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12 funders with a record of paying for “pressing”
Where the money went John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → The Miami Foundation Inc: $33M across 2 grants, latest 2023 John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Miami Foundation: $18M across 8 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Free Press: $3.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Global Press Institute: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Stocker Foundation → Comm Foundation for Southern Arizona: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Miami Foundation Inc → Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: $812K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Graywolf Press: $420K across 5 grants, latest 2021 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → American Academy of Arts and Sciences: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Poetry Foundation → Community of Literary Magazines and Presses: $96K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Institute for Nonprofit News → San Francisco Public Press: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc → One Water One Health: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Council of Literary Magazines & Presses → Shout Mouse Press: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Associated Press: $5.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → The Chicago Community Trust: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: $935K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Press On South Inc: $800K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Coffee House Press: $300K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Miami Foundation Inc → American Press Institute: $222K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Stocker Foundation → Second Harvest Food Bank of Nc Oh: $212K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Poetry Foundation → Third World Press Foundation Inc: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Kristin Hugo: $56K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Institute for Nonprofit News → Atlanta Comm Press Collectiv: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Council of Literary Magazines & Presses → Bellevue Literary Press Inc: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc → University of Chicago Press: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: $2.0M across 9 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Free Press: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Freedom of the Press Foundation: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Traveling Press Fund Inc: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Arcata Press: $240K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Stocker Foundation → Elyria City Schools: $176K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Miami Foundation Inc → Carolina Public Press Inc: $156K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Poetry Foundation → Noemi Press: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Eduardo Mercado: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Institute for Nonprofit News → Dallas Free Press: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Council of Literary Magazines & Presses → Feminist Press Inc: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc → Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Mit Press: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Global Press Institute: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Cornell University: $987K across 4 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: $825K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → The New Press Inc: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World: $675K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Yale University: $660K across 4 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Free Press: $650K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → The New Press Inc: $540K across 4 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Minnesota Council On Foundations: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Student Press Law Center: $496K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Press Street: $425K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → American Press Institute Inc: $399K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Freedom of the Press Foundation: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Overseas Press Club Foundation: $375K across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Tides Center: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Universidad Torcuato Di Tella: $329K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → New Press Inc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Allied Media Projects Inc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Global Press Institute: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Chicago Community Trust: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Committee to Protect Journalists Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → World Press Institute: $240K across 2 grants, latest 2021 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc: $235K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Protego Press: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Stichting Free Press Unlimited: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Montana Free Press: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $42M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $42M John S and James L Knight Foundation: $29M on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $29M The Ford Foundation: $8.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $8.1M Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $4.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Silicon Valley Community Foun… $4.5M The Stocker Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Stocker Foundation $1.4M The Miami Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Miami Foundation Inc $1.2M The Mcknight Foundation: $960K on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $960K Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $311K on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $311K The Poetry Foundation: $241K on this topic. Open the funder. The Poetry Foundation $241K Institute for Nonprofit News: $140K on this topic. Open the funder. Institute for Nonprofit News $140K Council of Literary Magazines & Presses: $121K on this topic. Open the funder. Council of Literary Magazines… $121K The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc: $89K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc $89K The Miami Foundation Inc: received $33M on this topic The Miami Foundation Inc $33M The Miami Foundation: received $18M on this topic The Miami Foundation $18M The Associated Press: received $5.4M on this topic The Associated Press $5.4M Free Press: received $5.2M on this topic Free Press $5.2M Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: received $3.0M on this topic Reporters Committee for Freedom… $3.0M The Chicago Community Trust: received $2.8M on this topic The Chicago Community Trust $2.8M Global Press Institute: received $2.6M on this topic Global Press Institute $2.6M Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: received $1.8M on this topic Reporters Committee for Freedom… $1.8M Comm Foundation for Southern Arizona: received $1.0M on this topic Comm Foundation for Southern Ar… $1.0M Cornell University: received $987K on this topic Cornell University $987K Press On South Inc: received $800K on this topic Press On South Inc $800K Freedom of the Press Foundation: received $800K on this topic Freedom of the Press Foundation $800K Traveling Press Fund Inc: received $750K on this topic Traveling Press Fund Inc $750K The New Press Inc: received $750K on this topic The New Press Inc $750K The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World: received $675K on this topic The Press Institute for Women i… $675K Yale University: received $660K on this topic Yale University $660K Free Press: received $650K on this topic Free Press $650K The New Press Inc: received $540K on this topic The New Press Inc $540K Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Inc: received $500K on this topic Community Foundation for the La… $500K Minnesota Council On Foundations: received $500K on this topic Minnesota Council On Foundations $500K Student Press Law Center: received $496K on this topic Student Press Law Center $496K Press Street: received $425K on this topic Press Street $425K Graywolf Press: received $420K on this topic Graywolf Press $420K American Press Institute Inc: received $399K on this topic American Press Institute Inc $399K Freedom of the Press Foundation: received $375K on this topic Freedom of the Press Foundation $375K Overseas Press Club Foundation: received $375K on this topic Overseas Press Club Foundation $375K Tides Center: received $350K on this topic Tides Center $350K Universidad Torcuato Di Tella: received $329K on this topic Universidad Torcuato Di Tella $329K Coffee House Press: received $300K on this topic Coffee House Press $300K New Press Inc: received $300K on this topic New Press Inc $300K Allied Media Projects Inc: received $300K on this topic Allied Media Projects Inc $300K Global Press Institute: received $250K on this topic Global Press Institute $250K Committee to Protect Journalists Inc: received $250K on this topic Committee to Protect Journalist… $250K Arcata Press: received $240K on this topic Arcata Press $240K World Press Institute: received $240K on this topic World Press Institute $240K Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc: received $235K on this topic Poynter Institute for Media Stu… $235K Protego Press: received $225K on this topic Protego Press $225K American Press Institute: received $222K on this topic American Press Institute $222K Second Harvest Food Bank of Nc Oh: received $212K on this topic Second Harvest Food Bank of Nc… $212K American Academy of Arts and Sciences: received $200K on this topic American Academy of Arts and Sc… $200K Stichting Free Press Unlimited: received $200K on this topic Stichting Free Press Unlimited $200K Montana Free Press: received $200K on this topic Montana Free Press $200K Elyria City Schools: received $176K on this topic Elyria City Schools $176K Carolina Public Press Inc: received $156K on this topic Carolina Public Press Inc $156K Community of Literary Magazines and Presses: received $96K on this topic Community of Literary Magazines… $96K Third World Press Foundation Inc: received $75K on this topic Third World Press Foundation Inc $75K Noemi Press: received $70K on this topic Noemi Press $70K San Francisco Public Press: received $60K on this topic San Francisco Public Press $60K Kristin Hugo: received $56K on this topic Kristin Hugo $56K Eduardo Mercado: received $55K on this topic Eduardo Mercado $55K One Water One Health: received $50K on this topic One Water One Health $50K Shout Mouse Press: received $50K on this topic Shout Mouse Press $50K Atlanta Comm Press Collectiv: received $40K on this topic Atlanta Comm Press Collectiv $40K Dallas Free Press: received $40K on this topic Dallas Free Press $40K Bellevue Literary Press Inc: received $35K on this topic Bellevue Literary Press Inc $35K Feminist Press Inc: received $35K on this topic Feminist Press Inc $35K University of Chicago Press: received $25K on this topic University of Chicago Press $25K Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Mit Press: received $14K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $14K 12 funders, 58 recipients, grants matching “pressing” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $502,500 to COMM FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA — unrestricted, most pressing need
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Largest: $25,000 to Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — in support of the reporters committee for freedom of the press' freedom of the press awards 2023
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Largest: $125,000 to PROTEGO PRESS — to support the coverage, translation and dissemination of nonpartisan media and democracy research by tech policy press.
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Largest: $6,000 to COMMUNITY OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSES — small press bridge grant for hanging loose press
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Largest: $50,000 to ANYA BERNSTEIN — to support the research and writing of pleistocene park: extinction and eternity in the russian arctic, to be published by princeton university press
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Largest: $354,127 to REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS — program support
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Largest: $100,000 to THE NEW PRESS INC — core support for a senior fellow to assist the new press's first authors initiative
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Largest: $50,000 to ONE WATER ONE HEALTH — the number and quantity of harmful chemicals that are released into the u.s. environment continues to increase rather than decrease. our non-profit helps to address this pressing i…
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Largest: $25,000 to SHOUT MOUSE PRESS — hawthornden grant
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Largest: $120,000 to Graywolf Press — for general operating support
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Largest: $525,000 to Global Press Institute — international development
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Largest: $20,000 to ATLANTA COMM PRESS COLLECTIV — inn support - labs
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