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The Lenfest Institute for Journalism → The Philadelphia Inquirer: $15M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → United States Artists Inc: $2.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Wnet: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023American Journalism Project Inc → Mountain State Spotlight: $750K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Spotlight Pa: $575K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Miami Foundation Inc → Spotlight Pa: $365K across 2 grants, latest 2024The California Wellness Foundation → Guardian Org Foundation: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2024Medtronic Communities Foundation → Technovation: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Benter Foundation → Spotlight Pa: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2025Institute for Nonprofit News → Spotlight Pa: $46K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Arts Council of Raleigh and → American Dance Festival: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Desert Ensemble Theatre Company Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lenfest Institute for Journalism → Philadelphia Inquirer Pbc: $7.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023American Journalism Project Inc → Spotlight Pa: $702K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Mountain State Spotlight Inc: $575K across 3 grants, latest 2024The California Wellness Foundation → Foundation for National Progress: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → The Lenfest Inst for Journalism Spe Asset Fund of the Phl Foundation: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022Medtronic Communities Foundation → Fundacion Paternitas: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Miami Foundation Inc → Mountain State Spotlight Inc: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Project Hope People to People Hlt Fdn: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023Institute for Nonprofit News → Spotlight Dcorg: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Inwave: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Benter Foundation → Lenfest Institute for Journalismdba Special Assets Fund for Spotlight Pa: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → California Paws Rescue: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Lenfest Institute for Journalism → Spotlight Pa: $3.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Starfish Media Group LLC Dba Soledad O'brien Productions: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Tpf Special Assets Fund: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021Medtronic Communities Foundation → Urban League Twin Cities: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Miami Foundation Inc → San Jose Spotlight: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Caravanserai Project: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Institute for Nonprofit News → Mountain State Spotlight: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Arts Council of Raleigh and → Carolina Dance Collaborative: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Harvard U: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022The California Wellness Foundation → Kids in the Spotlight Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting: $149K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Deaf Spotlight: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Medtronic Communities Foundation → Cand Aid: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Ford Foundation → The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Medtronic Communities Foundation → University of Minnesota Foundation: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021Medtronic Communities Foundation → Medicinema Italia Onlus: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Read With Me Volunteer Programs: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lenfest Institute for Journalism → Spotlight Media Labs Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Medtronic Communities Foundation → Wallin Education Partners: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021Medtronic Communities Foundation → Community Food Share Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2021Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Childrens Discovery Museum of the Desert: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Coachella Animal Network: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Coachella Valley Housing Coalition: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Create Center for the Arts: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Desert Access & Mobility: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Desert Best Friend's Closet: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Desert Cancer Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Autism Society Inland Empire: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Desert Recreation Foundation - First Tee Coachella Valley: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Drone Flyers Academy: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Friends of the Desert Libraries - Friends of the Desert Hot Springs Library: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Friends of the Palm Springs Library: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Hanson House Foundation Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Living Free: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Parkinson's Resource Organization: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Ronnie's House for Hope: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Shay's Warriors: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → The Girlfriend Factor: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Tools for Tomorrow: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hn and Frances C Berger Foundation → Variety Childrens Charities of the Desert Tent 66: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Lenfest Institute for Journalism: $26M on this topic. Open the funder.The Lenfest Institute for Jou…$26MThe Ford Foundation: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$3.9MAmerican Journalism Project Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.American Journalism Project I…$1.5MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$1.1MThe Heinz Endowments: $975K on this topic. Open the funder.The Heinz Endowments$975KThe California Wellness Foundation: $665K on this topic. Open the funder.The California Wellness Found…$665KHn and Frances C Berger Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder.Hn and Frances C Berger Found…$600KThe Miami Foundation Inc: $465K on this topic. Open the funder.The Miami Foundation Inc$465KMedtronic Communities Foundation: $390K on this topic. Open the funder.Medtronic Communities Foundat…$390KInstitute for Nonprofit News: $109K on this topic. Open the funder.Institute for Nonprofit News$109KThe Benter Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Benter Foundation$100KUnited Arts Council of Raleigh and: $78K on this topic. Open the funder.United Arts Council of Raleig…$78KThe Philadelphia Inquirer: received $15M on this topicThe Philadelphia Inquirer$15MPhiladelphia Inquirer Pbc: received $7.5M on this topicPhiladelphia Inquirer Pbc$7.5MSpotlight Pa: received $5.2M on this topicSpotlight Pa$5.2MUnited States Artists Inc: received $2.8M on this topicUnited States Artists Inc$2.8MWnet: received $1.1M on this topicWnet$1.1MMountain State Spotlight: received $773K on this topicMountain State Spotlight$773KMountain State Spotlight Inc: received $645K on this topicMountain State Spotlight Inc$645KGuardian Org Foundation: received $350K on this topicGuardian Org Foundation$350KFoundation for National Progress: received $300K on this topicFoundation for National Progress$300KThe Lenfest Inst for Journalism Spe Asset Fund of the Phl Foundation: received $300K on this topicThe Lenfest Inst for Journalism…$300KStarfish Media Group LLC Dba Soledad O'brien Productions: received $275K on this topicStarfish Media Group LLC Dba So…$275KPulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting: received $149K on this topicPulitzer Center On Crisis Repor…$149KTpf Special Assets Fund: received $100K on this topicTpf Special Assets Fund$100KDeaf Spotlight: received $100K on this topicDeaf Spotlight$100KTechnovation: received $80K on this topicTechnovation$80KFundacion Paternitas: received $80K on this topicFundacion Paternitas$80KUrban League Twin Cities: received $50K on this topicUrban League Twin Cities$50KCand Aid: received $50K on this topicCand Aid$50KThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $50K on this topicThe Trustees of Columbia Univer…$50KProject Hope People to People Hlt Fdn: received $40K on this topicProject Hope People to People H…$40KSpotlight Dcorg: received $40K on this topicSpotlight Dcorg$40KUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: received $40K on this topicUniversity of Minnesota Foundat…$40KMedicinema Italia Onlus: received $40K on this topicMedicinema Italia Onlus$40KSan Jose Spotlight: received $30K on this topicSan Jose Spotlight$30KAmerican Dance Festival: received $30K on this topicAmerican Dance Festival$30KInwave: received $30K on this topicInwave$30KDesert Ensemble Theatre Company Inc: received $25K on this topicDesert Ensemble Theatre Company…$25KLenfest Institute for Journalismdba Special Assets Fund for Spotlight Pa: received $25K on this topicLenfest Institute for Journalis…$25KCalifornia Paws Rescue: received $25K on this topicCalifornia Paws Rescue$25KCaravanserai Project: received $25K on this topicCaravanserai Project$25KRead With Me Volunteer Programs: received $25K on this topicRead With Me Volunteer Programs$25KSpotlight Media Labs Inc: received $25K on this topicSpotlight Media Labs Inc$25KWallin Education Partners: received $25K on this topicWallin Education Partners$25KCommunity Food Share Inc: received $25K on this topicCommunity Food Share Inc$25KChildrens Discovery Museum of the Desert: received $25K on this topicChildrens Discovery Museum of t…$25KCoachella Animal Network: received $25K on this topicCoachella Animal Network$25KCoachella Valley Housing Coalition: received $25K on this topicCoachella Valley Housing Coalit…$25KCreate Center for the Arts: received $25K on this topicCreate Center for the Arts$25KDesert Access & Mobility: received $25K on this topicDesert Access & Mobility$25KDesert Best Friend's Closet: received $25K on this topicDesert Best Friend's Closet$25KDesert Cancer Foundation: received $25K on this topicDesert Cancer Foundation$25KAutism Society Inland Empire: received $25K on this topicAutism Society Inland Empire$25KDesert Recreation Foundation - First Tee Coachella Valley: received $25K on this topicDesert Recreation Foundation -…$25KDrone Flyers Academy: received $25K on this topicDrone Flyers Academy$25KFriends of the Desert Libraries - Friends of the Desert Hot Springs Library: received $25K on this topicFriends of the Desert Libraries…$25KFriends of the Palm Springs Library: received $25K on this topicFriends of the Palm Springs Lib…$25KHanson House Foundation Inc: received $25K on this topicHanson House Foundation Inc$25KLiving Free: received $25K on this topicLiving Free$25KParkinson's Resource Organization: received $25K on this topicParkinson's Resource Organizati…$25KRonnie's House for Hope: received $25K on this topicRonnie's House for Hope$25KShay's Warriors: received $25K on this topicShay's Warriors$25KThe Girlfriend Factor: received $25K on this topicThe Girlfriend Factor$25KTools for Tomorrow: received $25K on this topicTools for Tomorrow$25KVariety Childrens Charities of the Desert Tent 66: received $25K on this topicVariety Childrens Charities of…$25KCarolina Dance Collaborative: received $18K on this topicCarolina Dance Collaborative$18KHarvard U: received $16K on this topicHarvard U$16KKids in the Spotlight Inc: received $15K on this topicKids in the Spotlight Inc$15K
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