California Newspaper Hall of Fame
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Newspaper professionals (honored posthumously)
- Must have demonstrated outstanding devotion to their responsibilities
- Must have made substantial contributions to their regions
- Must have contributed to the development of California
Overview
Purpose: Posthumously honors newspaper people whose outstanding devotion to their responsibilities resulted in substantial contributions to their regions and to the development of California.
Geographic Scope: California
Eligibility:
- Newspaper professionals (honored posthumously)
- Must have demonstrated outstanding devotion to their responsibilities
- Must have made substantial contributions to their regions
- Must have contributed to the development of California
Award Type: Posthumous public recognition honor presented at Cal Press annual winter symposium
Background: One of six most coveted awards in California journalism. Each year honors two newspaper people.
What California Press Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $18K
- Median grant
- $18K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Chino, CA.
Example grants
College & High School Grants · Chino, CA
To increase access to journalism
$18K
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Fields of Work
- Journalism
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