Solutions Journalism Network Inc
New York, NY · EIN 46-2265729. Reported 138 grants totalling $4,066,001 to 114 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 Solutions Journalism Network Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B99) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 114 distinct organizations, with 21% 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 3 year-to-year transitions. 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 $17,750. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,700 and the largest $358,343. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Media Foundation | Lake City, MI | $838,143 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennon Organization | Harrisburg, PA | $202,945 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Community Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $143,125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Media Network | Kalamazoo, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salt Lake Tribune Inc | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $80,427 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corporation for New Jersey Local Media | Whippany, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prism Reports Inc | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pride Publishing and Typesetting Inc Dba Qnotes | Charlotte, NC | $69,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Capital City Press LLC Dba Gambit | Baton Rouge, LA | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $60,442 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Accion Latina | San Francisco, CA | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amnews Corp Dba Ny Amsterdam News | New York, NY | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Appalshop Inc | Jenkins, KY | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Local Post | Tucson, AZ | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beacon Media Inc | Kansas City, MO | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lee Enterprises Inc | Davenport, IA | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Graham Media Group | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hampshire Public Broadcasting | Durham, NH | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cherokee Nation | Tahlequah, OK | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Congress of American Indians | Washington, DC | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Resolve Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $33,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Informer Charities | Washington, DC | $31,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Richland Times LLC Dba Richland Source | Mansfield, OH | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Balta Enterpriseslatino News Network | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sentient Media | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Trust of Utah | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $24,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Suite, DC | $24,575 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 9 Millones LLC | San Juan, PR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advance Local Holdings Corp Dba Advance Local Media Dba Alabama Media Grou | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital & Main | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital B News Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Defender Media | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mongabayorg Corporation | Menlo Park, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantmedia Holdings LLC Dba Los Angeles Times Communications | El Segundo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pioneer Publishing Inc Dba the Reader | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scalawag | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| States Newsroom | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telemundo Group LLC | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mcclatchy Company LLC | Livonia, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Osage Nation | Pawhuska, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sweaty Penguin LLC | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington State University | Renton, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown Impact Media Group | Flint, MI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas News Corporation | Dallas, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Free Press | Helena, MT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shoshone Bannock Tribes Dba Sho-Ban News | Fort Hall, ID | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate | Agency, SD | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership Dba the Caller Times | Corpus Christi, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas Leadership Center Inc | Wichita, KS | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Dba Nc A&t State | Greenboro, NC | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance | Halliday, ND | $16,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Cine-Vision Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent World Television Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain Community Radio | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tri-City Collective Inc | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wichita Foundation | Wichita, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Afro American Newspaper | Baltimore, MD | $14,669 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boulder Weekly | Boulder, CO | $13,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indian Country Today | Phoenix, AZ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Rural Strategies Inc | Whitesburg, KY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advocate Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Civic Circle Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University Fresno Foundation | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Current Media Inc | Lafayette, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dth Publishing Corporation | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haitinex Media Group Dba the Haitian Times | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honolulu Civil Beat Inc | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Link Media LLC | Covington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milestone Communications Inc Dba Monterey County Weekly | Seaside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Citizen | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Religion News Foundation | Columbia, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Ana College Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Daily Star | Tucson, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Afrola Media Group | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blackbelt Media LLC | Conway, AR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Savannah State College Foundation Inc | Savannah, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Edwards University | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation | Stanford, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State of Maryland Dba Towson University | Towson, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bowie Sun | Bowie, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cleveland Observer | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, AR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Street Roots | Portland, OR | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teton Media Works Inc Dba Jackson Hole News & Guide | Jackson, WY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism | Iowa City, IA | $5,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gannett Media Dba Rochester Democrat & Chronicle | Philadelphia, PA | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
15 of 114 (13%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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.
- Local Media Foundation (on Behalf of Ny & Michigan Solutions Journalism Co)
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 67 of 114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $848,344 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $1,713,845 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $980,137 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $523,675 | $10,000 |
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
26% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. 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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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 $17,750 -- 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 Michigan.
- 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 Solutions Journalism Network Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 20 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 10 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 405 Lexington Avenue Suite 819, New York, NY, 10174.
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