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Philanthropic organizations commit $37M to keep public media stations afloat

The Hill · last updated

A group of seven philanthropic organizations on Tuesday announced a $37 million commitment to fuel local public media amid the federal funding repeals for PBS and NPR, which has created financial challenges for smaller stations across the country under their network umbrella.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Pivotal, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joined forces to supply local outlets with grants and financial support after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting lost $1 billion in funding.

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