NPR receives $113 million from two donors after federal funding cut
The gifts will fund digital innovation and shared tools as public media faces more than $1 billion in federal cuts, NPR said.
- On Thursday, NPR announced a $113 million windfall from two donors, including philanthropist Connie Ballmer's $80 million contribution—the largest gift by a living donor in the organization's history.
- Congress voted along party lines last summer to claw back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media under President Donald Trump's direction, creating significant financial pressure across the system.
- While NPR lost 1 to 2% of its annual budget, the average public radio station lost 10% and PBS stations lost 15%; new donations will fuel digital innovation and ensure station viability.
- NPR CEO and President Katherine Maher called the donations a 'remarkable investment' that will fund journalism for years, while an anonymous donor contributed an additional $33 million for public media tools.
- A federal judge ruled on March 31 that a Trump executive order prohibiting taxpayer dollars for NPR was unconstitutional, clarifying that the government cannot use funding as a lever to penalize the press.
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NPR has received two of the largest gifts in their decades of existence, totaling $113 million. It's a natural response to President Trump and Republicans ending federal dollars to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting last year. NPR media reporter David Folkenflik reported Thursday that the philanthropist Connie Ballmer -- wife of Steve Ballmer, one of the Microsoft founders -- contributed $80 million specifically to insure NPR transforms its…
NPR Gets $113 Million from Two Donors
“NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network’s existence, totaling $113 million,” NPR reports. “They will go toward fueling innovation in NPR’s use of digital technology, increasing its connection with audiences, and ensuring the viability of public radio stations after Congress eliminated all federal funding for public media.”
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