The Authors League Fund Est By
EIN 131966496 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$3.3M
9 grants · $365K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$393K
typical big bets · $209K–$515K
grant size
100%
deep partner · 1/1 multi-year
repeat
$18.0M
Assets (2024)
1
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Isabel A Howe
Phone
(212) 268-1208
Deadlines
N/A
How to Apply
Prospective candidates must fill out an application and provide identification, financial status, and career information.
Restrictions
Aid will be given to prospective candidates based on their financial situation.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $146K | $7.7M | $548K | 1 |
| 2017 | $186K | $8.9M | $599K | 1 |
| 2018 | $209K | $8.4M | $698K | 1 |
| 2019 | $250K | $9.9M | $439K | 1 |
| 2020 | $533K | $11.2M | $1.0M | 1 |
| 2021 | $607K | $17.0M | $6.1M | 1 |
| 2022 | $444K | $13.9M | $189K | 1 |
| 2023 | $393K | $16.5M | $1.4M | 1 |
| 2024 | $515K | $18.0M | $856K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 9 grants on record
Minimum
$146K
25th Pctl
$209K
Median
$393K
Average
$365K
75th Pctl
$515K
Maximum
$607K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
ES
Emma Straub
2 yrs
Trustee
PR
Pam Munoz RYAN
2 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Marlon James
2 yrs
Trustee
HC
Harlan Coben
2 yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
KC
KIA Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel VAIL
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
MATT Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
NEIL Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer EGAN
9+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Gregory Pardlo
5 yrs
Trustee
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
ES
Emma Straub
2 yrs
Trustee
PR
Pam Munoz RYAN
2 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Marlon James
2 yrs
Trustee
HC
Harlan Coben
2 yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
KC
KIA Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel VAIL
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
MATT Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
NEIL Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer EGAN
9+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Gregory Pardlo
5 yrs
Trustee
MR
Mary Rasenberger
General Counsel
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
GP
Gregory Pardlo
5 yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer EGAN
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
NEIL Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
MATT Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel VAIL
9+ yrs
Trustee
KC
KIA Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive DIR
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MN
Marsha Norman
6 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
KC
Kia Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel Vail
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
Matt Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Scott Turow
6 yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
MJ
Malcolm Jones Jr
6 yrs
Trustee
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
Neil Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer Egan
9+ yrs
Trustee
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Trustee
GP
Gregory Pardlo
5 yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Dir
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
KC
Kia Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
MT
Matt Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
GP
Gregory Pardlo
5 yrs
Trustee
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer Egan
9+ yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel Vail
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
Neil Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Malcolm Jones Jr
6 yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Scott Turow
6 yrs
Trustee
MN
Marsha Norman
6 yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Dir
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer Egan
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
Neil Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Malcolm Jones Jr
6 yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Scott Turow
6 yrs
Trustee
MN
Marsha Norman
6 yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
Matt Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel Vail
9+ yrs
Trustee
KC
Kia Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Dir
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
KC
Kia Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel Vail
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
Matt Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
MN
Marsha Norman
6 yrs
Trustee
ST
Scott Turow
6 yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
MJ
Malcolm Jones Jr
6 yrs
Trustee
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
Neil Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer Egan
9+ yrs
Trustee
AB
Amy Bloom
7 yrs
Trustee
AD
Annie Dillard
3 yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Dir
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
JE
Jennifer Egan
9+ yrs
Trustee
SN
Sylvia Nasar
8 yrs
Trustee
JF
Joshua Ferris
8 yrs
Trustee
PP
Peter Petre
8 yrs
Trustee
KC
Kia Corthron
8 yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel Vail
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
Matt Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KR
Kit Reed
2 yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
MN
Marsha Norman
6 yrs
Trustee
ST
Scott Turow
6 yrs
Trustee
AK
Arthur Kopit
2 yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
MJ
Malcolm Jones Jr
6 yrs
Trustee
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
Neil Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
JB
Judy Blume
2 yrs
Trustee
AD
Annie Dillard
3 yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Dir
PC
Pat Cummings
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SO
Sidney Offit
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JS
James Stewart
9+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PS
Peter Straub
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
GB
Georges Borchardt
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Michael Chabon
9+ yrs
Trustee
AD
Annie Dillard
3 yrs
Trustee
RV
Rachel Vail
9+ yrs
Trustee
MT
Matt Tyrnauer
9+ yrs
Trustee
KS
Karen Swenson
9+ yrs
Trustee
KR
Kit Reed
2 yrs
Trustee
JW
Jacqueline Woodson
9+ yrs
Trustee
MO
Mary Pope Osborne
9+ yrs
Trustee
MN
Marsha Norman
6 yrs
Trustee
ST
Scott Turow
6 yrs
Trustee
AK
Arthur Kopit
2 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Malcolm Jones Jr
6 yrs
Trustee
PB
Peter Blauner
9+ yrs
Trustee
MH
Molly Haskell
7 yrs
Trustee
DH
Daniel Handler
9+ yrs
Trustee
MG
Mary Gordon
7 yrs
Trustee
GC
Gretchen Cryer
9+ yrs
Trustee
PG
Paula Giddings
9+ yrs
Trustee
NG
Neil Gaiman
9+ yrs
Trustee
BS
Brian Selznick
9+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jennifer Egan
9+ yrs
Trustee
JB
Judy Blume
2 yrs
Trustee
IH
Isabel Howe
9+ yrs
Executive Dir
Grants Awarded (9 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listing available upon request | Brooklyn, NY | $606,582 | Grants to needy authors and dramatists | 2021 |
| Listing available upon request | Brooklyn, NY | $533,257 | Grants to needy authors and dramatists | 2020 |
| Listing Available Upon Request | Brooklyn, NY | $515,150 | GRANTS TO NEEDY AUTHORS AND DRAMATISTS | 2024 |
| Listing Available Upon Request | Brooklyn, NY | $443,950 | GRANTS TO NEEDY AUTHORS AND DRAMATISTS | 2022 |
| Listing Available Upon Request | Brooklyn, NY | $392,510 | GRANTS TO NEEDY AUTHORS AND DRAMATISTS | 2023 |
| Listing available upon request | Brooklyn, NY | $250,275 | Grants to needy authors and dramatists | 2019 |
| Listing available upon request | Brooklyn, NY | $208,638 | Grants to needy authors and dramatists | 2018 |
| Listing available upon request | Brooklyn, NY | $185,600 | Grants to needy authors and dramatists | 2017 |
| Listing available upon request | Brooklyn, NY | $145,830 | Grants to needy authors and dramatists | 2016 |
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