Foundation Support

Foundation grants to KQED support a range of programs, from news or education overall to specific coverage areas (housing, climate, police accountability, early education and care), to R&D projects that enable us to pilot new services to communities. We work with foundation representatives to ensure that grant funding supports programs that align with your impact priorities.

Why Support KQED?

Whatever sector or issue a foundation may strive to impact, its grantmaking portfolio should include trustworthy journalism that informs, inspires and involves communities in that issue, and that holds powerful institutions in that sector accountable. These are foundational to long-term impact in any sector.    

KQED produces compelling stories on the issues that matter to our communities and to many foundations, such as effective education, science literacy, a vibrant arts sector, and potential solutions to problems in affordable housing, the economy, criminal justice, immigration, and more areas explored in depth by KQED News across a range of programs and platforms.

KQED tracks the reach and impact of our work. For instance, in a recent survey, over 70% of listeners of KQED’s Forum reported that an episode of Forum “changed their mind” about an issue they cared about. This means that KQED news and public affairs programs correct misunderstandings and misinformation. Over 50% of survey respondents said an episode “inspired them to take action.”  Sometimes the impact can be very direct and significant, particularly in investigative journalism, where projects have led to hundreds of millions of dollars in public investment for communities in housing and climate mitigation in the last five years.

Learn More

See more about KQED’s Impact in our Annual Report to the Community. Reach out to speak to a grants team member at KQED—we look forward to hearing from you!

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Thank You

KQED expresses its deep appreciation for the following institutional funders who have provided over $25K in grant support since 2020.

  • Akonadi Foundation
  • Arnold Foundation
  • Baker Street Foundation
  • William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation
  • The California Endowment
  • California Healthcare Foundation
  • California Humanities 
  • California Wellness Foundation
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
  • The Civil Liberties Fund at the California State Library
  • College Futures Foundation
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
  • First Republic Foundation
  • William H. Fries, II Foundation
  • Gilead Foundation
  • Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
  • Goldman Sachs Gives
  • Google News Initiative
  • The Heising-Simons Foundation
  • The Hellman Foundation
  • Herbst Foundation
  • The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • The James Irvine Foundation
  • John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
  • Koret Foundation
  • Liberation Ventures
  • Meadow Fund
  • The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
  • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 
  • National Endowment for the Arts 
  • National Public Radio
  • National Science Foundation
  • Craig Newmark Philanthropies
  • NewsMatch at the Miami Foundation
  • Open Society Foundations 
  • Bernard Osher Foundation 
  • Norman Raab Foundation
  • San Francisco Foundation
  • Eric and Wendy Schmidt Family Foundation 
  • Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • John and Gwen Smart Foundation
  • Stuart Foundation
  • The U.S. Department of Education
  • The Vadasz Family Foundation 
  • Westly Foundation