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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (FL)
Knight foundation is a private, independent foundation that started with the Knight family's belief in the value of education. The Knight Memorial Education Fund was established in 1940 to provide financial aid to college students from the Akron area.
The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities, and foster the arts.
They help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century. They focus on funding Media Innovation, Journalistic Excellence, and Freedom of Expression.
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The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities, and foster the arts.
They help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century. They focus on funding Media Innovation, Journalistic Excellence, and Freedom of Expression.
Web Address
www.knightfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/knightfdn
Vimeo - www.vimeo.com/knightfdn/videos
Vimeo - www.vimeo.com/knightfdn/videos
Twitter - @knightfdn
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Pathways to Alignment of Assets With Mission: Three Foundations' Journeys
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets at the end of 2024.Most foundations still invest for maximum returns, often without regard to mission.Some foundations are moving to...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets at the end of 2024.Most foundations still invest for maximum returns, often without regard to mission.Some foundations are moving to...more
Who's Funding the Wayback Machine? Saving Information Under Threat
Foundation: Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations
The Internet Archive contains more than 916 billion web pages, 44 million books and texts.It also provides web archiving services to more than 800 organizations in 24 countries.The biggest single...more
Foundation: Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations
The Internet Archive contains more than 916 billion web pages, 44 million books and texts.It also provides web archiving services to more than 800 organizations in 24 countries.The biggest single...more
Here's What We Know About Meghan Markle's Giving
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Simons Foundation
Archewell's work spans a range of issue areas that mostly track with Meghan's charitable interests before her marriage.Meghan served as patron to four organizations: the National Theatre, the...more
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Simons Foundation
Archewell's work spans a range of issue areas that mostly track with Meghan's charitable interests before her marriage.Meghan served as patron to four organizations: the National Theatre, the...more
Philanthropic Commitment to Scale and Accelerate Regenerative and Agroecological Food ...
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, Oak Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, Oak Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more
Accelerating Philanthropy – An update from Maribel Pérez Wadsworth - Knight Foundation
Foundation: Knight Foundation
RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more
Foundations invest $6 million in new fund to support local journalism in Minnesota
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation
RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation
RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more
Mdc'S Miami Tech Works to Lead Workforce Development Component of the South Florida ...
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has awarded $19.5 million to a new tech hub in South Florida designed to create 23,000 new high-paying jobs over the next decade. The ClimateReady Tech Hub is a...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has awarded $19.5 million to a new tech hub in South Florida designed to create 23,000 new high-paying jobs over the next decade. The ClimateReady Tech Hub is a...more
Department of Commerce Funds South Florida Climateready Tech Hub
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has announced $19 million in funding for the South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub, one of 12 " Tech Hubs" across the country designed to advance new technologies in...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
The US Department of Commerce has announced $19 million in funding for the South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub, one of 12 " Tech Hubs" across the country designed to advance new technologies in...more
The Ap Is Setting up A Sister Organization Seeking Grants to Support Local and State News
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news."We feel we have to lean in at this point, not pull back," said Daisy Veerasingham, the AP's president and...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation
The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news."We feel we have to lean in at this point, not pull back," said Daisy Veerasingham, the AP's president and...more
Walker Art Center Reexamines Relationship between Art, Commerce
Foundation: Knight Foundation
"Art has gotten a lot more arbitrary," Lyndel King, the retired director of the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum, tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It's a secret...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
"Art has gotten a lot more arbitrary," Lyndel King, the retired director of the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum, tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It's a secret...more
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Social Enterprise Cook School Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
The Larder Cook School in West Lothian is a social enterprise that trains young people for a career in the food business. Recently, the school has launched a crowdfunder to help it teach another 80 students a year.