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Funders to approach for Freedom of the Press Foundation

Brooklyn, New York$5.2M revenue76 funders on file

At Freedom of the Press Foundation (fpf), our mission is to protect and defend press freedom in the 21st century. We do this through:1.) public advocacy on issues affecting press freedom, including government transparency, the right to publish, reporter's privilege, freedom of information act reform, and protecting whistleblowers.2.) maintaining and developing open-source digital security tools, like securedrop, our whistleblower submission system.3.) education on digital security tools that journalists can use to protect themeselves and their sources when communicating online.4.) systematically document and catalogue press freedom violations in the united states.5.) legal advocacy for press freedom and transparency through foia requests, amicus briefs, and other avenues in…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$79k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 102 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$1.9M–$6.3Mover two years, from 11–17 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$68kfrom 7 new funders

Half the value is in your top 10 funders, of 155

$0$3.1M$6.3Mhalf from the top 10likely range1st10thAll 155
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  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Witness Inc ($100k/yr), Mozilla Foundation ($1.2M/yr), Forward Impact ($750k/yr)1 in 10$520k
  2. 2Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: FPF Education and Innovation Foundation ($890k/yr), Economic Security Project Inc ($750k/yr), Mozilla Foundation ($760k/yr)2 in 10$450k
  3. 3The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: Fight for the Future Education Fund ($100k/yr), Witness Inc ($150k/yr), Pro Publica Inc ($180k/yr)1 in 10$170k

152 more funders on the list for Freedom of the Press Foundation

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