National Public Radio Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 52-0907625

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$97.6M

Foundation funders

170

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds National Public Radio Inc?

National Public Radio Inc is funded by 170 grantmakers, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($52.5M), NPR Foundation ($29.4M), The Schmidt Family Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $97.6M in grants to National Public Radio Inc between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Corporation for Public Broadcasting$52,475,92652024–2026
NPR Foundation$29,375,87112024
The Schmidt Family Foundation$1,833,33412024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$1,250,00022024
American Jewish World Service Inc$1,000,00022024–2025
Lilly Endowment Inc$900,00012024
George D Smith Fund Inc$800,00022024–2025
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$600,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$553,45012024
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh$500,00012024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$500,00012024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$500,00012024
Skoll Fund$500,00012024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$416,70012024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$325,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$312,50012024
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$300,00012024
Sy Syms Foundation$300,00012024
Public Welfare Foundation Inc$300,00022024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$276,50012024
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$270,00012024
The Melville Charitable Trust Inc$250,00012024
The Joyce Foundation$250,00012024
The Lemelson Foundation$250,00012024
John Templeton Foundation$250,00012024
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Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$160,00022024
Jewish Communal Fund$159,36022024–2025
Manitou Fund$150,00012024
William T Grant Foundation Inc$150,00012024
The George Gund Foundation$125,00022024
Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc$100,00012025
Earthward Bound Foundation$100,00022024–2025
Zimmel Family Foundation$100,00012024
Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd$100,00012024
David & Candace Weir Foundation$100,00012024
Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation$100,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$78,06222024–2025
California Community Foundation$66,58022024–2025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$52,15012024
Andreas Foundation$50,00012025
Cogan Family Foundation$50,00022024–2025
The Millstream Fund Inc$50,00022024–2025
Calvin K Kazanjian Economics$50,00022024–2025
The Moskow Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Fthree Foundation$50,00012024
BCMR Gledhill Foundation$50,00012024
Paul S Nadler Family Charitable$50,00012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$41,30022024–2025
Marilyn J Dakin Family Foundation$40,00012025
The Davidson Family Foundation$40,00022024–2025
Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char Trust$40,00022024–2025
The Argus Fund$40,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$36,50022024–2025
The Neall Family Charitable Foundation$36,00022024–2025
Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc$35,00012025
Farvue Foundation Inc$35,00012024
Robert J Bauer Family Foundation$31,00012025
Bydale Foundation$30,00022024–2025
Olson Family Foundation Inc$27,00012024
Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation$25,50012025
Cecile Higginson Murphy$25,00012025
Leo Rosner Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Communities of Coastal Georgia$25,00012024
The Community Foundation for Greater$25,00012024
Farideh and Ali Azadi Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Rock Foundation$25,00012024
The Oregon Community Foundation$23,29412024
The San Diego Foundation$21,50012025
The New York Community Trust$20,75012024
Cooper E Etal Ttees C-S Fam Fdn-Agy$20,00022024–2025
Lakshmi Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found$20,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$20,00012024
The Holborn Foundation$20,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$16,80012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$16,50012024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$16,39012024
The Austin Foundation Inc$15,00012025
The Wildflower Foundation Inc$15,00012024
The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic$15,00012024
Naida S Wharton Foundation$15,00012024
Gupta Family Foundation$15,00012024
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan$13,42512025
Hekemian Foundation$13,33412025
Tisbest Philanthropy$13,04222024–2025
America's Charities$12,90812024
Hugh R Lamle Foundation$12,50012025
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
Hi Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Community Foundation of$10,00012025
John G & Jean R Gosnell Foundation$10,00012025
The Sidney & Kathryn Taurel Foundation Inc$10,00022024–2025
Mary W Harriman Foundation$10,00012024
Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Kristina & William Catto Foundation$10,00012024
RS Evans Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The F G K Foundation 009090-001$10,00012024
Kelson Foundation$10,00012024
Tao Jones Charitable Foundation Inc$10,00012024
David and Patricia Giuliani Family$10,00012024
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$10,00012024
Fore River Foundation$10,00012024
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$9,55112025
Community Foundation of New Jersey$9,50012024
MRB Foundation Inc$9,00012024
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc$7,50012024
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$7,50012024
Clara B Winthrop Charitable Trust$7,20012025
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
The Martin & Deborah Hale Foundation$5,00012025
Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson$5,00012025
Hieronymus Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The John and Shirley Nash Foundation$5,00012025
The McArthur-Kuhns Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Rackham Foundation Limited$5,00012025
Janci Foundation$5,00012025
Hamilton Family Foundation$5,00012025
Crichton Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Help for People Foundation$5,00012025
Seltzer Family Foundation$5,00012025
Tatar Family Foundation$5,00012025
Morse and Betty Johnson Family$5,00012025
Fosseen Foundation$5,00012025
The Cowles Charitable Trust$5,00012024
Richard D Hannan Family Foundation Fifth$5,00012024
Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation$5,00012024
Louise P Hackett Foundation$5,00012024
The Resnik Family Foundation$5,00012024
Zlotoff Generations Fund$5,00012024
The Anbinder Family Foundation$5,00012024
Moccasin Lake Foundation$4,50012025
Robert Earll McConnell Fnd - Cash$4,00012025
The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust$3,25012025
Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc$3,00012025
Butters Family Foundation Inc$3,00012025
Austin Foundation Inc$2,50012025
Kretschmer Private Foundation$2,00012025
The Bruce G and Mary A Robert Family$2,00012025
The J Paul Getty Trust$2,00012025
Jim Neuberger and Helen Stambler Neuberger$2,00012025
Wrocklage Family$2,00012025
Analog Devices Foundation$1,05912025
Frederick Stearns Foundation$1,00012025
Akawee$1,00012025
The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family$1,00012025
Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
Mark P & Joyce a Davis Char Tr$1,00012025
The Colleen & Sam Nunn Family Foundation$1,00012025
Alan M & Mildred S Ravenal Foundation$1,00012025
The Rust Foundation$1,00012025
NM Morris Family Foundation$1,00012025
Florence M Cahill Annuity Trust UA DTD 10 20 1972$90012025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$60022025
The Sobel Family Foundation Inc$50012025
The Potato Fund Inc$50012025
Tomlinson Family Foundation$50012025
Robert J & Frances V Lawrence Foundation Inc$25012025
The Mark Zurack & Kathy Ferguson$20012025
The Mateus-Tique Foundation$18012025
The Swagelok Foundation$10012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$14M$28M$42M$57M112 grants202487 grants20251 grants2026

What grants has National Public Radio Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Corporation for Public BroadcastingPUBINT$38,962,000
2025American Jewish World Service IncGENERAL PURPOSE$500,000
2025George D Smith Fund IncORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES$400,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$115,050
2025Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation IncTO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC BY PRODUCING, ACQUIRING, AND DISTRIBUTING NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING.$100,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$55,576
2025California Community FoundationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT$51,580
2025Andreas FoundationGRANT IS FOR RECIPEINTS GENERAL FUND$50,000
2025Earthward Bound FoundationJournalism$50,000
2025Marilyn J Dakin Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$40,000
2025Wallace Genetic Foundation II IncGENERAL SUPPORT$35,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$31,100
2025Robert J Bauer Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$31,000
2025The Neall Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$30,000
2025Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$28,000
2025Frank and Janina Petschek FoundationGeneral Support$25,500
2025Cogan Family FoundationGeneral Purpose$25,000
2025Cecile Higginson MurphyGeneral Purpose$25,000
2025The Millstream Fund IncGeneral support$25,000
2025Calvin K Kazanjian EconomicsNPR's 2026 planet money summer school$25,000
2025The Moskow FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
2025Leo Rosner Foundation IncRELIEF FOR COMMUNITY STATIONS$25,000
2025The San Diego FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$21,500
2025The Davidson Family FoundationCOMMUNITY SERVICE$20,000
2025Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char TrustORGANIZATION'S GENERAL$20,000
2025Bydale FoundationGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$20,000
2025The Austin Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$15,000
2025Jewish Federation of MetropolitanGRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT$13,425
2025Hekemian FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.$13,334
2025Hugh R Lamle FoundationUNRESTRICTED$12,500

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds National Public Radio Inc?

National Public Radio Inc is funded by 170 grantmakers, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($52.5M), NPR Foundation ($29.4M), The Schmidt Family Foundation ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $97.6M in grants to National Public Radio Inc between 2024–2026.

Who is National Public Radio Inc's largest funder?

Corporation for Public Broadcasting is the largest recorded funder of National Public Radio Inc, with $52.5M across 5 grants (2024–2026).

How much grant funding has National Public Radio Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $97.6M in grants to National Public Radio Inc across 200 grants from 170 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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