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A national network of chapters that amplify youth voices through writing. The largest youth writing network in the country, it serves over 100,000 students annually in its centers and online. In addition to free writing programs, it publishes the narratives and perspectives of young writers and creates a space for volunteers and stakeholders to listen to and learn from local students. The 826 Digital platform provides free access to timely and topical writing curricula alongside real samples of student writing.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support, $100,00 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support, $100,00 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Stories | $75,000 | general support, $75,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Stories | $75,000 | general support, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Stories | $75,000 | general support, $75,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Stories | $75,000 | general support, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
A national nonprofit uniquely delivering choice and ownership of books to children from low-income families. Working with Title 1 schools, it provides a book allowance to students so they can select their own books from Scholastic Reading Club each month, building an extensive home library each year. It provides equity, dignity, and responsibility for all children.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Stories | $10,000 | general support |
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| Stories | $10,000 | general support |
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| Stories | $10,000 | general support |
A Sacramento-based public radio service that aims to provide a trusted and indispensable source of information, music, and entertainment while strengthening the civic and cultural life of the communities it serves. Its reporting inspires people to look at the world from multiple perspectives and capitalizes on emerging opportunities to serve audiences and engage communities.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support |
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| Areas of Exploration | $50,000 | general support |
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| Stories | $50,000 | View From Here |
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| Stories | $50,000 | View From Here |
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| Stories | $50,000 | View From Here |
An education nonprofit that uses lessons of history to nurture empathy, critical thinking, and civic agency in generations of young people, inspiring them to be upstanders and leverage their civic power for the common good.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
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| Areas of Exploration | $50,000 | general support |
An education nonprofit putting LGBTQ+ history in the classroom through a groundbreaking digital curriculum. By integrating these histories into the mainstream curriculum, it aims to ensure all students are able to learn and understand a more complete story of our nation and develop a more genuine understanding and empathy for all humans who have shaped America.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Stories | $25,000 | general support, $25,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | capacity building |
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| Areas of Exploration | $25,000 | general support |
A nonprofit organization focused on bridging divides through conversation. It develops and disperses materials to create conversational bridges across issues that divide and separate us. By providing self-guided conversation toolkits, it helps participants build relationships, generate understanding , and enable collaborative problem-solving.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $25,000 | Living Room Conversations |
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| Stories | $25,000 | Living Room Conversations, $25,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Stories | $25,000 | Living Room Conversations, $25,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
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| Stories | $15,000 | Living Room Conversations |
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| Responsive | $15,000 | Living Room Conversations, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
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| Areas of Exploration | $10,000 | Living Room Conversations |
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| Stories | $10,000 | Living Room Conversations |
An historical museum based in New York City. It preserves and interprets the history of immigration through the personal experiences of generations who settled in and built lives on Manhattan's Lower East Side, America's iconic immigrant neighborhood. The Museum forges emotional connections between visitors and immigrants past and present; and enhances appreciation for the profound role immigration has played and continues to play in shaping America's evolving national identity.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $500,000 | 97 Orchard Street stabilization project / Joseph Moore exhibit expansion |
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| Stories | $50,000 | general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
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| Responsive | $150,000 | general support, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
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| Areas of Exploration | $25,000 | general support |
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| Stories | $15,000 | general support |
A nonprofit that advances human rights by amplifying the voices of people impacted by and fighting against injustice. Through an oral book series and educational programming, VOW emphasizes the importance of listening to and learning from the firsthand experiences of marginalized communities. Its stories build empathy that fosters critical inquiry into and understanding of seldom-heard stories.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $75,000 | general support, $100,000 in 2021, $75,000 in 2022, and $75,000 in 2023 (payment three of three, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $50,000 | capacity building |
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| Stories | $75,000 | general support, $100,000 in 2021, $75,000 in 2022, and $75,000 in 2023 (payment two of three, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support, $100,000 in 2021, $75,000 in 2022, and $75,000 in 2023 (payment one of three, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support, $150,000 in 2019 and $100,000 in 2020 (payment two of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $150,000 | general support, $150,000 in 2019 and $100,000 in 2020 (payment one of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $150,000 | general support, $150,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Stories | $150,000 | general support, $150,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $300,000) |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support |
A San Francisco-based youth storytelling and empowerment organization. It creates spaces, both in person and virtually, that challenge youth to find and present their voices through arts education and youth development practices, civic engagement strategies, and artistic presentations. It produces local and national poetry slams, festivals, and readings, alongside a slate of arts-in-education programs.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Stories | $125,000 | general support, $125,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $125,000 | general support, $125,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| One Time Gifts | $100,000 | capital campaign to purchase building |
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| Stories | $125,000 | general support, $125,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $125,000 | general support, $125,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $125,000 | general support, $125,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $125,000 | general support, $125,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $250,000) |
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| Stories | $100,000 | general support |