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Working to strengthen American democracy by informing, engaging, and activating Americans through deep investments in independent journalism and media

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Grantees in the Media

"Why Journalism Is Key to Chicago's Prosperity"

Crain's Chicago Business

"International Documentary Association Names Journalistic Doc Grant Winners"

Real Screen

"Prepare for the Deepfake Era of Web Video"

Wired

"Radio Ambulante’s Audience is Worldwide. Listening Clubs Help Bring Them Together"

Nieman Lab

"With Trump in Office, Newspapers Increasingly Quoted Anti-Immigrant Groups Without Explaining Who They Were"

The Intercept

"From "Keep Out" to "Please Come in." Opening Up Grants Processes Leads to More Equity"

Inside Philanthropy

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Representative Grants

Voto Latino

Washington, D.C. 2019

$ 900,000 in support of general operations.

Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, New York 2019

$ 400,000 in support of general operations.

Institute for Nonprofit News

Los Angeles, California 2019

$ 600,000 in support of general operations.

Define American

Louisville, Kentucky 2019

$ 750,000 in support of general operations.

BlackStar Film Festival

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2019

$ 150,000 in support of general operations.

Sundance Institute

Los Angeles, California 2019

$ 2,050,000 in support of the Sundance Institute Nonfiction Storytelling project.

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Documentary Film Database

Search more than 300 films that combine exceptional storytelling with in-depth journalism.

Staff

Valerie Chang

Managing Director, Programs

Senior Program Officer

Lauren Pabst

Senior Program Officer

Jennifer Martinez-Roth

Communications Officer

Evaluation Contact

Joanna Cohen

Senior Evaluation Officer

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