Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
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.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
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 | $551,390 | $603,184 | $540,556 | $11,607,256 |
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 13% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERS FOUNDATIONLAWRENCEVILLE, GA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. | $465,000 | 2024 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Browning | CHAIR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lissa Walls Cribb | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Patrick Dorsey | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Edward Vanhorn | SECRETARY |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $11,592,686 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $390,356 | $553,466 | $475,156 | $10,632,193 | $10,619,397 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,015,231 | $602,081 | $531,075 | $9,618,633 | $9,606,434 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $444,238 | $648,985 | $584,457 | $11,881,069 | $11,866,333 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $104,695 | $487,455 | $422,175 | $10,948,971 | $10,935,984 |
| AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERSLAWRENCEVILLE, GA |
| PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. |
| $414,037 |
| 2022 |
| AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERLAWRENCEVILLE, GA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. | $403,496 | 2021 |
| AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERLAWRENCEVILLE, GA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. | $387,458 | 2020 |
| AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERSLAWRENCEVILLE, GA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. | $300,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERS FOUNDATIONLAWRENCEVILLE, GA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. | $100,000 | 2023 |
| FLORDIA PRESS ASSOCIATIONLAKE MARY, FL | ELEVATE YOUR PITCH PROGRAM | $40,750 | 2021 |
| FLORDIA PRESS ASSOCIATIONLAKE MARY, FL | ELEVATE YOUR CONNECTIONS - TO ELEVATE AWARENESS OF NEWSPAPERS AS A GREAT PLACE TO START SALES CAREERS AND TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF SALES TALENT FOR NEWSPAPER MEDIA COMPANIES LOOKING FOR QUALITY SALES REPS OR MEDIA CONSULTANTS. | $30,750 | 2022 |
| FLORDIA PRESS ASSOCIATIONLAKE MARY, FL | LEADERSHIP, CONVERSATION, CAPSTONE | $25,900 | 2021 |
| SPARTANBURG COUNTY FOUNDATIONSPARTANBURG, SC | INCUBATING MODEL FOR STATE-WIDE LOCAL NEWS | $25,000 | 2024 |
| LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | WORD IN BLACK | $25,000 | 2021 |
| CHARLESTON POST & COURIERCHARLESTON, SC | INCUBATE A SUSTAINABLE MODEL TO STEM GROWTH OF NEWS DESERTS | $25,000 | 2023 |
| MPA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MS | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RELEVANCE PROJECT | $25,000 | 2021 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - MEDILL SCHOOLEVANSTON, IL | STATE OF LOCAL NEWS PROJECT | $25,000 | 2022 |
| FLORDIA PRESS FOUNDATIONLAKE MARY, FL | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FUTURE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | $25,000 | 2021 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - MEDILL SCHOOLEVANSTON, IL | STATE OF LOCAL NEWS PROJECT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - MEDILL SCHOOLEVANSTON, IL | STATE OF LOCAL NEWS PROJECT | $25,000 | 2024 |
| KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATIONFRANKFORT, KY | KEEP COMMUNITIES CONNECTED PROJECT | $12,500 | 2022 |
| NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION MANAGERSESSEX, MA | THE RELEVANCE PROJECT - TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE TURNKEY STRATEGIES AND TACTICS SO NEWSPAPERS CAN STRENGTHEN THEIR FRANCHISES, RECLAIM THE NARRATIVE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE, AND COMMUNICATE WHY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ARE THE TRUSTED SOURCE OF NEWS AND REPUTABLE PROVIDER OF ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SOLUTIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD. | $12,500 | 2022 |
| OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATIONLAKE OSWEGO, OR | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | $7,500 | 2021 |
| KANSAS PRESS ASSOCIATIONTOPEKA, KS | RESEARCH - RURAL JOURNALISM | $5,000 | 2021 |
| ASSOCIATION OF LGBTQ JOURNALISTWASHINGTON, DC | FUND CREATION OF THE FIRST SOUTHERN MEDIA CAUCUS AT ITS NATIONAL CONVENTION | $5,000 | 2022 |
| MDDC PRESS FOUNDATIONBALTIMORE, MD | JOURNALISM INTERN PROGRAM TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT OF MENTORS, COACHES, AND ONGOING TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH PLACES COLLEGE JOURNALISTS IN MDDC MEMBER NEWSROOMS FOR EIGHT-WEEK PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS. | $5,000 | 2022 |
| 1.00 |
| $25,000 |
| Rufus Friday | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Les High | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Eliza Hussman Gaines | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Teresa Hicks | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Nat Lea | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Charles Hill Morris | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Liz White Notarangelo | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| David Woronoff | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202512259349100436
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403119349102200
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313189349105271
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223199349101247
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202111749349100511
Form 990 · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202032419349300233
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.