A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 84-3898853Arts and culture

Who funds New Literary Project?

7 private foundations gave New Literary Project in Oakland, CA $429,105 across 15 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 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

15 grants

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

  1. The Michael and Virginia Ross FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2025

    Charitable

    $5,000
  2. Nia Community FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  3. Simpson PSB FundOrinda, CA 2024

    To provide funds for unrestricted general support that invests in students, teachers, readers, authors and writers by offering free workshops for underserved younger writers; a national award to a mid-career author; and other events to celebrate storytelling and creative writing.

    $160,000
  4. The Wood Foundation of ChambersburgShaker Heights, OH 2024

    General

    $30,000
  5. The Michael and Virginia Ross FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  6. The Joyce Carol Oates Foundation Inc fka the or Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2024

    To their general fund

    $2,000
  7. The Wood Foundation of ChambersburgShaker Heights, OH 2023

    General

    $40,000
  8. Simpson PSB FundOrinda, CA 2023

    To provide funds for unrestricted general support that invests in students, teachers, readers, authors and writers by offering free workshops for underserved younger writers; a national award to a mid-career author; and other events to celebrate storytelling and creative writing.

    $25,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $71
  10. The Wood Foundation of ChambersburgShaker Heights, OH 2022

    General

    $40,000
  11. Simpson PSB FundOrinda, CA 2022

    To provide funds for unrestricted general support that invests in students, teachers, readers, authors and writers by offering free workshops for underserved younger writers; a national award to a mid-career author; and other events to celebrate storytelling and creative writing.

    $10,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $34
  13. Simpson PSB FundOrinda, CA 2021

    To provide funds for unrestricted general support that invests in students, teachers, readers, authors and writers by offering free workshops for underserved younger writers; a national award to a mid-career author; and other events to celebrate storytelling and creative writing.

    $50,000
  14. The Wood Foundation of ChambersburgShaker Heights, OH 2021

    General

    $40,000
  15. The Miner Anderson Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among New Literary Project’s funders above.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 102 grants Accepts applications $5,890,570 to similar organizations
  2. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 48 grants Accepts applications $844,000 to similar organizations
  3. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 38 grants Preselected only $809,652 to similar organizations
  4. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 18 grants Accepts applications $506,165 to similar organizations
  5. The Morris Stulsaft FoundationSan Francisco, CA 22 grants Accepts applications $465,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Barrios TrustOakland, CA 33 grants Preselected only $277,500 to similar organizations
  7. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 11 grants Accepts applications $72,500 to similar organizations
  8. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 13 grants Accepts applications $1,485,300 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-3898853 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.