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
- $42,592
Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $42,582
Indie Film Club Miami · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $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.
- $41,515
San Jose State University Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022
To conduct secondary research on best practices of emergency management organizations with an eye to changes that would better accommodate the rise and speed of social media when residents must take life-saving action d… read allTo conduct secondary research on best practices of emergency management organizations with an eye to changes that would better accommodate the rise and speed of social media when residents must take life-saving action during disasters like fires, earthquakes and floods. less
- $41,168
Lemoyne Art Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $41,017
Bakehouse Art Complex · Miami, FL · 2022
To support staffing and plan development with design and engineering professionals to physically and programmatically serve art making and art presentation in the digital age through renovation of the existing bakehouse… read allTo support staffing and plan development with design and engineering professionals to physically and programmatically serve art making and art presentation in the digital age through renovation of the existing bakehouse art complex. less
- $40,785
Centro Cultural Espanol De Cooperacion Iberoamericana Miami (Ccem) · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $40,519
Arts & Business Council of Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $40,000
Aid for Life International · New York, NY · 2024
To provide support for aids research and education.
- $40,000
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the 2024 bipoc curators cohort.
- $40,000
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace · Hartford, CT · 2024
To further the values of faithful living and religious diversity world-wide.
- $40,000
University of Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the completion of a documentary film about the decline of local newsrooms in the united states.
- $40,000
Investigative Reporters and Editors · Columbia, MO · 2023
To provide fellowships in investigative reporting in honor of jeff german, a las vegas review-journal reporter murdered in 2022 by a public official he was investigating.
- $40,000
Investigative Reporters and Editors · Columbia, MO · 2023
To provide fellowships in investigative reporting in honor of jeff german, a las vegas review-journal reporter murdered in 2022 by a public official he was investigating.
- $40,000
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
To support the miami book fair's next page 40th anniversary celebration dinner.
- $40,000
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
To support the miami book fair's next page 40th anniversary celebration dinner.
- $40,000
Tedxmia · Miami, FL · 2023
To sponsor the 2024 tedx miami event at the adrienne arsht center
- $40,000
Tedxmia · Miami, FL · 2023
To sponsor the 2024 tedx miami event at the adrienne arsht center
- $40,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To support the mission of the eleanor and lou gehrig als center. Please count our $40,000 grant towards columbias goal of raising $2m as part of a challenge grant from the tow foundation.
- $40,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To support the mission of the eleanor and lou gehrig als center. Please count our $40,000 grant towards columbias goal of raising $2m as part of a challenge grant from the tow foundation.
- $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 allTo 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 institutional change in aapi representation in media and news rooms. less
- $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
Human Rights Watch · Miami, FL · 2022
To improve the lives of others by exposing human rights abuse, upholding human dignity and advancing the cause of human rights for all.
- $40,000
Investigative Reporters and Editors · Columbia, MO · 2022
To advance investigative and data journalism by supporting the annual conferences of the investigative reporters and editors and the national institute for computer-assisted reporting.
- $40,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
To support the lewa's landscape restoration project.
- $39,451
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Cover funding shortfall for 2022 conference, allowing organizers to refocus on long-term viability and consider new methods to disseminate learnings from this important-but-specialized conference.
- $38,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the publication and distribution of a volume of ddalus on institutions, experts, and the loss of trust.
- $37,000
Montclair State University Foundation · Montclair, NJ · 2024
To support two collaborative journalism summits and a reporting collaborative centered around democracy day 2024.
- $36,878
City of Boynton Beach · Boynton Beach, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $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.
- $36,310
Theatre Tallahassee · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $35,857
Orchestra Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $35,000
Council On Foundations · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To stay connected with latest regulatory matters in washington, dc. These factors allow to convene with skilled philanthropic professionals and organizations who lead.
- $35,000
Karimu International Help Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2024
To support karimus mission to fight poverty in order to enhance the well-being of rural villages in the developing world.
- $35,000
Council On Foundations · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To support the council on foundations which is the sectors leading national affinity group and is headquartered in washington, dc. These factors make it uniquely able to advocate on regulatory matters that affect the se… read allTo support the council on foundations which is the sectors leading national affinity group and is headquartered in washington, dc. These factors make it uniquely able to advocate on regulatory matters that affect the sector. less
- $35,000
Council On Foundations · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To support the council on foundations which is the sectors leading national affinity group and is headquartered in washington, dc. These factors make it uniquely able to advocate on regulatory matters that affect the se… read allTo support the council on foundations which is the sectors leading national affinity group and is headquartered in washington, dc. These factors make it uniquely able to advocate on regulatory matters that affect the sector. less
- $35,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
To support a convening of leading democracy scholars on threats to american democracy and approaches to addressing knowledge gaps about media and information technology as they pertain to democracy.
- $34,896
Les Ailes Du Desir Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $33,981
Florida Association of Museums Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $33,945
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center · Key Biscayne, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $33,762
Prizm Projects · Miami Gardens, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $32,404
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $32,389
Florida School Music Association · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $31,242
Making Light Productions · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $31,000
Miami Dade College Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To match contributions made during the miami book fair's next page 40th anniversary celebration dinner in november 2023.
- $30,000
Accrediting Council On Education in Journalism and Mass Communications · College Park, MD · 2024
To inform and train school leaders and broaden acejmcs membership.
- $30,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To sponsor a public event for miami-dade public school students.
- $30,000
Inside Climate News · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To hire a senior development officer to raise the funds needed to help fulfill icn's local mission, advance its work and increase the long-term sustainability of its newsroom.
- $30,000
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2024
To support the mandy jenkins memorial scholarship, named after kent state graduate and former jsk fellow mandy jenkins, who died of breast cancer in 2023.
- $30,000
Sociedad Interamericana De Prensa · Miami, FL · 2024
To support three years of sipconnect, iapa's annual conference.
- $30,000
Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2023
To provide educational opportunities to hartford youth.
- $30,000
Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2023
To provide educational opportunities to hartford youth.
- $30,000
Philanthropy Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To sponsor philanthropy southeast's 2023 annual meeting and provide general operating support to the organization.
- $30,000
Philanthropy Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To sponsor philanthropy southeast's 2023 annual meeting and provide general operating support to the organization.
- $30,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
To support the nonpartisan research, development and dissemination of a policy framework for the regulation of news content on digital platforms.
- $30,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
To support the nonpartisan research, development and dissemination of a policy framework for the regulation of news content on digital platforms.
- $30,000
Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
To support the future of journalism by contributing to the brown and white excellence endowment fund at lehigh university.
- $30,000
Museum of Arts and Sciences · Macon, GA · 2022
To engage macon residents with contemporary art by southern artists through multi-year support for the museum of arts and sciences annual emerging artists exhibition and expand the museum's ability to add significant wo… read allTo engage macon residents with contemporary art by southern artists through multi-year support for the museum of arts and sciences annual emerging artists exhibition and expand the museum's ability to add significant works of emerging artists to its permanent collection. less
- $30,000
The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
To produce making black america, a documentary chronicling the evolution of communication networks among black people in the united states.
- $30,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To sponsor a nonpartisan conference and workshop of academic experts and election officials at ucla law school.
- $29,250
The Murray Dranoff Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $29,132
Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $28,158
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum · Delray Beach, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $28,109
Gold Coast Railroad Museum · Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $28,080
Exile Books · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the artistic and bookmaking operations of exile books.
- $26,738
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide sponsorship for the institute for technology, law & policy 2023 symposium on news media sustainability and information integrity.
- $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 allTo 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 in each conventions host city. less
- $25,699
Florida Film Institute · North Miami, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $25,516
John Gilmore Riley Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support organizations in knight florida communities with general program support in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
- $25,000
I Am Als · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the general operations of i am als, a patient-led, patient-centric community leading the fight against als, reshaping public understanding and searching for cures.
- $25,000
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the general operations of the perez art miami museum.
- $25,000
Macon Arts Alliance · Macon, GA · 2024
To support macon arts alliance in creating a sustainable infrastructure for the local arts sector.
- $25,000
Meadowbrook School of Weston · Weston, MA · 2024
To support the mission of the meadowbrook school to nurture character, promote confidence, and foster critical thinking skills via its annual fund.
- $25,000
Portsmouth Abbey · Portsmouth, RI · 2024
To support the mission of the school via general operating expenses.
- $25,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support important research on how local television might fill local news gaps created by the decline of newspapers.
- $25,000
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024
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.
- $25,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide sponsorship for a convening on the second-order effects of artificial intelligence, hosted by aspen digital.
- $25,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To support the de la cruz travel program for students of dash established at the miami foundation, in memory of rosa de la cruz, a local patron of the arts.
- $25,000
University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024
To support the mission of the university by providing unrestricted scholarship dollars.
- $25,000
Digital Public Library of America · Boston, MA · 2023
To promote adoption of the palace strategy by librarians, the palace manager by libraries, and the palace app by everyone in the united states.
- $25,000
Digital Public Library of America · Boston, MA · 2023
To promote adoption of the palace strategy by librarians, the palace manager by libraries, and the palace app by everyone in the united states.
- $25,000
Green Foothills Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Green foothills operates the cala leadership development program. This program has been important to help leaders in public space non-profits develop diverse leadership networks and build capability in the organizations… read allGreen foothills operates the cala leadership development program. This program has been important to help leaders in public space non-profits develop diverse leadership networks and build capability in the organizations that they represent. These funds will help the organization operate over the next two yearsand develop a pathway to sustainability. less
- $25,000
Green Foothills Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Green foothills operates the cala leadership development program. This program has been important to help leaders in public space non-profits develop diverse leadership networks and build capability in the organizations… read allGreen foothills operates the cala leadership development program. This program has been important to help leaders in public space non-profits develop diverse leadership networks and build capability in the organizations that they represent. These funds will help the organization operate over the next two yearsand develop a pathway to sustainability. less
- $25,000
Jk Knights Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
To support disadvantaged students attending the cranbrook school through the endowed honorable sidney barthwell, jr. Scholarship fund. This grant is made in honor and recognition of jim bailey's decades-long service to … read allTo support disadvantaged students attending the cranbrook school through the endowed honorable sidney barthwell, jr. Scholarship fund. This grant is made in honor and recognition of jim bailey's decades-long service to knight foundation. less
- $25,000
Jk Knights Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
To support disadvantaged students attending the cranbrook school through the endowed honorable sidney barthwell, jr. Scholarship fund. This grant is made in honor and recognition of jim bailey's decades-long service to … read allTo support disadvantaged students attending the cranbrook school through the endowed honorable sidney barthwell, jr. Scholarship fund. This grant is made in honor and recognition of jim bailey's decades-long service to knight foundation. less
- $25,000
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County · Miami, FL · 2023
To support the general operations of the perez art miami museum, and payment of trustee fee for barron channer in representation of knight foundation as a trustee of pamm.
- $25,000
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County · Miami, FL · 2023
To support the general operations of the perez art miami museum, and payment of trustee fee for barron channer in representation of knight foundation as a trustee of pamm.
- $25,000
Macon Arts Alliance · Macon, GA · 2023
To support macon arts alliance in creating a sustainable infrastructure for the local arts sector.
- $25,000
Macon Arts Alliance · Macon, GA · 2023
To support macon arts alliance in creating a sustainable infrastructure for the local arts sector.
- $25,000
Meadowbrook School of Weston · Weston, MA · 2023
To support the mission of the meadowbrook school to nurture character, promote confidence, and foster critical thinking skills via it's annual fund.
- $25,000
Meadowbrook School of Weston · Weston, MA · 2023
To support the mission of the meadowbrook school to nurture character, promote confidence, and foster critical thinking skills via it's annual fund.
- $25,000
Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
To support the mission of miami new drama to use theater-making as a means of social engagement, cultural conversation, and human interaction.
- $25,000
Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
To support the mission of miami new drama to use theater-making as a means of social engagement, cultural conversation, and human interaction.
- $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
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 allTo 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 focus on providing skills-based learning opportunities. less
- $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 allTo 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 focus on providing skills-based learning opportunities. less
- $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
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.

