Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Online News Association
To inspire and support innovation and excellence in digital journalism. Our vision is for the journalism community to boldly innovate to better engage and inform the public.
- $683k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $643k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $625,100
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 29
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Online News Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 3 | $643k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $1.5M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $1.2M | 60% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $18k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $165k | 91% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $275k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 29 | $487k | 72% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $268k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pivot Fund Inc | $3,323,428 | 3 | 85% |
| Michigan State University | $85,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | $85,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pro Publica Inc | $56,750 | 5 | 0% |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Washington State University | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Texas at El Paso | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Quinnipiac University | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Howard University | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Emerson College | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 35 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pivot Fund Inc | $3,323,428 | 3 | 85% |
| Michigan State University | $85,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | $85,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pro Publica Inc | $56,750 | 5 | 0% |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Washington State University | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Texas at El Paso | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Quinnipiac University | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Howard University | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Emerson College | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Miami | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Washington Post | $27,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Depaul University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gisa Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Changing Same Collaborative LLC | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Colorado College | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Datavized Technologies Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Future Projects Media LLC | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern California Public Radio | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grist Magazine Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Public Radio Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yahoo News | $8,250 | 1 | n/a |
| First Look Institute Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Guardian News and Media LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Trace Media Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Syracuse University | $6,410 | 1 | 0% |
| Advance Local Media | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($425k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Online News Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 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: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Online News Association
- How much does Online News Association give?
- Online News Association reported 3 itemized grants totaling $642,600, out of $682,700 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Online News Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (71%), Education (21%), Arts & Culture (6%).
- Who are Online News Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Pivot Fund Inc ($3.3M), Michigan State University ($85k), University of Nevada Reno Foundation ($85k).
- Does Online News Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Online News Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Online News Association based?
- Online News Association is based in DC.
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