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

$145,000
Memphis Fourth Estate · Memphis, TN · 2023
To support the financial sustainability of the daily memphian, a deeply local, nonprofit news site.
$142,500
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
To support charlotte mecklenburg librarys strategic visioning and planning process and to advance the public commons program development for new main library.
$140,270
Trustees of Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023
To support the expansion of the observatory on social media at indiana university.
$140,270
Trustees of Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023
To support the expansion of the observatory on social media at indiana university.
$140,000
Init Corporation · Miami, FL · 2022
To support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on improving collegiate student success and ca… read allTo support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on improving collegiate student success and career advancement through peer mentorship. less
$135,000
Tech Integrity Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support the nonpartisan research and dissemination efforts of the integrity institute.
$135,000
The Diversity Pledge Institute · Perrysburg, OH · 2024
To develop a scalable model to improve newsroom diversity via a combination of recruitment and post-hire coaching to increase retention.
$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.
$131,750
Tilt Institute for the Contemporary Image · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To build upon tilts success during the pandemic with online photography-related programming and facilitate expansion of its online presence through implementation of a strategic digital plan and staffing.
$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.
$130,000
Init Corporation · Miami, FL · 2023
To support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on improving collegiate student success and ca… read allTo support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on improving collegiate student success and career advancement through peer mentorship. less
$130,000
Init Corporation · Miami, FL · 2023
To support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on improving collegiate student success and ca… read allTo support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on improving collegiate student success and career advancement through peer mentorship. less
$125,015
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022
To support imprisoned and at-risk journalists around central america including jose ruben zamora.
$125,000
Amsterdam News Educational Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support the amsterdam news in creating a demonstration project to help black and other ethnic newsrooms increase readership, engagement and revenue and meet local fact-based information needs by strengthening its loc… read allTo support the amsterdam news in creating a demonstration project to help black and other ethnic newsrooms increase readership, engagement and revenue and meet local fact-based information needs by strengthening its local sports and arts coverage, less
$125,000
Codepathorg · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support codepath expanding its program to johnson c. Smith university in historic west end.
$125,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024
To convene two cfr workshops focused on introducing local media practitioners to foreign policy analysis and international affairs.
$125,000
Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte, NC · 2024
To support jcsu in building a model and sustained capacity for community and economic engagement in charlotte's historic west end.
$125,000
Long Beach Journalism Initiative · Long Beach, CA · 2024
To support the long beach post's long-term sustainability by shoring up its editorial and business operations.
$125,000
Museum of Arts and Sciences · Macon, GA · 2024
To pilot a model in collaboration with wonderspaces that enables the museum of arts and sciences (mas) to showcase digital artworks while training staff and expanding access to artists work.
$125,000
National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To address a broadcast recruitment issue by providing internships to graduates of nablf's media sales academy and technology apprenticeship program.
$125,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To support a multiyear study of the prevalence and impact of spanish-language misinformation in the u.s.
$125,000
Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science · Miami, FL · 2024
To embark on master planning effort in order to rethink and redesign frost science's exhibits and programs and guiding the museum into its next phase.
$125,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To provide support for a two-year knight fellowship at the shorenstein center on media, politics and public policy.
$125,000
Protego Press · Austin, TX · 2024
To support the coverage, translation and dissemination of nonpartisan media and democracy research by tech policy press.
$125,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
To support the development and distribution of the social media archive (somar) infrastructure.
$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 allTo 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 community. less
$125,000
Trusting News · Sarasota, FL · 2024
To support current staff, activities and transition costs for trusting news.
$125,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the non-partisan research on content moderation issues on emerging social media platforms.
$125,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the non-partisan research on content moderation issues on emerging social media platforms.
$125,000
National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To address a broadcast recruitment issue by providing internships to graduates of nablf's media sales academy and technology apprenticeship program.
$125,000
National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To address a broadcast recruitment issue by providing internships to graduates of nablf's media sales academy and technology apprenticeship program.
$125,000
New Bedford Light · New Bedford, MA · 2023
To hire and retain key business development staff that will drive sustainability for new bedford light -- and to model out what level of change an investment like this can make for a mid-size news organization.
$125,000
New Bedford Light · New Bedford, MA · 2023
To hire and retain key business development staff that will drive sustainability for new bedford light -- and to model out what level of change an investment like this can make for a mid-size news organization.
$125,000
Partnership for Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
To support the launch of the partnership for miami, a non-profit organization that mobilizes private sector resources and expertise to advance miami's standing as a center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and i… read allTo support the launch of the partnership for miami, a non-profit organization that mobilizes private sector resources and expertise to advance miami's standing as a center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation. less
$125,000
Partnership for Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
To support the launch of the partnership for miami, a non-profit organization that mobilizes private sector resources and expertise to advance miami's standing as a center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and i… read allTo support the launch of the partnership for miami, a non-profit organization that mobilizes private sector resources and expertise to advance miami's standing as a center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation. less
$125,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support a summer institute to promote excellence in learning and teaching civics education.
$125,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support a summer institute to promote excellence in learning and teaching civics education.
$125,000
Digital Public Library of America · Boston, MA · 2022
To promote adoption of the palace strategy by librarians, the palace manager by libraries, and the palace app by everyone in the united states.
$125,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
To convene public technology leadership in knight communities and share resources and best practices for leveraging investments in the american rescue plan (arp) so that they can strengthen local government technology a… read allTo convene public technology leadership in knight communities and share resources and best practices for leveraging investments in the american rescue plan (arp) so that they can strengthen local government technology and improve service delivery to residents. less
$125,000
Knowledge Futures Group · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the growth of the knowledge futures group's pubpub community publishing platform.
$125,000
New Bedford Light · New Bedford, MA · 2022
To hire and retain key business development staff that will drive sustainability for new bedford light and to model out what level of change an investment like this can make for a mid-size news organization.
$125,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To support a multiyear study of the prevalence and impact of spanish-language misinformation in the u.s.
$125,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support a summer institute to promote excellence in learning and teaching civics education.
$125,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support the organization and execution of thestigler centers 2022 annual conference on antitrust and competition: antitrust: what's next?
$124,000
City of San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2024
To support the san jose city managers office in expanding the citys data leadership and capacity to make data-driven decisions, measure outcomes, protect digital privacy, and drive results into the planning and delivery… read allTo support the san jose city managers office in expanding the citys data leadership and capacity to make data-driven decisions, measure outcomes, protect digital privacy, and drive results into the planning and delivery of city services. less
$123,000
Bearded Ladies Cabaret · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support hybrid artistic work essential to the growth and sustainability of the beards creative and community practice.
$123,000
Bearded Ladies Cabaret · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support hybrid artistic work essential to the growth and sustainability of the beards creative and community practice.
$123,000
Bearded Ladies Cabaret · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support hybrid artistic work essential to the growth and sustainability of the beards creative and community practice.
$120,383
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support the study of polarization in the united states, and to develop and evaluate proposed nonpartisan interventions that can address partisan animosity.
$120,383
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support the study of polarization in the united states, and to develop and evaluate proposed nonpartisan interventions that can address partisan animosity.
$120,383
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support the study of polarization in the united states, and to develop and evaluate proposed nonpartisan interventions that can address partisan animosity.
$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.
$120,000
Online Journalism Project · New Haven, CT · 2024
To revive the practice of local in-person reviewing of arts and cultural events by establishing and growing arts reviewing hubs in philadelphia and detroit.
$120,000
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
To explore and identify associated press (ap) products and services -- current and prospective -- that could most effectively be offered in an effort to bolster the u.s. State and local news ecosystem.
$120,000
University of Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
To support research and convening on free expression online.
$119,420
Guadalupe River Park Conservancy · San Jose, CA · 2023
To support the guadalupe river park conservancy to drive a new vision for the guadalupe river park by strengthening the organization, and by supporting experimental programming to engage the community in imagining the p… read allTo support the guadalupe river park conservancy to drive a new vision for the guadalupe river park by strengthening the organization, and by supporting experimental programming to engage the community in imagining the park's future. less
$119,420
Guadalupe River Park Conservancy · San Jose, CA · 2023
To support the guadalupe river park conservancy to drive a new vision for the guadalupe river park by strengthening the organization, and by supporting experimental programming to engage the community in imagining the p… read allTo support the guadalupe river park conservancy to drive a new vision for the guadalupe river park by strengthening the organization, and by supporting experimental programming to engage the community in imagining the park's future. less
$117,700
Poynter Institute for Media Studies · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
To support the operating expenses of the 2024 international journalism festival (ijf).
$115,752
Kvo Incorporated · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To produce and screen "when we free the world," a documentary on black fatherhood and community building.
$114,157
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
To support the convening of experts to study online disinformation and develop nonpartisan policy recommendations to address it.
$112,500
Sfmade · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support mfg:sj, the san jose operations of sfmade, to implement programs and advisory services that boost activity and employment, supporting the vitality of areas adjacent to kf public space investments.
$112,500
Sfmade · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support mfg:sj, the san jose operations of sfmade, to implement programs and advisory services that boost activity and employment, supporting the vitality of areas adjacent to kf public space investments.
$111,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the nonpartisan research and dissemination efforts of the integrity institute.
$110,843
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To support the convening of experts to study online disinformation and develop nonpartisan policy recommendations to address it.
$110,843
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To support the convening of experts to study online disinformation and develop nonpartisan policy recommendations to address it.
$110,634
R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To provide renewed support to r street institute for nonpartisan technology policy research that can inform approaches to improve online information quality.
$110,000
Military Veterans in Journalism · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
To combat disinformation aimed at veterans thorough investigative reporting and distribution via news providers trusted in military communities.
$110,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
To build an architecturally significant community library and meeting space as part of a growing urban farm development in detroits north end.
$110,000
College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI · 2023
To build an architecturally significant community library and meeting space as part of a growing urban farm development in detroits north end.
$109,254
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022
To provide support for the mccain institute to convene thinkers and leaders on topics pertaining to digital media, technology, and democracy.
$107,500
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
To support charlotte mecklenburg librarys strategic visioning and planning process and to advance the public commons program development for new main library.
$107,500
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
To support charlotte mecklenburg librarys strategic visioning and planning process and to advance the public commons program development for new main library.
$106,770
US Ignite · Washington, DC · 2023
To support community-led initiatives that enable connectivity and digital transformation in 10 knight communities by identifying broadband expansion and smart cities projects that will target underserved within communit… read allTo support community-led initiatives that enable connectivity and digital transformation in 10 knight communities by identifying broadband expansion and smart cities projects that will target underserved within community. less
$106,770
US Ignite · Washington, DC · 2023
To support community-led initiatives that enable connectivity and digital transformation in 10 knight communities by identifying broadband expansion and smart cities projects that will target underserved within communit… read allTo support community-led initiatives that enable connectivity and digital transformation in 10 knight communities by identifying broadband expansion and smart cities projects that will target underserved within community. less
$106,600
Record-Journal · Meriden, CT · 2022
To drive long-term sustainability for the latino communities reporting lab and to show how other newsrooms can use extensive and deep audience listening techniques to create sustainable revenue streams and community imp… read allTo drive long-term sustainability for the latino communities reporting lab and to show how other newsrooms can use extensive and deep audience listening techniques to create sustainable revenue streams and community impact. less
$105,000
Memphis Fourth Estate · Memphis, TN · 2022
To support the financial sustainability of the daily memphian, a deeply local, nonprofit news site.
$103,000
The Fountainhead Residency · Miami, FL · 2024
To extend the residency experience by developing an online community to access resources, mentorship and connections for alumni and collectors.
$100,000
Artsnow · Akron, OH · 2024
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
Bas Fisher Invitational · Miami, FL · 2024
To promote both the creation of art and the sponsorship of arts investigation and innovation in miami.
$100,000
Bookleggers Library · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
To support the bookleggers library to expand its digital offerings, increase open hours, and grow its development capacity.
$100,000
Council On Foundations · Baltimore, MD · 2024
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
Haitinex Media Group · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support the haitian times journalism boot camp, the expansion of coverage to haitis provinces, and strengthening reporting of the burgeoning political crisis and its impact on u.s. Policy and affairs.
$100,000
Long Island University · Brookville, NY · 2024
To permanently endow the george polk award for local reporting, a prestigious honor that recognizes excellence in journalism.
$100,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the center for social media and politics at new york university.
$100,000
Public Knowledge · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at public knowledge.
$100,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support research and convening around the future for emerging technologies initiative at aspen digital.
$100,000
The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the institute for data, democracy & politics at the george washington university.
$100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2024
To support the general operations of the paley center for media.
$100,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
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
8 80 Cities · 2023
To renew support for knight emerging city champions, a program that provides training, funding, and connections to emerging leaders in knight cities to complete prototype projects focused on public space and the use of … read allTo renew support for knight emerging city champions, a program that provides training, funding, and connections to emerging leaders in knight cities to complete prototype projects focused on public space and the use of technology. less
$100,000
8 80 Cities · 2023
To renew support for knight emerging city champions, a program that provides training, funding, and connections to emerging leaders in knight cities to complete prototype projects focused on public space and the use of … read allTo renew support for knight emerging city champions, a program that provides training, funding, and connections to emerging leaders in knight cities to complete prototype projects focused on public space and the use of technology. less
$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
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the mccain institute at arizona state university.
$100,000
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at the mccain institute at arizona state university.
$100,000
Artsnow · Akron, OH · 2023
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
Artsnow · Akron, OH · 2023
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
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
To support nonpartisan research on election preparedness through convening civic leaders and election administrators in three states that are home to knight communities.
$100,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
To support nonpartisan research on election preparedness through convening civic leaders and election administrators in three states that are home to knight communities.
$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.