Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
The ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION is dedicated to the promotion and support of independent journalism.anf serves as a fiscal sponsor to organizations that are building and sustaining news and information infrastructure across the country.as part of its affiliation with aan publishers (aan.org), anf supports the professional…
- $2.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 69
- Itemized grants FY2025
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $375,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 24
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.8M
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Journalism Project | $375,000 | 2 | 52% |
| Chicago News Weekly LLC | $151,450 | 2 | n/a |
| Black Lives Matter DC Ico Grassroots DC | $109,250 | 1 | n/a |
| What's Happening Inc | $102,025 | 2 | n/a |
| Arkansas Times Limited Partnership | $99,988 | 3 | n/a |
| Milestone Communications Inc | $62,337 | 3 | n/a |
| HBCU Digital Media Collaborative | $60,957 | 1 | n/a |
| Embarcadero Media Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Valeria Fernandez | $33,335 | 1 | n/a |
| Flagpole Inc | $29,300 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 69 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Journalism Project | $375,000 | 2 | 52% |
| Chicago News Weekly LLC | $151,450 | 2 | n/a |
| Black Lives Matter DC Ico Grassroots DC | $109,250 | 1 | n/a |
| What's Happening Inc | $102,025 | 2 | n/a |
| Arkansas Times Limited Partnership | $99,988 | 3 | n/a |
| Milestone Communications Inc | $62,337 | 3 | n/a |
| HBCU Digital Media Collaborative | $60,957 | 1 | n/a |
| Embarcadero Media Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Valeria Fernandez | $33,335 | 1 | n/a |
| Flagpole Inc | $29,300 | 1 | n/a |
| NWA News Project LLC | $25,929 | 1 | n/a |
| Beat Media Inc | $25,694 | 2 | n/a |
| Independent World Television Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carib News Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Charlotte Post Publishing Company Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vinegar Hill Vintage | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Enterate Latino | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| BTownsend SoCal Enterprises | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Call & Post LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| LA Data Advertising Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Prensa Atlanta | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| DBG Media Publishers of Our Times Press Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greene County Newspaper Company | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Afrola Media Group | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Contempora | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Philadelphia Tribune Co | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alternative Publications Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Association of Alternative Newsmedia | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bucks Co Beacon | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Imm Publications Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The GeorgiaVoice LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chronogram Media Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Inland Valley News | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Segundo Mano Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Weekly | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Deceleration | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nuz Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cleveland Scene | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Multicultural Media Group | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Link Newspaper | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| I Messenger Media LLC | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Tiny News Collective Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Phoenix New Times LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tiloben Publishing Company Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Metro Publishing Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Duke University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| LOOKOUT Publications | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Novedades News Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kingfisher Media LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Red Hook Daily Catch Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Afro American Co Baltimore City | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Poder Hipsano LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Reader | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Qburg LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Current Media Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Miami New Times LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco Public Press | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bowie Sun LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bluedot Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Something Extra Publishing Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver Weekly News LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| SMB Advertising | $18,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Smoky Mountain News | $18,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Altavoz Lab Inc | $13,334 | 1 | n/a |
| Vallejo Sun LLC | $8,903 | 2 | n/a |
| Conecta Arizona LLC | $8,415 | 1 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Inc | $7,915 | 1 | 0% |
| Prooftype Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boulder Weekly | $6,592 | 2 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc · The Miami Foundation Inc · Local Media Foundation · Institute for Nonprofit News · Local Media Association · The Groundtruth Project Inc · Solutions Journalism Network Inc · The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf · American Press Institute Inc · The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc · Borealis Philanthropy · Rose Community Foundation
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About Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
- How much does Alternative Newsweekly Foundation give?
- Alternative Newsweekly Foundation reported 69 itemized grants totaling $2,184,624, out of $2,261,335 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Alternative Newsweekly Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (46%), Employment (19%), Science & Tech (11%).
- Who are Alternative Newsweekly Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: Oregon Journalism Project ($375k), Chicago News Weekly LLC ($151k), Black Lives Matter DC Ico Grassroots DC ($109k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Alternative Newsweekly Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc, The Miami Foundation Inc, Local Media Foundation.
- Where is Alternative Newsweekly Foundation based?
- Alternative Newsweekly Foundation is based in DC.
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