Meet the New Media Makers
– and the Foundations that Make their News Sites Possible

Grant activity, to date:
• $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 today, J-Lab has 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.

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Project Archive

Foundation	Location	Organization	Grants Since 2005
11th Hour Project	Palo Alto, Calif.	Ctr for Investigative Reptâ€™g	$800,000
Allegany Franciscan Ministries	Palm Harbor, Fla.	Health News Florida ⁽²⁾	$40,000
Alphawood Foundation	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago Reporter	$10,000
		Cmty Media Workshop	$12,500
		Cmty Media Workshop	$15,000
		Cmty Media Workshop	$15,000
		Cmty Media Workshop	$15,000
The Altman Fdn	New York, N.Y.	Ctr for Investigative Reptâ€™g	$5,000
		Gotham Gazette	$5,000
		Gotham Gazette	$5,000
		Gotham Gazette	$5,000
		Gotham Gazette	$5,000
Annenberg Fdn	Radnor, Pa.	Center for Public Integrity	$668,000
		Center for Public Integrity	$167,000
		Center for Public Integrity	$167,000
		Center for Public Integrity	$15,000
The Arca Fdn	Washington, D.C.	Center for Public Integrity	$50,000
		AlterNet	$250,000
Arkay Foundation	Berkeley, Calif.	American Independent News Network	$2,000
Arlen Charitable Trust	New York N.Y.	Fund for Investigative Journalism	$5,000
Around Fdn	Key West, Fla.	Center for Public Integrity	$87,000
As You Sow Fdn	San Francisco, Calif.	Ctr for Investigative Reptâ€™g	$5,000
Mary Kay Ash Charitable Fdn	Dallas, Texas	Womenâ€™s eNews ⁽³⁾	$140,000
Asia Society/Goldman Sachs Award	San Francisco, Calif.	Pulitzer Ctr on Crisis Reporting	$12,500
AT&T Foundation	Dallas, Texas	New America Media/Pacific News Svc	$25,000
The Atlantic Philanthropies	New York, N.Y.	Ctr for Investigative Reptâ€™g	$100,000
		Huffington Post Investigative Fund	$500,000
		New America Media/Pacific News Svc	$2,090,000
		ProPublica	$25,000
Atlantic Philanthropies	New York N.Y.	Stony Brook University Research Foundation	$25,000
		University of Maryland College Park Foundation	$300,000
		WNYC Radio	$50,000
		Columbia Journalism Review	$300,000
		Center for Public Integrity	$25,000
Bank of America Charitable Foundation	Charlotte, N.C.	New America Media/Pacific News Svc	$40,000
Bauman Family Foundation	Washington, D.C.	AlterNet	$25,000
		American Independent News Network	$150,000
		American Independent News Network	$50,000
The Legler Benbough Fdn	San Diego, Calif.	Voice of San Diego	$70,000
Berks County Cmty Fdn	Reading, Pa.	Community Information Hub (1) ⁽¹⁾	$90,000
Bioneers Foundation (Collective Heritage Institute)	Santa Fe, N.M.	AlterNet	$1,000

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LEGEND

¹Matching grants for Knight Community Information Challenge (21 sites).
²These seven foundations work as a collaborative under the Florida Health Policy Center.
³These funds were given through the Fund for the City of New York. (Women’s eNews and the New York Cmty Media Alliance have received corporate funding, which is not included.)
⁴Projects are directly funded by the sponsoring foundation.

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