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.
... philanthropic dollars have catalyzed the electric transition. “We would not be where we are today without having the [financial] support that...more
"We created ProJourn to give journalists who cannot afford legal assistance pro bono support in the critical areas of pre-publication review and access to public recordsand do so in a way that...more
"The goal of the fellowship program is to celebrate the region's most talented artists and assist them in furthering and innovating their work...more
The Hmong Cultural Center Museum in St.
Paul, Minn., is getting a major boost from a $49,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The money will be used to expand the...more
A partner at The Fruit Tree for Business LLP and co-founder of ESSENCE, Lorna Turner, discusses why Social Enterprise Day is a good time to celebrate Exeter’s thriving social enterprise scene.