New York · Nonprofit
NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC
NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC (New York) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,727,880 to it, the largest being THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD (F/K/A PUFFIN NEW JERSEY INC) ($557,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $982k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $108k
What Nation Fund for Independent Journalisminc does
Mission
The mission of the fund is to expand the opportunities for diverse voices and perspectives and educate early-career journalists in order to strengthen independent media.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Fiscal sponsorship program, the nation fund acts as a fiscal sponsor to an entity that engages in activities that are consistent with the mission of the nation fund
$427,154 spent51% of program spendingThe mission of the fund is to identify and nurture the next generation of independent journalists and media professionals, offer training and outlets for their writing, and help students develop vitally important critical thinking skillsthe fund commenced the internship program and is currently funding and running the intern program,
$213,765 spent26% of program spendingThe student nation program aims to encourage, promote, and expand the impact of a rising generation of student journalists by helping them develop a high standard of professionalism in the editorial and publication processes. Students receive mentorship and oversight from the nation staff and also have the opportunity to network with fellow student journalists. Each year, studentnation publishes more than 100 pieces of original content, including first person accounts of campus campaigns, local student reporting, and coverage of legislative issues relevent to students and young people
$150,000 spent18% of program spendingThe high school fellowship engages students early in their education to deepen interest and ambition in storytelling, journalism, and media. The paid fellowship nurtures, seven high school students from nyc public schools, and providestraining mentorship and publishing opportunities. The program is designed guidance un pursuing journalism in college and as a career
$34,873 spent4% of program spendingThe nation classroom program will develop educational material for the secondary school market to support younger students, teachers, and educators in communities accross the country by elevating the role of journalism in education and providing access to primary materials through bespoke curriculm and teaching tools for the classroom
$5,390 spent1% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $831,182.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $27k to $195k (+621%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 8 funders, grant income rose $126k → $307k.
7 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
34% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 56% · 2022 51% · 2023 46% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC draws 53% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $587k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
39%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC?
- NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC (New York) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,727,880 to it, the largest being THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD (F/K/A PUFFIN NEW JERSEY INC) ($557,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,727,880 in grants to NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC?
- THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD (F/K/A PUFFIN NEW JERSEY INC) is the largest funder on record, with $557,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATION FUND FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISMINC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing