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Who funds Online News Association
EIN 51-0389878 · Washington, DC · NTEE B99
Online News Association of Washington, DC (EIN 51-0389878) was named as a grant recipient by 34 funders in 63 grants paid totaling $6,031,875 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$6,031,875
63 grants paid
Funders
34
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$1,000,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 69 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pew Research Center | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $7,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202611039349301816 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641969349302754 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533509349301608 |
| 2024 | The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington DC, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | TO ENHANCE AI FLUENCY AND ADOPTION IN JOURNALISM THROUGH TARGETED TRAINING AND STRATEGIC WORKSHOPS | 202523149349102822 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $220,000 | paid | General support | 202503189349101720 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $220,000 | paid | Program support for The Pivot Fund | 202503189349101720 |
| 2024 | Foundation for a Just Society | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE PIVOT FUND | 202523109349101872 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | THE PIVOT FUND | 202513219349101966 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $85,000 | paid | MISSION FUND | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | Windward Fund | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $75,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | 202513159349305886 |
| 2024 | Humanity United | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $70,000 | paid | Journalism | 202543189349103434 |
| 2024 | Tegna Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202512589349100771 |
| 2023 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $325,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, FOR ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT, HIGH-QUALITY, AND SUSTAINABLE NEWS MEDIA THAT IS OWNED BY, LED BY, AND PRODUCED FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR | 202413199349105961 |
| 2023 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | approved, future | Program support for The Pivot Fund | 202413199349103041 |
| 2023 | Foundation for a Just Society | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE PIVOT FUND | 202443179349102599 |
| 2023 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | Program support for The Pivot Fund | 202413199349103041 |
| 2023 | The Jpb Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | THE PIVOT FUND | 202443189349104054 |
| 2023 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | approved, future | General support | 202413199349103041 |
| 2023 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | General support | 202413199349103041 |
| 2023 | The Klarman Family Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | Healthy Democracy: To support an initiative to strengthen local media | 202443119349102064 |
| 2023 | The Jpb Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | approved, future | THE PIVOT FUND | 202443189349104054 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $150,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | New Profit Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | PROGRAM EXPANSION | 202442969349300749 |
| 2023 | Inasmuch Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | 202441369349105229 |
| 2023 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Online News Association North Bethesda, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | Project support | 202413159349300006 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND | 202533099349102133 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND | 202443199349105409 |
| 2023 | Tegna Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202422399349100267 |
| 2023 | Pew Research Center | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $6,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 202401239349301405 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $23 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $400,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, FOR ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT, HIGH-QUALITY, AND SUSTAINABLE NEWS THAT IS OWNED BY, LED BY, AND PRODUCED FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR | 202303199349106215 |
| 2022 | The Klarman Family Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | approved, future | Healthy Democracy: To support an initiative to strengthen local media | 202343129349102559 |
| 2022 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | General support | 202313189349102036 |
| 2022 | The Klarman Family Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | Healthy Democracy: To support an initiative to strengthen local media | 202343129349102559 |
| 2022 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | FOR THE PIVOT FUND | 202343189349106059 |
| 2022 | Dow Jones Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | INSPIRING INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE AMONG DIGITAL JOURNALISTS TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC. | 202301359349105170 |
| 2022 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | Program support for The Pivot Fund | 202313189349102036 |
| 2022 | Inasmuch Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 2022 & 2023 ($200,000); 200000.00; 04/28/2022 | 202301359349105360 |
| 2022 | World Education Services Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | COMMUNICATION GRANT | 202323179349309027 |
| 2022 | Inasmuch Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | approved, future | WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 2022 & 2023 ($200,000) | 202301359349105360 |
| 2022 | Craig Newmark Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | General Purpose | 202323189349106402 |
| 2022 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $80,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 2021 AND 2022 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL NEWS LEADERS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. | 202323139349102802 |
| 2022 | The Hearst Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | Support of general operations | 202313069349100126 |
| 2022 | The Skoll Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $48,400 | paid | 2023 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE | 202303199349100210 |
| 2022 | The Skoll Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | 2022 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE | 202303199349100210 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $12,500 | paid | in support of 2022 Leadership Luncheon | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | Tegna Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343069349100104 |
| 2022 | East Bay Community Foundation | Online News Association Lawrenceville, GA | A | $5,590 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT, FBO: THE PIVOT FUND | 202301359349307570 |
| 2022 | The Scripps Howard Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $1,350 | paid | CEO Discretionary Grant | 202343199349109349 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $11 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | Inasmuch Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | ONA'S WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR ; 75000.00; 04/26/2021 | 202241339349103619 |
| 2020 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING IN JOURNALISM BY SUPPORTING EXPERIMENTATION, BEST PRACTICES AND TRAINING THROUGH JOURNALISM 360, A LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORTED BY THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION, KNIGHT AND GOOGLE. | 202143159349102889 |
| 2020 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | approved, future | TO ADVANCE EXPERIMENTS IN JOURNALISM EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM BY SUPPORTING THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION TO FUND COLLABORATIVE LOCAL NEWS PROJECTS | 202143159349102889 |
| 2020 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE EXPERIMENTS IN JOURNALISM EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM BY SUPPORTING THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION TO FUND COLLABORATIVE LOCAL NEWS PROJECTS | 202143159349102889 |
| 2020 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $80,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 2019 AND 2020 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES AND TWO KEY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT JOURNALISTS: THE STUDENT NEWSROOM AND A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. | 202143159349102889 |
| 2020 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $40,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE TALENT AND DIVERSITY BY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND A NETWORK OF WOMEN DIGITAL MEDIA LEADERS THROUGH THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION'S WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR. | 202143159349102889 |
| 2020 | The Miami Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $39,846 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202112589349301946 |
| 2020 | Rochester Area Community Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $37,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCE | 202023429349301507 |
| 2020 | Rochester Area Community Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $37,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCE | 202023429349301507 |
| 2020 | Ward Creek Foundation Fka the Mcclatchy Company Foundation | Online News Association (ona) Washington, DC | C | $15,040 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT. | 202141309349100104 |
| 2020 | Tegna Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113149349100701 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $15 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Dow Jones Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | INSPIRING INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE AMONG DIGITAL JOURNALISTS TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC. | 201903529349100700 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $75,100 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Karen Stirling Family Foundation | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $2,000 | paid | ONA NJ chapter fund | 202002329349100215 |
| 2018 | Democracy Fund Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | Program support for the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism | 202123569349100722 |
| 2018 | Tegna Foundation Inc | Online News Association Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201902249349100200 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Online News Association Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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