Organization · EIN 46-0967274 · Brooklyn, NY · Human services
Who funds Freedom of the Press Foundation?
19 private foundations reported paying Freedom of the Press Foundation $2.94M on returns for tax year 2023.
19 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 19
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filecoin Foundation for the Middletown, DE · Preselected only |
$2,112,144 | OPERATING | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$275,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Park Foundation Ithaca, NY |
$150,000 | MEDIA - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Craig Newmark Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$125,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Yelp Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | contribution to charitable organization | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$35,000 | in support of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$20,000 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATIONTOPROTECT, DEFEND, AND EMPOWER PUBLIC-INTEREST JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY. | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Tegna Foundation Tysons, VA |
$20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$15,000 | GENERAL DONATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Defense Against Thought Control Foundation Cambridge, MA · Preselected only |
$10,000 | EDUCATION FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Integrity Media Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$7,500 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Washakie Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$5,000 | funds Toward the campaign to stop the extradition of Julian Assange | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The River Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA · Preselected only |
$5,000 | TO PROTECT AND DEFEND ADVERSARIAL JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lear Family Foundation Sierra Madre, CA · Preselected only |
$2,500 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| James G Hart Foundation Wadsworth, IL · Preselected only |
$1,500 | GENERAL FUND | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation Bellingham, WA |
$1,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gorlitz Foundation Washington, DC |
$500 | BUILD SECURE COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS USED BY MANY OF THE WORLDS TOP INVESTIGATIVE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$405 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 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 Freedom of the Press Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Freedom of the Press 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.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $744K to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $2.29M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $111K to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $48.7K to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $6.11M to them - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $1.09M to them - Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $82.3K to them - Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $26K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Earthjustice San Francisco, CA
9 shared funders · 353 funders in all - Pro Publica New York, NY
9 shared funders · 219 funders in all - Electronic Frontier Foundation San Francisco, CA
7 shared funders · 81 funders in all - Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
8 shared funders · 625 funders in all - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting New York, NY
5 shared funders · 11 funders in all - NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund New York, NY
7 shared funders · 149 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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