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.
Sweat has also won several Knight Foundation arts grants that help keep programming at the store alive year-round. In light of all the trials Sweat...more
Apply by May 12.The Emerging City Champions program provides $5,000 in seed funding and a year's worth of programming to civic innovators looking to impact one of the 26 U.S.cities.The grant program...more
Launched in 2014, On the Table has brought together tens of thousands of citizens nationwide to discuss ways to strengthen their communities.30 community foundations have replicated the initiative in...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.