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Funders to approach for Alternative Newsweekly Foundation

Washington, D.C.$5.5M revenue30 funders on file

The Alternative Newsweekly Foundation is dedicated to the promotion and support of independent journalism.anf serves as a fiscal sponsor to organizations that are building and sustaining news and information infrastructure across the country.as part of its affiliation with aan publishers (aan.org), anf supports the professional development of journalists and connects young journalists with mentors.anf works side by side with aan to support the core principles of the alternative press: speaking truth to power, telling stories that would otherwise go untold, and giving voice to those who would otherwise go…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$80k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$490k–$2.5Mover two years, from 5–9 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.3Mfrom 16 new funders

Half the value is in your top 11 funders, of 161

$0$1.3M$2.5Mhalf from the top 11likely range1st10thAll 161
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  1. 1Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Online News Association ($200k/yr), National Network of Abortion Funds Inc ($20k/yr), Alliance for Justice ($430k/yr)1 in 18$340k
  2. 2Popplestone FoundationSimilar grantees: American Journalism Project Inc ($830k/yr)1 in 36$1.1M
  3. 3The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated ($2.6M/yr), Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc ($500k/yr), Art Council of Greater New Haven Inc ($330k/yr)1 in 27$520k

158 more funders on the list for Alternative Newsweekly Foundation

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