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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
William B.Wiener Jr. Foundation $7,000 High Country News
Winter Park Health Fdn $77,000 Health News Florida
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $200,000 High Country News
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $350,000 High Country News
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $7,500 High Country News
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $125,000 AlterNet
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $75,000 Center for Public Integrity
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $35,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $1,200,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wm & Flora Hewlett Fdn $1,828,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc
Wm Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund $55,000 New Haven Independent
Woodward Walsh Fdn $2,000 Fund for Investigative Journalism
Working Assets $100,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Working Assets $23,415 Women’s eNews
Wyncote Foundation $20,000 Media Mobilizing Project
Wyncote Foundation $20,000 Media Mobilizing Project
Wyncote Foundation $15,000 Media Access Project
Wyncote Foundation $127,000 Independence Public Media of Philadelphia
Wyncote Foundation $100,000 Free Press
Wyncote Foundation $100,000 Free Press
Wyncote Foundation $100,000 Developing Radio Partners
Wyncote Foundation $100,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wyncote Foundation $100,000 Ctr for Investigative Rept’g
Wyncote Foundation $55,000 American University
Wyncote Foundation $235,000 American University
Wyncote Foundation $80,000 American University
Wyncote Foundation $60,000 American University
Wyncote Foundation $235,000 American University
Wyncote Foundation $60,000 Arts Engine, Inc.
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 Arts Engine, Inc.
Wyncote Foundation $150,000 Association of Independents in Radio
Wyncote Foundation $150,000 Association of Independents in Radio
Wyncote Foundation $200,000 Association of Independents in Radio
Wyncote Foundation $70,000 Bay Area Video Coalition
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 California Newsreel
Wyncote Foundation $25,000 Center for Digital Democracy
Wyncote Foundation $125,000 Center for Public Integrity
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 Proteus Fund
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 Pulitzer Ctr on Crisis Reporting
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 Temple University
Wyncote Foundation $75,000 WHYY, Inc.
Wyncote Foundation $75,000 WHYY, Inc.
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 ZeroDivide
Wyncote Foundation $50,000 ZeroDivide
YouTube Project Report Services $15,000 Pulitzer Ctr on Crisis Reporting
Zellerbach Family Fdn $135,000 New America Media/Pacific News Svc

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