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| Country | United States |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._and_James_L._Knight_Foundation |
| Facebook username | knightfdn |
| Website | https://knightfoundation.org/ |
| Donations URL | https://knightfoundation.org/grants |
| Twitter username | knightfdn |
| Page on philosophy informing donations | https://knightfoundation.org/about |
| Grant application process page | https://knightfoundation.org/apply/ |
| Data entry method on Donations List Website | SQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/knight-foundation |
Full donor page for donor Knight Foundation
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Full donee page for donee Regents of the University of Michigan
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| Cause area | Count | Median | Mean | Minimum | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 30th percentile | 40th percentile | 50th percentile | 60th percentile | 70th percentile | 80th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | 150,000 | 455,806 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 |
| Journalism, Communities | 1 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Communities | 1 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 | 761,612 |
If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.
| Cause area | Number of donations | Total | 2017 | 2016 |
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| Communities (filter this donor) | 1 | 761,612.00 | 761,612.00 | 0.00 |
| Journalism, Communities (filter this donor) | 1 | 150,000.00 | 0.00 | 150,000.00 |
| Total | 2 | 911,612.00 | 761,612.00 | 150,000.00 |
Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)
There are no documents associated with this combination of donor and donee.
Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations
| Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 2) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
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| 761,612.00 | 1 | Communities | https://knightfoundation.org/grants/8117 | -- | Grant period: 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2020; goal: To implement and further develop a trustworthy and accessible recurring public opinion survey so that Detroit’s civic and community leaders can effectively prioritize issues and design better programs, policies and financial investments that enjoy broader resident support.Launched in 2016, the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study is led by researchers at the University of Michigan. The survey model leverages state-of-the-art scientific methods and is unique in its scale, providing deep insights across the entire city to ensure that diverse voices are incorporated into decision-making. Examples of topics covered in the survey include: quality of life, priorities for change in the metro area, the impact of recent investments on different populations, sense of community and social cohesion, transportation and mobility, public safety, policing, the role of government and trust in government institutions, views on inequality and race relations, and healthcare.The Knight Foundation award will allow the university to conduct nine additional surveys over the next three years, to expand its participant panel and to disseminate policy-relevant findings more broadly. The information will be used by city officials, nonprofits, business leaders and philanthropies to inform program development, guide investments in physical spaces and craft public policies that better reflect the interests of Detroit […]. | |
| 150,000.00 | 2 | Journalism, Communities | https://knightfoundation.org/grants/7915 | -- | Grant period: 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018; goal: To expand the relevance, reach and impact of Michigan Radio's journalism and work of the Detroit Journalism Cooperative through a new initiative designed to deepen community engagement and build a network of community residents participating in meeting community information needs. |