Organization · EIN 36-4427750 · Lake City, MI · Human services
Who funds Local Media Foundation?
15 private foundations reported paying Local Media Foundation $2.33M on returns for tax year 2023.
15 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 15
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$850,000 2 grant lines |
TO ACCELERATE DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION FOR 26 BLACK-OWNED LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND PUT THEM ON A PATH TOWARD LONG-TERM FINANCIAL… +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA |
$500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF WORD IN BLACK | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The James Irvine Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$250,000 | For Solving Sacramento | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY |
$220,000 3 grant lines |
Word in Black: 2023-24 Support for Health Equity Reporting at National and Local Black-Owned Outlets +2 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation New York, NY |
$150,000 | Word In Black Religion and Social Justice Project | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Crankstart Foundation San Jose, CA · Preselected only |
$100,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE JOURNALISM REFUGEES EDUCATION FUND +1 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Humanity United San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$80,000 | Journalism | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$75,000 | To provide Support for local newsrooms to develop digital communications and community engagement strategies. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Inasmuch Foundation Oklahoma City, OK |
$50,000 | OKLAHOMA MEDIA CENTER AND SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATION ($50,000) | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Fthree Foundation San Francisco, CA |
$25,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$20,000 | 79360 SUPPORTING THE WORD IN BLACK HEALTH REPORTING PROJECT IN SHAPING HOW THE NATION UNDERSTANDS AND ADDRESSES SYSTEMIC ISSUES OF RACE, JU… Filed as “LOCAL MEDIA FDN” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Roger K Berle Charitable Trust Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$10,000 | CHARITABLE Filed as “LOCAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION” |
Same address 0.92 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Paul Milan and Cynthia Long Foster Foundation Billings, MT · Preselected only |
$1,000 | General operations. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL |
$200 | Special Projects | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| Amica Companies Foundation Lincoln, RI · Preselected only |
$175 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Local Media Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Local Media Foundation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $11.1M to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $27.5M to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $27M to them - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $129M to them - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $12.2M to them - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $8.53M to them - The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $18.3M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The California Wellness Foundation Los Angeles, CA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $210K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Tides Center San Francisco, CA
6 shared funders · 153 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
8 shared funders · 831 funders in all - Georgetown University Washington, DC
7 shared funders · 370 funders in all - Council on Foundations Washington, DC
7 shared funders · 98 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
7 shared funders · 192 funders in all - Cornell University Ithaca, NY
7 shared funders · 463 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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