Foundation Funding

  • Foundation Funding

    The American Revolution Community Engagement Grants

    09/17/24

    WETA is offering community engagement grants of up to $35,000 in conjunction with the Ken Burns series The American Revolution. This competition is now closed. The deadline was January 31, 2025.

  • Foundation Funding

    Elections and Civics: Station Engagement Grants

    05/13/24

    These PBS station engagement grants will award $10,000 - $20,000 for work that fosters community-level connections ad amplifies the stories of localized efforts related to elections and civics. Applicants may apply in one of three categories: content creation, community engagement and education. This grant is now closed.

  • Foundation Funding

    Press Forward Local Journalism Open Call

    04/25/24

    Press Forward is a $500 million philanthropic collaboration to re-imagine local news. This is their first open call, targeting long-standing inequalities in journalistic coverage of underserved communities. 100+ newsrooms will receive $100,000 in general operating support over 2 years. The open call on closing local coverage gaps is now closed. The next competition is expected in the fall of 2024.

  • Foundation Funding

    Leonardo Community Engagement grants

    01/22/24

    Community Engagement grants of up to $15,000 are available from WETA to local television stations to support the Ken Burns documentary Leonardo, premiering fall 2024. The deadline was March 4, 2024. The competition is now closed.

  • Foundation Funding

    PBS Climate Engagement Initiative Grants

    11/06/23

    Up to $35,000 is available for station community engagement and education projects to amplify local stories addressing climate change. Currently closed. The deadline for round 2 was January 31, 2024.

  • Foundation Funding

    Yield Giving Open Call

    03/23/23

    MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call will award $1 million in unrestricted funds to 250 community-led, community-focused nonprofits with budgets between $1 million and $5 million. Priorities include improving the lives of people experiencing the greatest need through pathways such as education, job training and civic engagement. The competition is now closed. Applications were due June 12, 2023.

  • Foundation Funding

    Public Media Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative 2.0

    03/16/23

    Poynter and CPB partner to fully fund 50 public media journalists for a 9 month training program. The application process is now closed. The last deadline was April 22, 2024.

  • Foundation Funding

    National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation Journalism Grants

    03/16/23

    This foundation supports a variety of health reporting projects, including mental health. Grants support reporting, as well as research, data visualization and documentary promotion. Grant competition opens each fall. The last deadline was October 25, 2024.

  • Foundation Funding

    Iconic America Community Engagement Grants

    01/13/23

    WETA is offering station community engagement grants of up to $15,000 to support the upcoming series Iconic America. This grant is now closed.

  • Foundation Funding

    American Graduate: Jobs Explained

    11/01/22

    The WNET Group is offered up to 10 station grants of $110,000 for Jobs Explained, the new iteration of CPB's American Graduate initiative, re-conceived as a virtual career fair full of digital content. The competition is now closed. The deadline was December 7, 2022.

  • Foundation Funding

    EWA Reporting Micro-Fellowships

    09/06/22

    $5,000 mini-fellowships are offered for education reporting projects. Applicants must be members of the Education Writers Association (EWA). This funding opportunity closed on September 15, 2022.

  • Foundation Funding

    VMM Public Media Fund

    01/13/22

    With funding from CPB, Vision Maker Media provides grants of up to $150,000 for research and development, production and post-production work on content for public television that represents the cultures, experiences, and perspectives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. This competition is now closed. The deadline was February 11, 2022.

  • Foundation Funding

    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    12/13/21

    The Mellon Foundation was identified as one of the top funders of journalism and public media by Inside Philanthropy in 2021. They are a longtime funder of public broadcasters, including arts programming.

  • Foundation Funding

    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    12/10/21

    Mellon is a long standing funder of public broadcasting. Program areas include Arts and Culture, Journalism, and Higher Learning. They have invested significantly in arts organizations during the pandemic.

  • Foundation Funding

    Benjamin Franklin Community Engagement grants

    11/15/21

    WETA will offer $10,000 station grants for community engagement around the upcoming Benjamin Franklin program, airing in April 2022. This funding opportunity closed on January 13, 2022.

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