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Top 25 Literary nonprofits based in the United States

Name: Literary nonprofits based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,710 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,710 literary nonprofits headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 12,428 professional contacts across them, including 2,731 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers literary nonprofits headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,710Companies

12,428Contacts tracked

2,731Verified emails

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The 25 largest literary nonprofits based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,710 literary nonprofits based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to literary nonprofits: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	PEN America	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	153 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Count Basie Center For The Arts	Indirect evidence	Red Bank, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Count Basie Center for the Arts is New Jersey’s premier center for the cultural arts, dedicated to fostering powerful, inclusive artistic experiences and creative exchange of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Girls Write NOW	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	129 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For nearly three decades, we have broken through polarizing forces to mentor, train, and connect writers across generations, gender, class, region, race, politics, beliefs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Other Press	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Other Press attracts authors who are guided by a passion to discover the limits of knowledge and imagination.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	826 Valencia	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	124 contacts →
	Partial evidence “826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages six to eighteen with their writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Poetry Foundation	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	119 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mission: The Poetry Foundation transforms lives through the power of words.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Grubstreet	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	114 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GrubStreet is one of the nation's leading creative writing centers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Writopia LAB	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	112 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We foster joy, literacy, and critical thinking in children and teens from all backgrounds through creative writing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Coverfly	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Coverfly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Backstage, connects emerging writers with Hollywood, guiding writers to improve their craft and career through partnerships with top…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	The Loft Literary Center	Partial evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	109 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Loft Literary Center is one of the nation's leading literary arts centers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Story Pirates	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Story Pirates is a nationally respected education and media organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	NABU	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “NABU is a global nonprofit publisher delivering culturally relevant, mother-tongue children's books to unlock literacy for millions of young readers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	826 Boston	Partial evidence	Roxbury, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	88 contacts →
	Partial evidence “826 Boston is a nonprofit writing, tutoring, and publishing organization where students in grades K-12 and beyond can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Artsconnection	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ArtsConnection is a nationally recognized non-profit arts education organization with a 45-year history of giving New York City public school students, pre-kindergarten through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Teaching For Change	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Lighthouse Writers Workshop	Partial evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a community-based center for the art and craft of writing, Lighthouse promotes literary engagement, growth, and connection among writers and readers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	LOS Angeles Review Of Books	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	71 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A literary and cultural arts magazine with an enduring commitment to the written word.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Poets & Writers, INC	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Poets & Writers is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Hugo House	Strong evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hugo House is a nonprofit literary arts organization with the mission to give people a place to read words, hear words, and make their own words better.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Reading IS Fundamental	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is committed to creating a nation of lifelong readers by inspiring the joy of reading among all children, putting them on the path to becoming skilled…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	RED HEN Press	Partial evidence	Pasadena, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The mission of Red Hen Press is to discover, publish, and promote works of literary excellence that have been overlooked by mainstream presses, and to build audiences for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Book Of The Month	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to bring the best new fiction forward.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Beacon Press	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Beacon Press is an independent, nonprofit book publisher founded in 1854.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	826la	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Read Better BE Better	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Read Better Be Better's mission is to connect young readers and youth leaders to inspire a love of literacy and leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: literary nonprofits. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names literary nonprofits.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of literary nonprofits, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name literary nonprofits. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Literary nonprofits based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

22.0%Verified-email coverage

7.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

8.2%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,320

11-50

335

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,710 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among literary nonprofits, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “literary nonprofits”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names literary nonprofits), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among literary nonprofits, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,731 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Literary nonprofits by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names literary nonprofits, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many literary nonprofits are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,710 literary nonprofits headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

PEN America, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most literary nonprofits?

New York leads with 140 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (48) and Chicago (43).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,731 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,710 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.