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Grants paid by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf, tax year 2020

EIN 04-3731829 · Philadelphia, PA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE T12

In tax year 2020, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf (EIN 04-3731829) reported 108 grants paid totaling $24,381,024. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2020

Grants reported by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf for tax year 2020
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2020	The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, PA	A	$5,675,148	paid	THE INSTITUTE IS SUPPORTING THE INQUIRER'S TRANSITION FROM A TRADITIONAL PRINTED NEWSPAPER TO AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE, PRIMARILY DIGITAL, EQUITABLE NEWS ENTERPRISE. A SERIES OF GRANTS WERE MADE TO THE INQUIRER TO FUND (A) HIGH IMPACT JOURNALISM, INCLUDING WORK BY ITS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, SPOTLIGHT PA, HEALTH COVERAGE AND A SERIES ON THE FUTURE OF WORK IN PHILADELPHIA ($2,415,148) AND (B) NEWS TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A GRANT FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATION, MARKETING CLOUD IMPLEMENTATION, DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ($1,855,000), AND (C) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STRATEGIES TO ENABLE THE NEWS ORGANIZATION TO DIVERSIFY ITS LEADERSHIP AND MORE EQUITABLY COVER THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ($1,405,000).	202123199349308002
2020	The City New York, NY	A	$4,024,798	paid	(L) = $5,000, (V) = $4,019,798	202123199349308002
2020	Resolve Philadelphia Inc Philadelphia, PA	A	$1,830,000	paid	(I) = $760,000, (J) = $1,000,000, (K) = $10,000, (L) = $60,000	202123199349308002
2020	First Draft News Inc New York, NY	A	$1,730,403	paid	(U) = $1,730,403	202123199349308002
2020	Local Media Foundation Lake City, MI	A	$1,665,000	paid	(E) = $55,000, (P) = $1,610,000	202123199349308002
2020	Whyy Philadelphia, PA	A	$430,000	paid	(A) = $50,000, (G) = $350,000, (H) = $25,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Chalkbeat Inc New York, NY	A	$300,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (H) = $200,000	202123199349308002
2020	Wurd Radio LLC Chalfont, PA	A	$290,000	paid	(C) = $100,000, (G) = $170,000, (H) = $20,000	202123199349308002
2020	Los Angeles Times Communications El Segundo, CA	A	$225,000	paid	(A) = $150,000, (B) = $75,000	202123199349308002
2020	La Noticia Inc Charlotte, NC	A	$200,000	paid	(A) = $200,000	202123199349308002
2020	Gannett Co Inc Mclean, VA	A	$155,000	paid	(A) = $150,000, (Q) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Seattle Times Company Seattle, WA	A	$155,000	paid	(A) = $150,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Capital City Press LLC Baton Rouge, LA	A	$150,000	paid	(B) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Albuquerque Publishi Albuquerque, NM	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Anchorage Daily News LLC Anchorage, AK	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Media News Group Inc Reading, PA	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Advance Local News Detroit, MI	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Boston Globe LLC Boston, MA	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, UT	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Mc Clatchy Interactive Raleigh, NC	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Herald Publishing Co Carroll, IA	A	$150,000	paid	(B) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Star Tribune Media Company LLC Minneapolis, MN	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Tribune Publishing Company LLC Chicago, IL	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Dallas Morning News Inc Dallas, TX	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Wehco Media Inc Little Rock, AR	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Lee Enterprises Inc Davenport, IA	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Times Publishing Company St Petersburg, FL	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Newsday LLC Melville, NY	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta, GA	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Memphis Fourth Estate Inc Memphis, TN	A	$150,000	paid	(B) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	San Francisco Chroniclesf Gate San Francisco, CA	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	Philadelphia Tribune Philadelphia, PA	A	$150,000	paid	(A) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Post and Courier Inc Charleston, SC	A	$150,000	paid	(B) = $150,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Center for Michigan Inc Ann Arbor, MI	A	$130,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (F) = $25,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	San Antonio Report San Antonio, TX	A	$129,350	paid	(A) = $100,000, (D) = $24,350, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Mde City Paper Washington, DC	A	$125,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Public Source Inc Pittsburgh, PA	A	$125,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Oklahoma State University Foundation Stillwater, OK	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	City Limits News Inc New York, NY	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Vermont Journalism Trustvt Digger Montpelier, VT	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Board of Regents Kunr Reno, NV	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Minnpost Minneapolis, MN	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Wausau Pilot & Review Wausau, WI	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Detroit Educational Television Foundation Wixom, MI	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	San Jose News Bureau San Jose, CA	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Scalawag Durham, NC	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (wisconsin Watch) Madison, WI	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	New Hampshire Public Broadcasting Durham, NH	A	$105,000	paid	(A) = $100,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Media in Neighborhoods Group LLC Philadelphia, PA	A	$100,000	paid	(N) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Ashley Woodsdetour Media Huntington Woods, MI	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collab Atlanta, GA	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Planck DBA Patch Media New York, NY	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Devil Strip Akron, OH	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Germantown Community Broadcasting Philadelphia, PA	A	$100,000	paid	(N) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Colorado Sun Denver, CO	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Voice of Orange County Santa Ana, CA	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Richland Times LLC Mansfield, OH	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Calmatters Sacramento, CA	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Berkeleyside Inc Berkeley, CA	A	$100,000	paid	(A) = $100,000	202123199349308002
2020	Technically Media Inc Philadelphia, PA	A	$96,000	paid	(W) = $96,000	202123199349308002
2020	Nueva Esperanza Inc Philadelphia, PA	A	$80,000	paid	(D) = $25,000, (N) = $55,000	202123199349308002
2020	Dorsey Media LLC Atlanta, GA	A	$75,000	paid	(N) = $75,000	202123199349308002
2020	Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc New York, NY	A	$74,000	paid	(T) = $74,000	202123199349308002
2020	New York University New York, NY	A	$72,912	paid	(Y) = $72,912	202123199349308002
2020	Pennsylvania Prison Society Philadelphia, PA	A	$70,000	paid	(N) = $70,000	202123199349308002
2020	New Mainstream Press Inc Bala Cynwyd, PA	A	$60,000	paid	(N) = $60,000	202123199349308002
2020	Culturetrust Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	A	$55,000	paid	(L) = $5,000, (N) = $50,000	202123199349308002
2020	Colorado Public Radio Centennial, CO	A	$55,000	paid	(A) = $50,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Media Mobilizing Project Philadelphia, PA	A	$50,200	paid	(N) = $50,200	202123199349308002
2020	The Big Picture Alliance Philadelphia, PA	A	$50,000	paid	(N) = $50,000	202123199349308002
2020	Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists Philadelphia, PA	A	$50,000	paid	(O) = $50,000	202123199349308002
2020	Ai for the People Brooklyn, NY	A	$50,000	paid	(N) = $50,000	202123199349308002
2020	M&g Associates LLC Philadelphia, PA	A	$50,000	paid	(N) = $50,000	202123199349308002
2020	Supportive Older Women's Network Philadelphia, PA	A	$40,000	paid	(N) = $40,000	202123199349308002
2020	Internews Network Arcata, CA	A	$38,000	paid	(Q) = $38,000	202123199349308002
2020	Catchlight San Francisco, CA	A	$30,000	paid	(D) = $25,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Groundtruth Project Inc Brighton, MA	A	$30,000	paid	(S) = $30,000	202123199349308002
2020	Botcast Inc St Paul, MN	A	$30,000	paid	(R) = $30,000	202123199349308002
2020	San Francisco Public San Francisco, CA	A	$30,000	paid	(D) = $25,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Public Media Group of Southern California Burbank, CA	A	$30,000	paid	(F) = $25,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Phoenix Newspapers Inc Phoenix, AZ	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Issue Media Group LLC Saginaw, MI	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Everyday Projects Inc Brooklyn, NY	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	La Raza Newspaper Chicago, IL	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Arizona Daily Star Tuscon, AZ	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Bangor Publishing Co Bangor, ME	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Afro American Company of Baltimore City Baltimore, MD	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Graham Media Group Chicago, IL	A	$25,000	paid	(F) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Manchester Ink Link Manchester, NH	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Washington Informer Washington, DC	A	$25,000	paid	(F) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Koahnic Broadcast Co Anchorage, AK	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Michigan Environmental Council Lansing, MI	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Advocate Foundation Inc Dallas, TX	A	$25,000	paid	(D) = $25,000	202123199349308002
2020	Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service Buffalo, NY	A	$24,996	paid	(D) = $24,996	202123199349308002
2020	Embarcadero Media Palo Alto, CA	A	$23,650	paid	(D) = $23,650	202123199349308002
2020	El Centro Hispano Inc Durham, NC	A	$23,000	paid	(D) = $18,000, (M) = $5,000	202123199349308002
2020	Greater Greater Washington Washington, DC	A	$22,293	paid	(F) = $22,393	202123199349308002
2020	Institute for Nonprofit News Los Angeles, CA	A	$22,000	paid	(D) = $22,000	202123199349308002
2020	The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, CA	A	$21,000	paid	(D) = $21,000	202123199349308002
2020	Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts Philadelphia, PA	A	$20,000	paid	(X) = $20,000	202123199349308002
2020	Minerva Media LLC Cary, NC	A	$19,524	paid	(D) = $19,524	202123199349308002
2020	Blue Grass Community Lexington, KY	A	$18,250	paid	(D) = $18,250	202123199349308002
2020	Asian American Journalists Association San Francisco, CA	A	$15,000	paid	(O) = $15,000	202123199349308002
2020	Delaware Currents Port Jervis, NY	A	$12,100	paid	(H) = $12,100	202123199349308002
2020	Africa Institute for International Reporting Brooklyn Center, MN	A	$10,000	paid	(M) = $10,000	202123199349308002
2020	Umkc Foundation Kansas City, MO	A	$7,400	paid	(F) = $7,400	202123199349308002
2020	Green Philly Company Philadelphia, PA	A	$6,000	paid	(H) = $6,000	202123199349308002

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