Funding search · EIN 650464177 · Miami, FL

John S and James L Knight Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,751
grants reported
$490.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$105,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

Where the money goes

  • Local news business sustainability and nonprofit newsroom revenue models
  • University research centers on technology, democracy and the information environment
  • Digital integration for arts organizations in Knight cities (Miami, Detroit, Akron, Philadelphia, Charlotte)
  • Journalism tools, data infrastructure and AI adoption in newsrooms
  • Place-based civic investment: parks, housing, downtown development in Akron and Detroit
  • Nonpartisan technology and competition policy research in Washington

Typical grant

Median grant is $105,000, with the middle half between $25,000 and $300,000. The seven-figure checks go to national local-news intermediaries (Associated Press, GroundTruth, American Journalism Project, Institute for Nonprofit News) and to pooled funds at The Miami Foundation; university research centers typically land between $500,000 and $1.3 million. Repeat giving is common and often explicitly labeled 'renewed support,' with the same institutions appearing across multiple years and multiple grants.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • nonpartisan
  • long-term sustainability
  • local news
  • digital integration
  • renewed support
  • fact-based

Positioning adjacent work

  • Tie your work to information ecosystem health or newsroom sustainability, not to journalism as a public good in the abstract.
  • University researchers should propose a named center with a research-to-practice pipeline; ask $500,000 to $1.3 million.
  • Emphasize nonpartisan framing explicitly. It appears in nearly every policy and research grant description.
  • Show a path off the grant: earned revenue, endowment, or matched public dollars like ARPA funds.

Worth knowing: Money concentrates in five Knight cities, above all Miami, plus a national journalism layer in New York and DC; work outside those geographies needs a national field-building rationale. The Miami Foundation functions as their regranting vehicle and absorbs large sums, and a small set of repeat grantees (Georgetown, Pew, AP, Miami institutions) take a big share, which makes existing relationships and Knight-branded centers a real advantage.

99 grants matching “journalistic · $25.9M

  • $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 read all
  • $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.

  • $1.1M

    Muckrock Foundation Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    To solidify muckrocks role as a provider of tools for journalists and steward of a developer ecosystem.

  • $462,291

    The Signals Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Transform the signals network into a sustainable organization that is able to support the growing number of whistleblowers around the world who are helping journalists.

  • $421,000

    Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2024

    To expand the protecting journalists pro bono program (projourn), laying the foundation for a national network of pro bono lawyers who support journalists with common legal needs such as prepublication review and freedo read all
  • $280,988

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    To support greater freedom of the press by providing direct pro bono legal services to local and regional journalists and journalism organizations in new york, pennsylvania, vermont and other nearby states.

  • $213,000

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support a project to combat spanish-language misinformation concerning u.s. Elections on whatsapp.

  • $200,000

    Muckrock Foundation Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    To increase audience and major donors for mlk50, a memphis-based investigative news outlet that has demonstrated journalistic excellence and community impact.

  • $165,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    To support press freedom and freedom of information by providing pro bono legal services to journalists and expand and strengthen a national network of first amendment legal clinics.

  • $150,000

    Centro De Periodismo Investigativo · San Juan, PR · 2024

    To improve access to independent, educational journalistic content for residents of puerto rico and the puerto rican diaspora communities in the continental united states by improving the sustainability and broadening t read all
  • $133,125

    Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024

    To train local journalists on high-quality methods used to cover crime, law and justice in ways that educate their readers to empower them to arrive at well informed decisions.

  • $125,000

    The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    To help nicaraguan journalists re-establish themselves in exile in costa rica and continue their reporting which meets high journalistic standards and is essential for nicaraguan audiences and healthy, well-informed com read all
  • $120,000

    Center for Strategic and International Studies · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support iranian journalists in exile and a hostage-taking commission that will propose strategies for trying to free journalists being held hostage across the globe.

  • $78,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2024

    To support the nc local news workshops efforts aiding journalists and organizations serving communities in western north carolina affected by hurricane helene.

  • $62,500

    The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    To support research into occupational trauma and resilience of journalists who covered key global conflicts between 2001 and 2021.

  • $50,000

    Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Provide a stipend for exiled russian journalist and author mikhail zygar to spend a year at the craig newmark graduate school of journalism.

  • $50,000

    Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

    To support journalists in israel -- both israeli and foreign journalists -- reporting on the conflict between israel and hamas.

  • $50,000

    Freedom House · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support efforts to aid imprisoned journalists via the fred hiatt fund to free political prisoners.

  • $41,666

    Players Philanthropy Fund · Towson, MD · 2024

    To bring together bipoc freelance journalists at the annual iij freelance journalism conference and to support iijs online business of freelancing course.

  • $26,000

    Association of Alternative Newsmedia · Jackson, MS · 2024

    To support the next 3 years of the aan annual convention for independent local publishers and journalists, with a specific emphasis on programming for younger journalists, as well as startup and bipoc-run publications i read all
  • $22,500

    The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support over three years the largest national convention for lgbtq journalists, which provides participants with opportunities to network and learn and to elevate the voices of lgbtq journalists.

  • $16,100

    Keene Publishing Corporation · Keene, NH · 2024

    Sponsor three years of the radically rural conference for rural journalists.

  • $5,000

    Embarcadero Media Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    To enhance the quality of life in the san francisco bay area by supporting the work of local nonprofit organizations and journalistic initiatives that increase public awareness.

  • $5,000

    The Peace Studio · New York, NY · 2024

    To support the mission of the peace studio to develop artists and journalists to inspire hope and catalyze transformative social change.

  • $1.4M

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $1.4M

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $957,000

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2023

    To promote the global exchange of best practices in journalism through the knight fellowships program at the international center for journalists (icfj).

  • $957,000

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2023

    To promote the global exchange of best practices in journalism through the knight fellowships program at the international center for journalists (icfj).

  • $900,500

    The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2023

    To support the next generation of journalists to deliver public service journalism in cities and small towns across the u.s. By placing reporters in communities underserved by news, similar to the teach for america mode read all
  • $900,500

    The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2023

    To support the next generation of journalists to deliver public service journalism in cities and small towns across the u.s. By placing reporters in communities underserved by news, similar to the teach for america mode read all
  • $555,386

    The Signals Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Transform the signals network into a sustainable organization that is able to support the growing number of whistleblowers around the world who are helping journalists.

  • $555,386

    The Signals Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Transform the signals network into a sustainable organization that is able to support the growing number of whistleblowers around the world who are helping journalists.

  • $390,000

    Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2023

    To expand the protecting journalists pro bono program (projourn), laying the foundation for a national network of pro bono lawyers who support journalists with common legal needs such as prepublication review and freedo read all
  • $390,000

    Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2023

    To expand the protecting journalists pro bono program (projourn), laying the foundation for a national network of pro bono lawyers who support journalists with common legal needs such as prepublication review and freedo read all
  • $276,763

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    To support greater freedom of the press by providing direct pro bono legal services to local and regional journalists and journalism organizations in new york, pennsylvania, vermont and other nearby states.

  • $276,763

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    To support greater freedom of the press by providing direct pro bono legal services to local and regional journalists and journalism organizations in new york, pennsylvania, vermont and other nearby states.

  • $250,000

    Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To ensure journalists in israel can get the support required to effectively report on the conflict between israel and hamas.

  • $250,000

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the long-term future of the committee to protect journalists by investing in a permanent home for the organization as well as its continued sustainability.

  • $250,000

    Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To support journalists in israel -- both israelis and foreign journalists -- reporting on the conflict between israel and hamas.

  • $250,000

    Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To ensure journalists in israel can get the support required to effectively report on the conflict between israel and hamas.

  • $250,000

    Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To support journalists in israel -- both israelis and foreign journalists -- reporting on the conflict between israel and hamas.

  • $250,000

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the long-term future of the committee to protect journalists by investing in a permanent home for the organization as well as its continued sustainability.

  • $245,100

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    To serve local communities with a scalable civic data product presented through a journalistic lens -- and demonstrate the editorial and business value for publishers who produce it.

  • $245,100

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    To serve local communities with a scalable civic data product presented through a journalistic lens -- and demonstrate the editorial and business value for publishers who produce it.

  • $165,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    To support press freedom and freedom of information by providing pro bono legal services to journalists and expand and strengthen a national network of first amendment legal clinics.

  • $165,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    To support press freedom and freedom of information by providing pro bono legal services to journalists and expand and strengthen a national network of first amendment legal clinics.

  • $100,000

    American Association for the Advancement of Science · Washington, DC · 2023

    To enhance the amount and quality of scientific evidence in news stories through support for sciline, a free service for journalists and scientists at the american association for the advancement of science.

  • $100,000

    American Association for the Advancement of Science · Washington, DC · 2023

    To enhance the amount and quality of scientific evidence in news stories through support for sciline, a free service for journalists and scientists at the american association for the advancement of science.

  • $100,000

    Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Provide a stipend for exiled russian journalist and author mikhail zygar to spend a year at the craig newmark graduate school of journalism.

  • $100,000

    Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Provide a stipend for exiled russian journalist and author mikhail zygar to spend a year at the craig newmark graduate school of journalism.

  • $80,000

    Asian American Journalists Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To support journalism excellence and increase diversity by providing training, mentorship, and executive-level leadership programs for asian american pacific islander (aapi) journalists, and help facilitate institutiona read all
  • $80,000

    Asian American Journalists Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To support journalism excellence and increase diversity by providing training, mentorship, and executive-level leadership programs for asian american pacific islander (aapi) journalists, and help facilitate institutiona read all
  • $79,000

    The Corporation of Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2023

    To provide salary support for accountability reporting in macon as part of a larger partnership effort being developed with the national trust for local news that will lead to more journalistic resources in the city.

  • $79,000

    The Corporation of Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2023

    To provide salary support for accountability reporting in macon as part of a larger partnership effort being developed with the national trust for local news that will lead to more journalistic resources in the city.

  • $50,000

    Freedom House · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support efforts to aid imprisoned journalists via the fred hiatt fund to free political prisoners.

  • $50,000

    National Press Photographers Foundation (Nppf) · McLean, VA · 2023

    To train police officers, first responders and journalists about the rights and limitations of journalists and citizens to photograph and record matters of public concern.

  • $50,000

    National Press Photographers Foundation (Nppf) · McLean, VA · 2023

    To train police officers, first responders and journalists about the rights and limitations of journalists and citizens to photograph and record matters of public concern.

  • $50,000

    Freedom House · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support efforts to aid imprisoned journalists via the fred hiatt fund to free political prisoners.

  • $36,400

    Keene Publishing Corporation · Keene, NH · 2023

    Sponsor three years of the radically rural conference for rural journalists.

  • $36,400

    Keene Publishing Corporation · Keene, NH · 2023

    Sponsor three years of the radically rural conference for rural journalists.

  • $25,000

    National Association of Hispanic Journalists · Washington, DC · 2023

    To advance journalistic excellence and increase the number of hispanic journalists and leaders in the field by supporting the 2022-2024 annual conferences of the national association of hispanic journalists, with a focu read all
  • $25,000

    National Association of Black Journalists · College Park, MD · 2023

    To support college students producing news and journalism across multiple platforms, at the national association of black journalists annual conference, where they are coached and trained by professionals.

  • $25,000

    National Association of Black Journalists · College Park, MD · 2023

    To support college students producing news and journalism across multiple platforms, at the national association of black journalists annual conference, where they are coached and trained by professionals.

  • $25,000

    Native American Journalists Association · Norman, OK · 2023

    To provide indigenous journalism students with mentorship, newsroom leadership experience, skills training, and college credit in coordination with the annual national native media conference 2022-2024.

  • $25,000

    National Association of Hispanic Journalists · Washington, DC · 2023

    To advance journalistic excellence and increase the number of hispanic journalists and leaders in the field by supporting the 2022-2024 annual conferences of the national association of hispanic journalists, with a focu read all
  • $25,000

    Native American Journalists Association · Norman, OK · 2023

    To provide indigenous journalism students with mentorship, newsroom leadership experience, skills training, and college credit in coordination with the annual national native media conference 2022-2024.

  • $20,000

    Radio and Television News Directors Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    To promote journalistic excellence through skills training for broadcast and digital journalists at the annual radio television digital news association conference.

  • $20,000

    Radio and Television News Directors Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    To promote journalistic excellence through skills training for broadcast and digital journalists at the annual radio television digital news association conference.

  • $15,000

    Arccoinfo · Doral, FL · 2023

    To support investigative journalism and journalist training in latin america.

  • $15,000

    Arccoinfo · Doral, FL · 2023

    To support investigative journalism and journalist training in latin america.

  • $5,000

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the mission of committee to protect journalists via general operations support.

  • $5,000

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the mission of committee to protect journalists via general operations support.

  • $5,000

    The Peace Studio · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the mission of the peace studio to develop artists and journalists to inspire hope and catalyze transformative social change.

  • $5,000

    The Peace Studio · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the mission of the peace studio to develop artists and journalists to inspire hope and catalyze transformative social change.

  • $1.3M

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022

    To support the long-term future of the committee to protect journalists by investing in a permanent home for the organization as well as its continued sustainability.

  • $1.1M

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022

    To promote the global exchange of best practices in journalism through the knight fellowships program at the international center for journalists (icfj).

  • $1.0M

    The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2022

    To support the next generation of journalists to deliver public service journalism in cities and small towns across the u.s. By placing reporters in communities underserved by news, similar to the teach for america mode read all
  • $550,000

    Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2022

    To expand the protecting journalists pro bono program (projourn), laying the foundation for a national network of pro bono lawyers who support journalists with common legal needs such as prepublication review and freedo read all
  • $250,000

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022

    Knight foundation agreed to match funds raised at the dedication of cprs new knight press freedom center, up to a maximum of $250,000. The funds raised exceeded the ceiling, so the match has been met.

  • $225,000

    Meedan · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Develop tools allowing journalists to combat misinformation on whatsapp, with a focus on spanish-language communities in the u.s. Around the 2022 midterm elections in preparation for the 2024 elections.

  • $209,748

    The Signals Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Transform the signals network intoa sustainable organization that is able to support the growing number of whistleblowers around the world who are helping journalists.

  • $165,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    To support press freedom and freedom of information by providing pro bono legal services to journalists and expand and strengthen a national network of first amendment legal clinics.

  • $152,674

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    To support greater freedom of the press by providing direct pro bono legal services to local and regional journalists and journalism organizations in new york, pennsylvania, vermont and other nearby states.

  • $151,280

    The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    To pilot a summer internship program, providing diverse students with equitable compensation across the journalism industry, there by helping to remove the limits on who gets to become a journalist.

  • $150,000

    American Press Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022

    To develop, distribute, and scale curriculum and trainings in trust building for journalists and news outlets.

  • $131,500

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022

    To provide critical support to guatemalan journalists facing threats, attacks and censorship by the government, enabling them to effectively report on justice, corruption, threats to democracy, and human rights abuses.

  • $125,015

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022

    To support imprisoned and at-risk journalists around central america including jose ruben zamora.

  • $100,000

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022

    This grant will go toward supporting icfj's efforts to protect journalists covering the war in ukraine, and to increase translation efforts to better reach russian-speaking audiences.

  • $80,000

    Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center · Waterford, CT · 2022

    To offer mid-career journalists within knight cities, who meet the rigorous standard for admission, the opportunity to attend the national critics institute's (nci's) two-week intensive criticism, storytelling, analysis read all
  • $50,000

    The Video Consortium · Ghent, NY · 2022

    To expand video consortiums capacity to train, network and identify job opportunities for a network of video journalists.

  • $50,000

    National Press Photographers Foundation (Nppf) · McLean, VA · 2022

    To train police officers, first responders and journalists about the rights and limitations of journalists and citizens to photograph and record matters of public concern.

  • $40,000

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022

    This grant will go toward supporting cpj's efforts to protect and support journalists covering the war in ukraine.

  • $40,000

    Asian American Journalists Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To support journalism excellence and increase diversity by providing training, mentorship, and executive-level leadership programs for asian american pacific islander (aapi) journalists, and help facilitate institutiona read all
  • $25,000

    Native American Journalists Association · Norman, OK · 2022

    To provide indigenous journalism students with mentorship, newsroom leadership experience, skills training, and college credit in coordination with the annual national native media conference 2022-2024.

  • $25,000

    National Association of Hispanic Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022

    To advance journalistic excellence and increase the number of hispanic journalists and leaders in the field by supporting the 2022-2024 annual conferences of the national association of hispanic journalists, with a focu read all
  • $25,000

    National Association of Black Journalists · College Park, MD · 2022

    To support college students producing news and journalism across multiple platforms, at the national association of black journalists annual conference, where they are coached and trained by professionals.

  • $20,000

    Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2022

    To incubate a viable national pro bono media law network, a new way to support local journalists.

  • $16,640

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022

    To advance journalistic excellence and increase connections between newsrooms and their digital teams and academia -- from computational social scientists to data journalism scholars -- by supporting the 2020-2022 compu read all
  • $12,500

    The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    To support over three years the largest national convention for lgbtq journalists, which provides participants with opportunities to network and learn and to elevatethe voices of lgbtq journalists.

Top recipients

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

  • The Miami Foundation68 grants · $47.3M
  • University of Akron Foundation6 grants · $24.1M
  • Georgetown University8 grants · $10.6M
  • University of Miami19 grants · $9.1M
  • American Journalism Project4 grants · $9.0M
  • The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf5 grants · $9.0M
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts7 grants · $8.3M
  • Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition10 grants · $7.3M
  • Foundation for Detroit'S Future4 grants · $6.0M
  • National Trust for Local News7 grants · $5.8M

Giving over time

$102.3M
2022
$240.1M
2023
$147.7M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,751 grants.

  • $12.0M

    University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023

    To support the transformation of the polsky building into a center of entrepreneurship, community collaboration, artistic performances and learning; and to contribute to the civic and economic vibrancy of downtown akron.

  • $12.0M

    University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2023

    To support the transformation of the polsky building into a center of entrepreneurship, community collaboration, artistic performances and learning; and to contribute to the civic and economic vibrancy of downtown akron.

  • $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.

  • $4.5M

    American Journalism Project · Dc, WA · 2022

    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.

  • $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 read all
  • $4.0M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To provide up to $10,000,000 towards the administrative costs of press forward to ensure that the entire press forward initiative maximizes opportunities, especially in its early stages, for positive impact in sustainab read all
  • $4.0M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To provide up to $10,000,000 towards the administrative costs of press forward to ensure that the entire press forward initiative maximizes opportunities, especially in its early stages, for positive impact in sustainab read all
  • $3.5M

    Florida International University Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022

    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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $2.5M

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    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 read all
  • $2.5M

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $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.

  • $2.0M

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    To build a future for local news by preparing news leaders and enterprises with the skills, strategies and tools to rapidly respond to the changes in the media landscape and serve their communities with quality journali read all
  • $2.0M

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    To build a future for local news by preparing news leaders and enterprises with the skills, strategies and tools to rapidly respond to the changes in the media landscape and serve their communities with quality journali read all
  • $2.0M

    The Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $2.0M

    The Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $2.0M

    The Well Community Development Corporation · Akron, OH · 2023

    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.

  • $2.0M

    The Well Community Development Corporation · Akron, OH · 2023

    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.

  • $2.0M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022

    To create the knight local free press legal network fund at the miami foundation with the reporters committee for freedom of the press as the designated endowed fund's initial grantee to protect local press freedom and read all
  • $2.0M

    Tpf Special Assets Fund Dba the Lenfest Institute for Journalism Llc · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    To build a future for local news by preparing news leaders and enterprises with the skills, strategies and tools to rapidly respond to the changes in the media landscape and serve their communities with quality journali read all
  • $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.

  • $1.8M

    National Trust for Local News · Denver, CO · 2023

    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.

  • $1.8M

    National Trust for Local News · Denver, CO · 2023

    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.

  • $1.6M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To create the knight local free press legal network fund at the miami foundation with the reporters committee for freedom of the press as the designated endowed fund's initial grantee to protect local press freedom and read all
  • $1.6M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To create the knight local free press legal network fund at the miami foundation with the reporters committee for freedom of the press as the designated endowed fund's initial grantee to protect local press freedom and read all
  • $1.6M

    Institute for Nonprofit News · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $1.5M

    Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2023

    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 read all
  • $1.5M

    Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2023

    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 read all
  • $1.5M

    News Revenue Hub · San Diego, CA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $1.5M

    News Revenue Hub · San Diego, CA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $1.5M

    Foundation for Detroit'S Future · Detroit, MI · 2022

    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 read all
  • $1.5M

    Motown Historical Museum · Detroit, MI · 2022

    To digitize key audio, audiovisual and physical artifacts from motown's archive and make them available to the public via a "digital jukebox."

  • $1.4M

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $1.4M

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $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.

  • $1.3M

    American Journalism Project · Dc, WA · 2023

    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.

  • $1.3M

    American Journalism Project · Dc, WA · 2023

    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.

  • $1.3M

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022

    To support the long-term future of the committee to protect journalists by investing in a permanent home for the organization as well as its continued sustainability.

  • $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.

  • $1.2M

    Local Media Foundation · Lake City, MI · 2022

    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.

  • $1.2M

    Various - Matching Gifts To Public Charities · Miami, FL · 2022

    Other description

  • $1.1M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To make a multiyear investment in newsmatch, a national matching fund that strengthens the fundraising capabilities of nonprofit newsrooms, increases individual donations and activates larger local philanthropic investm read all
  • $1.1M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

    To make a multiyear investment in newsmatch, a national matching fund that strengthens the fundraising capabilities of nonprofit newsrooms, increases individual donations and activates larger local philanthropic investm read all
  • $1.1M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022

    To make a multiyear investment in newsmatch, a national matching fund that strengthens the fundraising capabilities of nonprofit newsrooms, increases individual donations and activates larger local philanthropic investm read all
  • $1.1M

    International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022

    To promote the global exchange of best practices in journalism through the knight fellowships program at the international center for journalists (icfj).

  • $1.1M

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    To establish the center for information, technology, and public life at the university of north carolina at chapel hill (unc).

  • $1.1M

    Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2023

    To support collaborative reporting projects and civic engagement that focus on providing reporting about solutions to challenges facing communities, not just the problems.

  • $1.1M

    Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2023

    To support collaborative reporting projects and civic engagement that focus on providing reporting about solutions to challenges facing communities, not just the problems.

  • $1.1M

    Centre for Public Impact North America · Arlington, VA · 2023

    To redesign and redevelop president-facing digital products in city halls across four kfcommunities.

  • $1.1M

    Centre for Public Impact North America · Arlington, VA · 2023

    To redesign and redevelop president-facing digital products in city halls across four kfcommunities.

  • $1.1M

    Centre for Public Impact North America · Arlington, VA · 2022

    To redesign and redevelop president-facing digital products in city halls across four kf communities.

  • $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

    Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2022

    To support collaborative reporting projects and civic engagement that focus on providing reporting about solutions to challenges facing communities, not just the problems.

  • $1.1M

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2023

    To support high-quality investigative reporting and data journalism in local newsrooms across the country.

  • $1.1M

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2023

    To support high-quality investigative reporting and data journalism in local newsrooms across the country.

  • $1.1M

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2022

    To support high-quality investigative reporting and data journalism in local newsrooms across the country.

  • $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.

  • $1.1M

    The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022

    To support the continuation of reimagining the civic commons, a collaborative, multicity effort to revitalize neglected public places in order to support greater community engagement.

  • $1.0M

    Various - Matching Gifts To Public Charities · Miami, FL · 2023

    Other description

  • $1.0M

    Various - Matching Gifts To Public Charities · Miami, FL · 2023

    Other description

  • $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

    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

    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

    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

    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 read all
  • $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

    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 read all
  • $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

    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

    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 read all
  • $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 read all
  • $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).

  • $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

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    To support the media, technology, and democracy initiative at the university of pennsylvania.

  • $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 read all
  • $1.0M

    Akron Art Museum · Akron, OH · 2023

    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

    Akron Art Museum · Akron, OH · 2023

    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

    Chicago Public Media · Navy Pier Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support the post-acquisition transition of the chicago sun-times into chicago public media, in order to support chicago media and learn from a unique model that could potentially be replicated in other u.s. Cities.

  • $1.0M

    Chicago Public Media · Navy Pier Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support the post-acquisition transition of the chicago sun-times into chicago public media, in order to support chicago media and learn from a unique model that could potentially be replicated in other u.s. Cities.

  • $1.0M

    Climate Summit Miami Beach Host Committee · Miami Beach, FL · 2023

    To support the development and deployment of digital engagement strategies for the "aspen ideas: climate" conference for three years.

  • $1.0M

    Climate Summit Miami Beach Host Committee · Miami Beach, FL · 2023

    To support the development and deployment of digital engagement strategies for the "aspen ideas: climate" conference for three years.

  • $1.0M

    Jacob'S Pillow Dance Festival · Becket, MA · 2023

    To enable dance artists to experiment with new and emerging technologies in the creation of in-person and hybrid performances and digitally native works, offering audiences new ways to access and experience dance and th read all
  • $1.0M

    Jacob'S Pillow Dance Festival · Becket, MA · 2023

    To enable dance artists to experiment with new and emerging technologies in the creation of in-person and hybrid performances and digitally native works, offering audiences new ways to access and experience dance and th read all
  • $1.0M

    Miami Waterkeeper · Coral Gables, FL · 2023

    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.

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