The Scripps Howard Foundation
The Scripps Howard Fund and affiliated Scripps Howard Foundation (based in Cincinnati, OH) support journalism education, childhood literacy and local community initiatives and are affiliated with The E.W. Scripps Company. The organization's pages include program descriptions, grants/fellowships, news, and an impact report. Contact details and staff/leadership pages are published on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Nonprofits, university journalism programs, community literacy initiatives, or local community organizations that work in journalism education, disinformation/AI reporting, childhood literacy, internships or community impact projects and can propose requests sized to the foundation’s observed mix of small community grants and occasional larger program grants.
Good Fit
- • Program work in journalism education, fellowships, disinformation or environmental journalism
- • Local community literacy or youth development initiatives
- • Requests that match common award sizes (many small grants; median ~$1,250)
- • University-affiliated journalism centers or established fellowship programs
- • Willingness to engage with awards, internships, or matching/volunteer gift programs
- • Geographic presence in states the funder commonly supports (e.g., MD, DC, AZ, CO, OH)
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached 43 states and about 90% of giving was out-of-state; no narrow local footprint is evident and the largest state accounted for under one-fifth of dollars.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation made 820 grants to 650 distinct recipients, with a broad mix of many small community awards plus larger university and fellowship grants, indicating a wide and diverse recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access exists: roughly 373 new recipients were funded in 2024, the foundation publishes application information, named contacts, and a rolling submission route, all of which support a high likelihood that unfamiliar applicants can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
