Institute for Nonprofit News

Beverly Hills, CA ·EIN 27-2614911 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$20.3M received 98 funders 181 grants · 2018–2025

Who funds Institute for Nonprofit News?

Institute for Nonprofit News is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by John S and James L Knight Foundation ($4.6M), The Bessemer Giving Fund ($2.0M), Democracy Fund Inc ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.3M in grants to Institute for Nonprofit News between 2018–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
John S and James L Knight Foundation$4,569,01832020–2024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$2,000,00032022–2024
Democracy Fund Inc$1,797,503102018–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$1,735,00092020–2024
The Miami Foundation Inc$1,726,14442020–2023
Foundation to Promote Open Society$765,34172020–2024
Gates Foundation$650,02132020–2022
American Journalism Project Inc$607,75032020–2022
Inasmuch Foundation$500,00042021–2024
Bernard and Anne Spitzer$500,00022020–2021
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation$425,00022021–2022
Park Foundation Inc$410,00062020–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$319,00052020–2023
The Joyce Foundation$300,00032020–2022
Borealis Philanthropy$280,00022023–2024
The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck$225,00032021–2023
Carnegie Corporation of New York$200,00022023–2024
Skoll Fund$200,00012023
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$200,00012023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$200,00012023
Robert R Mccormick Foundation$200,00012020
Endaoment Inc$162,90112022
The Battery Foundation$161,95112022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$155,20032020–2024
The Kresge Foundation$150,00022022–2023
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College Futures Foundation$150,00012021
Independence Public Media of$150,00012020
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$125,88022024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Good Words Foundation$100,00012020
Meyer Memorial Trust$87,49062020–2021
Helios Education Foundation$75,00012022
Skyline Foundation$75,00012020
Jewish Communal Fund$55,00032020–2024
The Aileen Getty Foundation$50,00012024
Craig Newmark Foundation$50,00012022
Moriah Fund Inc$50,00022020
Field Foundation of Illinois$40,00022021–2024
The Baltimore Family Fund$30,00012023
National Institute for Health Care$30,00022021–2022
Water Foundation$30,00012021
Claire Giannini Fund$30,00012020
North Carolina Community Foundation$30,00012020
National Philanthropic Trust$27,00032020–2024
The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation$25,00012024
Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3$25,00012024
Pritzker Military Foundation$25,00032020–2024
Nan H Altmayer Charitable Trust$25,00012023
David and Katherine Moore Family$25,00012023
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$25,00012023
Cloud Mountain Foundation$25,00012021
The Caswell Jin Foundation$25,00012020
Charlottesville Area Community$25,00012020
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism$22,00012020
Nancy and Edwin Marks Family Foundation$20,00012024
Bluebird Legacy Inc$20,00012023
The Philadelphia Foundation$20,00012023
In Our Backyards Inc$17,42512020
Hubbard Family Foundation Inc$17,00042021–2024
The Ralph E Ogden Foundation Inc$15,00022021–2022
Whatcom Community Foundation$15,00012021
The Nord Family Foundation$15,00012020
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$14,50022021–2023
Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc$11,00012022
The Oregon Community Foundation$11,00012020
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$10,00012024
Red Leaf Family Foundation$10,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$10,00012023
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2$10,00012023
The Collins Foundation$10,00012020
Center for Study of Responsive Law$7,50012021
The Scripps Howard Foundation$7,05032023–2024
Seeding Justice$6,00012022
Strong Foundation of New York$5,00012025
Walentas Foundation Ltd$5,00012024
Coleman Resid Tw$5,00012024
The Irving and Geraldine Schaffer$5,00012023
Third Federal Foundation$5,00012021
Stephen N and Ann S Potter Family Foundation$5,00012021
Spectemur Agendo Inc$5,00012020
Public Safety Research Institute$4,00042021–2024
Ressa Foundation$3,00012022
The GreerSolien Fund$2,50012021
David Kimmel Foundation$2,00012024
Tarbell Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Lodas Family Charitable Foundation$1,00012024
Shomos Family Foundation Ltd$1,00012022
The Weiner-Ellman Family Foundation$1,00012020
Einhorn Collaborative$1,00012020
The Charles A Becker Foundation$1,00012020
The McConnell Foundation$75012023
The Cannuscio Rader Family Foundation$70022022–2023
Harris a Berman & Ruth E Nemzoff$50012023
Baird Foundation Inc$25012021
Thomas F Judson Jr & Elisabeth W$25012020
Koch Family Foundation$20012023
The Ford Foundation$15012020
Gannett Foundation Inc$3812020

What grants has Institute for Nonprofit News received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Strong Foundation of New YorkGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024John S and James L Knight FoundationTO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS AND ITS PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE HIGH-QUALITY LOCAL NEWS ECOSYSTEM IN THE U.S. BY FOCUSING ON THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF NONPROFIT NEWSROOMS.$1,636,380
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$500,000
2024The Bessemer Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2024Democracy Fund IncGeneral support$200,000
2024Borealis PhilanthropyTO SUPPORT THE WORK OF FISCAL PROJECTS$180,000
2024Inasmuch FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023-2025 ( $300,000; 2-YEAR GRANT; $150,000/YEAR)$150,000
2024The Henry Luce Foundation IncSupport for the development of sustainable news organizations$100,000
2024Park Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO CREATE AND COMMUNICATE STORIES COVERING TOPICS RELATED TO COMMERCIAL SECTOR PRICES.$86,880
2024Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor core support to PassBlue, a digital publication that covers the United Nations$75,000
2024Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO SUPPORT GRANTEES FISCALLY SPONSORED PROGRAM, THE DIAL MAGAZINE, IN JOURNALISM THAT PROMOTES THE PROTECTION OF DEMOCRACY AND COMBATTING OF AUTHORITARIANISM$70,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$60,200
2024The Aileen Getty FoundationGIGAFACT$50,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO GRANTEE'S FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT, AN ARM AND A LEG.$39,000
2024The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin FoundationSUPPORT AN ARM AND A LEG$25,000
2024Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3UNRESTRICTED GENERAL$25,000
2024Field Foundation of IllinoisPROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM$25,000
2024Nancy and Edwin Marks Family FoundationCHARITABLE$20,000
2024Pritzker Military FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Red Leaf Family FoundationLA PUBLIC PRESS$10,000
2024Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$8,500
2024Walentas Foundation LtdCOMMUNITY / CIVIC$5,000
2024Coleman Resid TwUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024David Kimmel FoundationGENERAL$2,000
2024Hubbard Family Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$2,000
2024Tarbell Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
2024Public Safety Research InstituteGeneral support$1,000

Showing 30 most recent of 181 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Institute for Nonprofit News?

Institute for Nonprofit News is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by John S and James L Knight Foundation ($4.6M), The Bessemer Giving Fund ($2.0M), Democracy Fund Inc ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.3M in grants to Institute for Nonprofit News between 2018–2025.

Who is Institute for Nonprofit News's largest funder?

John S and James L Knight Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Institute for Nonprofit News, with $4.6M across 3 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Institute for Nonprofit News received?

IRS 990 filings record $20.3M in grants to Institute for Nonprofit News across 181 grants from 98 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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