Welcome

Introduction

Knight's National and New Initiatives support innovative leadership, organizations and ideas addressing our fields of funding interest; integrates their contributions into our programs nationally and in the 26 Knight communities; and communicates the knowledge gained from these investments to those who influence change on the local and national level.

The long-term goal of Knight's National and New Initiatives is to deepen Knight Foundation’s impact by providing models, leveraging resources and influencing decisions that create systemic change across our areas of funding interest, at the community level and ultimately across the nation.

National and New Initiatives

• Immigrant Integration Initiative
• Knight Creative Communities Initiative
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Family Wealth-Building
• Community Development
• Integrity of the Voting System
• Social Entrepreneurs
• National Venture Fund grants designed to support Knight Communities and Journalism Initiatives
  • Civic Mission of Schools
  • American Dream Fund

Grant inquiries

The first step is to contact the National and New Initiatives staff:

• Paula Lynn Ellis, Vice President/National and New Initiatives, ellis@knightfoundation.org.
• Damian Thorman, National Program officer, thorman@knightfoundation.org
• Pilar Guzman, National Program associate, guzman@knightfoundation.org
• Gabrielle Antoine, National Program assistant, antoine@knightfoundation.org.