Organization · EIN 83-1772542 · Washington, DC · Arts, culture & humanities
Who funds American Journalism Project?
29 private foundations reported paying American Journalism Project $11.7M on returns for tax year 2023.
29 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 29
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$2,500,000 | IN SUPPORT OF FUND II | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Quadrivium New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,500,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$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 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Indianapolis, IN |
$1,020,000 2 grant lines |
Support to build a new model for local news in Central Indiana that utilizes a community reporting model and acts as a trusted source of in… +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Skyline Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Popplestone Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$825,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$500,000 | in support of general operations | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$500,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$500,000 | TO ESTABLISH AN AI PRODUCT STUDIO FOR NONPROFIT NEWSROOMS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Seedlings Foundation Branford, CT · Preselected only |
$500,000 | HUMANITARIAN/EDUCATIONAL/COMMUNITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Four Pines Charitable Foundation Teton Village, WY · Preselected only |
$300,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
$250,000 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$200,000 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$150,000 | STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The James Irvine Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$135,000 | To support local news in LA | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$100,000 | To provide support for Startup Studio newsrooms | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Flamboyan Foundation Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Kaplen Brothers Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jampart Charitable Trust Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Inasmuch Foundation Oklahoma City, OK |
$50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING ($50,000) | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
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 American Journalism Project
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with American Journalism Project, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $27.6M to them - The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $13.4M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $20.1M to them - Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $8.95M to them - The Jpb Foundation New York, NY
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $53.4M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Park Foundation Ithaca, NY
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $1.94M to them - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $7.25M to them - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $9.18M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- The 19th News Austin, TX
6 shared funders · 48 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
10 shared funders · 192 funders in all - Pro Publica New York, NY
7 shared funders · 219 funders in all - Capital B News New York, NY
7 shared funders · 20 funders in all - The Aspen Institute Washington, DC
9 shared funders · 245 funders in all - News Revenue Hub San Diego, CA
6 shared funders · 9 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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