National Association of Broadcasters
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About National Association of Broadcasters
Support and advance local broadcasters by informing communities, strengthening local journalism, providing education and innovation, and advocating for the broadcast industry.
Focus Areas
BroadcastingJournalismMedia policy/advocacyBroadcast technologyEducation and professional developmentCommunity/public service
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationscoalitions/coalition membersadvocacy/network organizations
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore fundingcoalition support
About National Association of Broadcasters
Three $250,000 grants to the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025 show a funder that consistently backs its own leadership and industry infrastructure. National Association of Broadcasters also supports broadcast-focused education and public-interest organizations, with repeat general support to the Broadcast Education Association and to the National Urban League over multiple years. The pattern points to grantmaking centered on broadcasting, journalism, media policy, and the institutions that shape those fields. The foundation’s recent giving includes support for advocacy and policy-oriented organizations alongside professional and community groups in Washington, DC, New York, Nashville, Arlington, and Chevy Chase. Several grants are marked general support, which suggests an emphasis on flexible funding rather than narrowly restricted project awards. The recipient list also includes groups tied to congressional studies and communications law, alongside media and broadcasting organizations. National Association of Broadcasters operates as a Pure DAF Provider and also makes program-related investments. Its annual grants totaled $1,672,990, and the recent record shows a local grantmaking pattern with most recipients in DC. The portfolio reflects an institution funding both sector capacity and the broader civic environment around broadcasting.
What National Association of Broadcasters Funds
In broadcast education, the foundation gave $45,000 in 2025 to the Broadcast Education Association for general support, continuing similar grants in 2024 and 2023. That recurring support points to sustained interest in professional development and the training pipeline for the field. Its public-policy and advocacy interests appear in grants such as $60,000 in 2023 to Twinlogic Strategies LLP for MIC Coalition and $19,590 in 2025 to the Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation for general support. The presence of these awards aligns with a grantmaking approach that backs communications policy infrastructure as well as media-sector organizations. Community and civic engagement also show up in support for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Those grants suggest attention to leadership development and coalition-oriented work connected to the broadcast industry’s public context.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$605K
Total Assets
$207.9M
Total Revenue
$71.5M
Total Expenses
$73.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CURTIS J LEGEYT
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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