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

Showing top 25 of 55 funders by total given.

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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