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Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 30-0100369. Reported 177 grants totalling $4,202,706 to 175 organizations across tax years 2022-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, the IRS classifies it under civil rights rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE R63) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 175 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 12% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 1 year-to-year transition. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $18,600 and the largest $190,625. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
177 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $4,202,706 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago News Weekly LLC | Chicago, IL | $190,625 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arkansas Times Limited Partnership | Little Rock, AR | $153,463 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| What's Happening Inc | Eugene, OR | $118,445 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milestone Communications Inc | Seaside, CA | $116,408 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Lou Holdings | St Louis, MO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Journalism Project | Portland, OR | $57,115 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alianza Metropolian News LLC | San Jose, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chico Community Publishing Inc | Sacramento, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coachella Valley Independent LLC | Cathedral City, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| I Messenger Media LLC | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Noticia Inc | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beat Media Inc (triad City Beat) | Greensboro, NC | $28,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ab&c Bilingual Resources LLC | Wichita, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adams Street Publishing Co | Toledo, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Afro American Co of Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Al Dia En America LLC | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Prospect Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Publishing Corporation | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Appeal Inc | Landers, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Informant Newspaper | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Inquirer | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Chronicle Corporation | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| AZUL615 Inc | Madison, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bakersfield News Observer | Bakersfield, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Times | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benbassat Digital Consultants Ll 2 | Greensboro, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benbassat Digital Ncla | Greensboro, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benitolink Inc | Hollister, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bi-Ads Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boulder Weekly Inc | Boulder, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buckeye Review Publishing | Youngstown, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| C-Vile Holdings LLC | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital City Press | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carolinian Publishing Group LLC | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Illinois Communications | Springfield, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cfcg LLC | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Che Newspapers | New Brunswick, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chronogram Media Inc | Kingston, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Roses Media Co | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Paper Publishing | Charleston, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Pulse Ttp | Lansing, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Events & Media | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Club Deportescom | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Trust for Local News LLC | Englewood, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contemporary Media Inc | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Copperfield Publishing | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corinth Communications Inc | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ctrl P Publishing | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cultura Media LLC | Casper, WY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Da Capo Publishing Inc | Burlington, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Observer Lp | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dbs Communication LLC | Florence, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Del Valle Informador Inc | Thermal, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Denver Westward LLC | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dmi Information Processing Center Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Aviso De Ocasion Inc | Bell, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Comercio De Colorado | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Diario LLC | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Informafor LLC | Mount Pleasant, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Latino American | Oklahoma City, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Popular Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Embarcadero Media Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Enlace Latino Nc Inc | Knightdale, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Epic Management Services | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flagship Multimedia Inc | Erie, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Focus on the Word Inc | Inglewood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forward Times Publishing Co Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fw Publising LLC | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garza Dewaelsche Enterprises Inc | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gente Bonita Inc | Chula Vista, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Line Media Inc | Asheville, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hailes Enterprises Inc | Columbus, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harlem Community Newspapers Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Communications LLC | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Marketing Solutions LLC | Howell, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Media LLC | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hola America Publications Inc | Des Moines, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Defender Network | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoy En Delaware LLC | Georgetown, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Identidad Latina LLC | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Impactor Latin News Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Informed California Foundation | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inland Publications Inc | Spokane, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Insouth Magazine LLC | Greensville, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isthmus Community Media Inc | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Advocate Inc | Jackson, MS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jambalaya Deportiva Corporation | Metairie, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jc Media LLC | Marrero, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joliet Times Weekly Inc | Joliet, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jolt News Organization | Olympia, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jozef Pa of Louisiana LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kgl Media Group Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Mega Media Inc | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Opinion Lp | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Prensa De Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Raza Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Voz Publishing Company Inc | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lambda Publications Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Las Americas Multimedia Group LLC | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latin Opinion LLC | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latino Literacy Now | Fallbrook, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latino Lubbock Magazine | Lubbick, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latino Press | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lay It Out | Bend, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lee Publishing Company | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leslie Media LLC | Irving, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Village LLC | Iowa City, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Live Communications Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Masco Communication | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mastvel Planeta LLC | Washington DC, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcfarlane Media Ineterests Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mde City Paper Holdings LLC | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Media Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro Publishing Inc | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metrosa Inc | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miami Times Inc | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Courier Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minority Communicator Inc | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minority Print Media | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Journalism and Education Group | Jackson, MS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mlatino Media LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mundo Latino Publications | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nerve Media Productions LLC | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Urban News LLC | Neward, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Times Inc | Sanluisobispo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nicado Publishing Company Inc | Evanston, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Coast Journal Inc | Eureka, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omaha Star Institute | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orlando Events & Media LLC | Lake Mary, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penfield Communications | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planet Detroit LLC | Rochester, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Png Media LLC | Nampa, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prensa De Arizona LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Random Lengths News | San Pedro, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raw Story Media Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reporter Acquisition Company | Santa Fe, NM | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Area Media Partners LLC | Rochester, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sa Events & Media LLC | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Independent | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Maria Sun LLC | Santa Maria, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Savannah Tribune Inc | Savannah, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schneps Media Inc | Little Neck, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smb Advertising | Erie, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Co | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stet News | West Palm Bch, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Storm Marketing | Marietta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sun Review Publications | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tampa Events and Media LLC | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teletrends Inc | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Houston Sun | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Lens | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pitch LLC | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Positive Community Corporation | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Smoky Mountain News | Waynesville, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tiloben Publishing Co Inc | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tiny News Collective Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri-State Defender | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trumpet Enterprises | Longview, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tucson Investigative Reporting Center Inc | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unanimo Sports Media LLC | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vallejo Sun LLC | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Verified News Network LLC | Broken Arrow, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voice News Network Inc | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voice Publishing Company Inc | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volume One Magazine LLC | Eau Claire, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warren Communications | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Informer | Washington DC, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watermark Publishing Group Inc | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Web Station One Inc | Chula Vista, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westchester Hispano | White Plains, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zcars Holding LLC | Pittsburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zm Indy LLC | Durhan, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grassroots DC | Washington DC, DC | $18,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
2 of 175 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Chicago News Weekly LLC
BIPOC STORYTELLING & COMMUNITY NEWS - Arkansas Times Limited Partnership
PROJECT FUFILLMENT AND TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT - Big Lou Holdings
TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 20 of 175 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | $351,538 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 161 | $3,851,168 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
18% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alternative Newsweekly Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 2 returns (tax years 2022-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 253 Tennessee Ave Ne, Washington, DC, 20002.
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