Funding search · EIN 831772542 · Grantmaking charity · Washington, DC

American Journalism Project

$54.2M
in grants paid: 159
grants: 63
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

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.

Recent grants

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

$5.5M
Free Press Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$1.5M
Ohio Local Information Initiative · Cleveland, OH · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$812,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$596,384
Fort Worth Report · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$549,167
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$534,745
The City Report · New York, NY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$509,135
Spotlight Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$494,471
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism · Madison, WI · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$480,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$455,375
Cityside Journalism Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$444,975
Local Journalism Initiative · Wilmington, DE · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$427,927
Beacon Media · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$401,113
Indij Public Media · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$369,963
Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$350,000
Houston Local Information Initiative · Houston, TX · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$329,300
The Colorado Sun · Denver, CO · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$298,000
The Salt Lake Tribune · Salt Lake, UT · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$296,052
Uplift Local · Portland, OR · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$281,802
New York Focus News · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$279,344
Nebraska Journalism Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$276,855
Enlace Latino Nc · Knightdale, NC · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$271,000
Charlottesville Tomorrow · Charlottesville, NC · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$270,960
Amp Local · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$255,151
The Mississippi Today · Ridgeland, MS · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$218,690
Vermont Journalism Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$204,950
Lookout Publications · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$200,000
Zero Debt Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$181,204
Mountain State Spotlight · Charleston, WV · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$176,625
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$155,552
La Local News Initiative · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$150,000
The Lenfest Institute of Journalism Llc · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$146,750
Sahan Journal · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$137,000
The Oklahoma Eagle · Tulsa, OK · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$135,124
Oklahoma State Univeristy Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$113,000
Capital B News · Brookyln, NY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$104,812
San Jose News Bureau · Turlock, CA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$96,311
El Paso Matters · El Paso, TX · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$95,725
Montana Free Press · Helena, MT · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$77,209
Frontier Media Group · Tulsa, OK · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$64,700
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$56,500
The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$51,031
Chalkbeat · New York, NY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$50,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$49,988
Investigative Newsource · San Diego, CA · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$42,739
Outlier Media · Detroit, MI · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$32,061
Documented · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$28,868
Kentucky Public Radio · Louisville, KY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$28,090
Wyofile · Lander, WY · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$20,125
City Bureau Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$16,686
University Radio Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$11,609
Connecticut News Project · Hartford, CT · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$8,069
Nevada News Bureau · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$2.1M
Ohio Local Information Initiative · Cleveland, OH · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$782,325
Beacon Media · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$748,149
Houston Local Information Initiative · Houston, TX · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$651,525
Sahan Journal · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$600,300
The City Report · New York, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$537,400
Block Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$500,300
Capital B News · Brookyln, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$500,000
Indij Public Media · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$500,000
Texas Tribune · Austin, TX · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$381,000
The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$355,525
Chalkbeat · New York, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$304,989
El Paso Matters · El Paso, TX · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$304,414
Nebraska Journalism Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$302,112
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism · Madison, WI · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$275,000
New York Focus News · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$261,114
Fort Worth Report · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$250,000
Rebuild Local News · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$246,402
Enlace Latino Nc · Knightdale, NC · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$234,714
Outlier Media · Detroit, MI · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$230,875
Cityside Journalism Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$225,175
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$205,625
The Mississippi Today · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$200,000
Local Journalism Initiative · Wilmington, DE · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$200,000
Zero Debt Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$200,000
Lookout Publications · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$193,214
Spotlight Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$175,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$170,500
The Centro De Periodismo · San Juan, PR · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$166,700
Documented · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$163,875
Mountain State Spotlight · Charleston, WV · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$156,532
Free Press Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$150,000
The Lenfest Institute of Journalism Llc · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$146,889
Montana Free Press · Helena, MT · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$128,214
Connecticut News Project · Hartford, CT · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$127,527
San Jose News Bureau · Turlock, CA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$125,715
Wyofile · Lander, WY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$113,894
Amp Local · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$104,215
Nevada News Bureau · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$79,460
Uplift Local · Portland, OR · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$66,000
Kentucky Public Radio · Louisville, KY · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$59,875
Investigative Newsource · San Diego, CA · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$23,465
Vermont Journalism Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$2.1M
Ohio Local Information Initiative · Cleveland, OH · 2022
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$1.7M
Houston Local News Initiative · Houston, TX · 2022
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$825,000
Chalkbeat · New York, NY · 2022
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$696,000
Nevada News Bureau · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$658,000
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism · Madison, WI · 2022
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
$523,335
The Mississippi Today · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
To grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.

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