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Organization Profile
Knight Foundation
aka knight
A U.S. national foundation investing in healthier, more informed communities across journalism, local news, the arts, and civic and information ecosystems. Ideas can be submitted year-round via an online letter of inquiry, program directors make local grants year-round, and specific challenges and RFPs run on fixed windows -- for example the Knight Cities Challenge, which invests up to $200,000 per selected project. Software developed with Knight News Challenge grant funds must be released open source.1,2,3,4
Programs
2 programs on fileKnight News Challenge
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Knight Prototype Fund
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Awards
79 on fileShowing 76-79 of 79, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- SIM-PHL — Entrepreneurial Game Studio at Drexel University (Philadelphia)ProgramData for Civic Engagement (Smart Cities)Amount–Date–
- SmartAirLA — Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma (Long Beach)ProgramData for Civic Engagement (Smart Cities)Amount–Date–
- Urban Periscope — Gensler (San Jose)ProgramData for Civic Engagement (Smart Cities)Amount–Date–
- Visual Data to Support Urban Planning (Charlotte)ProgramData for Civic Engagement (Smart Cities)Amount–Date–
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Programs
79
Awards
79
Grantees
$12.2M
Known USD
0
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
Active
Status
Focus Areas
journalism, local news & information, arts & culture, community impact, economic mobility, information ecosystems, civic technology.
Typical sizeVaries by program; the Knight Cities Challenge invests up to $200,000 per selected project (one-year projects)
CadenceYear-round letter of inquiry (LOI); program directors make local grants year-round; specific challenges/RFPs have fixed windows.