Knight Foundation
Logo since December 2020 | |
| Founded | December 1950 |
|---|---|
| Founder | John S. Knight James L. Knight |
| Type | Private independent foundation |
| 65-0464177 | |
| Focus | Journalism, Arts, Research, and Community Development |
| Headquarters | Miami, FL |
| Location | |
Area served | United States |
| Product | Philanthropy |
Key people | Maribel Perez Wadsworth President & CEO |
| Endowment | $2.5 billion (2023) |
| Website | www.knightfoundation.org |
Formerly called | Knight Memorial Education Fund |
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, also known as the Knight Foundation, is an American philanthropic organization that provides grants for the arts, journalism, research, and community development, with a focus on impact.
The organization was founded as the Charles L. Knight Memorial Education Fund in 1940. The fund was incorporated as the Knight Foundation in December 1950 in Ohio, and reincorporated as the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in Florida in 1993.
The Foundation’s mission is to support a more effective democracy by funding projects that promote free expression, arts and culture, research in media and democracy, and the success of its 26 Knight communities, where the Knight brothers published newspapers.