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GOOD WORDS FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DCEIN: 82-5368680

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Funds investigative journalism and media organizations focused on public interest reporting, primarily in Washington, DC.

Private_foundation Foundation

Total Assets

$18,529,948

Grants (Last Year)

$945,000

Total Grants on File

89

Recipients Funded

57

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2024$945,00019$49,737
2023$1,155,26218$64,181
2022$1,057,53329$36,467
2021$1,166,59223$50,721

Top Grant Recipients

PRO PUBLICA INC

NEW YORK, NY

$200,000 (2022)
PRO PUBLICA INC

NEW YORK, NY

$200,000 (2021)
PRO PUBLICA INC

NEW YORK, NY

$200,000 (2023)
$150,000 (2024)
THE 19TH NEWS

AUSTIN, TX

$125,000 (2024)
CAPITAL B NEWS INC

NEW YORK, NY

$125,000 (2024)
CHABADENMARK INC

BROOKLYN, NY

$100,000 (2021)
THE 19TH NEWS

AUSTIN, TX

$100,000 (2023)
Unknown recipient
$100,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 89 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2024 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 6 filing years)

K

KRISTI KLEINSCHMIT

DIRECTOR

K

KENT COLLIER

SECRETARY/TREASURER

E

ERIN COLLIER

PRESIDENT

IRS Filing History

GOOD WORDS FOUNDATION has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 6 years, spanning 2019 to 2024.

202420232022202120202019

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