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Chicago, IL · 2025 filing

Augusta Read Thomas and

Accepts applications

Augusta Read Thomas and accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $29K given across eighteen grants.

A typical grant is around $1K.

That filing also reported program-related investments, which are loans or equity rather than grants, and which is how foundation money occasionally reaches a company.

What they give

$29K
Total giving
18
Grants made
$1K
Typical grant
$5K
Largest grant

From their 2025 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The eighteen grants itemized on their 2025 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $1K and $2K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

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17
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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2025 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2025 filing reached four states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

Illinois$19K
New York$7K
Massachusetts$2K
Michigan$1K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2025 filing.

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