Free and Independent Media Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Focus Areas:
- Research and program activities that improve the quality and availability of news and information
- Strengthen societies' resilience against disinformation
- Independent media and information integrity
Funding Purpose:
- Support organizations working to produce quality reporting
- Fund initiatives that bring media outlets and civil society organizations together
- Support media projects addressing untold stories
Geographic Scope: Global
Sample Grantees:
- Development Democracy Initiative (DDI) / StoryMaker Citizen Journalism Initiative (Ukraine)
- Center for a Secure Free Society (Latin America disinformation work)
- Syria Direct (independent media coverage of Syria)
Background:
DT Institute operates as both a funder and implementer. As a funding organization, DT Institute supports research activities and program implementation globally in areas including civil society strengthening, independent media and information integrity, and democracy.
What DT Institute actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 19
- Total given
- $1.71M
- Median grant
- $70K
- Range
- $10K–$303K
- By dollars: California 28%, New York 23%, Arizona 14%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; New York, NY; West Point, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 58% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY
Program implementation
$303K
Net Freedom Pioneers · Narina Del Rey, CA
Program implementation
$257K
Sa Global Solutions LLC · Scottsdale, AZ
Program implementation
$238K
Internet Mastering and Company Inc · Sacramento, CA
Program implementation
$105K
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA
Program implementation
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Journalism
- Social justice
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