Knight Foundation donations made to Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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Basic donor information

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Country United States
Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._and_James_L._Knight_Foundation
Facebook username knightfdn
Websitehttps://knightfoundation.org/
Donations URLhttps://knightfoundation.org/grants
Twitter usernameknightfdn
Page on philosophy informing donationshttps://knightfoundation.org/about
Grant application process pagehttps://knightfoundation.org/apply/
Data entry method on Donations List WebsiteSQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/knight-foundation

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Donor–donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 5 125,000 509,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 120,000 120,000 125,000 125,000 750,000 750,000 1,500,000 1,500,000
Communities 1 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Arts 3 125,000 331,667 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
Communities, Arts 1 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000

Donation amounts by cause area and year

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Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.

Cause area Number of donations Total 2016
Arts (filter this donor) 3 125,000.00 125,000.00
Communities (filter this donor) 1 0.00 0.00
Communities, Arts (filter this donor) 1 0.00 0.00
Total 5 125,000.00 125,000.00

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (5 donations)

Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
Amount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 5)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
125,000.0032016-11-03Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/7789-- Grant period: 11/05/2016 - 12/01/2018; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To use the arts to examine the 1967 civil unrest in historical context, and broaden the conversation around the city’s future, with a series of exhibitions, performance art and a memorial fence that will gather Detroiters’ reflections.
120,000.004--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/5954-- Grant period: 09/07/2013 - 09/17/2015; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To illuminate some of Detroit's dark neighborhood streets through an outdoor video art installation showcasing the faces and wisdom of the city's elders To illuminate some of Detroit’s dark neighborhood streets physically and spiritually, the museum will commission a series of video art installations showcasing the faces and wisdom of the city’s elders. In conjunction with a team of Detroit media artists, distinguished filmmaker Julie Dash will create the works. Each will seek to bring light to the legacy, vitality and fabric of Detroit, while providing safe passage for residents in a city in which a recent survey said some 40 percent of streetlights were in disrepair.
750,000.002--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/5648-- Grant period: 10/01/2012 - 09/30/2017; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To use the arts to foster an interest in reading by weaving interactive cultural experiences throughout the museum’s Children’s Book Fair The museum’s Children’s Book Fair engages kids from throughout the city with featured writers, book giveaways, and a range of performing artists. Families also participate in hands-on arts projects that focus on the relationships between art, language and reading. Knight funding will help the fair build on that success by developing interpretative arts experiences that seek to foster creativity and compel an interest in reading.
50,000.005--Communitieshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/4917-- Grant period: 10/01/2010 - 10/31/2011; goal: To advance the sustainability and grow local support of the Charles H. Wright Museum as it launches the national Apollo Theatre exhibition in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History.
1,500,000.001--Communities, Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/3690-- Grant period: 03/15/2005 - 11/30/2008; goal: For the redesign of core exhibits, curriculum materials to serve as tools for educators, transportation and admission for underserved and at-risk students.