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Grant Support for News Projects

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Grant activity, through 2012:

  • $248,524,603
  • 279 foundations
  • 308 news projects
  • 1048 grants
  • 25 states

From investigative journalism projects to ethnic news services, from community news venues to niche reporting sites, new media makers are launching news and information initiatives that are increasingly attracting support from community, family and other foundations.

From 2005 to 2012, J-Lab tracked $248,524,603 million in grants awarded to at least 308 news projects in 25 states and the District of Columbia. In the searchable database below, you can find these grants by the name of the foundation that issued funding, by the name of the news project that received grant support, or by state.

This database includes funding only for news and information projects. It does not include funding for public broadcasting programs, for the underwriting of documentaries, for journalism training or student news services.

Also be sure to take a look at Chuck Lewis and the Investigative Reporting Workshop's report on New Journalism Ecosystems around the country.

Contributing Foundation Grant Amount Organization
The San Francisco Fdn $5,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The San Francisco Fdn $5,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The San Francisco Fdn $2,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The San Francisco Fdn $4,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The San Francisco Fdn $50,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
The San Francisco Fdn $42,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
The SCAN Fdn $600,000 Kaiser Health News
The SCAN Fdn $400,000 National Public Radio
The Scherman Fdn $70,000 Center for Public Integrity
The Scherman Fdn $15,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The Scherman Fdn $15,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The Scherman Fdn $15,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The Schmidt Family Foundation $300,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The Schmidt Family Foundation $500,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The Seattle Foundation $3,000 High Country News
The Seattle Foundation $2,500 High Country News
The Seattle Foundation $2,500 High Country News
The Seattle Foundation $3,000 High Country News
The Sister Fund $15,000 Women’s eNews
The Sister Fund $12,000 Women’s eNews
The Sister Fund $10,000 Women’s eNews
The St. Paul Fdn $60,000 Twin Cities Daily Planet
The St. Paul Fdn $15,000 Twin Cities Daily Planet
The Stanley Fdn $105,000 Pulitzer Ctr on Crisis Reporting
The Streisand Fdn $10,000 American Independent News Network
The Streisand Fdn $20,000 Center for Public Integrity
The Stuart Fdn $175,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
The Ted Snowdon Foundation $80,000 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
The Universal Health Care Fdn of Conn. $185,000 New Haven Independent
The Walton Family Foundation $5,000 High Country News
The Walton Family Foundation $5,000 High Country News
The Walton Family Foundation $1,000 High Country News
The Walton Family Foundation $5,000 High Country News
The Walton Family Foundation $5,000 High Country News
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $200,000 High Country News
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $400,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
The William Penn Fdn $227,000 It’s Our Money
The William Penn Fdn $600,000 PlanPhilly
The William Penn Fdn $910,500 Public School Notebook
The William Penn Fdn $330,000 The Next Mayor (Closed)
The Winslow Foundation $500 High Country News
The Winslow Foundation $500 High Country News
The Woodheath Fdn $25,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
Threshold Foundation $21,000 AlterNet
Tides Fdn $40,000 AlterNet
Tides Fdn $55,000 AlterNet
Tides Fdn $500,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $500,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $490,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $75,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $10,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $5,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $60,000 American Independent News Network
Tides Fdn $1,500 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Tides Fdn $114,250 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
Tides Fdn $75,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
Tides Fdn $54,000 Women’s eNews
Tomorrow Foundation $100,000 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
Toni Stabile Investigative Project Fund $1,000,000 Stabile Ctr for Investigative Journ
Town Creek Fdn Inc. $25,000 AlterNet
Town Creek Fdn Inc. $100,000 Center for Emerging Media
Town Creek Fdn Inc. $210,000 Center for Public Integrity
Trio Fdn of St. Louis $5,000 St. Louis Beacon
U.S. Institute of Peace $35,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Van Loben Sels/RembeRock Fdn $25,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
VantagePoint Venture Partners $3,000,000 AllVoices
Victor Elmaleh Foundation $1,000 Center for Public Integrity
Victor Elmaleh Foundation $6,000 Center for Public Integrity
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation $500 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation $500 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation $30,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation $40,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation $30,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation $30,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
W. K. Kellogg Fdn $25,000 Investigative Rept’g Workshop
W. K. Kellogg Fdn $400,000 Pacific News Service
W. K. Kellogg Fdn $300,000 Women’s eNews
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Fdn $25,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Fdn $25,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Fdn $25,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Fdn $20,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
Wallace Genetic Fdn $85,000 Fund for Investigative Journalism
Wallace Global Fund $85,000 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
Wallace Global Fund $50,000 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
Wallace Global Fund $25,000 Mother Jones/Foundation for National Progress
Wallace Global Fund $25,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wallace Global Fund $270,000 AlterNet
Wallace Global Fund $70,000 AlterNet
Wallace Global Fund $25,000 American Independent News Network
Wallace Global Fund $50,000 American Independent News Network
Wallace Global Fund $310,000 Center for Public Integrity
Walter S. Johnson Fdn $150,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
William A. Kerr Fdn $20,000 St. Louis Beacon
William and Mary Greve Foundation $25,000 High Country News
William and Mary Greve Foundation $30,000 High Country News
William and Mary Greve Foundation $10,000 High Country News
William and Mary Greve Foundation $15,000 High Country News
William B.Wiener Jr. Foundation $3,250 High Country News
William B.Wiener Jr. Foundation $7,000 High Country News
William B.Wiener Jr. Foundation $5,000 High Country News

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