“American philanthropy can play a bigger role in strengthening the financial infrastructure of the literary organizations and nonprofits that serve these literary artists.”
“Literary arts nonprofits are the unsung culture-workers that make it possible for writers to perform their essential duties. An investment in the organizations that stand behind the truth-tellers and story-weavers and verse-makers is a proactive stance in defense of creativity—the animating force of democracy.”
“I am so grateful to the Literary Arts Fund for making a commitment to writers, to writing, to reading, to the bond we make with books and how those books help us forge bonds with one another. The support of the future of literature is a cause for celebration.”
“May this new fund and the Literary Arts Funders Collaborative invite in and encourage new supporters to experience, as we have, the delight and high returns of literary brilliance.”
“Art does not find its way forward in a search for commercial success. Without nonprofit publishers American letters would have stalled long ago. This initiative demonstrates the kind of spirit that we hope our writers exhibit. This is the kind of support that will reinvigorate the entire artistic landscape of our culture.”
“This new fund represents a bold and collaborative commitment to sustaining the creative voices that help shape our culture and our democracy.”
“This fund has the potential to make an unprecedented difference to nonprofit organizations, for the support, creation, and outreach of literary arts.”
“[We are] honored to be among this cohort of trusted, forward-thinking philanthropic organizations, and look forward to the new opportunities this fund presents for strengthening the literary arts in the U.S.”
“Writing and writers in our country spark our imaginations and lift our spirits, but they have been doing all of this with very little financial support— far less than many realized. They deserve, require, and need more support, and this exciting new fund is an important start.”