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Grants paid by Institute for Nonprofit News, tax year 2020
EIN 27-2614911 · Beverly Hills, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B990
In tax year 2020, Institute for Nonprofit News (EIN 27-2614911) reported 71 grants paid totaling $2,405,451. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The War Horse News Richlands, NC | A | $373,391 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Open Campus Media Inc Washington, DC | A | $334,678 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Chalkbeat Inc New York, NY | A | $291,228 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Solitary Watch Brooklyn, NY | A | $290,228 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Underscore Media Collaborative Portland, OR | A | $214,897 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting Inc Co Millsaps College Jaskson, MS | A | $136,261 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Catchlight San Francisco, CA | A | $94,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CHICAGO PHOTO SERVICE | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Documented Ltd New York, NY | A | $81,402 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Migratory Notes Los Angeles, CA | A | $81,053 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Voices of Monterey Bay Monterey, CA | A | $47,667 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Georgia News Labinc - Dept of Communication Ga State University Atlanta, GA | U | $47,664 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The Land Cleveland, OH | A | $38,970 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Media Nfp (evanston Round Table) Everton, IL | A | $32,035 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Grey Matter Media Columbus, OH | A | $31,894 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Tradeoffs Inc Philadelphia, PA | A | $25,200 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The City Report Inc New York, NY | A | $24,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Center for Public Integrity Washington, DC | A | $23,382 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Voices of Moterey Bay - Giannini Fund Monterey, CA | A | $20,496 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The Record Community News Group Lombard, IL | A | $19,825 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Salish Current Bellingham, WA | A | $9,570 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Voice of San Diego San Diego, CA | A | $8,400 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Texas Observer Austin, TX | A | $8,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Montana Free Press Helena, MT | A | $8,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Next City Philadelphia, PA | A | $8,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - ELEANOR BARBA | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Futuro Media Group New York, NY | A | $8,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | San Francisco Public Press San Francisco, CA | A | $8,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Newshour Productions LLC Arlington, VA | A | $8,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - THOMAS FRITSCHI - INTERN REIMBURSEMENT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Washington Monthly Washington, DC | A | $7,888 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - JAMES WALKER - INTERN REIMBURSEMENT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | St Louis Public Radio Saint Louis, MO | A | $7,807 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Iowa Centeriowa Watch Iowa City, IA | A | $7,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL HEALTH COVID PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin Watch Madison, WI | A | $7,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL HEALTH COVID PROJECT/ EDITORIAL SERVICE | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Hechinger Institute New York, NY | A | $6,997 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | New Mexico in Depth Albuquerque, NM | A | $6,500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL ED/COVID PARTNERS & CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Chalkbeat Inc New York, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism Crozet, VA | A | $6,299 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Underscore Media Collaboration Portland, OR | A | $5,169 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL ED/COVID PARTNERS | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | El Paso Matters El Paso, TX | A | $5,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL ED/COVID PARTNERS | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The Nevada Independent Las Vegas, NV | A | $5,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL ED/COVID PARTNERS | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Block Club Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Better Government Association Chicago, IL | A | $5,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LENS ON LIGHTFOOT PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Charlottesville Tomorrow Charlottesville, VA | A | $5,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL ED/COVID PARTNERS | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The Daily Line Chicago, IL | A | $3,550 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Community Renewal Sociiety (chicago Reporter) Chicago, IL | A | $3,500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LENS ON LIGHTFOOT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Breckenridge Texan Breckenridge, TX | A | $2,656 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Chicago Inc (la Raza) Chicago, IL | A | $2,600 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | West Hollywood Media Company LLC West Hollywood, CA | A | $2,582 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Belt Media Cooperative Cleveland, OH | A | $2,500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GREAT LAKES/CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Minnpost Minneapolis, MN | A | $2,500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GREAT LAKES/CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Nc Local News Labs (dba Nc Local News Workshop) Durham, NC | A | $2,101 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Brown Impact Media Group Flint, MI | A | $2,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GRANT IMPLEMENTATION | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The Triibe Chicago, IL | A | $2,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Detroit Education Television Foundation (great Lakes Now) Wixom, MI | A | $2,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GREAT LAKES/CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Rochester Beacon Inc Rochester, NY | A | $1,540 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Borderless Magazine Chicago, IL | A | $1,500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CONSULTING SERVICE FOR TRANSLTLATING CHICAGO STORIES PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Columbia Insight Hood River, OR | A | $1,375 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | High Country News Paonia, CO | A | $1,250 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Tides Center (ca Health Report) San Francisco, CA | A | $1,250 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Sjv Water Bakersfield, CA | A | $1,250 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Muckrock Foundation (center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism) Somerville, MA | A | $1,250 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Circle of Blue Traverse City, MI | A | $1,250 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - CO RIVER BASIN PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Madison365 Mount Horeb, WI | A | $1,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - IMPLEMENTATION GRANT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Side Effects Public Media Indianapolis, IN | A | $1,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL HEALTH COVID PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of Minnestoa (ensia) St Paul, MN | A | $1,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GREAT LAKES CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Muckrock Foundation (outlier Media) Sommerville, MA | A | $1,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - IMPLEMENTATION GRANT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Phoenix, AZ | A | $1,000 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GRANT IMPLEMENTATION | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | The Conversation Waltham, MA | A | $500 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - GREAT LAKES/CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Florida Center for Investigative Reporting St Petersburg, FL | A | $400 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - PPP MINI GRANT | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Orbmedia Inc Washington, DC | A | $400 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - PPP MINI LOAN | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Block Club Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $51 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | Conneticut Alliance for Better Communities (the Hartford Guardian) Hartford, CT | A | $45 | paid | ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR | 202113089349300946 |
| 2020 | (name not stated) | U | $0 | paid | INN DIRECT SUPPORT - RURAL ED/COVID PARTNERS | 202113089349300946 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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