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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $19,459,483 | $10,336,787 | $9,879,050 | $69,447,710 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 41% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University FoundationPhoenix, AZ | Howard Center | $443,160 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Micheli | Lead Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| David Giles | Secretary and Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Liz Carter | President and CEO (END 05/2024) | 37.50 | $157,703 |
| Rebecca Riegelsberger | Treasurer and Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $69,447,710 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $11,898,540 | $9,539,374 | $9,225,437 | $59,946,932 | $59,946,932 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $10,855,424 | $9,740,430 | $9,116,446 | $59,030,616 | $57,586,113 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $12,029,094 | $8,516,805 | $8,201,163 | $57,417,924 | $56,475,373 |
| FY2020amended | 990-PF | $10,334,294 | $9,145,901 | $7,479,835 | $53,898,387 | $52,963,084 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $4,183,313 | $5,848,757 | $5,522,394 | $52,439,367 | $51,814,325 |
| FY2018amended | 990-PF | $3,356,352 | $5,011,803 | $4,880,419 | $53,784,308 | $53,486,258 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $3,130,604 | $5,899,826 | $5,790,171 | $55,525,590 | $55,236,493 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $5,739,825 | $6,475,846 | $6,139,708 | $58,089,443 | $57,818,031 |
| Disarming Disinformation Grant |
| $331,007 |
| 2022 |
| International Center for Journalists IncWashington, DC | Journalism Grant - Disarming Disinformation | $331,007 | 2023 |
| International Center for Journalists IncWashington, DC | Journalism Grant - Disarming Disinformation | $331,007 | 2023 |
| International Center for Journalists IncWashington, DC | Journalism Grant - Disarming Disinformation | $331,007 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland College Park FdtnCollege Park, MD | Roy W. Howard Fellowships | $168,000 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University FoundationPhoenix, AZ | Roy W. Howard Fellowships Program | $160,434 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland College Park FdtnCollege Park, MD | Journalism Grant - AI program | $122,000 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University FoundationPhoenix, AZ | Roy W. Howard Fellowships | $121,135 | 2022 |
| Texas Tribune IncAustin, TX | Journalism Grant | $120,000 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland College Park FdtnCollege Park, MD | Roy W. Howard Fellowships | $104,459 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas Foundation IncDenton, TX | Emerging Journalists Program | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Elon UniversityElon, NC | Journalism Grant - Emerging Journalists Program | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Scripps Howard FundCincinnati, OH | Unrestricted gift, memo is saved in Donor Perfect | $100,000 | 2024 |
| University of North Texas Foundation IncDenton, TX | Journalism Grant - Emerging Journalists Program | $100,000 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and JoLos Angeles, CA | Journalism Grant - Open Source | $100,000 | 2024 |
| University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | Journalism - open source program | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Elon UniversityElon, NC | Emerging Journalists Program | $100,000 | 2022 |
| DENVER7DENVER, CO | ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY | $91,724 | 2023 |
| Arizona State University FoundationPhoenix, AZ | Roy W. Howard Fellowship | $87,000 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland College Park FdtnCollege Park, MD | Roy W. Howard Fellowship | $86,000 | 2022 |
| Columbia UniversityNew York, NY | Journalism Grant - Covering Religion Program | $85,000 | 2022 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | Journalism Grant - Covering Religion Program | $85,000 | 2024 |
| Columbia UniversityNew York, NY | Journalism Grant - Covering Religion Program | $85,000 | 2023 |
| Arizona State University FoundationPhoenix, AZ | Roy W. Howard Fellowships | $82,800 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Austin Heidt | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Christina Hartman | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Dean Littleton | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Eli Scripps | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jack Howard-Potter | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jay Kaufman | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Julie McGehee | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Kate OBrian | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Kathleen Choal | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Keisha Taylor-Starr | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Leon Clark | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lisa Knutson | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Margaret Scripps Klenzing | EMERITUS TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Michael Scagliotti | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Pamela Howard | EMERITUS TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Ray Granado | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Roy Perkins | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Samantha Brickner Anderson | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Meredith Delaney | PRESIDENT, CEO, AND TRUSTEE (AS OF 5/24) | 37.50 | $164,851 |
| Lyn Plantinga | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sam Scripps | Trustee | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443209349102469
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343199349109349
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202243199349102589
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020 · amended
Filing id 202203499349100210
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202043219349106389
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018 · amended
Filing id 202040499349100304
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201803199349104380
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201713189349102826
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201613209349101226
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.