Sponsor a PurposeJohn S and James L Knight Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Miami, Florida |
| Grants on file | 4,052 |
| Total giving on file | $1.1B |
| Typical grant size | $264K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | Education |
What they fund
- ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF EDITORIAL PRODUCTS FOR THE CITY'S READERSHIP AND BUILD BEST PRACTICES FOR SHARING CODE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH SIMILAR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.
- ASSIST LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE BY DEDICATING A NEWS INDUSTRY LEADER TO SERVE AS A "PRODUCT OWNER" FOR PUBLISHER OPERATIONS THAT ENSURE ELECTION INTEGRITY.
- CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOL OF LEADERS OF COLOR WHO CAN COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND THE WORKPLACE.
- COVER FUNDING SHORTFALL FOR 2022 CONFERENCE, ALLOWING ORGANIZERS TO REFOCUS ON LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND CONSIDER NEW METHODS TO DISSEMINATE LEARNINGS FROM THIS IMPORTANT-BUT-SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE.
- DEVELOP A SHARED CUSTOMER DATA PLATFORM FOR WORD IN BLACK PUBLISHERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PRIMARILY BLACK AUDIENCES.
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Miami Foundation | FL | 150 | $104.8M |
| University of Akron Foundation | OH | 12 | $36.7M |
| American Journalism Project | WA | 9 | $21.8M |
| University of Miami | FL | 46 | $19.7M |
| Georgetown University | DC | 14 | $18.5M |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | PA | 15 | $15.5M |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Assets Fund of Tpf | PA | 8 | $14.6M |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition | OH | 21 | $13.8M |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | MI | 9 | $13.5M |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | 30 | $12.2M |
Other education funders in Florida
Vinik Family FoundationDrs Kiran & Pallavi Patel 2017 FoundationHough Family Foundation IncTr Col Theo Semcampbellequity-MiscBailey Family Foundation Inc
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