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Our Mission

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We are a national foundation with local roots. We choose, as the Knight brothers chose, to seek opportunities that can transform both communities and journalism, and help them reach their highest potential. We want to ensure that each community's citizens get the information they need to thrive in a democracy.

And we ask, as we evaluate opportunities and grants, "Is this truly transformational?"

Because grant making requires a sound financial base, we preserve the Knight brothers' gift through prudent investment and careful management.

We passionately believe things can get better

We believe nothing big happens without a big idea, nothing new without a new idea. In every project we fund, the idea comes first.

Every day, we ask the question, of ourselves and our partners, "Is this the best there is?" We seek out leaders who ask the same, who can identify the best opportunities and turn the big ideas into action.

The five basics that all transformational projects seem to have:

Discovery of the facts
The vision to see what's possible
The courage to push for change
The know-how to get it done
The tenacity that gets results

What We Fund

The Organization

Knight Foundation is a nonprofit, section 501(c)(3) philanthropic organization incorporated in the State of Florida since 1990, when it moved from Akron, Ohio.

Nonprofit Status

Webmaster Robertson Adams welcomes questions about Knight Foundation and can help guide you to information you may be hunting for on the new web site. Please E-mail him at web@knightfoundation.org.

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