US EditionFoundations step in to offer $37 million lifeline to public media
Major foundations pledged $37 million to aid public media stations facing closure after federal funding cuts, aiming to support 115 stations serving 43 million people, officials said.
- CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison warned this month that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is ending its nearly six-decade tenure and can no longer sustain the Next Generation Warning System, urging FEMA to distribute remaining funds to support rural and at-risk communities.
- Earlier this summer, President Donald Trump signed a rescissions package that clawed back about $1.1 billion intended for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, while Republicans criticized NPR and PBS for bias.
- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and peers said they would seed a $27 million Public Media Bridge Fund managed by Public Media Company, aiming to support 115 local stations serving 43 million people.
- More than one hundred stations are at risk this fall as NPR cut $8 million and PBS reduced spending by 21 percent, with 44 stations receiving $21.6 million so far.
- Public giving has surged this year, with foundations mobilizing $26.5 million toward a $50 million goal and 120,000 new donors contributing roughly $20 million, though leaders warn the spike won’t last.
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Liberal Bailout: $50M Fund for NPR and PBS Rescue Attempt
Major philanthropies are rushing to provide a liberal bailout for NPR and PBS after President Donald Trump cut $1.1 billion in federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. According to the New York Times, “The Knight Foundation is committing $10 million to the fund, which aims to disburse the money before the end of the year.” Alongside Knight, the Ford, MacArthur, Schmidt Family, Pivotal Ventures, and Robert Wood Johnson founda…
Foundations Pledge $37 Million for PBS, NPR Stations
It all came together through Public Media Company, which established a "bridge fund" for the "most at-risk public radio and TV stations across the country." The post Foundations Pledge $37 Million for PBS, NPR Stations first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Major foundations pledge funding for NPR, PBS (but not alternative conservative media)
by WorldTribune Staff, August 19, 2025 Real World News Several foundations are ponying up millions of dollars to ensure the leftist narrative lives on at NPR and PBS. Less than two months after President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress moved to eliminate government funding of public media outlets, the Knight Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, the […]
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