States Newsroom

Chapel Hill, NC ·EIN 84-2113822 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$16.9M received 55 funders 85 grants · 2020–2024

Who funds States Newsroom?

States Newsroom is funded by 55 grantmakers, led by Rockefeller Family Fund Inc ($9.7M), The Pew Charitable Trusts ($3.4M), The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.9M in grants to States Newsroom between 2020–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$9,700,00012024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$3,448,97522023–2024
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$1,503,89732022–2024
Aj Fletcher Foundation$570,00022023–2024
The Oak Hill Fund$234,00032020–2023
Cub Consumer Education and Research Fund$223,25022022–2023
Omidyar Network Fund Inc$150,00012024
Pro Publica Inc$142,87322023–2024
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Lexington Observer Inc$100,00012024
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family$100,00022023–2024
North Fund$85,00012020
Gezellig Foundation$80,00012021
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$76,76032022–2024
Robert W Deutsch Foundation$60,00012024
The Horizon Foundation of Howard County$60,00032022–2024
Foundation for Louisiana$25,00012024
Fauquier Health Foundation$25,00012021
National Philanthropic Trust$21,75022023–2024
The Miami Foundation Inc$20,44712023
Solutions Journalism Network Inc$20,00012024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$15,00012024
The McKnight Foundation$15,00012024
The National Press Foundation Inc$15,00012023
Hopewell Fund$14,04512022
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What grants has States Newsroom received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Rockefeller Family Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$9,700,000
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$1,001,410
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$448,975
2024Aj Fletcher FoundationNC NEWSLINE$285,000
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$250,891
2024Omidyar Network Fund IncTo support independent media reporting and the public's education$150,000
2024Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Lexington Observer IncMEDIA SUPPORT$100,000
2024Pro Publica IncPARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE$61,693
2024Robert W Deutsch FoundationGENERAL OPERATING GRANT$60,000
2024Joyce and Irving Goldman FamilyPROJECT SUPPORT FOR A REPORTER COVERING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AT THE MISSOURI INDEPENDENT$50,000
2024Foundation for LouisianaCOVID$25,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$20,750
2024The Horizon Foundation of Howard CountyEXPAND NEWS COVERAGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO FOUNDATION PRIORITIES$20,000
2024Solutions Journalism Network IncTO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM$20,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$15,250
2024Community Foundation of New JerseyNON$15,000
2024The McKnight Foundationto support Minnesota Reformer's Report for America reporter$15,000
2024The Minneapolis FoundationPUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT, DONOR-ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT$10,250
2024Moriah Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024American Federation of State Countygeneral$6,500
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$5,194
2024Anderson-rogers Foundation IncTO SUPPORT BALANCED, NON-PARTISAN NEWS GATHERING AND REPORTING IN ALL FIFTY STATE CAPITALS.$5,000
2024The Obrzut Ling Foundation IncArizona Mirror Fund$5,000
2024The BDM Family FoundationMaryland Matters Fund$5,000
2024Summer FundGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2,500
2024Carolyn W & Charles T BeairdPROGRAM SERVICES$2,000
2024The John a Hartford Foundation IncDISCRETIONARY GRANTS$2,000
2024Sandpiper Fund IncTO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,000
2024Key FoundationUNRESTRICTED$500

Showing 30 most recent of 85 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds States Newsroom?

States Newsroom is funded by 55 grantmakers, led by Rockefeller Family Fund Inc ($9.7M), The Pew Charitable Trusts ($3.4M), The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.9M in grants to States Newsroom between 2020–2024.

Who is States Newsroom's largest funder?

Rockefeller Family Fund Inc is the largest recorded funder of States Newsroom, with $9.7M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has States Newsroom received?

IRS 990 filings record $16.9M in grants to States Newsroom across 85 grants from 55 funders between 2020–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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