Our approach is inclusive and nonpartisan, and we often embrace new and innovative technology to achieve our goals. The qualities we look for are openness to new ideas; courage to push for change; and the expertise and tenacity to achieve the desired results. If you share our passion for the fields where we invest, we […]

The Knight brothers’ passion for journalism and communities found its spark in northeast Ohio. Knight Foundation, a private, independent foundation, originated with the Knight family’s belief in the value of education. The father of John S. and James L. Knight, editor and publisher Charles Landon Knight, had a tradition of helping financially strapped students pay […]

Assets and grantmaking Year Assets New Grants Approved Payout 2022 $2,529,635,008 270 $128,159,492 $114,141,000 2021 $3,089,444,600 358 $95,853,815 $114,231,066 2020 $2,674,252,731 381 $71,731,889 $123,809,334 2019 $2,424,843,251 488 $155,146,399 $133,711,354 2018 $2,271,386,220 425 $157,028,547 $105,335,420 2017 $2,473,340,121 623 $88,528,014 $117,929,820 2016 $2,256,756,854 482 $93,859,603 $127,865,430 2015 $2,301,502,477 599 $150,688,190 $126,796,384 2014 $2,443,818,246 531 $148,564,966 $130,284,911 2013 […]

We are social investors who support a more effective democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and in American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers. (Read our Statement of Strategy.) Informed and Engaged Communities The Knight brothers believed that […]