Public Charity

THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSET FUND OF TPF

Based in PHILADELPHIA, PA, THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSET FUND OF TPF operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $26.1M in revenue, $22.8M in expenses, $133.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 560 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $97.1M.

EIN: 043731829 PHILADELPHIA, PA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: T12 Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$26.1M

Total Expenses$22.8M

Total Assets$133.9M

Grants Given560

Grant Total$97.1M

Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSET FUND OF THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION (THE INSTITUTE) IS TO RECEIVE, MANAGE, AND DISTRIBUTE ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION (TPF) BY ENABLING QUALITY LOCAL JOURNALISM THAT SERVES ITS COMMUNITIES.

Sample Grants Given

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

PHILADELPHIA, PA · 2024

THE INSTITUTE IS SUPPORTING THE INQUIRERS TRANSITION FROM A TRADITIONAL PRINTED NEWSPAPER TO AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE, PRIMARILY DIGITAL, EQUITABLE NEWS ENTERPRISE. A SERIES OF GRANTS WERE MADE TO THE INQUIRER TO FUND (A) HIGH IMPACT JOURNALISM, INCLUDING WORK BY ITS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, SPOTLIGHT PA AND HEALTH COVERAGE AND (B) NEWS TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A GRANT FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATION, BRAND DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY FOR AUDIENCE GROWTH, DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.

$7,847,500

SPOTLIGHT PA

HARRISBURG, PA · 2024

(O) = $10,000, (S) = $500,000

$510,000

CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

(G) = $500,000

$500,000

NEWSDAY LLC

MELVILLE, NY · 2024

(G) = $500,000

$500,000

SEATTLE TIMES COMPANY

SEATTLE, WA · 2024

(G) = $500,000

$500,000

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Aldustus Aj Jordan

BOARD MEMBER Andrew Rogoff

CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER - LLC Annie Madonia

BOARD MEMBER Christina Mesires Fournaris

TPF CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER Christine Conti

MANAGER - LLC David Boardman

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Top Grant Purposes

$15,377,395 2 grants

THE INSTITUTE IS SUPPORTING THE INQUIRERS TRANSITION FROM A TRADITIONAL PRINTED NEWSPAPER TO AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE, PRIMARILY DIGITAL, EQUITABLE NEWS ENTERPRISE. A SERIES OF GRANTS WERE MADE TO THE INQUIRER TO FUND (A) HIGH IMPACT JOURNALISM, INCLUDING WORK BY ITS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, SPOTLIGHT PA, HEALTH COVERAGE AND A SERIES ON THE FUTURE OF WORK IN PHIALDELPHIA AND (B) NEWS TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A GRANT FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATION, MARKETING CLOUD IMPLEMENTATION, DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, AND (C) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INLCUSION STRATEGIES TO ENABLE THE NEWS ORGANIZATION TO DIVERSIFY ITS LEADERSHIP AND MORE EQUITABLY COVER THE PHILADELPHIA REGION.

$7,450,070 1 grant

THE INSTITUTE IS SUPPORTING THE INQUIRER'S TRANSITION FROM A TRADITIONAL PRINTED NEWSPAPER TO AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE, PRIMARILY DIGITAL, EQUITABLE NEWS ENTERPRISE. A SERIES OF GRANTS WERE MADE TO THE INQUIRER TO FUND (A) HIGH IMPACT JOURNALISM, INCLUDING WORK BY ITS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, SPOTLIGHT PA, HEALTH COVERAGE AND A SERIES ON THE FUTURE OF WORK IN PHILADELPHIA ($2,415,148) AND (B) NEWS TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A GRANT FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATION, MARKETING CLOUD IMPLEMENTATION, DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ($1,855,000), AND (C) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STRATEGIES TO ENABLE THE NEWS ORGANIZATION TO DIVERSIFY ITS LEADERSHIP AND MORE EQUITABLY COVER THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ($1,405,000).

$5,675,148 1 grant

(L) = $5,000, (V) = $4,019,798

$4,024,798 1 grant

KNIGHT-LENFEST LOCAL NEWS TRANSFORMATION FUND: RUN TABLE STAKES CHANGE-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS

$3,344,812 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$26.1M	$22.8M	$133.9M
2023	$32.0M	$21.8M	$124.5M
2022	$41.5M	$21.6M	$107.3M
2020	$21.8M	$30.9M	$97.4M
2019	$25.1M	$28.7M	$105.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $25.1M to $26.1M (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $133.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, and 4 other states.

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