Grants received by year
Every foundation grant, by year
Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.
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Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2025
Public media
$500 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2024
General support
$450,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2024
General support
$200,000 -
Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC
2024
General support
$175,000 -
Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA
2024
General Operating
$150,000 -
John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL
2024
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at public knowledge.
$100,000 -
The Nielsen Foundation IncOldsmar, FL
2024
To support an updated study on early-career tech policy roles
$50,000 -
Penland FoundationBeaumont, TX
2024
Sherwin lee siy memorial
$25,000 -
The Morgridge Family FoundationWilmington, DE
2024
MAP Fellowship Support
$6,460 -
The Rieschel FoundationBozeman, MT
2024
General support
$6,400 -
The Morgridge Family FoundationWilmington, DE
2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,821 -
Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2024
Public media
$500 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2023
General support
$500,000 -
Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC
2023
General support
$400,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2023
General support
$200,000 -
Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA
2023
General operating support
$125,000 -
John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL
2023
To support a nonpartisan policy translation fellowship at public knowledge.
$100,000 -
John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL
2023
To support policy research on media, technology, and online information, and to propose approaches that promote healthier online information systems.
$100,000 -
Hopelab Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA
2023
Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund
$100,000 -
Penland FoundationBeaumont, TX
2023
Sherwin lee siy memorial
$25,000 -
The Morgridge Family FoundationWilmington, DE
2023
General & Unrestricted
$884 -
Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2023
Public media
$500 -
Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA
2023
General support
$115 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2022
General support
$500,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2022
General support
$200,000 -
Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA
2022
General operating support
$200,000 -
John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL
2022
To support policy research on media, technology, and online information, and to propose approaches that promote healthier online information systems.
$100,000 -
Bernard & Audre Rapoport FoundationWaco, TX
2022
General operating support
$50,000 -
Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2022
Public media
$500 -
Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA
2022
General support
$175 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2021
General support
$500,000 -
Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC
2021
Program support for fellowships to examine diversity in tech advocacy nonprofits
$250,000 -
Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY
2021
to provide general support
$225,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2021
General support
$200,000 -
The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD
2021
Vulnerable peoples
$25,000 -
Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2021
Public media
$500 -
Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA
2021
General support
$249 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2020
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$750,000 -
Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA
2020
To support research and dissemination on antitrust enforcement in the current economy
$350,000 -
Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY
2020
to provide general support
$225,000 -
John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL
2020
To support public knowledge to develop a proposal for an information superfund, a market-based mechanism to improve online information quality that would be funded by dominant digital platforms.
$217,501 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2020
General Support
$200,000 -
Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC
2020
Program support for fellows to examine diversity in tech advocacy nonprofits
$100,000 -
The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD
2020
Vulnerable peoples
$50,000 -
Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2020
Public media
$500 -
Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
2020
Matching Gifts
$500 -
Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA
2020
General support
$189 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2019
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$825,000 -
Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC
2019
Program support for Communications Justice fellows
$120,000 -
The Nielsen Foundation IncOldsmar, FL
2019
The short term goal of the tech policy diversity and inclusion project is to conduct and publish a study that examines diversity in technology policy organizations (or a more broad group of organizations if study design so requires)
$50,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2019
To develop capacities on telecommunications policy among Latin American digital rights civil society
$2,500 -
Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyWilmette, IL
2019
Public media
$500 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2018
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
$1,000,000 -
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA
2018
For a project on national security civil society and cyber policy
$225,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2018
To develop capacities on telecommunications policy among Latin American digital rights civil society
$150,000
Funders of similar organizations nearby
Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Public Knowledge’s funders above.
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation 72 grants Accepts applications $21,774,037 to similar organizations
- Carnegie Corporation of New York 95 grants Accepts applications $17,090,000 to similar organizations
- JPMorgan Chase Foundation 66 grants Preselected only $1,654,453 to similar organizations
- WK Kellogg Foundation 81 grants Accepts applications $27,480,269 to similar organizations
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 80 grants Accepts applications $27,864,345 to similar organizations
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc 115 grants Preselected only $61,357,500 to similar organizations
- John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation 84 grants Preselected only $24,322,603 to similar organizations
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc 47 grants Accepts applications $4,633,000 to similar organizations
About this match
Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-2336690 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.