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
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