FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Unrestricted Grants

    $5,000
  4. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support planning for the future of the organization's archive through assessment of lambda's holdings and the potential ways it may support the existing network of queer literary archives

    $150,000
  5. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Equity in verse

    $45,000
  6. Marta Heflin FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Restricted Grant

    $5,000
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $92
  8. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Renewal and recovery grant - lambda

    $15,000
  9. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $500
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $183
  11. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $100
  12. Marta Heflin FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Unrestricted Grant

    $6,500
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $181
  14. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $100
  15. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $72
  16. The Poetry FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Emergency grant

    $20,000
  17. David Bohnett FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2020

    Genearl operating support

    $15,000
  18. Marta Heflin FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Unrestricted Grant

    $6,500
  19. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    2020 cal wellness matching gift grant.

    $1,008
  20. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $500
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $118
  22. David Bohnett FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $10,000
  23. Marta Heflin FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Restricted Grant

    $8,500
  24. Marta Heflin FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Unrestricted grant

    $6,000
  25. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  26. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    For general support of literary programming in los angeles

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in New York, NY and are not among Lambda Literary Foundation’s funders above.

  1. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 1,110 grants Accepts applications $87,717,465 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 795 grants Accepts applications $20,826,878 to similar organizations
  3. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 487 grants Accepts applications $42,880,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 229 grants Accepts applications $2,004,800 to similar organizations
  5. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 154 grants Preselected only $3,047,100 to similar organizations
  6. Arnhold Foundation IncNew York, NY 455 grants Preselected only $45,152,396 to similar organizations
  7. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 136 grants Accepts applications $7,822,141 to similar organizations
  8. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 504 grants Accepts applications $336,530 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1996380 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.