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12 funders with a record of paying for “gazette”
Where the money went
Western New York LibraryAmherst, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $48,590 · through 2024Largest: $9,000 to NIAGARA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY — digi of n.f. gazette
The Groundtruth ProjectBoston, MACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $91,134 · through 2024Largest: $25,543 to ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE — to host newsrooms to support report for america corps members
International Education FoundationColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $42,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Gazette's Best and Brightest — donation for dinner and scholarship fund
New Jersey Civic Information ConsortiumMontclair, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $149,278 · through 2024Largest: $92,478 to HAMMONTON GAZETTE — journalism pipeline
Largest: $20,000 to GAZETTE CHARITIES — empty stocking fund matching grant campaign
Marine Corps Association FoundationQuantico, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $350,995 · through 2024Largest: $200,995 to MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION — support and sustainment of marine corps gazette and leatherneck magazines
Largest: $1,000 to THE GAZETTE EL POMAR FOUNDATION — empty stocking fund
Largest: $75,000 to Gazette Charities — social services
Largest: $5,000 to WESTMINSTER GAZETTE — history/reports
Largest: $4,000 to Gazette El Pomar Empty Stocking Fund — general operating
G E Johnson FoundationColorado Springs, CO
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Gazette Charities Foundation — empty stocking fund
Foundation for Local NewsPompano Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $222,528 · through 2025Largest: $222,528 to LNN USA HAMMONTOWN GAZETTE — renewal grant to support the hammonton gazettes spanish-language coverage and translations for spanish-speaking readers, expanding access to civic information and extending these s…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

