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Grant recipient EIN 61-1423856Arts and culture

Who funds Archipelago Books Inc?

27 private foundations gave Archipelago Books Inc in Brooklyn, NY $1.3 million across 80 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

80 grants

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

  1. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2024

    Arts, culture, and humanities

    $70,000
  2. Nimick Forbesway FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    To support for two ambitious long-term projects from Argentina: a two-volume edition of Julio Cortzar's letters and a five-volume series of Quino's Mafalda, for the second and third volumes of the Mafalda series

    $65,000
  3. Hawthornden FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  4. Maslow Family Foundation IncKingston, PA 2024

    Charitable

    $20,000
  5. The Woodman Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Cornelia Bessie Memorial FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2024

    Current use for charitable purposes

    $10,000
  7. Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Flora Family FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  10. Baskin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Not-for-profit publisher

    $3,000
  11. The Double-R FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Education support devoted to contemporary and classic world literature

    $2,061
  12. Pratima and Vikrant Raina Family FoundationWest Newton, MA 2024

    General Support

    $2,000
  13. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $1,500
  14. Deupree Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  15. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2023

    Promotion of cross-cultural exchange through international literature

    $60,000
  16. Hawthornden FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  17. Eve & Simon Colin FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $30,000
  18. The Woodman Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  19. Cornelia Bessie Memorial FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2023

    Current use for charitable purposes

    $10,000
  20. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    The selected letters of julio cortzar

    $5,000
  21. Maslow Family Foundation IncKingston, PA 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  22. Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry IncSanta Fe, NM 2023

    Translation of To the Letter.

    $3,000
  23. Baskin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Not-for-profit publisher

    $2,000
  24. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $1,500
  25. The Double-R FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Education support devoted to contemporary and classic world literature

    $1,000
  26. Pratima and Vikrant Raina Family FoundationWest Newton, MA 2023

    General Support

    $1,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $26
  28. Nimick Forbesway FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    'tali girls and "who will make the show"

    $65,000
  29. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2022

    General support

    $60,000
  30. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2022

    Promotion of cross-cultural exchange through international literature

    $60,000
  31. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2022

    1:1 challenge grant met

    $25,000
  32. The Coby Foundation LTDNew York, NY 2022

    Exhibition

    $15,000
  33. Maslow Family Foundation IncKingston, PA 2022

    Charitable

    $15,000
  34. Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  35. Cornelia Bessie Memorial FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2022

    Current use for charitable purposes

    $10,000
  36. Baskin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Not-for-profit publisher

    $7,000
  37. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gift program

    $4,500
  38. The Double-R FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Education support devoted to contemporary and classic world literature

    $4,000
  39. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gift program

    $3,975
  40. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $1,500
  41. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $20
  43. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2021

    Promotion of cross-cultural exchange through international literature

    $60,000
  44. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2021

    General support

    $50,000
  45. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2021

    1:1 challenge grant met

    $25,000
  46. Cornelia and Michael Bessie FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2021

    Current use for charitable purposes

    $15,000
  47. Baskin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Not-for-profit publisher

    $7,000
  48. Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  49. Aditi Foundation for the ArtsRye Brook, NY 2021

    To support archpelago books mission

    $4,000
  50. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $1,500
  51. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $31
  53. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2020

    Promotion of cross-cultural exchange through international literature

    $60,000
  54. Nimick Forbesway FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Moldy strawberries by caio f. Abreu,kibogo ascends to heaven by scholastique muskasonga and selected stories by herbe uhart translations

    $58,000
  55. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2020

    General support

    $50,000
  56. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2020

    1:1 challenge grant met

    $25,000
  57. Baskin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Not-for-profit publisher

    $7,000
  58. Margulf FoundationGlendale, CO 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  59. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    matching gift program

    $3,750
  60. Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $3,000
  61. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $1,500
  62. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000
  63. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $22
  65. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2019

    Promtion of cross-cultural exchange through international literature

    $50,000
  66. Nimick Forbesway FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    The barefoot women, good will come from the sea and the complete stories of juan carlos onetti projects

    $34,000
  67. Nimick Forbesway FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Saadat hasan manto project

    $24,000
  68. The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation fka the Sarah D Klingenstein FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Knausgaard Book Publication

    $10,000
  69. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    For the book: "in the land of the cyclops"

    $5,000
  70. Baskin Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Not-for-profit publisher

    $5,000
  71. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2019

    matching gift program

    $2,250
  72. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000
  73. Bernice B Godine Family FoundationBoston, MA 2019

    Library and conservation

    $100
  74. Nimick Forbesway FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    The barefoot women, good will come from the sea and the complete stories of juan carlos onetti projects

    $61,000
  75. Carl Lesnor Family FoundationMelville, NY 2018

    Promtion of cross-cultural exchange through international literature

    $47,000
  76. Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry IncSanta Fe, NM 2018

    to promote, preserve & print works of poetry

    $4,000
  77. Lothar Von Ziegesar Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $2,500
  78. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000
  79. Simon and Eve Colin FoundationManhasset, NY 2018

    General charitable

    $250
  80. Simon and Eve Colin FoundationManhasset, NY 2017

    General charitable

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Brooklyn, NY and are not among Archipelago Books Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 154 grants Accepts applications $18,160,438 to similar organizations
  2. The Howard Gilman Foundation IncNew York, NY 284 grants Accepts applications $18,110,452 to similar organizations
  3. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 75 grants Accepts applications $564,900 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 84 grants Preselected only $121,042 to similar organizations
  5. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 55 grants Accepts applications $33,724,993 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 78 grants Accepts applications $295,496 to similar organizations
  7. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 40 grants Preselected only $625,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Harkness Foundation for Dance IncNew York, NY 96 grants Accepts applications $270,150 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 61-1423856 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.