Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Free Press
FREE PRESS was created to give people a voice in the crucial decisions that shape our media. We believe that positive social change, racial justice and meaningful engagement in public life require equitable access to technology, diverse and independent ownership of media platforms, and journalism that holds leaders accountable and tells…
- $900k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $600,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $600,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Free Press funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 | 2 | $900k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $750k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $300k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $300k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $125k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $165k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $300k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Freedom Foundation | $1,500,000 | 4 | 69% |
| Free Press Action Fund | $1,075,000 | 7 | 64% |
| Uncle Bobbie's Community Education Foundation | $15,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Stockton University | $13,333 | 1 | n/a |
| Trenton Journal | $13,333 | 1 | n/a |
| The Tiny News Collective Inc | $11,667 | 1 | 1% |
| Movement Alliance Project | $11,666 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($200k), not named here.
About Free Press
- How much does Free Press give?
- Free Press reported 2 grants totaling $900,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Free Press fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (53%), Public Benefit (38%), Civil Rights (7%).
- Who are Free Press's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Media Freedom Foundation ($1.5M), Free Press Action Fund ($1.1M), Uncle Bobbie's Community Education Foundation ($15k).
- Does Free Press fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Free Press based?
- Free Press is based in DC.
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