Local Media Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$12.6M
Foundation funders
67
Grants recorded
116
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Local Media Foundation?
Local Media Foundation is funded by 67 grantmakers, led by John S and James L Knight Foundation ($3.4M), The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of TPF ($1.7M), Conrad N Hilton Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.6M in grants to Local Media Foundation between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $369K (2025) to $3.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $369K.
What grants has Local Media Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Commonwealth Fund | Word in Black: Data Journalist for Health Reporting and Health Data Project | $120,000 |
| 2025 | Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | TO FUND APPROVED PUBLIC CHARITIES | $70,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $51,000 |
| 2025 | Marin Community Foundation | SUPPORT WORD IN BLACK | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Minneapolis Foundation | DONOR ADVISED, GENERAL | $30,250 |
| 2025 | The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation | GENERAL ARTS WRITING GRANT | $20,000 |
| 2025 | The Commonwealth Fund | Word in Black: 2023-24 Support for Health Equity Reporting at National and Local Black-Owned Outlets | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Teichert Foundation | SUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITY PROGRAMS | $4,000 |
| 2025 | Gormley Family Foundation Inc | Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Moccasin Lake Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The McArthur-Kuhns Foundation Inc | The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel -JS Community Journalism | $200 |
| 2024 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | TO ACCELERATE DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION FOR 26 BLACK-OWNED LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND PUT THEM ON A PATH TOWARD LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. | $600,000 |
| 2024 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | DEVELOP A SHARED CUSTOMER DATA PLATFORM FOR WORD IN BLACK PUBLISHERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PRIMARILY BLACK AUDIENCES. | $475,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF NEWS IS OUT AND ITS RESEARCH PROJECT TO DOCUMENT AND GATHER KEY DATA ON THE STATE OF LGBTQ+ MEDIA | $250,000 |
| 2024 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | TO PROVIDE BRIDGE SUPPORT FOR TWO LOCAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION LABS FOCUSED ON LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS: THE LAB FOR JOURNALISM FUNDING, AND THE FAMILY AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA SUSTAINABILITY LAB. | $235,000 |
| 2024 | The Commonwealth Fund | Word in Black: 2023-24 Support for Health Equity Reporting at National and Local Black-Owned Outlets | $180,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 81893 EXTENDING SUPPORT FOR THE WORD IN BLACK PROJECT FOR DEDICATED HEALTH REPORTING | $180,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | MILWAUKEE JOURNAL NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTING PARTNERSHIP PROJECT | $151,900 |
| 2024 | The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | Support for reporting on religion | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To support the creation of an AI community journalism lab that will focus on newsrooms that serve underrecognized communities and an industry report highlighting lessons learned. | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Solutions Journalism Network Inc | TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM | $139,175 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $125,250 |
| 2024 | Marin Community Foundation | PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR WORD IN BLACK | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | to support community events as part of a listening and learning tour and a report on key findings, challenges, solutions and actionable recommendations for engaging Indigenous communities. | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Inasmuch Foundation | OKLAHOMA MEDIA CENTER AND SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION ($50,000) | $50,000 |
| 2024 | James B McClatchy Foundation | Journalism | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Rose Community Foundation | Colorado news philanthropy lab | $46,000 |
| 2024 | Humanity United | Journalism | $34,500 |
| 2024 | The Minneapolis Foundation | GENERAL | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc | ENV - ENVIRONMENTAL | $30,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Local Media Foundation?
Local Media Foundation is funded by 67 grantmakers, led by John S and James L Knight Foundation ($3.4M), The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of TPF ($1.7M), Conrad N Hilton Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.6M in grants to Local Media Foundation between 2020–2025.
Who is Local Media Foundation's largest funder?
John S and James L Knight Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Local Media Foundation, with $3.4M across 7 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Local Media Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $12.6M in grants to Local Media Foundation across 116 grants from 67 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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