Grantmaking public charityEIN 831772542
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC
WASHINGTON, DC 20011
Total Assets
$66.4M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$18.5M
FY 2024
Grants Made
52
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$357K
FY 2024
Grant Range
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Deadlines
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Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$8.9MAs part of its work to launch and incubate startup local news organizations, american journalism project serves as the early-stage fiscal sponsor to these entities until they receive irs tax-exempt status and can operate independently. Prior to spinoff, ajp provides financial management, legal and administrative infrastructure, and strategic guidance to help these emerging organizations build capacity and sustainability.
Program 2
$3.9MGrantee support program - american journalism project sets grantees up for success through a unique venture support model. Grantees represent a variety of models and stages of development, and american journalism project provides each with tailored support based on their needs and biggest strategic challenges. Staff work as a team with grantee leaders, partnering with each organization to help them strengthen and scale through operational and strategic support, curation of best practices from across the sector, and fostering of peer learning across the portfolio. Seed capital, stakeholder engagement, and equitable organization design.
Program 3
$2.0MStartups program - american journalism project works with civic leaders, place-based funders, and community foundations to identify and address information gaps in their communities. American journalism project provides local philanthropic partners with services such as community listening, information ecosystem research, solution design, and business modeling. Additionally, experience and resources are leveraged to incubate new organizations from the ground up. Incubation support can include organization establishment, team recruitment, visioning and strategic planning, raising seed capital, stakeholder engagement, and equitable organization design.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$38.1M
Total Expenses
$30.3M
Giving Over Time
5 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
205 grants
Grant Size Distribution
205 grants
Geographic Focus
32 states
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