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The Literary Arts Funders Collaborative is a new affinity group for foundation leaders interested in literature, reading, and creative writers, and in learning about the nonprofit literary arts field that supports them. Learn more about the collaborative: literaryartsfund.org/about/#liter...

The Literary Arts Funders Collaborative is a new philanthropic affinity group for foundation leaders interested in literature, reading, and creative writers, and in learning more about the literary arts nonprofits that support them. Learn more about the collaborative: literaryartsfund.org/about

Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers & nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund that will distribute a minimum of $50 million over the next five years. https://to.pbs.org/4o6lqua

A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years. n.pr/3WYkn3o

"I am honored to be among those ushering in this visionary fund that will generously support the literary arts. [It] has the potential to make an unprecedented difference to non-profit organizations, for the support, creation, and outreach of literary arts" —Joy Harjo, three-term U.S. Poet Laureate

“The literary arts give voice to who we are as a people. [...] American philanthropy can play a bigger role in strengthening the financial infrastructure of the literary organizations and nonprofits that serve these literary artists.” —Elizabeth Alexander, poet and President of the Mellon Foundation

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A coalition of seven charitable organizations led by the Mellon Foundation plans to award at least $50 million to nonprofit literary organizations over the next five years through the Literary Arts Fund, a new initiative headed up by Jennifer Benka.

Despite its essential role in American culture, literature receives less than 2% of arts funding, leaving the field persistently under-resourced.

Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.