Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The American Independent Foundation
The mission of the organization is to foster strong, independent journalism that helps create positive societal change through increased public awareness of progressive issues.
- $33M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,100,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $11,190,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $13M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations The American Independent Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.5M 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 | 5 | $33M | 60% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $7.9M | 80% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $18M | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $300k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent Media | $34,860,000 | 3 | 98% |
| Democracy Matters | $11,000,000 | 1 | 39% |
| Democracy Matters Foundation | $10,800,000 | 2 | 35% |
| Media Matters Action Network | $1,000,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Counteract Foundation | $900,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Media Matters for America | $810,500 | 1 | 4% |
| CounterAct Fund | $300,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Utah Film Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The American Independent Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About The American Independent Foundation
- How much does The American Independent Foundation give?
- The American Independent Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $33,390,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does The American Independent Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (96%), Education (3%), Arts & Culture (2%).
- Who are The American Independent Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: American Independent Media ($35M), Democracy Matters ($11M), Democracy Matters Foundation ($11M).
- Does The American Independent Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The American Independent Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ab Foundation.
- Where is The American Independent Foundation based?
- The American Independent Foundation is based in DC.
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