National Public Radio Inc

Washington, DC ·EIN 52-0907625 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$113.7M received 176 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds National Public Radio Inc?

National Public Radio Inc is funded by 176 grantmakers, led by Npr Foundation ($61.8M), Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($27.8M), Walton Family Foundation Inc ($2.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $113.7M in grants to National Public Radio Inc between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Npr Foundation$61,754,15722023–2024
Corporation for Public Broadcasting$27,836,23872023–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$2,750,00042023–2024
Arizona Community Foundation$2,001,00012023
Gates Foundation$1,950,00012023
The Wallace Foundation$1,850,00012023
The Schmidt Family Foundation$1,833,33412024
American Jewish World Service Inc$1,500,00032023–2025
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh$1,000,00022023–2024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$1,000,00022023–2024
Lilly Endowment Inc$900,00012024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$750,00012023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$600,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$553,45012024
Skoll Fund$500,00012024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$500,00012024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$500,00012024
George D Smith Fund Inc$400,00012024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$325,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$312,50012024
Sy Syms Foundation$300,00012024
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$300,00012024
Public Welfare Foundation Inc$300,00022024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$276,50012024
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$270,00012024
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John Templeton Foundation$250,00012024
The Lemelson Foundation$250,00012024
The Joyce Foundation$250,00012024
The Melville Charitable Trust Inc$250,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$160,00022024
William T Grant Foundation Inc$150,00012024
Manitou Fund$150,00012024
The George Gund Foundation$125,00022024
Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd$100,00012024
Zimmel Family Foundation$100,00012024
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation$100,00012024
David & Candace Weir Foundation$100,00012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$52,15012024
Cogan Family Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Earthward Bound Foundation$50,00012024
Fthree Foundation$50,00012024
Bcmr Gledhill Foundation$50,00012024
Paul S Nadler Family Charitable$50,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$44,31012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$41,30022024–2025
The Argus Fund$40,00012024
The Neall Family Charitable Foundation$36,00022024–2025
Farvue Foundation Inc$35,00012024
Olson Family Foundation Inc$27,00012024
Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation$25,50012025
Cecile Higginson Murphy$25,00012025
Communities of Coastal Georgia$25,00012024
The Moskow Foundation$25,00012024
The Community Foundation for Greater$25,00012024
Farideh and Ali Azadi Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Calvin K Kazanjian Economics$25,00012024
The Millstream Fund Inc$25,00012024
The Rock Foundation$25,00012024
The Oregon Community Foundation$23,29412024
Charities Aid Foundation America$22,48612024
The New York Community Trust$20,75012024
Cooper E Etal Ttees C-s Fam Fdn-agy$20,00022024–2025
Lakshmi Foundation$20,00022024–2025
The Davidson Family Foundation$20,00012024
The Holborn Foundation$20,00012024
Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char Trust$20,00012024
Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found$20,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$20,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$16,80012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$16,50012024
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$16,39012024
California Community Foundation$15,00012024
The Wildflower Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Gupta Family Foundation$15,00012024
Naida S Wharton Foundation$15,00012024
The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic$15,00012024
Tisbest Philanthropy$13,04222024–2025
America's Charities$12,90812024
Patrick J and Janet L Thompson$12,00022024–2025
Walter Henry Freygang Foundation$10,77012024
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$10,50012025
Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Kelson Foundation$10,00012024
David and Patricia Giuliani Family$10,00012024
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$10,00012024
Rs Evans Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The F G K Foundation 009090-001$10,00012024
Tao Jones Charitable Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Kristina & William Catto Foundation$10,00012024
Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Mary W Harriman Foundation$10,00012024
Fore River Foundation$10,00012024
Bydale Foundation$10,00012024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$9,50012024
Mrb Foundation Inc$9,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$8,50012024
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$7,50012024
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County$7,50012024
The Cleveland Foundation$7,00012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$6,67412024
Greater Horizons$6,25012024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$6,20112024
Wild Foundation$6,00012025
Orange County Community Foundation$6,00012024
Network for Good$5,46512024
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing$5,08512024
Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson$5,00012025
The Martin & Deborah Hale Foundation$5,00012025
The Resnik Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Sidney & Kathryn Taurel Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Zlotoff Generations Fund$5,00012024
Louise P Hackett Foundation$5,00012024
Richard D Hannan Family Foundation Fifth$5,00012024
The Anbinder Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Cowles Charitable Trust$5,00012024
Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation$5,00012024
Aspen Business Center Foundation$4,00012024
Schoenstadt Family Foundation$4,00012024
The Austin Foundation Inc$3,00012024
The William J J Gordon Family Foundation$3,00012024
Sfc Inc$3,00012024
Florence Heiman Charitable Remainder Trust$3,00012024
Austin Foundation Inc$2,50012025
Kirby Family Foundation Inc$2,50012024
Washakie Foundation$2,50012024
Steven Broitman Foundation$2,50012024
Judith Gerson Charitable Tr Ima$2,00012024
Brownstone Family Foundation$2,00012024
The Pat and Fred Bass Family Foundation$2,00012024
Keller Kingsberg Family Foundation$2,00012024
Fosseen Foundation$2,00012024
Etc Family Foundation$2,00012024
The Kendall Family Foundation$2,00012024
Wrocklage Family$2,00012024
AC Israel Foundation Inc$2,00012024
McNeill Charitable Foundation Inc$1,80012024
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$1,67612024
Zeldin Family Foundation$1,50012024
Shell Usa Company Foundation$1,05012024
Akawee$1,00012025
Frederick Stearns Foundation$1,00012025
Koa Charitable Trust$1,00012024
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$1,00012024
Legal Horizons Foundation$1,00012024
The Paul E and Elaine C Drack Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Kretschmer Private Foundation$1,00012024
The Oki Foundation$1,00012024
Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The Daro Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The Herman Liebmann Foundation$1,00012024
Jim Neuberger and Helen Stambler Neuberger$1,00012024
Hansen-furnas Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The Adam J Weissman Foundation$1,00012024
Ge Aerospace Foundation$75012024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353$70012024
The Prentice Foundation Inc$55512024
Edward Jones Foundation$50012024
The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation$50012024
Praxis Foundation$50012024
Louis & Lillian Glazer Family Foundation$50012024
Irwin and Judy Zazulia Foundation Ltd$50012024
The Cigna Group Foundation$48512024
A to Z Impact Foundation$30012024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$30012024
MAGC Foundation$25012024
Texas Instruments Foundation$25012024
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$25012024
Caplin Foundation$25012024
Baird Foundation Inc$20012024
Lois & Gene Konopik Family$10012024
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation$7712024
Pham Foundation$5012024
Verizon Foundation$5012024
The Wine Enthusiast Foundation Inc$1212024
Bank of New Hampshire$1012024
Uyham Pua Hui Keng and Lim Boon Hai$1012024

What grants has National Public Radio Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025American Jewish World Service IncGENERAL PURPOSE$500,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$31,100
2025The Neall Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$30,000
2025Frank and Janina Petschek FoundationGeneral Support$25,500
2025Cogan Family FoundationGeneral Purpose$25,000
2025Cecile Higginson MurphyGeneral Purpose$25,000
2025Johnson Charitable Gift FundGENERAL FUND$10,500
2025Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE$10,000
2025Cooper E Etal Ttees C-s Fam Fdn-agyGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Lakshmi FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Tisbest PhilanthropySEE TISBEST MISSION$7,414
2025Wild FoundationGENERALOPERATIONS$6,000
2025Patrick J and Janet L ThompsonASSIST INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM$6,000
2025Darlene M and Reuben T SwansonGENERAL FUND$5,000
2025The Martin & Deborah Hale FoundationAnnual Support$5,000
2025Austin Foundation IncSUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$2,500
2025AkaweePROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS$1,000
2025Frederick Stearns FoundationFURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS$1,000
2024Npr FoundationSUPPORT OF MISSION AND VALID ACTIVITIES OF NPR$29,375,871
2024Corporation for Public BroadcastingPUBINT$6,650,000
2024Corporation for Public BroadcastingRPRG$5,622,121
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationCAPACITY BUILDING$1,833,334
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support general operations.$1,000,000
2024Lilly Endowment IncRELIGION & SPIRITUALITY PROJECT$900,000
2024Corporation for Public BroadcastingOSS$682,833
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$600,000
2024Corporation for Public BroadcastingTVPRG$558,972
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$553,450
2024Skoll FundARTS & CULTURE$500,000
2024American Jewish World Service IncGENERAL PURPOSE$500,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds National Public Radio Inc?

National Public Radio Inc is funded by 176 grantmakers, led by Npr Foundation ($61.8M), Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($27.8M), Walton Family Foundation Inc ($2.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $113.7M in grants to National Public Radio Inc between 2023–2025.

Who is National Public Radio Inc's largest funder?

Npr Foundation is the largest recorded funder of National Public Radio Inc, with $61.8M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has National Public Radio Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $113.7M in grants to National Public Radio Inc across 200 grants from 176 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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