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Private foundation (trust)EIN 825368680Est. 2019-04

GOOD WORDS FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20007

Total Assets

$21.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

18

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$64K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$625K

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.0M

Min. Investment Return

$1.0M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $63K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $1.2M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

98 grants

PRO PUBLICA
$800K
4 grants
CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY
$308K
3 grants
FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$285K
3 grants
THE 19TH NEWS
$275K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$200K
3 grants
CAPITAL B NEWS INC
$200K
2 grants
CHALKBEAT
$200K
2 grants
LENFEST INSTITUTE
$200K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

98 grants

<$10K
39
grants
$10–50K
30
grants
$50–250K
29
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$2.1M
48% of total
District of Columbia
$591K
14% of total
Pennsylvania
$366K
8% of total
Texas
$335K
8% of total
Nebraska
$280K
6% of total
California
$263K
6% of total
Virginia
$240K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$165K
4% of total
New Jersey
$20K
0% of total
Minnesota
$2K
0% of total

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