SPJ Foundation Grants
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
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas: Priority given to initiatives that:
- Advocate for journalists and journalism
- Defend press freedom
- Promote media literacy
- Help build public trust in credible news
Overall Purpose: Projects that strengthen journalism and protect the public's right to know
Contact:
- Address: P.O. Box 441748, Indianapolis, IN 46244
- Email: Available through SPJ website contact form
- Website: spj.org
What Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 6
- Total given
- $563K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Range
- $5,750–$527K
- By dollars: Indiana 94%, California 2%, District of Columbia 1%. Top recipient cities: Indianapolis, IN; Washington, DC; Redmon, OR.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Society of Professional Journalists · Indianapolis, IN
Grant to support spj's mission
$527K
NLGJA the Association of LGBTQ Journalists · Washington, DC
Grant to support the lgbtq+ newsroom outreach program
$7,500
Wildfire Media · Redmon, OR
Grant to support the spark training program
$7,500
College Media Association · Albany, NY
Grant to support the louis e. inglehart first amendment program
$7,500
Native American Journalists Association · Pasadena, CA
Grant to support the indigenous media initiative
$7,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Journalism
- Human rights
Categories
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