The Foundation for Local News provides charitable support to improve the local news ecosystem in New Jersey, creates educational opportunities for high school and college students, provides funding to help bloom news in news deserts, and heightens public awareness about the local news crisis. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Raise funds to create a journalism program in New Jersey high schools, starting in the state’s most economically distressed areas.
Raise funds to create a statehouse news bureau focused on showing how state news impacts people on the local level. This content will be made available to all media outlets in New Jersey.
Serve as a fiscal sponsor for New Jersey media companies that seek grant funding.