Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Journalism Project Inc
The american journalism project, inc. Is a first-of-its-kind venture philanthropy dedicated to building and supporting local news across the country. American journalism project makes grants to nonprofit news organizations, partners with communities to launch new organizations, and coaches leaders as they grow and sustain their…
- $19M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 52
- Grants FY2024
- 42
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $204,950
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,456,464
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 42
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 30
- Total assets, FY2024
- $66M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations American Journalism Project Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.6M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 52 | $19M | 17% |
| FY2023 | 42 | $13M | 29% |
| FY2022 | 34 | $14M | 24% |
| FY2021 | 30 | $8.1M | 60% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $4.7M | 29% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $1.2M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
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, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Local Informational Intiative Inc | $5,675,863 | 3 | 36% |
| Free Press Indiana | $5,612,996 | 2 | 100% |
| Houston Local Information Initiative Inc | $2,818,829 | 3 | 23% |
| Cityside Journalism Initiative | $2,446,250 | 5 | 45% |
| Beacon Media Inc | $1,990,252 | 4 | 46% |
| Deep South Today | $1,875,775 | 6 | 14% |
| Wcij Inc | $1,789,583 | 4 | 39% |
| Civic News Company | $1,756,556 | 4 | 6% |
| Block Club Chicago Nfp | $1,690,963 | 4 | 18% |
| Investigative Newsource | $1,638,363 | 6 | 29% |
Show all 59 grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($522k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
American Journalism Project Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 15 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Institute for Nonprofit News · The Miami Foundation Inc · The Groundtruth Project Inc · Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc · The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf · Inasmuch Foundation · John S and James L Knight Foundation · The Ford Foundation · Pro Publica Inc · Walton Family Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
How this is measured
About American Journalism Project Inc
- How much does American Journalism Project Inc give?
- American Journalism Project Inc reported 52 grants totaling $18,551,564 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 42 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does American Journalism Project Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (85%), Public Benefit (6%), Education (4%).
- Who are American Journalism Project Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Ohio Local Informational Intiative Inc ($5.7M), Free Press Indiana ($5.6M), Houston Local Information Initiative Inc ($2.8M).
- Does American Journalism Project Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Journalism Project Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Institute for Nonprofit News, The Miami Foundation Inc, The Groundtruth Project Inc.
- Where is American Journalism Project Inc based?
- American Journalism Project Inc is based in DC.
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