Ncta - the Internet & Television Association
ActiveCommunity Improvement
About Ncta - the Internet & Television Association
Represent and advance the cable, broadband and television industry by promoting policies, initiatives, and programs that expand connectivity, protect consumer privacy, foster innovation, and support workforce and community development.
Focus Areas
Broadband expansionDigital inclusion / closing the digital divideAffordable connectivityConsumer privacyNet neutralitySpectrum policy and Wi‑FiNext‑generation networks (10G)Mobile serviceCBRS (spectrum innovation)Workforce developmentSustainabilityMedia and entertainment
Who They Fund
About Ncta - the Internet & Television Association
Ncta - the Internet & Television Association’s giving is shaped by industry policy and education work as much as by traditional philanthropy. Across its recent grants, it supports organizations that work on broadband expansion, digital inclusion, consumer privacy, workforce development, and related public-policy research. The largest grants in the recent file go to policy organizations such as Technology Policy Institute, which received $200,000 in multiple years for general support, and The Free State Foundation Inc., which received $175,000 for general support in 2025. That pattern points to sustained support for institutions that shape telecommunications and internet policy. The foundation also funds organizations tied to access and community outcomes, including New York Law School for a state broadband initiative and Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council for general support. Its portfolio includes scholarships and leadership-development grants through affiliated programs, alongside community grants tied to digital access and training. The result is a grantmaker that mixes policy, education, and sector capacity-building rather than focusing on a single charitable line.
What Ncta - the Internet & Television Association Funds
One major theme is broadband policy and digital access. Ncta - the Internet & Television Association gave $115,000 to New York Law School for general support and support for ACLP’s state broadband initiative, linking its funding to state-level broadband work. Another clear area is industry policy research: it awarded $200,000 to Technology Policy Institute for 2024 general support and $175,000 to The Free State Foundation Inc. for 2024 general support. The foundation also backs organizations focused on representation and communications policy, including $125,000 to Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council for MMTC 2024 general support. Workforce and leadership development appear through affiliated scholarship and leadership programs, including Fund the Future Scholarship and the Kaitz Event / ChangeMaker Award programs described in the foundation’s active grant programs.
How Ncta - the Internet & Television Association Gives
Typical grants cluster around a $10,000 p25, $20,000 median, and $31,425 p75, but the recent list also includes larger institutional awards at $50,000 to $200,000. The recipient pattern suggests repeat support: Technology Policy Institute, The Free State Foundation Inc., Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council, Third Way Foundation, and New York Law School appear across multiple years. Ncta - the Internet & Television Association is a Pure DAF Provider, and the available grants are structured mainly as general support, partnership or membership support, event underwriting, and project-specific funding. Unsolicited applications are not indicated in the active programs provided.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$104.4M
Total Revenue
$67.5M
Total Expenses
$67.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $31K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL POWELL
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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