Springboard for the Arts

To bring Springboard for the Arts' Community Supported Art program to Knight Foundation's eight communities over the next two years, inspiring local art movements

James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens University

To name the James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte and establish its special endowed mission of teaching digital and media literacy to students and the community

Everyblock

To create, test and release open-source software that links databases to allow citizens of a large city to learn (and act on) civic information about their neighborhood or block

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

To create a digital library of the rarely seen collection of 1,400 works in the Bechtler family collection

Women of Tomorrow: Philadelphia, Detroit, Charlotte, Palm Beach

To support the expansion of this Miami-based mentoring program into four Knight communities: Philadelphia, Detroit, Charlotte and Palm Beach

Digital Public Library of America

To include Knight-community libraries in the creation of a national digital library network

Southeastern Council of Foundations

For 2007 general operating support

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

To analyze the impact of federal and state budget proposals on Knight priority areas and help grant partners access and use budget and tax policy data

XO Laptops for Project L.I.F.T.

To provide laptops to 3,200 K-5 students in order to increase digital access as part of a large-scale community initiative focused on student achievement

Southeastern Council of Foundations

For 2008 general operating support

Charlotte Center for Urban Ministry: Moore Place

To support Charlotte's 10-year plan to end homelessness through the establishment of Moore Place - the city's first permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless

McColl Center for Visual Art

To add "art stars" to the residency program, elevating the visibility of the center in the community and in the world