| American Journalism Project Inc | | Washington, DC | National | 4 | 2024 | $2,077,763 |
| Robert R Mccormick Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $1,833,575 |
| Joyce Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 5 | 2024 | $865,000 |
| Builders Initiative | | Chicago, IL | National | 3 | 2024 | $400,000 |
| Square One Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 3 | 2024 | $227,500 |
| Walder Family Foundation | | Skokie, IL | Local | 2 | 2024 | $225,000 |
| John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 6 | 2024 | $166,643 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | | Beverly Hills, CA | National | 5 | 2024 | $75,341 |
| Conant Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 2 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| Groundtruth Project Inc | | Boston, MA | National | 2 | 2024 | $56,811 |
| The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund | | Chicago, IL | Local | 3 | 2024 | $37,500 |
| Irish Woods Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| Albert and Janice Meister Family Foundation | | San Francisco, CA | Local | 1 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc | | Wilmington, DE | National | 1 | 2024 | $23,500 |
| Michael J Stephen Sr and Lucile G Stephen Family Foundation | | Elmwood Park, IL | Local | 2 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| Paul Bechtner Foundation | | Winnetka, IL | National | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| Laughing Acres Family Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 5 | 2024 | $9,500 |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | | San Francisco, CA | National | 5 | 2024 | $8,500 |
| Mosaic Foundation of R & P Heydon | | Ann Arbor, MI | National | 2 | 2024 | $2,250 |
| Circle of Service Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2024 | $1,200 |
| Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 2 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| Hyman & Susan Feldman Family Foundation C/O Ina Burd | | | Local | 3 | 2024 | $750 |
| Donald W Collier Charitable Tr II 122800 | | Chicago, IL | National | 6 | 2024 | $700 |
| The@Darrell R Windle Charitable Fund | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2024 | $62 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 4 | 2023 | $205,000 |
| Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation | | Waco, TX | National | 1 | 2023 | $40,000 |
| Koziol Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| Local Media Association | | Lake City, MI | National | 1 | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Crossroads Fund | | Chicago, IL | Local | 2 | 2022 | $11,503 |
| Revada Foundation | | Alexandria, VA | Local | 1 | 2022 | $1,000 |
| Arthur D Collins Jr Foundation | | Naples, FL | Local | 1 | 2022 | $500 |
| Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 2 | 2021 | $8,344 |
| Bls Family Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2021 | $7,500 |
| Theobald Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | | | National | 1 | 2020 | $1,500 |
| Peter and Carol Goldman Family Foundation | | Highland Park, IL | Local | 1 | 2020 | $500 |
| Leopold & Ruth Friedman Foundation | | New York, NY | National | 1 | 2020 | $500 |
| Weisman Family Foundation C/O Barbara Morgenstern | | | — | 1 | 2020 | $59 |
| Usg Foundation Inc | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2020 | $52 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Inc | | Miami, FL | National | 1 | 2019 | $60,000 |
| The Lenfest Inst for Journalism Spe Asset Fund of the Phl Foundation | | Philadelphia, PA | National | 1 | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 1 | 2019 | $25 |