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Washington, D.C.$430k revenue14 funders on file

To inform public's right to know through investigative journalism, adapting traditional tools and standards of ethics and excellence to the new media landscape, working with whistleblowers and citizen watchdogs to expose corruption and heighten public…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$91k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$10k–$340kover two years, from 1–3 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$23kfrom 2 new funders

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 153

$0$170k$340khalf from the top 9likely range1st10thAll 153
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($410k/yr), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($450k/yr), The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 18$37k
  2. John S and James L Knight FoundationAlready funds you$53k
  3. 2The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($320k/yr), The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc ($200k/yr), Religion News Foundation ($200k/yr)1 in 25$41k
  4. 3Democracy Fund IncSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($130k/yr), News Revenue Hub Inc ($170k/yr), Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc ($200k/yr)1 in 39$120k
  5. Institute for Nonprofit NewsAlready funds you$22k
  6. Greater Washington Community FoundationAlready funds you$27k
  7. John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationAlready funds you$15k
  8. 4The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($120k/yr), Capital B News Inc ($200k/yr), Tradeoffs Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 29$7k
  9. 5Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($580k/yr), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($940k/yr), The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc ($510k/yr)1 in 48$170k
  10. 6The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: Capital B News Inc ($100k/yr), Common Sense Media ($25k/yr), Policylink ($400k/yr)1 in 55$110k
  11. 7The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationSimilar grantees: Public Rights Project ($430k/yr), Advocates for Youth ($1.2M/yr), Voter Registration Project ($1.0M/yr)1 in 59$330k
  12. 8The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncSimilar grantees: News Revenue Hub Inc ($480k/yr), Common Sense Media ($370k/yr), Outlier Media ($300k/yr)1 in 60$110k
  13. 9The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($450k/yr), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($120k/yr), Policylink ($1.8M/yr)1 in 47$42k
  14. 10American Journalism Project IncSimilar grantees: Wcij Inc ($450k/yr), Capital B News Inc ($250k/yr), Outlier Media ($160k/yr)1 in 70$210k
  15. 11Walton Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($90k/yr), Wcij Inc ($9k/yr), Capital B News Inc ($85k/yr)1 in 82$110k
  16. 12Skyline FoundationSimilar grantees: Capital B News Inc ($300k/yr), Outlier Media ($250k/yr), Public Rights Project ($300k/yr)1 in 83$140k
  17. 13Local Independent Online News Publishers IncSimilar grantees: News Revenue Hub Inc ($50k/yr), Outlier Media ($22k/yr), The Appeal Inc ($19k/yr)1 in 40$18k
  18. 14Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncSimilar grantees: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc ($250k/yr), Public Rights Project ($250k/yr), Policylink ($400k/yr)1 in 90$93k
  19. 15National Endowment for DemocracySimilar grantees: The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc ($260k/yr), Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us ($89k/yr), Rights Action Lab Inc ($65k/yr)1 in 92$120k
  20. 16Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationSimilar grantees: News Revenue Hub Inc ($83k/yr), Public Rights Project ($100k/yr), Forward Impact ($100k/yr)1 in 84$72k
  21. 17The Schmidt Family FoundationSimilar grantees: Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($180k/yr), Consumer Watchdog ($200k/yr), Capital B News Inc ($270k/yr)1 in 95$88k
  22. 18Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Capital B News Inc ($200k/yr), Policylink ($800k/yr), The Opportunity Agenda Inc ($620k/yr)1 in 95$96k
  23. 19Laura and John Arnold FoundationSimilar grantees: Tradeoffs Inc ($30k/yr), Policylink ($170k/yr), Forward Impact ($50k/yr)1 in 99$97k
  24. 20128 Collective FoundationSimilar grantees: Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($250k/yr), Femhealth USA Inc ($50k/yr), Fair Elections Center ($63k/yr)1 in 99$68k
  25. Reva and David Logan FoundationAlready funds you$48k
  26. 21The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationGives in Washington, D.C. (331 of 580)No similar grantees yet1 in 67$24k
  27. 22The Joyce FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Journalism Network Inc ($150k/yr), Wcij Inc ($210k/yr), Chicago Public Media Inc ($570k/yr)under 1 in 100$58k
  28. 23WK Kellogg FoundationSimilar grantees: Outlier Media ($66k/yr), Policylink ($940k/yr), The Opportunity Agenda Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 86$32k
  29. 24Borealis PhilanthropySimilar grantees: Wcij Inc ($25k/yr), Outlier Media ($110k/yr), Advocates for Youth ($18k/yr)under 1 in 100$53k
  30. 25Jonathan Logan Family FoundationSimilar grantees: The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc ($190k/yr), Barn Raising Media Inc ($20k/yr), Voter Registration Project ($500k/yr)under 1 in 100$43k