Funding search · EIN 586066932 · Chicago, IL

Southern Newspaper Publishers

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

18
grants reported
$2.0M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Grant history

All 18 reported grants, largest first.

  • $475,000

    America'S Newspapers Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2025

    Provide support for research, educational seminars and workshops for the newspaper industry.

  • $465,000

    America'S Newspapers Foundation · Lawrenceville, GA · 2024

    Provide support for educational seminars and workshops for the newspaper industry.

  • $414,037

    America'S Newspapers · Lawrenceville, GA · 2022

    Provide support for educational seminars and workshops for the newspaper industry.

  • $300,000

    America'S Newspapers · Lawrenceville, GA · 2023

    Provide support for educational seminars and workshops for the newspaper industry.

  • $100,000

    America'S Newspapers Foundation · Lawrenceville, GA · 2023

    Provide support for educational seminars and workshops for the newspaper industry.

  • $65,000

    Center for Integrity in News Reporting · Little Rock, AR · 2025

    Excellence in journalism awards

  • $30,750

    Flordia Press Association · Lake Mary, FL · 2022

    Elevate your connections - to elevate awareness of newspapers as a great place to start sales careers and to create a pipeline of sales talent for newspaper media companies looking for quality sales reps or media consul read all
  • $25,000

    Tiny News Collective · Chicago, IL · 2025

    To support the la connor community news

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University - Medill School · Evanston, IL · 2024

    State of local news project

  • $25,000

    Spartanburg County Foundation · Spartanburg, SC · 2024

    Incubating model for state-wide local news

  • $25,000

    Charleston Post & Courier · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Incubate a sustainable model to stem growth of news deserts

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University - Medill School · Evanston, IL · 2023

    State of local news project

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University - Medill School · Evanston, IL · 2022

    State of local news project

  • $12,500

    Kentucky Press Association · Frankfort, KY · 2022

    Keep communities connected project

  • $12,500

    Newspaper Association Managers · Essex, MA · 2022

    The relevance project - to create and distribute turnkey strategies and tactics so newspapers can strengthen their franchises, reclaim the narrative about their future, and communicate why community newspapers are the t read all
  • $10,000

    Nlgja the Association of Lgbtq Journalists · Washington, DC · 2025

    Student journalism training

  • $5,000

    Association of Lgbtq Journalist · Washington, DC · 2022

    Fund creation of the first southern media caucus at its national convention

  • $5,000

    Mddc Press Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Journalism intern program to provide wraparound support of mentors, coaches, and ongoing training for participants in its internship program, which places college journalists in mddc member newsrooms for eight-week paid read all

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