Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation aims to help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century.
Learn MoreTo help sustain healthy communities in a democracy, we aim to increase the ability of individuals to engage in change.
Learn MoreWe seek to weave the arts into the fabric of communities to engage and inspire the people living in them.
Learn MoreThe Knight Community Foundations Program serves to advance informed and engaged communities by working in transformational ways with community foundations and their leaders. The leadership behind these organizations is not only supported by our assets, but increasingly by our efforts to ease the flow of information between all of us so that we may learn and lead more effectively.
In South Florida and Philadelphia we are seeking ideas and innovation in the arts from nonprofits, companies and individuals.
The Knight Community Information Challenge engages community and place-based foundations in playing leading roles in meeting the information needs of their communities.
For-profit companies often provide innovative solutions at the intersection of engagement, community and information. The Knight Foundation can support such ideas in three distinct ways: Expenditure responsibility grants finance charitable projects undertaken by for-profit companies. Program related investments (PRIs) fund early stage companies whose principal activity serves a charitable purpose. The Knight Enterprise Fund makes mission related investments in startups that can dramatically improve engagement with information and communities or that augment content creation.
Knight Foundation is helping libraries in 27 cities become true digital community centers that help foster informed and engaged communities with Knight’s $6.7 million Library Initiative.
In 2012, the Knight News Challenge, an international media innovation contest, is evolving – and will be offered three times, with three different topics. The first challenge, which is now closed to applications, was centered on networks. Winners will be announced in June. The second round - open May 31 to June 18 - is themed "Data." A third category and round will be announced later this year. Each of the three rounds is a short, focused contest that better mirrors the pace of innovation. Anyone, anywhere can apply.
While the Web is often the place to express opinions on important issues, the clicks and comments don't always translate into a movement to better communities.
This initiative funds ways to take technology a step further, using it as a tool to inspire and facilitate on-the-ground action.