Funding search · John S and James L Knight Foundation · grants

John S and James L Knight Foundation: all 1,751 grants

Largest first · $490.0M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview

$100,000
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
To support a fellowship for the nonpartisan research on social media's effects on polarization.
$100,000
Bookleggers Library · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
To support the bookleggers library to expand its digital offerings, increase open hours, and grow its development capacity.
$100,000
Bookleggers Library · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
To support the bookleggers library to expand its digital offerings, increase open hours, and grow its development capacity.
$100,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for informed democracy and social-cybersecurity at carnegie mellon university.
$100,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for informed democracy and social-cybersecurity at carnegie mellon university.
$100,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a research fellowship for an expert with immediate private-sector experience at the cato institute.
$100,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a research fellowship for an expert with immediate private-sector experience at the cato institute.
$100,000
Contemporary Arts Foundation · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
To support curatorial internships and artist residencies at the rubell family collection contemporary arts foundation.
$100,000
Contemporary Arts Foundation · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
To support curatorial internships and artist residencies at the rubell family collection contemporary arts foundation.
$100,000
Council On Foundations · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To support the council on foundation's building common ground initiative, a series of programs that build shared, pluralistic understanding between foundations and the communities they represent.
$100,000
Council On Foundations · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To support the council on foundation's building common ground initiative, a series of programs that build shared, pluralistic understanding between foundations and the communities they represent.
$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.
$100,000
Democracy Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To improve the tools that allow companies to access its data in order to reach other channels of distribution; to stabilize turbovote earned revenue; and to develop features to cultivate small dollar donors.
$100,000
Democracy Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To improve the tools that allow companies to access its data in order to reach other channels of distribution; to stabilize turbovote earned revenue; and to develop features to cultivate small dollar donors.
$100,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support research fellowships for experts with immediate private sector experience at the institute for data, democracy and politics.
$100,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support research fellowships for experts with immediate private sector experience at the institute for data, democracy and politics.
$100,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the institute for data, democracy and politics at the george washington university.
$100,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the institute for data, democracy and politics at the george washington university.
$100,000
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County · Miami, FL · 2023
To support pamm's art of the party gala, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their waterfront building and special honorees jorge and darlene perez, who have shown unwavering dedication to the arts in miami.
$100,000
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County · Miami, FL · 2023
To support pamm's art of the party gala, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their waterfront building and special honorees jorge and darlene perez, who have shown unwavering dedication to the arts in miami.
$100,000
Miami Light Project · Miami, FL · 2023
To build miami light project's organizational capacity through support for a restructuring of programs and staff, a transition to a sustainable space, and the building of cash reserves.
$100,000
Miami Light Project · Miami, FL · 2023
To build miami light project's organizational capacity through support for a restructuring of programs and staff, a transition to a sustainable space, and the building of cash reserves.
$100,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
To develop programming and exhibitions featuring artworks that use technology and new forms of media in the physical space and online venues of the museum of contemporary art detroit.
$100,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
To develop programming and exhibitions featuring artworks that use technology and new forms of media in the physical space and online venues of the museum of contemporary art detroit.
$100,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for social media and politics at new york university.
$100,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for social media and politics at new york university.
$100,000
Northeast Ohio Center for Choreography · Akron, OH · 2023
To provide core operating support to the national center for choreography housed at the university of akron to solidify the gains the center has made in its operation and enable continued growth of its artistic programm… read allTo provide core operating support to the national center for choreography housed at the university of akron to solidify the gains the center has made in its operation and enable continued growth of its artistic programming. less
$100,000
Northeast Ohio Center for Choreography · Akron, OH · 2023
To provide core operating support to the national center for choreography housed at the university of akron to solidify the gains the center has made in its operation and enable continued growth of its artistic programm… read allTo provide core operating support to the national center for choreography housed at the university of akron to solidify the gains the center has made in its operation and enable continued growth of its artistic programming. less
$100,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
To provide seed capital for the research underlying the proposed meaning institute at northeastern university.
$100,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
To provide seed capital for the research underlying the proposed meaning institute at northeastern university.
$100,000
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the merger of open campus and hbcu digest, and provide students at historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) with paid opportunities to produce professional journalism.
$100,000
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the merger of open campus and hbcu digest, and provide students at historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) with paid opportunities to produce professional journalism.
$100,000
Public Art Saint Paul · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support the commissioning and presentation by regional artists of digital art exhibitions, video projection mapping works, as well as website design and content, for public art saint pauls (pasp) inaugural wakpa trie… read allTo support the commissioning and presentation by regional artists of digital art exhibitions, video projection mapping works, as well as website design and content, for public art saint pauls (pasp) inaugural wakpa triennial art festival. less
$100,000
Public Art Saint Paul · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support the commissioning and presentation by regional artists of digital art exhibitions, video projection mapping works, as well as website design and content, for public art saint pauls (pasp) inaugural wakpa trie… read allTo support the commissioning and presentation by regional artists of digital art exhibitions, video projection mapping works, as well as website design and content, for public art saint pauls (pasp) inaugural wakpa triennial art festival. less
$100,000
Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at public knowledge.
$100,000
Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2023
To support policy research on media, technology, and online information, and to propose approaches that promote healthier online information systems.
$100,000
Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2023
To support policy research on media, technology, and online information, and to propose approaches that promote healthier online information systems.
$100,000
Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at public knowledge.
$100,000
Tech Integrity Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To support research fellowships for experts with immediate private-sector experience at the integrity institute.
$100,000
Tech Integrity Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To support research fellowships for experts with immediate private-sector experience at the integrity institute.
$100,000
The Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2023
Execute transfer of accountability project tech platform from the investigative reporting workshop to cpi, raise awareness of the tool among local news organizations to drive adoption and use, and develop and execute a … read allExecute transfer of accountability project tech platform from the investigative reporting workshop to cpi, raise awareness of the tool among local news organizations to drive adoption and use, and develop and execute a sustainable business plan. less
$100,000
The Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2023
Execute transfer of accountability project tech platform from the investigative reporting workshop to cpi, raise awareness of the tool among local news organizations to drive adoption and use, and develop and execute a … read allExecute transfer of accountability project tech platform from the investigative reporting workshop to cpi, raise awareness of the tool among local news organizations to drive adoption and use, and develop and execute a sustainable business plan. less
$100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2023
To support the general operations of the paley center for media, and payment of trustee fee for alberto ibarguen, in representation of knight foundation as a trustee of the paley center.
$100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2023
To support the general operations of the paley center for media, and payment of trustee fee for alberto ibarguen, in representation of knight foundation as a trustee of the paley center.
$100,000
The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To fund paid summer internships for 20 journalism students who attend university of california berkeley's journalism program.
$100,000
The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To fund paid summer internships for 20 journalism students who attend university of california berkeley's journalism program.
$100,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for technology, information, and public life at the university of north carolina at chapel hill.
$100,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for technology, information, and public life at the university of north carolina at chapel hill.
$100,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
To support a fellowship for the translation of non-partisan research on technology, media and democracy to local, state and federal policymakers.
$100,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
To support a fellowship for the translation of non-partisan research on technology, media and democracy to local, state and federal policymakers.
$100,000
Xavier Cortada Foundation · Pinecrest, FL · 2023
To expand "the underwater," a socially engaged art project focused on climate conversations and catalyzing civic engagement, during miami art week 2023.
$100,000
Xavier Cortada Foundation · Pinecrest, FL · 2023
To expand "the underwater," a socially engaged art project focused on climate conversations and catalyzing civic engagement, during miami art week 2023.
$100,000
Artsnow · Akron, OH · 2022
To provide general operating support to artsnow to lead implementation of the akron cultural plan and foster growth in the arts in akron.
$100,000
Camillus House · Miami, FL · 2022
To support camillus house's mission of providing compassionate care to individuals and families impacted by homelessness, hunger, poverty, and substance abuse.
$100,000
Capital B News · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To support the creation of a black-led news outlet that will produce and distribute public-service journalism for black audiences in local communities.
$100,000
Chalkbeat · New York, NY · 2022
This will support the organization and execution of the sunnylands summit on local news, which is scheduled for january 2023.
$100,000
City of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022
To increase smart city capacity and strategy in charlotte with a focus on equity, engagement, and actionable projects.
$100,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia · Macon, GA · 2022
To support macon-bibb bicentennial celebration in 2023.
$100,000
Contemporary Arts Foundation · Miami Beach, FL · 2022
To support curatorial internships and artist residencies at the rubell family collection contemporary arts foundation.
$100,000
Fort Worth Report · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
To support the launch and sustainability of fort worth report, a digital-first, nonprofit local news startup.
$100,000
German Marshall Fund of the US · Washington, DC · 2022
To provide renewed support for german marshall fund digital to research and develop amplification methods for civic information within a nonpartisan digital policy framework.
$100,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2022
To provide renewed support for the discourse initiative at the institute for humane studies.
$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.
$100,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
To support the international rescue committee's (irc) efforts to aid individuals affected by the ukraine crisis who have been forced from their homes by the russian invasion.
$100,000
Journal of Free Speech Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide general support for the journal of free speech law.
$100,000
Local News Conservancy · Denver, CO · 2022
To support the newly created colorado news conservancy, a first of its kind partnership that now owns and operates 24 small and medium community newspapers.
$100,000
Miami-Dade North Arts & Humanities Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
To support organizational development of the miami museum of contemporary art of the african diaspora (miami mocaad) through the creation of its digital presence and implementation planning for a hybrid digital/in-perso… read allTo support organizational development of the miami museum of contemporary art of the african diaspora (miami mocaad) through the creation of its digital presence and implementation planning for a hybrid digital/in-person phase. less
$100,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
To develop programming and exhibitions featuring artworks that use technology and new forms of media in the physical space and online venues of the museum of contemporary art detroit.
$100,000
National Conference On Citizenship · Washington, DC · 2022
To provide misinformation researchers greater insights into the scale and narrative trends of problematic content across communities by expanding the features and capacity of the junkipedia data collection and monitorin… read allTo provide misinformation researchers greater insights into the scale and narrative trends of problematic content across communities by expanding the features and capacity of the junkipedia data collection and monitoring tool less
$100,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To create a centralized digital platform and newsletter to scale best practices, new knowledge, and lessons learned in applying ai in journalism.
$100,000
News Product Alliance · Miami, FL · 2022
To expand news product alliance's capacity to train, connect and identify job opportunities for an emerging network of journalism product specialists whose roles sit at the intersection of business, editorial, technolog… read allTo expand news product alliance's capacity to train, connect and identify job opportunities for an emerging network of journalism product specialists whose roles sit at the intersection of business, editorial, technology and audience. less
$100,000
O Miami · Miami Shores, FL · 2022
To complete the program previously funded by a knight grant to the poetry foundation, that offers a complementary week-long summer training program for k-12 and community college educators in miami-dade county.
$100,000
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the merger of open campus and hbcu digest, and provide students at historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) with paid opportunities to produce professional journalism.
$100,000
Open Tone Music Llc · Akron, OH · 2022
To establish a permanent online home for the rubber city jazz and blues festival with the creation of an online archive of performances, relevant contextual content, and educational materials.
$100,000
Protego Press · Austin, TX · 2022
To support the translation and dissemination of nonpartisan media and democracy research by techpolicy press.
$100,000
Public Art Saint Paul · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support the commissioning and presentation by regional artists of digital art exhibitions, video projection mapping works, as well as website design and content, for public art saint pauls (pasp) inaugural wakpa trie… read allTo support the commissioning and presentation by regional artists of digital art exhibitions, video projection mapping works, as well as website design and content, for public art saint pauls (pasp) inaugural wakpa triennial art festival. less
$100,000
Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2022
To support policy research on media, technology, and online information, and to propose approaches that promote healthier online information systems.
$100,000
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art · San Jose, CA · 2022
To support the creation of masako mikis facade project, a multimedia/ar art installation on the exterior facade of the ica.
$100,000
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits · San Jose, CA · 2022
To test, deploy and encourage adoption of technology platforms to facilitate communication, build volunteer resources for non-profits, and provide access to tools and resources for san jose community groups.
$100,000
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2022
To continue to build staffing and convening capacity catalyzesv, a community engagement organization in san jose, and expand capability through digital tools that facilitate engagement over distance and time.
$100,000
Social Science Research Council · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To provide renewed support to social science research council's media and democracy program to catalyze, catalog, and disseminate new scholarship about the impact of media and technology on democracy.
$100,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2022
To increase audience loyalty and grow membership for three public media news organizations (wbez, wbur & mpr) by supporting an audience engagement & technology apprenticeship program developed by scpr.
$100,000
The Center for Humane Technology · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the center for humane technology (cht)'s nonpartisan policy research and dissemination efforts.
$100,000
The Center for Public Integrity · Washington, DC · 2022
To execute transfer of accountability project tech platform from the investigative reporting workshop to cpi, raise awareness of the tool among local news organizations to drive adoption and use, and develop and execute… read allTo execute transfer of accountability project tech platform from the investigative reporting workshop to cpi, raise awareness of the tool among local news organizations to drive adoption and use, and develop and execute a sustainable business plan. less
$100,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
To support give miami day 2022 by contributing $100,000 to partially match donations made to arts & cultural institutions.
$100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2022
To support the general operations of the paley center for media.
$100,000
The Poetry Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
To offer, in collaboration with o, miami, a complimentary week-long summer poetry teachers institute in 2019 and 2020 to 90 k-12 and community college educators from miami-dade county.
$97,500
Coral Gables Museum Corporation · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
To bring the exhibition painting in excess, kyiv's art revival, 1985 - 1993 to miami.
$97,500
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
To support the earth dashboard, a public facing interactive data portal and a 'situation room' for the planet that is a signature component of earth hq and through innovative visualizations will seek to provide a lay pe… read allTo support the earth dashboard, a public facing interactive data portal and a 'situation room' for the planet that is a signature component of earth hq and through innovative visualizations will seek to provide a lay perspective on climate change and the global and local nature of its impact. less
$96,000
Middle Tennessee State University Foundation · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Bolster distribution and accessibility of the first amendment encyclopedia and the center's free speech educational materials by making its website mobile-friendly, bringing reference information up to date and publishi… read allBolster distribution and accessibility of the first amendment encyclopedia and the center's free speech educational materials by making its website mobile-friendly, bringing reference information up to date and publishing a new book. less
$92,000
Brownbody · Vadnais Hts, MN · 2022
To increase brownbody's digital capacity by supporting the creation and presentation of its first digital performance and the pilot year of a new technical training program for black artists.
$90,000
Catchlight · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To launch a statewide, shared visual journalism resource hub for under-resourced, local newsrooms in california, including two knight cities, san jose and long beach, and experiment with earned revenue models.
$90,000
Journalism Funding Partners (Jfp) · Sacramento, CA · 2022
To pay the salary and benefits of the executive director of an organization that works to increase the financial sustainability of local journalism outlets.
$90,000
San Jose Downtown Association Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022
The sjda will develop a set of three templated engineering plans under a creative commons license (cc-by-sa) to accelerate and reduce the cost of building public spaces in public rights-of-way.
$85,300
St John'S University New York · Queens, NY · 2024
To support independent research on the transatlantic governance of online platforms.
$85,000
The Fountainhead Residency · Miami, FL · 2023
To extend the residency experience by developing an online community to access resources, mentorship and connections for alumni and collectors.
$85,000
The Fountainhead Residency · Miami, FL · 2023
To extend the residency experience by developing an online community to access resources, mentorship and connections for alumni and collectors.
$85,000
Fountainhead Residency · Miami, FL · 2022
To support the fountain head residency in miami that provides local, national, and international visual artists with live/work space to experiment and evolve their artistic practice.
$85,000
The Salt Lake Tribune · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
To create an online, interactive playbook with best practices for how to execute and sustain the transition from a legacy print newspaper to a nonprofit news organization.