Private foundation · EIN 65-0464177 · Miami, FL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where John S and James L Knight Foundation's grants went
It reported $120M in grants paid across 416 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 89.9% of those dollars to 267 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $108M 362 lines
- No confident match $9.23M 48
- Individuals, not shown $10K 1
- Outside the US $1.09M 3
- Not itemized $1.8M 2
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE. PLEASE GO TO WWW.KF.ORG TO APPLY FOR A GRANT. FOR JOURNALISM, COMMUNITIES, NATIONAL AND ARTS PROGRAMS, PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN OUR ONLINE FORM: TELL US ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED BY YOUR IDEA/PROJECT, WHAT IT WILL TRANSFORM, AND THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE. HOW WILL IT CREATE LASTING, VISIBLE CHANGE? TELL US HOW YOU INDENTIFIED THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WHY THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR IT. WHAT OTHER PARTN
- Deadlines
- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SPECIAL INITIATIVES AND CONTESTS, THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE DEADLINES.
- Restrictions
- ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS, SUCH AS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, CHARITABLE FIELDS, KIND OF INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER FACTORS: -MEDICAL RESEARCH, ORGANIZATIONS OR PROJECTS WHOSE MISSION IS TO PREVENT, ERADICATE AND/OR ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SPECIFIC DISEASE -POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING EFFORTS -PROJECTS THAT EXCLUSIVELY SERVE RELIGIOUS PURPOSES -DIRECT SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS
- Website on filing
- WWW.KF.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 409 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Akron Foundation Akron, OH · EIN 34-6575496 | $12,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE POLSKY BUILDING INTO A CENTER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $4,000,000 | TO PROVIDE UP TO $10,000,000 TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF PRESS FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT THE ENTIRE PRESS FORWARD INITIATIVE MAXIMIZES… | Same address 1.00 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $2,500,000 | TO SUSTAIN THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WILL CONVENE, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, ACTIONABLE, NONPARTISAN INSIGHTS TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND INST… | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf Philadelphia, PA · EIN 04-3731829 | $2,000,000 | TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR LOCAL NEWS BY PREPARING NEWS LEADERS AND ENTERPRISES WITH THE SKILLS, STRATEGIES AND TOOLS TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO THE… | Same city 0.97 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts Washington, DC · EIN 56-2307147 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT A FIVE-YEAR, CO-BRANDED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KNIGHT AND GRANTEES SUBSIDIARY, THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER TO STUDY AND WIDELY SHARE RE… | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Well Community Development Corporation Akron, OH · EIN 81-2680851 | $2,000,000 | PROVIDE 1:1 MATCH OF THE CITY OF AKRONS $4,000,000 CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MIDDLEBURY HOUSING INITI… | Same address 1.00 |
| National Trust for Local News Brighton, CO · EIN 86-2022385 | $1,767,000 | TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY LOCAL NEWS IN MACON, ADVANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GEORGIA TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA, AND STRENGTH… | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $1,600,000 | TO CREATE THE KNIGHT LOCAL FREE PRESS LEGAL NETWORK FUND AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION WITH THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AS T… | Same address 1.00 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future Detroit, MI · EIN 46-4873153 | $1,500,000 | AS PART OF A GROUP OF FUNDERS SUPPORTING DETROIT'S PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW DETROIT TO EMERGE FROM BANKRUPTCY (A) A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINA… | Same address 1.00 |
| News Revenue Hub San Diego, CA · EIN 82-1553008 | $1,500,000 | ACCELERATE THE NEWS REVENUE HUBS CAPACITY BY SCALING ITS TECHNICAL STAFF TO ENABLE PRODUCT, ANALYTICS, AND DATA BENCHMARKING CAPABILITIES,… | Same address 1.00 |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf Philadelphia, PA · EIN 04-3731829 | $1,375,000 | CREATE AN ACCELERATOR SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLISHERS AND JOURNALISTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL MISSION AND HEL… | Same city 0.97 |
| American Journalism Project Washington, DC · EIN 83-1772542 | $1,250,000 | TO PROVIDE THE LEAD INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT, (AJP) A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND VENTURE PHILANTHROPY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON G… | Same address 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $1,150,000 | TO MAKE A MULTIYEAR INVESTMENT IN NEWSMATCH, A NATIONAL MATCHING FUND THAT STRENGTHENS THE FUNDRAISING CAPABILITIES OF NONPROFIT NEWSROOMS,… | Same address 1.00 |
| Solutions Journalism Network New York, NY · EIN 46-2265729 | $1,099,390 | TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE REPORTING PROJECTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING REPORTING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING COM… | Same city 1.00 |
| Centre for Public Impact North America Washington, DC · EIN 84-3457629 | $1,098,568 | TO REDESIGN AND REDEVELOP PRESIDENT-FACING DIGITAL PRODUCTS IN CITY HALLS ACROSS FOUR KFCOMMUNITIES. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Pro Publica New York, NY · EIN 14-2007220 | $1,075,000 | TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND DATA JOURNALISM IN LOCAL NEWSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. | Same address 1.00 |
| Akron Art Museum Akron, OH · EIN 34-0813426 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM VIA IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIGITAL INTEGRATION PLAN, THE CREATION OF THE KNIGHT CENTER… | Same street 1.00 |
| Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3687394 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE POST-ACQUISITION TRANSITION OF THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES INTO CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CHICAGO MEDIA AND LEARN… | Same address 1.00 |
| Climate Summit Miami Beach Host Committee Miami, FL · EIN 87-3541908 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE "ASPEN IDEAS: CLIMATE" CONFERENCE FOR THREE YEARS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Becket, MA · EIN 04-6002993 | $1,000,000 | TO ENABLE DANCE ARTISTS TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CREATION OF IN-PERSON AND HYBRID PERFORMANCES AND DIGITALLY… | Same address 1.00 |
| The News Literacy Project Washington, DC · EIN 27-4011343 | $1,000,000 | TO PROMOTE NEWS LITERACY AND CRITICAL THINKING AMONG THE NEXT GENERATION BY OFFERING QUALITY TOOLS AND VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR S… | Same address 1.00 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Philadelphia, PA · EIN 87-4303823 | $1,000,000 | TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING BOTH ON-SITE AND ONLINE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, IN… | Same city 1.00 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · EIN 59-0624458 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHT CENTER FOR MUSIC INNOVATION - A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY THAT WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES… | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Int'L Center for Journalists Washington, DC · EIN 11-2724905 | $957,000 | TO PROMOTE THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM THROUGH THE KNIGHT FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURN… | Same city 1.00 |
| New York University New York, NY · EIN 13-5562308 | $952,393 | TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Groundtruth Project Boston, MA · EIN 46-0908502 | $900,500 | TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS TO DELIVER PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM IN CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS ACROSS THE U.S. BY PLACING REP… | Same city 1.00 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · EIN 59-0624458 | $900,000 | TO AUGMENT THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE NEW KNIGHT RECITAL HALL TO INTEGRATE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY TO BE USED IN THE ENGAGEMENT OF A… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Akron, OH · EIN 34-1636766 | $875,000 | PROVIDE 1:1 MATCH OF THE CITY OF AKRONS $3,500,000 CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE REDESIGN AND REBUILDING… | Same address 1.00 |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC · no confident EIN match | $873,246 | TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE MEDIA FORENSICS HUB AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Washington Foundation C/O University of Washington Seattle, WA · EIN 94-3079432 | $818,588 | TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR AN INFORMED PUBLIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Local Independent Online News Publishers Wilmington, DE · EIN 46-0781654 | $816,666 | TO FUND 200 SUSTAINABILITY AUDITS FOR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS AND THEN PROVIDE POST-AUDIT CONSULTING AND DOLLARS TO PUBLISHERS SO THEY CAN BEST… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Indiegraf Media Corporation Vancouver, CA · outside the US | $813,300 | THE INDIE CAPITAL NEWS STARTUP FUND WILL HELP 25 COMMUNITY NEWS STARTUPS LAUNCH IN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING NEWS POVERTY. FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FOUNDING TEAMS WILL IDENTIFY AS UNDERREPRESENTED. THE GRANT AIMS TO GENERATE 350,000 NEW SUBSCRIB | Foreign |
| Calmatters Sacramento, CA · EIN 47-2474086 | $800,000 | INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM IN LOCAL OUTLETS BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR REPORTERS TO STAY ON TOP OF NEWSWORTHY… | Same address 1.00 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · no confident EIN match | $800,000 | TO STABILIZE OPERATIONS AND EXECUTE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON SCALING PARTICIPATION IN THE KNIGHT CENTERS ONLINE COURSES. | Unmatched Help match |
| Codepathorg San Francisco, CA · EIN 81-5338932 | $750,000 | THE GRANT IS TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF CODEPATH.ORG, A NONPROFIT THAT ADDRESSES EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIES IN TECHNICAL C… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY · EIN 13-3030229 | $750,000 | TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHARLOTTES HISTORIC WEST END BY CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE CHARLOTTE BRANCH OF LOCAL… | Same street 1.00 |
| Motown Historical Musuem Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2614561 | $750,000 | TO DIGITIZE KEY AUDIO, AUDIOVISUAL AND PHYSICAL ARTIFACTS FROM MOTOWN'S ARCHIVE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA A "DIGITAL JUKEBO… | Same address 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $750,000 | TO INTEGRATE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE TWO DIMENSIONAL AI ENHANCED DISPLAY OF VIDEO CLIPS, THAT RESEMBLE A HOLOGRAM, O… | Same address 1.00 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-0969449 | $708,835 | TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR INFORMED DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CYBER-SECURITY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Democracy and Technology Washington, DC · EIN 52-1905358 | $700,000 | TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT FOR NONPARTISAN RESEARCH ON DIGITAL MEDIA, ONLINE SPEECH AND DEMOCRACY. | Same address 1.00 |
| Museum of African American History Detroit, MI · EIN 38-1882096 | $700,000 | TO INCREASE THE DIGITAL CAPACITY OF THE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING, KEY HIRES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES. | Same address 0.69 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Akron, OH · EIN 34-1636766 | $666,000 | TO CREATE A SIGNATURE PARK ON THE NORTH SHORE OF SUMMIT LAKE IN AKRON THAT WILL SERVE AS AN URBAN DESTINATION AND BETTER CONNECT DOWNTOWN T… | Same address 1.00 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Akron, OH · EIN 34-1636766 | $665,000 | TO REDESIGN AND REBUILD LOCK 3 AS AN EXCELLENT SPECIAL EVENT SPACE AND AN INVITING EVERYDAY DAY PARK FOR EMPLOYEES AND NEW RESIDENTS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Public Media Venture Group Boulder, CO · EIN 27-1962968 | $650,000 | EXECUTE COMMUNITY-BASED PILOTS ASSESSING WAYS THE NEXT GENERATION OF OVER-THE-AIR BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS ATSC 3.0 INFORMS AND ENGAGE… | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $648,954 | TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT A THREE-YEAR INSTITUTE WITHIN HARVARDS BERKMAN KLEIN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY THAT WILL INCUBATE AND BUILD MO… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Techcongress Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 81-1839685 | $640,000 | TO STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE WITHIN THE U.S. CONGRESS BY SUPPORTING THE CONGRESSIONAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP, WHICH PLACES AN EVEN NUM… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Otis Redding Foundation Macon, GA · EIN 58-2435617 | $635,000 | TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC-FACING TECHNOLOGY OF THE NEW OTIS REDDING CENTER FOR THE ARTS. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Filmnorth Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1594894 | $633,960 | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL INTEGRATION, INCLUDING TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, AND STAFFING, OF FILMNORTHS NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART, 10,000-SQ… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Local Media Foundation Lake City, MI · EIN 36-4427750 | $600,000 | TO ACCELERATE DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION FOR 26 BLACK-OWNED LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND PUT THEM ON A PATH TOWARD LONG-TERM FINANCIAL… | Same address 1.00 |
| Miami Dade College Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 59-6169745 | $600,000 | TO PROVIDE A 1:1 MATCH OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTYS $5,000,000 CONTRIBUTION AND CITY OF MIAMIS $2,000,000 CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT… | Same address 1.00 |
4 more lines ($1.29M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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38 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.