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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

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$8.9M

As 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

$3.9M

Grantee 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

$2.0M

Startups 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

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$38.1M

Total Expenses

$30.3M

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $18.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

205 grants

Grant Size Distribution

205 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
97
grants
$250K–1M
88
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

32 states

New York
$8.2M
12% of total
California
$7.4M
11% of total
Texas
$6.3M
9% of total
Ohio
$5.7M
8% of total
Indiana
$5.6M
8% of total
Illinois
$3.5M
5% of total
Minnesota
$2.5M
4% of total
Missouri
$2.4M
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$2.2M
3% of total
Wisconsin
$2.1M
3% of total

+22 more states

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