About Solutions Journalism Network
Transforming journalism so that all people have access to news that helps them envision and build a more equitable and sustainable world.
Focus Areas
ClimateDemocracyYouth mental healthHealth equity / Addressing health disparitiesJournalism training and educationAfrica-focused initiativesNewsroom capacity building
Who They Fund
journalistsnewsrooms/media organizationsearly-career reporters / journalism trainees
Funding Style
capacity building (training)project/program support for production
About Solutions Journalism Network
Solutions Journalism Network Inc funds journalism training and production, with grants built around reporting that uses a solutions lens on public problems. Recent awards show repeated support for collaborative newsroom projects and journalist training, including $358,343 to Local Media Foundation on behalf of New York & Michigan and $150,000 to Local Media Foundation on behalf of Solving Sacramento for support training. The foundation also backs issue-specific work tied to its program areas, such as health equity, democracy, and climate. Its grant activity includes fellowships, newsroom capacity building, and short-term support for journalists and media organizations rather than individual giving. Recent grants indicate a pattern of funding organized projects through intermediaries like community foundations, media funds, and local journalism collaboratives. Named recipients range from large collaborative structures to individual outlets, including the Delaware Community Foundation on behalf of the Delaware Local Journalism Initiative, Santa Fe Community Foundation on behalf of the New Mexico Local News Fund, and Witf on behalf of Climate Solutions StateImpact Pennsylvania. The result is a portfolio that mixes training support with production support for solutions-focused reporting across local and regional news ecosystems.
What Solutions Journalism Network Funds
Health reporting is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s active programs. Through the Addressing Health Disparities Fellowship, it supports reporting focused on health disparities affecting Latino and Indigenous communities in the United States and responses to those disparities. In another health-related effort, the Health Equity Initiative with the Indigenous Journalists Association supports Indigenous journalists and coverage of Indigenous communities’ health issues. Democracy is another active area: the Advancing Democracy Innovation Fund supports newsrooms that are adopting new approaches to politics, government, and elections coverage. The recent grants list also shows climate-related support, including $102,945 to Witf on behalf of Climate Solutions StateImpact Pennsylvania for training and production of solutions journalism, linking topic coverage to newsroom skill-building.
How Solutions Journalism Network Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$524K
Total Assets
$8.6M
Total Revenue
$8.7M
Total Expenses
$8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $54K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$54K
Geographic Reach
National36 states funded
About 5% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JEFFERSON CUEVAS
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