Dedicated to the mission
NLP’s successes would not be possible without the generosity of individuals across the country and around the world. Each dollar donated is a commitment to news literacy education and a brighter future for all.
What one supporter says:
“Youth of today will be our leaders of tomorrow and they need to be able to discern what is true in the current media.”
Cynthia Arnold, NLP supporter
Meet our supporters
This list is based on contributions we have received in the last 12 months. It is updated monthly and was last updated on Jan. 15, 2026.
* denotes donors giving multi-year contributions, who are recognized at the level of the total amount of their commitment.
‡ indicates a donor is deceased.
Leadership gifts are integral to NLP’s mission and provide the foundation support that makes our work possible.
- $1 Million+
- Anonymous Donor
- Anonymous Donors* (3)
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation*
- Melanie and Richard Lundquist*
- $500,000 – $999,999
- Anonymous Donor*
- OpenAI Foundation
- $250,000 – $499,999
- Anonymous Donor
- Huron Philanthropies
- $100,000 – $249,000
- Argosy Foundation
- Dow Jones Foundation
- FThree Foundation*
- Henry Luce Foundation*
- Marilyn G. Harwell Funds of the Sarasota County Community Foundation and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation
- Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fund*
- The Hearthland Foundation
- $50,000 – $99,000
- Anonymous Donor
- Fore River Foundation
- Healing Works Foundation*
- Noble and Lorraine Hancock Family Fund
- The Merrill Family Foundation*
- The Smart Family Fund
- The Stone Family Foundation
The Visionary Circle is a thriving group of more than 100 philanthropic leaders ensuring future generations have the news literacy skills needed to navigate this complex and challenging information ecosystem.
- $25,000 – $49,000
- Annenberg Foundation
- Sandy Helton
- Walt and Edie Mossberg
- Russell-Einhorn Giving Fund*
- Turner Construction Co.
- $10,000 – $24,999
- Anonymous Donors (3)
- Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation
- Martin Baron
- Davia L. Loren Charitable Fund
- David Hiller Charitable Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
- Eric and Simone Lang Foundation
- Linda Gamble
- Eva and Yoel Haller
- MRB Foundation
- Musa and Tom Mayer Charitable Fund
- New York Keller Family Fund
- Philip I. Kent Charitable Fund
- Abby Phillip
- Politics and Prose
- SmartNews
- The Bailey, Huntington and Madison Brown Charitable Fund
- The Herb Block Foundation
- The New York Times
- The Whit and Angela Ayres Charitable Fund
- Catherine Woodard and Nelson Blitz, Jr.
- $5,000 – $9,999
- Anonymous Donors (4)
- David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation
- Jonathan Gold
- Matea Gold, Jon Lenzner and Margaret Lenzner
- Hutton Family Foundation
- Jeri Johnson
- Michael Kieschnick
- Peter Lamonica
- Lewis-Camerota Family Foundation
- LLH/LHM Foundation
- Maud and Burton Goldfield Family Foundation
- Greg McCaffery
- Cindy McCaffrey
- Mary A. McDonough
- Martin Puryear
- Silva/Weiss Family Foundation
- Brad Stark
- Strong Foundation of New York
- The Bennett Family Foundation
- The Michael and Laurel D’Antoni Charitable Fund
- The Wigwamgem Fund
- William and Mary Sue Morrill Charitable Fund
- $2,500 – $4,999
- Anonymous Donors (2)
- Geraldine Baum
- Carrie Denman
- Jacqueline F. Epstein
- Riley Griffin
- J. Thomas and Janet Rajala Nelson Fund
- Jeffrey and Louise Schrank Family Foundation
- Judy Weston Giving Fund
- Connor Koblinski
- Steven Lee
- Greg McCaffery
- Meyer Curb Charitable Fund
- Alan C. Miller and Katherine Newell Smith
- Sandra Nelson
- Tracie Potts
- Sherri and Adam Symson
- The Cecil S. and Susan F. Salter Charitable Fund
- The Gridiron Club and Foundation
- $1,000 – $2,499
- Anonymous Donors (6)
- Jeanne and Norman Asher
- Charlene Barshefsky and Ed Cohen
- Judith A. Baumann
- Michael and Debbie Bocian
- Trevor Bond
- Dennis and Carla Bowman
- Ellen Brandt
- Kevin Brannon
- Brara Charitable Fund
- Linda and Kenneth Button
- Linda Bytof
- Patricia Carroll
- Catherine and Alan Harper Charitable Fund
- Stephanie Chaplin
- David and Michele Lane Fund
- Christy Gavitt
- Jeremy Gluck
- Runa Hatti Gokhale
- Norman and Jean Gold
- Allan Goodman
- Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
- Griffin Family Fund
- Christie Hefner
- Thomas Hestwood
- Leslie and Fritz Hoffecker
- Sharon Itaya
- James R. and Ann Marie Ward Charitable Fund
- Janet Goldstein and William Schulz Charitable Fund
- Sarah Janowsky
- Peter Kadzik
- Scott Kallgren
- Ronna A. and Robert F. Katz
- Allison and David Kreps
- Laurence Leive
- Kate and Peter Manning
- William McKenzie
- Pamela Montgomery
- Eric and Susan Nitzberg
- Joshua L. Persechini
- Liz Ramos
- Rob and Sheri Rosenfeld
- Peter and Mara Sagal
- Charles Salter
- Margaret Stern
- Will and Suzanne Schutte
- Roger and Mary Rue Smith
- The Michael Schilmoeller and Katie Larsell Charitable Fund
- The Sunshine Fund
- Toretsky Charitable Giving Fund
- Ted Towle
- Tina Vandersteel and Matthew Cressotti
- Stan Watt
- Amy Weiss
- Roselyn Wilkinson
- Byron and Kathryn Calame
- Christy Gavitt
- Edmund LeRoy Keeley‡
- Alan C. Miller and Katherine Newell Smith
- Sandra Nelson
- Charles Salter
- Alicia C. Shepard‡
- Silver Medallion Legacy Fund
- Virginia B. Stone‡
- The David and Katherine Moore Endowment
- Bangor Daily News
- Cityside Journalism Initiative
- Civic News Company
- Comcast NBCUniversal
- Detroit Free Press
- Hearst Corporation
- Los Angeles Times
- NPR
- Reno News & Review
- The 19th
- The Associated Press
- The Atlantic
- The New York Times
- The Texas Tribune
- TikTok
- USA Today