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San Francisco, California$22M revenue195 funders on file

Fellowship program. Since its founding, cirs goal has been to produce, in the words of our mission statement, revelatory journalism that in its power and reach informs and inspires a more just and democratic world. (continued on schedule…

Your prospects by chance and grant size

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$48k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$900k–$3.3Mover two years, from 8–12 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$2.0Mfrom 29 new funders

Half the value is in your top 2 funders, of 157

$0$1.6M$3.3Mhalf from the top 2likely range1st10thAll 157
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  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Inc ($250k/yr), Chicago Public Media Inc ($650k/yr), The Center for Economic Research and Social Change Inc ($1.7M/yr)1 in 17$520k
  2. The Chicago Community TrustAlready funds you$78k
  3. 2John S and James L Knight FoundationSimilar grantees: City Report Inc ($250k/yr), The Center for Public Integrity ($100k/yr), CalMatters ($700k/yr)1 in 11$89k
  4. Silicon Valley Community FoundationAlready funds you$94k
  5. 3The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc ($50k/yr), Rewire News Group ($200k/yr), Grist Magazine Inc ($400k/yr)1 in 11$79k
  6. The Ford FoundationAlready funds you$70k
  7. The Kresge FoundationAlready funds you$130k
  8. 4American Journalism Project IncSimilar grantees: City Report Inc ($460k/yr), Grist Magazine Inc ($180k/yr), CalMatters ($810k/yr)1 in 29$340k
  9. 5Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc ($150k/yr), Grist Magazine Inc ($250k/yr), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($940k/yr)1 in 34$450k
  10. 6NEO Philanthropy IncSimilar grantees: Pregnancy Justice Inc ($10k/yr), Color of Changeorg Education Fund ($100k/yr), National Institute for Reproductive Health Inc ($59k/yr)1 in 15$77k
  11. John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationAlready funds you$29k
  12. 7128 Collective FoundationSimilar grantees: Rewire News Group ($30k/yr), Grist Magazine Inc ($100k/yr), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($250k/yr)1 in 17$84k
  13. 8The James Irvine FoundationGives in California (795 of 990)Similar grantees: CalMatters ($600k/yr), Women's Foundation of California ($50k/yr), Youth Radio ($380k/yr)1 in 11$32k
  14. 9The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc ($200k/yr), Color of Changeorg Education Fund ($100k/yr), National Women's Law Center ($820k/yr)1 in 24$170k
  15. 10Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncSimilar grantees: The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc ($250k/yr), The Center for Public Integrity ($170k/yr), MS Foundation for Women Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 22$120k
  16. The Schmidt Family FoundationAlready funds you$130k
  17. Institute for Nonprofit NewsAlready funds you$22k
  18. 11Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Grist Magazine Inc ($830k/yr), Color of Changeorg Education Fund ($1.1M/yr), National Women's Law Center ($1.4M/yr)1 in 39$340k
  19. 12The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSimilar grantees: The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc ($230k/yr), Rewire News Group ($130k/yr), CalMatters ($200k/yr)1 in 19$75k
  20. 13The California EndowmentGives in California (963 of 1160)Similar grantees: The Center for Public Integrity ($100k/yr), CalMatters ($58k/yr), Color of Changeorg Education Fund ($100k/yr)1 in 19$79k
  21. 14The Pew Charitable TrustsSimilar grantees: New York Public Interest Research Group Fund Inc ($6k/yr), Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism ($30k/yr)1 in 18$71k
  22. 15Skyline FoundationSimilar grantees: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Inc ($250k/yr), Women's Foundation of California ($75k/yr), Type Media Center Inc ($250k/yr)1 in 36$250k
  23. 16United States Energy FoundationSimilar grantees: Grist Magazine Inc ($190k/yr), Center on Race Poverty & the Environment ($65k/yr), Climate Power ($21M/yr)1 in 29$150k
  24. 17Walton Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Grist Magazine Inc ($63k/yr), The Center for Public Integrity ($100k/yr), Mongabay Org Corp ($270k/yr)1 in 35$200k
  25. 18The McKnight FoundationGives in Minnesota (454 of 784)Similar grantees: Grist Magazine Inc ($100k/yr), International Women's Media Foundation ($17k/yr), Ceres Inc ($110k/yr)1 in 25$98k
  26. 19Conrad N Hilton FoundationSimilar grantees: CalMatters ($680k/yr), The Jain Family Institute ($50k/yr), Pregnancy Justice Inc ($530/yr)1 in 14$28k
  27. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationAlready funds you$14k
  28. 20Democracy Fund IncSimilar grantees: News Revenue Hub Inc ($170k/yr), International Women's Media Foundation ($200k/yr), The Center for Media Justice DBA MediaJustice ($390k/yr)1 in 36$170k
  29. 21California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDNGives in California (116 of 163)Similar grantees: CalMatters ($360k/yr), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($380k/yr), Women's Foundation of California ($1.2M/yr)1 in 38$190k
  30. 22Marguerite Casey FoundationSimilar grantees: Color of Changeorg Education Fund ($180k/yr), The Intercept Media Inc ($1k/yr), The Center for Media Justice DBA MediaJustice ($150k/yr)1 in 20$54k
  31. 23Builders Vision FoundationSimilar grantees: Grist Magazine Inc ($180k/yr), Chicago Public Media Inc ($140k/yr), Ceres Inc ($250k/yr)1 in 34$140k
  32. 24Laura and John Arnold FoundationSimilar grantees: City Report Inc ($10k/yr), CalMatters ($550k/yr), Tradeoffs Inc ($30k/yr)1 in 35$150k
  33. Orange County Community FoundationAlready funds you$36k
  34. 25The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationSimilar grantees: Montana Free Press ($160k/yr), Repair the World ($98k/yr), Media Impact Funders Inc ($15k/yr)1 in 27$80k