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WGBH Educational Foundation Frontline

Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Website:
http://www.pbs.org/frontline

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Grants to WGBH Educational Foundation Frontline

  • $2,250,000Active Strategy

    2012 (Duration 3 years)

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — FRONTLINE is a PBS primetime news documentary series produced and presented by WGBH in Boston. For thirty years, FRONTLINE has provided in-depth and incisive reporting on major news stories as well as groundbreaking investigations of important under-reported issues. FRONTLINE is a core grantee in the media program's news and investigative reporting portfolio. The Foundation funds this set of television, radio, print and satellite news programs to preserve and strengthen journalism that is distinguished by its professionalism, high production values, and strictly noncommercial, nonpartisan, and educational mission. This grant supports FRONTLINE's television and digital content production activities.

  • $100,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — In support of FRONTLINE/World reporting on Asian security issues.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded WGBH Educational Foundation Frontline $2,350,000 between 2009 and 2012.

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International Peace & Security

The Foundation’s goals in the area of international peace and security grantmaking are to prevent nuclear terrorism and strengthen stability in the Asia-Pacific region.