| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TO ENSURE STATE-BASED, PUBLIC-SERVICE JOURNALISM IS AVAILABLE IN 50 STATES WHILE AP DEVISES A NEW LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS STRATEGY TO BETTER POSITION IT FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUSTAIN THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WILL CONVENE, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, ACTIONABLE, NONPARTISAN INSIGHTS TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT DESIGN, OPERATE, STUDY AND GOVERN THE DIGITAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. |
| GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC | BOSTON, MA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | TO RECRUIT, HIRE, TRAIN AND PLACE REPORTERS FROM A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES AND BACKGROUNDS INTO LOCAL NEWSROOMS, AND BUILD DURABLE LOCAL REVENUE STREAMS ATOP THOSE POSITIONS TO ASSURE LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY JOURNALISM. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $2,859,554 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GROWTH, ADAPTATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF NEWSMATCH IN THE PRESS FORWARD ERA, TO INCREASE THE COMPETENCY OF NON-PROFIT PUBLISHERS SEEKING EARNED READER REVENUE. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $2,800,000 | 2025 | TO FOSTER HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY AIDING LOCAL NEWS PUBLISHERS IN THE PRODUCTION OF FACT-BASED STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION REPORTING, WITH A FOCUS ON SWING STATES IN WHICH THIS COVERAGE WILL BE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT AND USEFUL. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $2,703,000 | 2025 | TO HELP LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS POISED FOR STATEWIDE GROWTH EXPAND INTO NEW MARKETS. |
| THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A FIVE-YEAR, CO-BRANDED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KNIGHT AND GRANTEES SUBSIDIARY, THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER TO STUDY AND WIDELY SHARE RESEARCH ON HOW AMERICANS ABSORB CIVIC INFORMATION; FORM BELIEFS, IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITY; AND ENGAGE IN CIVIC ACTION. |
| THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSETS FUND OF TPF | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,249,500 | 2025 | CREATE AN ACCELERATOR SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLISHERS AND JOURNALISTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL MISSION AND HELP DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING LOCAL PUBLISHERS' MISSIONS BY ACCELERATING THE MARKET. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $2,100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPLEMENT THE ELECTIONS INTEGRITY FUND AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, WHICH FOSTERS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY AIDING LOCAL NEWS PUBLISHERS IN THE PRODUCTION OF FACT-BASED STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION REPORTING, WITH A FOCUS ON SWING STATES. |
| AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT | DC, WA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE THE LEAD INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT, (AJP) A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND VENTURE PHILANTHROPY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON GROWING AND SUSTAINING INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, LOCAL CIVIC NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. |
| CIVIC NEWS COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC NEWS COMPANY'S BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE, LONG-TERM ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE TO LOCAL PUBLISHERS. |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS | DENVER, CO | $1,794,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY LOCAL NEWS IN MACON, ADVANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GEORGIA TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA, AND STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS. |
| NEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $1,666,667 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE USE OF EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES TO REIMAGINE THE CONCERT EXPERIENCE, EXPAND THE SYMPHONY'S EDUCATIONAL NETWORK, AND BUILD LARGER AUDIENCES WHO HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,636,380 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS AND ITS PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE HIGH-QUALITY LOCAL NEWS ECOSYSTEM IN THE U.S. BY FOCUSING ON THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF NONPROFIT NEWSROOMS. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $1,500,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE THAT NEWSROOMS IN NINE U.S. SWING STATES CAN ACCESS ELECTION-RELATED JOURNALISM AND SERVICES FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SO THEY CAN BETTER INFORM THEIR READERS WITH FACT-BASED, NONPARTISAN POLITICAL AND ELECTION COVERAGE. |
| FOUNDATION FOR DETROIT'S FUTURE | DETROIT, MI | $1,500,000 | 2025 | AS PART OF A GROUP OF FUNDERS SUPPORTING DETROIT'S PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT TO ALLOW DETROIT TO EMERGE FROM BANKRUPTCY (A) A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY THAT CAN BETTER ENGAGE AND SERVE ITS CITIZENS AND (B) SECURING THE ASSETS OF THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS AS A RESOURCE FOR THE CITY AND THE REGION. |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500,000 | 2025 | TO BETTER CONNECT INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES, INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PROTECT AND ADVOCATE FOR JOURNALISTS ABROAD. |
| OHIO & ERIE CANALWAY COALITION | AKRON, OH | $1,335,000 | 2025 | TO REDESIGN AND REBUILD LOCK 3 AS AN EXCELLENT SPECIAL EVENT SPACE AND AN INVITING EVERYDAY DAY PARK FOR EMPLOYEES AND NEW RESIDENTS. |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $1,300,000 | 2025 | TO EQUIP NEWSROOMS WITH ONE-STOP SHOPPING AT BIG LOCAL NEWS FOR DATA THAT AIDS LOCAL NEWS STORY PRODUCTION. |
| TECHCONGRESS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,280,000 | 2025 | TO STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE WITHIN THE U.S. CONGRESS BY SUPPORTING THE CONGRESSIONAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP, WHICH PLACES AN EVEN NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGISTS IN CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES OF BOTH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND WORKS TO CONVERT FELLOWS INTO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY | CLEMSON, SC | $1,261,925 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE MEDIA FORENSICS HUB AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. |
| DEVELOP DETROIT INC | DETROIT, MI | $1,250,000 | 2025 | TO CONSTRUCT EIGHT SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN THE NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD AS A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR URBAN MODULAR HOME CONSTRUCTION AND ESTABLISH A REVOLVING FUND FROM SALE PROCEEDS TO BUILD MORE HOMES IN DETROIT. |
| THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,201,283 | 2025 | TO TRANSFORM READER REVENUE TOOLS AND METHODS FROM A PILOT PROGRAM INTO A SUSTAINABLE DATA AND AI-PRODUCT SUITE FOR PUBLISHERS. |
| PROPUBLICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,095,232 | 2025 | TO CATALYZE THE NEXT PHASE OF PROPUBLICA'S LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK VIA SUPPORT OF NEWSROOMS IN COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED BY JOURNALISM. |
| MUCKROCK FOUNDATION INCORPORATED | BOSTON, MA | $1,070,000 | 2025 | TO SOLIDIFY MUCKROCKS ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF TOOLS FOR JOURNALISTS AND STEWARD OF A DEVELOPER ECOSYSTEM. |
| INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART MIAMI INC | MIAMI, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO EXPAND AND DIGITALLY EQUIP THE FACILITIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, MIAMI BY PURCHASING AND RENOVATING A BUILDING ADJACENT TO ITS CURRENT SITE. |
| MOTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC | DETROIT, MI | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO DIGITIZE KEY AUDIO, AUDIOVISUAL AND PHYSICAL ARTIFACTS FROM MOTOWN'S ARCHIVE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA A "DIGITAL JUKEBOX." |
| NATIONAL FAITH HOMEBUYERS | DETROIT, MI | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE SECOND PHASE OF THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST 300 FAMILIES TO PURCHASE HOMES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHT CENTER FOR MUSIC INNOVATION - A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY THAT WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES THROUGH TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED CONCERT EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORT TALENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS. |
| MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE A 1:1 MATCH OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTYS $5,000,000 CONTRIBUTION AND CITY OF MIAMIS $2,000,000 CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOR THE CREATION OF NEW DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN APPLIED AI AND RELATED EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE HIRING OF KEY FACULTY IN THESE PROGRAMS. |
| DOWNTOWN AKRON PARTNERSHIP INC | AKRON, OH | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES AND CONTINUE DOWNTOWN PROGRAMMING. |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| NEWS REVENUE HUB INC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | ACCELERATE THE NEWS REVENUE HUBS CAPACITY BY SCALING ITS TECHNICAL STAFF TO ENABLE PRODUCT, ANALYTICS, AND DATA BENCHMARKING CAPABILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO THOSE PRODUCTS AND CAPABILITIES TO INDEPENDENT, LOCAL NEWSROOMS. |
| MIAMI-DADE INNOVATION AUTHORITY INC | CORAL GABLES, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MIAMI-DADE INNOVATION AUTHORITY (MDIA), A NONPARTISAN INITIATIVE TO ACCELERATE ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE COMMUNITY OUTCOMES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCY, HEALTH AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. |
| THE WELL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | AKRON, OH | $1,000,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE 1:1 MATCH OF THE CITY OF AKRONS $4,000,000 CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MIDDLEBURY HOUSING INITIATIVE. |
| OHIO LOCAL INFORMATION INITIATIVE INC | COLUMBUS, OH | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE THE CATALYTIC INVESTMENT IN SIGNAL AKRON, A NEW NONPROFIT DIGITAL NEWS SITE MANAGED BY THE OHIO LOCAL NEWS INITIATIVE. SIGNAL AKRON WILL BE AN INDEPENDENT AND NONPARTISAN CIVIC NEWS OPERATION, AND WILL SERVE A CITY NEARLY IN DIRE NEED OF NEW NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO ESTABLISH THE KNIGHT TECH INFUSION FUND AT FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS THAT WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF CHARLOTTE ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE WISE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. |
| THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING BOTH ON-SITE AND ONLINE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. (POKC). |
| MIAMI WATERKEEPER | CORAL GABLES, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF MIAMI WATERKEEPER, A CLIMATE RESILIENCE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THROUGH THE HIRING OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PRODUCT STRATEGY. |
| AKRON ART MUSEUM | AKRON, OH | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM VIA IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIGITAL INTEGRATION PLAN, THE CREATION OF THE KNIGHT CENTER FOR DIGITAL DISCOVERY, AND RELATED UPGRADES TO TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $989,500 | 2025 | TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. |
| VARIOUS - MATCHING GIFTS TO PUBLIC CHARITIES | MIAMI, FL | $984,240 | 2025 | OTHER DESCRIPTION |
| CODEPATHORG | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $956,250 | 2025 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR AND TO EXPAND CODEPATHS PROGRAMS AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY AND MIAMI DADE COLLEGE. |
| UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $934,000 | 2025 | TO CATALYZE AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COLLEGE REPORTING PROGRAMS AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS TO HELP ADDRESS AMERICA'S NEWS DESERT PROBLEM. |
| OHIO & ERIE CANALWAY COALITION | AKRON, OH | $875,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE 1:1 MATCH OF THE CITY OF AKRONS $3,500,000 CONTRIBUTION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE REDESIGN AND REBUILDING OF LOCKS 2, 3 AND 4. |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $845,000 | 2025 | TO STABILIZE OPERATIONS AND EXECUTE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON SCALING PARTICIPATION IN THE KNIGHT CENTERS ONLINE COURSES. |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $840,000 | 2025 | TO ESTABLISH AN INSTITUTE THAT CONVENES, SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE, ACTIONABLE, NONPARTISAN INSIGHTS TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT DESIGN, OPERATE, STUDY AND GOVERN THE DIGITAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. |
| LOCAL INDEPENDENT ONLINE NEWS PUBLISHERS INC | HAVERTOWN, PA | $816,667 | 2025 | TO FUND 200 SUSTAINABILITY AUDITS FOR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS AND THEN PROVIDE POST-AUDIT CONSULTING AND DOLLARS TO PUBLISHERS SO THEY CAN BEST ADDRESS THEIR BUSINESS CHALLENGES. |
| OPEN MARKETS INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $800,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT FOR NONPARTISAN COMPETITION POLICY RESEARCH AT THE CENTER FOR JOURNALISM AND LIBERTY AT THE OPEN MARKETS INSTITUTE. |
| R STREET INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $800,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT TO R STREET INSTITUTE FOR NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH THAT CAN INFORM APPROACHES TO IMPROVE ONLINE INFORMATION QUALITY. |
