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 the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.
Journalism
Foundations Commit $36.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Protect Public Media in Vulnerable Communities
Knight Foundation, Pivotal, the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation call on others to join them in supporting local public radio and television stations after loss of federal funding
Foundations Commit $36.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Protect Public Media in Vulnerable Communities
Arts
The Arts Are Not a Luxury–They’re a Blueprint for Thriving Cities
An update from Kristina Newman-Scott, Vice President for Arts.
The Arts Are Not a Luxury–They’re a Blueprint for Thriving Cities
What We Fund
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 the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.
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Community Impact
20 Knight Emerging City Champions Selected for 2025-2026 Fellowship Program to Help Build Vibrant, Resilient and Connected Communities Across the U.S.
20 Knight Emerging City Champions Selected for 2025-2026 Fellowship Program to Help Build Vibrant, Resilient and Connected Communities Across the U.S.
2025 Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards
Meet the 2025 recipients!
2025 Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards
Latest Research
Information and Society
America’s News Influencers
The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media
America’s News Influencers
Information and Society
What Is News?
How Americans decide what ‘news’ means to them – and how it fits into their lives in the digital era
What Is News?