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John S and James L Knight Foundation

$490.0M
in grants paid: 1,751
grants: 672
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$5.0M
The Associated Press · New York, NY · 2024
To support the associated press to ensure state-based, public-service journalism is available in 50 states while ap devises a new local news business strategy to better position it for long-term sustainability.
$4.0M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To sustain the institute, which will convene, support and provide accessible, actionable, nonpartisan insights to the stakeholders and institutions that design, operate, study and govern the digital information environm…
$3.0M
Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2024
To recruit, hire, train and place reporters from a variety of experiences and backgrounds into local newsrooms, and build durable local revenue streams atop those positions to assure long-term support for community jour…
$2.9M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
Support the growth, adaptation and diversification of newsmatch in the press forward era, to increase the competency of non-profit publishers seeking earned reader revenue.
$2.8M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To foster healthy communities by aiding local news publishers in the production of fact-based state and local election reporting, with a focus on swing states in which this coverage will be particularly relevant and use…
$2.7M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To help local news organizations poised for statewide growth expand into new markets.
$2.5M
The Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support a five-year, co-branded partnership between knight and grantees subsidiary, the pew research center to study and widely share research on how americans absorb civic information; form beliefs, identities and c…
$2.2M
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Create an accelerator supporting technology solutions essential for publishers and journalists to achieve their educational mission and help demonstrate the viability of solutions supporting local publishers' missions b…
$2.1M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To supplement the elections integrity fund at the miami foundation, which fosters healthy communities by aiding local news publishers in the production of fact-based state and local election reporting, with a focus on s…
$2.0M
American Journalism Project · Dc, WA · 2024
To provide the lead investment in the american journalism project, (ajp) a first-of-its-kind venture philanthropy organization focused on growing and sustaining independent, nonpartisan, local civic news organizations.
$2.0M
Civic News Company · New York, NY · 2024
To strengthen civic news company's business infrastructure, long-term organizational sustainability and the content available to local publishers.
$1.8M
National Trust for Local News · Denver, CO · 2024
To support high-quality local news in macon, advance the sustainability of the georgia trust for local news in middle georgia, and strengthen the national trust for local news.
$1.7M
New World Symphony · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
To support the use of evolving technologies to reimagine the concert experience, expand the symphony's educational network, and build larger audiences who have a greater understanding of classical music.
$1.6M
Institute for Nonprofit News · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the institute for nonprofit news and its programs to strengthen the high-quality local news ecosystem in the u.s. By focusing on the financial sustainability of nonprofit newsrooms.
$1.5M
Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2024
As part of a group of funders supporting detroit's plan of adjustment to allow detroit to emerge from bankruptcy (a) a financially sustainable community that can better engage and serve its citizens and (b) securing the…
$1.5M
International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2024
To better connect international journalists in order to develop new entrepreneurial opportunities, incorporate new technologies and protect and advocate for journalists abroad.
$1.5M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To ensure that newsrooms in nine u.s. Swing states can access election-related journalism and services from the associated press so they can better inform their readers with fact-based, nonpartisan political and electio…
$1.3M
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition · Akron, OH · 2024
To redesign and rebuild lock 3 as an excellent special event space and an inviting everyday day park for employees and new residents.
$1.3M
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
To equip newsrooms with one-stop shopping at big local news for data that aids local news story production.
$1.3M
Techcongress Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To strengthen technology expertise within the u.s. Congress by supporting the congressional innovation fellowship, which places an even number of technologists in congressional offices of both major political parties an…
$1.3M
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024
To support the growth of the media forensics hub at clemson university.
$1.3M
Develop Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To construct eight single-family homes in the north end neighborhood as a proof of concept for urban modular home construction and establish a revolving fund from sale proceeds to build more homes in detroit.
$1.2M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To transform reader revenue tools and methods from a pilot program into a sustainable data and ai-product suite for publishers.
$1.1M
Propublica · New York, NY · 2024
To catalyze the next phase of propublica's local reporting network via support of newsrooms in communities historically underserved by journalism.
$1.1M
Muckrock Foundation Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024
To solidify muckrocks role as a provider of tools for journalists and steward of a developer ecosystem.
$1.0M
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To provide a 1:1 match of miami-dade countys $5,000,000 contribution and city of miamis $2,000,000 contribution of american rescue plan act funding to miami dade college for the creation of new degree and certificate pr…
$1.0M
Motown Historical Museum · Detroit, MI · 2024
To digitize key audio, audiovisual and physical artifacts from motown's archive and make them available to the public via a "digital jukebox."
$1.0M
Downtown Akron Partnership · Akron, OH · 2024
To support the establishment of a fund to acquire and develop downtown properties and continue downtown programming.
$1.0M
Miami-Dade Innovation Authority · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
To support the establishment of the miami-dade innovation authority (mdia), a nonpartisan initiative to accelerate adoption of technologies that improve community outcomes in climate resiliency, health and financial inc…
$1.0M
University of Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the construction of the knight center for music innovation - a state of the art facility that will engage students and audiences through technologically enhanced concert experiences and support talent develop…
$1.0M
News Revenue Hub · San Diego, CA · 2024
Accelerate the news revenue hubs capacity by scaling its technical staff to enable product, analytics, and data benchmarking capabilities, and to provide free access to those products and capabilities to independent, lo…
$1.0M
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2024
To establish the knight tech infusion fund at foundation for the carolinas that will increase the capacity and sustainability of charlotte artists and arts organizations through the wise use of technology.
$1.0M
National Faith Homebuyers · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the second phase of the down payment assistance program, which will support at least 300 families to purchase homes.
$1.0M
The Well Community Development Corporation · Akron, OH · 2024
Provide 1:1 match of the city of akrons $4,000,000 contribution of american rescue plan act funding to support the middlebury housing initiative.
$1.0M
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
To expand and digitally equip the facilities of the institute of contemporary art, miami by purchasing and renovating a building adjacent to its current site.
$1.0M
Akron Art Museum · Akron, OH · 2024
To support digital integration throughout the museum via implementation of the digital integration plan, the creation of the knight center for digital discovery, and related upgrades to technical infrastructure.
$1.0M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support the media, technology, and democracy initiative at the university of pennsylvania.
$1.0M
Miami Waterkeeper · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
To support the growth of miami waterkeeper, a climate resilience nonprofit organization, through the hiring of executive leadership and the development and implementation of a digital communications and product strategy.
$1.0M
Ohio Local Information Initiative · Columbus, OH · 2024
To provide the catalytic investment in signal akron, a new nonprofit digital news site managed by the ohio local news initiative. Signal akron will be an independent and nonpartisan civic news operation, and will serve …
$1.0M
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To increase access to and engagement with artistic programming both on-site and online for the philadelphia orchestra and kimmel center, inc. (pokc).
$989,500
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To establish the center for social media and politics at new york university.
$984,240
Various - Matching Gifts To Public Charities · Miami, FL · 2024
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$956,250
Codepathorg · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To continue support for and to expand codepaths programs at florida international university and miami dade college.
$934,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
To catalyze and strengthen partnerships between college reporting programs and local news outlets to help address america's news desert problem.
$875,000
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition · Akron, OH · 2024
Provide 1:1 match of the city of akrons $3,500,000 contribution of american rescue plan act funding to support the redesign and rebuilding of locks 2, 3 and 4.
$845,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
To stabilize operations and execute initiatives focused on scaling participation in the knight centers online courses.
$840,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To establish an institute that convenes, supports and provides accessible, actionable, nonpartisan insights to the stakeholders and institutions that design, operate, study and govern the digital information environment.
$816,667
Local Independent Online News Publishers · Havertown, PA · 2024
To fund 200 sustainability audits for local news outlets and then provide post-audit consulting and dollars to publishers so they can best address their business challenges.
$800,000
Open Markets Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide renewed support for nonpartisan competition policy research at the center for journalism and liberty at the open markets institute.
$800,000
R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide renewed support to r street institute for nonpartisan technology policy research that can inform approaches to improve online information quality.
$750,000
The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
To support "judy woodruff reports: america at a crossroads," a two-year reporting effort designed to speak to americans all around our nation to try to better understand the reasons for our polarization and what might m…
$750,000
Catchlight · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To secure the national expansion of catchlight local, a new model that advances the visual capacity of local newsrooms across the united states.
$725,000
Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education · Oakland, CA · 2024
Train news leaders and entrepreneurs on business development, management, marketing and building healthy workplaces.
$700,000
Florida International University Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the growth of the school of computing and information sciences (scis) at florida international university as it seeks to become a leading school for computer science and engineering in florida and the go-to t…
$700,000
Center for Democracy and Technology · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide renewed support for nonpartisan research on digital media, online speech and democracy.
$672,223
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
To establish the center for an informed public at the university of washington.
$670,000
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To improve the financial health of local news outlets that serve black, latin and asian communities in the u.s. And to increase their overall sustainability.
$667,000
Gablestage · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
To support digital experimentation and capacity building through staffing, digital equipment and tools that enable gablestage to share their brand, voice and talents beyond the immediate radius of the biltmore.
$667,000
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide renewed support for the american enterprise institutes survey center on american life and for nonpartisan research on technology and culture.
$666,666
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County · Miami, FL · 2024
To accelerate pamms role as a leader in the presentation, conservation, and promotion of digital art.
$666,000
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition · Akron, OH · 2024
To create a signature park on the north shore of summit lake in akron that will serve as an urban destination and better connect downtown to the adjacent neighborhoods.
$650,000
Tiny News Collective · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To expand publisher access to tiny news's suite of shared services and thus reduce the barriers to entry for the wave of small, upstart news organizations launching around the country.
$650,000
The Video Consortium · Mount Kisco, NY · 2024
To launch templatized local nonfiction video hubs, a professionalized events arm, and scalable digital tools to solidify video as a more durable future component of local journalism.
$648,450
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
To support newswell, an asu project focused on the provision of news and information that educates and informs the public through local journalism throughout the united states, expands opportunities in journalism throug…
$630,000
Detroit Opera · Detroit, MI · 2024
To expand detroit operas digital infrastructure in support of the companys artistic and programmatic innovation, production, and delivery.
$630,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
To support research at the center for media engagement.
$628,500
Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2024
To create a digital on-demand services online marketplace for affordable, fractional digital technology and operational resources, curated content and a learning center to help local news publishers.
$627,131
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
To drive responsible adoption of generative artificial intelligence among news organizations by making relevant, expert-level knowledge and tools widely accessible.
$625,000
Lawfare Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the expansion of the lawfare institutes independent, nonpartisan policy research and analysis.
$625,000
Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To support the development and dissemination of open-source trust & safety tools.
$600,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Increase the amount of government accountability journalism in local outlets by making it easier for reporters to stay on top of newsworthy legislative activity through specialized software and collaboration.
$600,000
Local Media Foundation · Lake City, MI · 2024
To accelerate digital business transformation for 26 black-owned local news organizations and put them on a path toward long-term financial sustainability and independence.
$600,000
Charles H Wright Museum of African American History · Detroit, MI · 2024
To increase the digital capacity of the charles h. Wright museum through strategic planning, key hires, and infrastructure upgrades.
$580,515
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the internet and democracy initiative at northeastern university.
$558,648
Trustees of Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
To support the expansion of the observatory on social media at indiana university.
$550,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the grantees of the knight art + tech expansion fund miami, an open call focused on digital integration for artists and arts & cultural organizations.
$549,284
Centre for Public Impact North America · Arlington, VA · 2024
To redesign and redevelop president-facing digital products in city halls across four kfcommunities.
$541,404
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
To establish the center for information, technology, and public life at the university of north carolina at chapel hill (unc).
$539,876
The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide renewed support for the institute for data, democracy & politics.
$518,617
University of Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the growth of the institute for data science and computing, an interdisciplinary center of scholarship that enables data science research, application and education at the university of miami.
$500,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall · Detroit, MI · 2024
To expand the digital capacity of the detroit symphony orchestra through investments in technical infrastructure, equipment, personnel, and marketing automation.
$500,000
Miami City Ballet · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
To utilize digital technologies to create innovative works and develop necessary infrastructure for expanding audiences and revenue towards a sustainable business model.
$500,000
Michigan Central Center for Mobility and Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the creation of michigan central's art + technology program.
$500,000
The Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2024
To attract new audiences and deliver an engaging visitor experience through enhancements to the museum's tech infrastructure and resulting digital experiences.
$500,000
Lyrasis · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Updated goal as of oct. 2024: to support the development of an integrated platform to purchase and lend e-books to patrons. Old pri: to the development of an integrated platform to purchase and lend e-books to patrons.
$500,000
Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2024
To provide need-based financial aid to undergraduate students at trinity college through the permanent endowment of the susana l. Ibarguen '83 and laura rigolosi ibarguen '97 scholarship fund
$500,000
The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
To expand canvas, pbs newshours' national coverage of the arts featuring weekly aired and on-line art segments.
$500,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To integrate digital technologies, including an interactive two dimensional ai enhanced display of video clips, that resemble a hologram, of holocaust survivors in the renovated and expanded holocaust memorial museum in…
$500,000
Midtown Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To implement the next phase of the detroit cultural center initiative, focusing on the expansion of public wi-fi coverage and related technology as well as a pilot of an outdoor performance space.
$500,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To support new independent research on free expression in the digital age through the growth of the research fellows program at knight first amendment institute at columbia university.
$500,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the unified greenway project, a nearly 30-mile-long recreational trail and public space that connects the joe louis greenway, the detroit riverfront and 23 detroit neighborhoods by investing in an endowment t…
$500,000
The Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To provide general support for pew research center's journalism and media program to produce new research and insights on news consumption and beliefs in the digital age.
$500,000
Sphinx Organization · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support the continued growth and sustainability of sphinx lead and sphinxconnect, two leadership and professional development opportunities, for black and latinx identifying artists and cultural leaders in the united…
$500,000
O Miami · Miami Shores, FL · 2024
To encourage the spread of poetry through publishing in digital formats/platforms by increasing the capabilities, programming, staffing and infrastructure to support the organization.
$500,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To establish an endowment fund to provide ongoing revenue for technology and continued digital experimentation, integration, and expansion at akron art museum, the intended initial grantee of the fund.
$500,000
Public Media Company · Boulder, CO · 2024
Empowering public media organizations to equitably expand access to local news through deeper community insights, actionable information and stronger connections, thus enabling stations to better understand and respond …
$500,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To increase the endowment of the charlotte symphony orchestra to provide dedicated support for the organizations digital programming and technical needs.
$500,000
Jacob'S Pillow Dance Festival · Becket, MA · 2024
To establishment an endowment to fund digital integration and related experimentation at jacob's pillow.
$500,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the winners of knight new work, an open call to miami-based artists and arts organizations for new works across artistic genres that use technology to create, disseminate and enhance the way art is experience…
$500,000
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
To provide renewed support for nonpartisan research, convening, and publication at the cyber policy center at stanford university

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.