Fostering Media Connections
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$5.9M
Foundation funders
36
Grants recorded
96
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Fostering Media Connections?
Fostering Media Connections is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Conrad N Hilton Foundation ($1.2M), The Sauer Family Foundation ($585K), Redlich Horwitz Foundation ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.9M in grants to Fostering Media Connections between 2019–2025.
Show all 36 funders
| The Nicholas B Ottaway Fdn Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | $20,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The New York Community Trust | $20,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for Investigative Journalism Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teichert Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Annenberg Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Texas Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Synchrony Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| I Dream a World Foundation Inc | $80 | 1 | 2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2019) to $1.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $340K.
What grants has Fostering Media Connections received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California Community Foundation | EDUCATION | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Sauer Family Foundation | BUILDING STRONG FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | GENERAL GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Tow Foundation Inc | THE IMPRINT'S UPSTATE YOUTH JUSTICE MEDIA COVERAGE | $40,000 |
| 2025 | The Ira Decamp Foundation XXXXX2009 | GENERAL | $30,000 |
| 2025 | The Nicholas B Ottaway Fdn Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE CHILD WELFARE REPORTING PROJECT IN NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, AND ATLANTA WITH NATIONAL IMPACT AND DISSEMINATION | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Sauer Family Foundation | NONE | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | HUMAN SERVICES | $119,510 |
| 2024 | Casey Family Programs | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Redlich Horwitz Foundation | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED | $80,000 |
| 2024 | The Deutsch Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PODCAST HUB DEDICATED TO CHILD WELL-BEING | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Reissa Foundation | General Support for California and Texas Reporting | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | GENERAL GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support juvenile justice reporting at The Imprint | $45,000 |
| 2024 | The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHILD WELFARE JOURNALISM IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY | $40,000 |
| 2024 | The Tow Foundation Inc | YOUTH JUSTICE REPORTING IN NEW YORK STATE | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Raikes Foundation | WASHINGTON STATE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS COVERAGE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Ira Decamp Foundation XXXXX2009 | GENERAL | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Institute for Nonprofit News | INN SUPPORT - LABS | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE CHILD WELFARE REPORTING PROJECT IN NEW YORK CITY AND STATE WITH A NATIONAL IMPACT | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Sauer Family Foundation | NONE | $125,000 |
| 2023 | Redlich Horwitz Foundation | GENERAL UNRESTRICTED | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Walter S Johnson Foundation | TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE POLICIES AND SYSTEMS THAT ASSIST YOUTH IN BECOMING SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Casey Family Programs | SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL REPORTER ON INDIGENOUS CHILD WELFARE FOR THE IMPRINT, A DAILY NEWS SITE FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON CHILD WELFARE, YOUTH JUSTICE, AND YOUTH HOMELESSNESS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 01, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023. | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | SUPPORT JUVENILE JUSTICE REPORTING AT THE IMPRINT | $65,000 |
| 2023 | The Deutsch Foundation | CHILD WELFARE | $65,000 |
| 2023 | Reissa Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | GENERAL GRANT | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 96 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Fostering Media Connections?
Fostering Media Connections is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Conrad N Hilton Foundation ($1.2M), The Sauer Family Foundation ($585K), Redlich Horwitz Foundation ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.9M in grants to Fostering Media Connections between 2019–2025.
Who is Fostering Media Connections's largest funder?
Conrad N Hilton Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Fostering Media Connections, with $1.2M across 6 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Fostering Media Connections received?
IRS 990 filings record $5.9M in grants to Fostering Media Connections across 96 grants from 36 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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