Gifts & Grants Received

Updated December 13, 2024

As a journalistic organization that covers the philanthropic world and that is dedicated to transparency, the Chronicle of Philanthropy maintains this page to disclose all grants to support our mission. You can read more about our gift-acceptance and transparency practices in our formal policy.

Read about our transition to nonprofit status.

Grants Committed

March 2025: Ford Foundation, $500,000 over two years for general operating support
March 2025: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $400,000 over two years for general operating support
November 2024: Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, $350,000 over two years for The Commons, a special section of news, analysis, and opinion dedicated to helping philanthropy and nonprofits close divides
October 2024: Walton Family Foundation, $100,000 to support The Commons
October 2024: Allstate Foundation, $50,000 to support a leadership podcast
April 2024: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $150,000 for capacity building
March 2024: Einhorn Collaborative, $250,000 over two years toward the creation of The Commons
February 2024: Freedom Together Foundation (formerly the JPB Foundation), $100,000 over one year toward the creation of The Commons
October 2023: Lilly Endowment, $2.2 million over three years to work with the Associated Press and the Conversation on reporting and other efforts that educate the public about philanthropy
October 2023: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $150,000 to support a webinar series on nonprofit leadership, made available free of charge to all
September 2023: Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, $150,000 over one year for The Commons
July 2023: Annie E. Casey Foundation, $25,000 to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
July 2023: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $3 million to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
July 2023: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $440,000 for general operating support
December 2022: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, $25,000 to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
November 2022: Ford Foundation, $2 million to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
October 2022: Open Society Foundations, $300,000 to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
May 2022: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $204,000 to support editorial content for the nonprofit and world
December 2021: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, $75,000 to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
December 2021: Heinz Endowments, $50,000 to support the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status
December 2021: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, $450,000 to finance the Chronicle’s transition to nonprofit status. Mott has pledged to provide an additional $50,000 for 2023
May 2021: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, $200,000 to support editorial content for the nonprofit world
September 2020: Lilly Endowment, a three-year grant of $3.6 million for a partnership among the Chronicle, the Associated Press, and the Conversation to advance the public’s awareness and understanding of the people and organizations trying to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. (See below the advisory board we have assembled to provide feedback to the Chronicle, the Associated Press, and the Conversation about issues and ideas of interest to people in philanthropy and to the public.)
October 2019: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a 15-month grant of $107,993 to support the Chronicle’s coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion, including training for the editorial staff and other work that will strengthen our journalism
September 2019: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, a two-year grant of $100,000 for research and development
August 2019: Heinz Endowments, $50,000 in unrestricted support
January 2019: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a two-year grant of $438,000 in unrestricted support

Grants for Our Ongoing Transition

Hewlett Foundation: $3 million
Lilly Endowment: $3 million
Ford Foundation: $2 million
Mott Foundation: $500,000
Open Society Foundations: $300,000
Walton Family Foundation: $300,000
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: $100,000
Hilton Foundation: $100,000
Heinz Endowments: $50,000
Annie E. Casey Foundation: $25,000

Advisers to Our Lilly Partnership

Jacob Harold, former executive vice president of Candid
Leslie Lenkowsky, professor emeritus of public affairs and philanthropic studies at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Jan Masaoka, chief executive officer of the California Association of Nonprofits
Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
William Schambra, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute
Benjamin Soskis, senior research associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute
Herman “Art” Taylor, president and chief executive officer of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Jane Wales, vice president of the Aspen Institute and executive director of its Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation