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The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc
The poynter institue is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of craft and in the practical leadership of successful businesses. It stands for a journalism that informs citizens and enlightens public discourse. It carries forward nelson poynter's…
- $4.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 23
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $524k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 17
- Total assets, FY2024
- $52M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $112k 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 | 18 | $474k | 78% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $112k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $253k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $199k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $121k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Co | $171,741 | 3 | n/a |
| Wcij Inc | $110,000 | 1 | 3% |
| University of Washington | $99,708 | 2 | n/a |
| Fakenetai Inc | $99,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Reuters | $97,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nr8 LLC | $93,334 | 2 | n/a |
| Wp Company LLC Dba Washington Post | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Univision Communications Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Univision Communications Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Co | $171,741 | 3 | n/a |
| Wcij Inc | $110,000 | 1 | 3% |
| University of Washington | $99,708 | 2 | n/a |
| Fakenetai Inc | $99,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Reuters | $97,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nr8 LLC | $93,334 | 2 | n/a |
| Wp Company LLC Dba Washington Post | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Univision Communications Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Univision Communications Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Factly Media & Research | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Factchequeado | $40,000 | 1 | 9% |
| News Detective | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reporters Without Borders Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pacific Basin Communications LLC | $18,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Michigan Enviromental Council | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rainbow Push Coalition | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | $12,541 | 1 | n/a |
| Snopes Media Group Inc | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Check Your Fact | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lee Enterprises Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Richland Times LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Racine County Eye LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin | $9,658 | 1 | n/a |
| Capital Journal | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Daily Journal | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kvea Channel 52 Telemundo | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
| American University | $5,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Underscore Media Collaboration | $5,750 | 1 | 1% |
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: Solutions Journalism Network Inc · The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf · Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc · The Miami Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc with peer funders
About The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc
- How much does The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc give?
- The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc reported 23 itemized grants totaling $524,041, out of $4,648,670 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (32%), Social Science (25%), Environment (19%).
- Who are The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Gannett Co ($172k), Wcij Inc ($110k), University of Washington ($100k).
- Does The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Solutions Journalism Network Inc, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf, Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc.
- Where is The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc based?
- The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc is based in FL.
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