Funding search · EIN 364427750 · Lake City, MI

Local Media Foundation

Name: Local Media Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

109
grants reported: $6.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $41,125
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

journalism stipends technology upgrades digital black bloomlab publishers

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

34 grants matching “publishing” · $2.5M

$394,720
The Columbian Publishing Company · Rochester, NY · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$150,480
New York News Publishers Association · Albany, NY · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$143,774
Ad-Mast Publishing Cothe Dallas Weekly · Dallas, TX · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$129,839
Lee Publishing Company · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$120,669
Seattle Medium - Tiloben Publishing Co · Seattle, WA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$119,145
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$115,851
Michigan Chronicle Publishing Co · Detroit, MI · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$43,910
Voice Publishing Company · Dallas, TX · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$41,088
Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Co · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program stipends for technology upgrades for digital journalism
$35,638
The Day Publishing Co · New London, CT · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$14,415
Banger Publishing Company · Bangor, ME · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$9,612
Carolinas Lgbtq Pride Publishing · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$9,300
Pride Publishing & Typesetting · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$96,990
Michigan Chronicle Publishing Co · Detroit, MI · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$83,540
Brown Publishing Company Llc · Riverside, CA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$77,874
Seattle Medium - Tiloben Publishing Co · Seattle, WA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$73,215
Lee Publishing Company · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$72,834
Ad-Mast Publishing Cothe Dallas Weekly · Dallas, TX · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$47,775
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$46,500
New York News Publishers Association · Albany, NY · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$34,633
The Day Publishing Co · New London, CT · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$16,964
Voice Publishing Company · Dallas, TX · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$7,160
Tcv Publishing · Wichita, KS · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$6,900
Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Co · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Program stipends for technology upgrades for digital journalism
$5,924
Everett Daily Heraldherald Media-Sound Publishing · Everett, WA · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$358,010
The Columbian Publishing Company · Vancouver, WA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$70,328
Lee Publishing Company · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$61,073
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$46,377
The Day Publishing Company · New London, CT · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$31,132
Pride Publishing & Typesetting · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$13,043
Voice Publishing Company · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$10,779
Lebanon Publishing · Lebanan, PA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$9,300
Osteen Publishing Co · Sumter, SC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$6,100
Tapclicks · San Jose, CA · 2022
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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Columbian Publishing Company2 grants · $752,730
Word in Black Pbc1 grant · $349,950
Columbian1 grant · $342,928
Afro American Co Baltimore City3 grants · $273,942
Houston Defender Newspaper3 grants · $266,126
The Washington Informer3 grants · $264,191
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper3 grants · $227,993
Amnews Corpdba New York Amsterdam News2 grants · $219,505
Ad-Mast Publishing Cothe Dallas Weekly2 grants · $216,608
Michigan Chronicle Publishing Co2 grants · $212,841

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$2.4M

2023

$2.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 109 grants.

$394,720
The Columbian Publishing Company · Rochester, NY · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$358,010
The Columbian Publishing Company · Vancouver, WA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$349,950
Word in Black Pbc · Washington, DC · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects
$342,928
Columbian · Rochester, NY · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$177,767
Maine Journalism Foundation · Bar Mills, ME · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$157,000
Oklahoma Media Center · Enid, OK · 2023
Transfer of funds to program's new 501(c)(3) organization
$155,631
Amnews Corpdba New York Amsterdam News · New York, NY · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$150,480
New York News Publishers Association · Albany, NY · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$143,774
Ad-Mast Publishing Cothe Dallas Weekly · Dallas, TX · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$133,305
The Washington Informer · Washington, DC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$129,839
Lee Publishing Company · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$125,683
The Atlanta Voice - Voice News Network · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$122,544
Afro American Co Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$120,669
Seattle Medium - Tiloben Publishing Co · Seattle, WA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$119,145
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$119,036
Houston Defender Newspaper · Houston, TX · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$115,851
Michigan Chronicle Publishing Co · Detroit, MI · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$107,496
Lambda Publications Incdba Windy City · Chicago, IL · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$96,990
Michigan Chronicle Publishing Co · Detroit, MI · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$95,000
Indian County Media Llc · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$95,000
Indian Country Media · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$90,888
Glenn Oaks Media Llc · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$89,843
The Baltimore Times · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$88,350
Verified News Network · Broken Arrow, OK · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$87,341
Afro American Co Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$85,666
Brown Naff Pitts Omnimedia · Washington, DC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$83,540
Brown Publishing Company Llc · Riverside, CA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$80,202
Amnews Corpdba New Tork Amsterdam News · New York, NY · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$77,874
Seattle Medium - Tiloben Publishing Co · Seattle, WA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$75,898
Tiloben · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$75,698
Houston Defender Newspaper · Houston, TX · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$73,438
The Washington Informer · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$73,215
Lee Publishing Company · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$72,834
Ad-Mast Publishing Cothe Dallas Weekly · Dallas, TX · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$71,392
Houston Defender Newspaper · Houston, TX · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$71,283
Voice News Network · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$70,903
Bar Media · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$70,328
Lee Publishing Company · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$69,750
Masco Communications · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$68,979
The Dallas Weekly · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$64,553
Minnesota Womens Press Llc · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$64,057
Afro American Co Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$63,874
Amnews Corpdba New York Amsterdam News · New York, NY · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$61,073
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$57,878
The Atlanta Voice - Voice News Network · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$57,448
The Washington Informer · Washington, DC · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$55,600
Michigan Chronicle · Detroit, MI · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$52,665
Tagg Communication Llc · Washington, DC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$47,775
American Publishing Company Dba St Louis American Newspaper · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$46,500
New York News Publishers Association · Albany, NY · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$46,500
Oklahoma Eagle · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$46,377
The Day Publishing Company · New London, CT · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$43,910
Voice Publishing Company · Dallas, TX · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$41,173
Lambda Publications Incdba Windy City · Chicago, IL · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$41,125
The Atlanta Voice Newspaper · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$41,088
Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Co · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program stipends for technology upgrades for digital journalism
$39,870
Bar Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$35,638
The Day Publishing Co · New London, CT · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$35,388
Joliet Times Weekly · Joliet, IL · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$34,633
The Day Publishing Co · New London, CT · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$34,437
Our Weekly · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$33,777
Tagg Magazine · Washington, DC · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$31,132
Pride Publishing & Typesetting · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$26,161
Brown Impact Media Group · Flint, MI · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$23,500
Bizzy Bee Enterprise Llcdenver Urban · Aurora, CO · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$23,250
Oklahoma Eagle · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$22,828
Brown Naff Pitts Omnimedia · Washington, DC · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$22,738
John Farmeradvance Local Holdings Corp · New York, NY · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$22,557
Journalism Refugee Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$22,412
Lookout Local · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$20,282
Jackalope Media Llchank Stephenson · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$19,462
The Baltimore Times · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$16,964
Voice Publishing Company · Dallas, TX · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$15,000
Cbc New Media Group · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$15,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$15,000
Capital Holding Company Inc Dba Wral Digital · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$15,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$14,480
Journalism Refugee Education Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$14,415
Banger Publishing Company · Bangor, ME · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$14,327
Glenn Oaks Media Llc · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$13,959
Tagg Magazine · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$13,950
Cambridge News Advisory · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$13,938
Bay Area Reporter · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$13,938
Windy City Media Group · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$13,392
Gannett Holdings Llc · McLean, VA · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$13,043
Voice Publishing Company · Dallas, TX · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$13,023
Pronews Coaches · New York, NY · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$12,953
Brown Naff Pitts Omnimedia · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$12,500
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$12,313
Masco Communications · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
$11,748
Corinth Communications Dba the Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Program stipends for journalism projects
$11,563
Masco Communications · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$10,779
Lebanon Publishing · Lebanan, PA · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$10,505
Corinth Communications Dba the Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$9,612
Carolinas Lgbtq Pride Publishing · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$9,300
Advance Local Holdings Corp · New York, NY · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$9,300
Pride Publishing & Typesetting · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Stipends for journalism projects
$9,300
Sheridan Press · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects
$9,300
Osteen Publishing Co · Sumter, SC · 2022
Support for journalism projects
$7,356
Black Girl Media · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Program stipends for journalism projects

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