Who funds National Public Radio Inc?
Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-0907625 · NTEE A340 · 501(c)(3)
195 private foundations paid National Public Radio Inc 301 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $26.2M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE A340) places it in arts & culture.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Gates Foundation · 2023 - Global health and development public awareness and analysis$1,950,000
- The Wallace Foundation · 2023 - To support NPR's coverage of education issues through a media sponsorship.$1,850,000
- The Schmidt Family Foundation · 2024 - Capacity building$1,833,334
- Walton Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - To support general operations.$1,000,000
- Walton Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - To support general operations.$1,000,000
- Lilly Endowment Inc · 2024 - Religion & spirituality project$900,000
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc · 2023 - To renew general operating support for national public radio$750,000
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc · 2023 - To renew general operating support for national public radio$750,000
- The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · 2024 - For general operating support$600,000
- Carnegie Corporation of New York · 2024 - For general support$583,300
- Carnegie Corporation of New York · 2022 - For general support$583,300
- John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · 2024 - In support of npr's race and identity beat and podcasts: code switch and throughline$500,000
- Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh · 2024 - Unrestricted/ general use$500,000
- Walton Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - To support NPR's Climate Desk's reporting on water and climate solutions.$500,000
- Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh · 2023 - Unrestricted/ general use$500,000
- Imaginable Futures Foundation · 2023 - To support the operations of Grantee's Education Desk$475,000
- Carnegie Corporation of New York · 2023 - For general support$416,700
- George D Smith Fund Inc · 2025 - Organization's charitable purposes$400,000
- George D Smith Fund Inc · 2024 - Organization's charitable purposes$400,000
- Catena Foundation · 2023 - Immigration - npr and tx public radio immigration coverage$350,000
- Alfred P Sloan Foundation · 2024 - To support nprs coverage of economics via two podcasts, planet money and the indicator; online short videos; a weekly newsletter; and…$325,000
- Alfred P Sloan Foundation · 2023 - To support nprs coverage of economics via two podcasts, planet money and the indicator; online short videos; a weekly newsletter; and…$325,000
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · 2024 - Support for general operations and to continue the midwest newsroom, as well as its ongoing reporting. 202204-12181$300,000
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · 2023 - Support for general operations and to continue the midwest newsroom, as well as its ongoing reporting. 202204-12181$300,000
- Sy Syms Foundation a New Jersey Non Profit Corp · 2023 - Charitable Arts Musical Grant$300,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH · 24 shared funders
- Spelman CollegeAtl, GA · 22 shared funders
- Pbs FoundationArlington, VA · 22 shared funders
- Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT · 30 shared funders
- Wgbh Educational FoundationBrighton, MA · 22 shared funders
- Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI · 24 shared funders
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 20 shared funders
- EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA · 28 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | 70 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 109 | 107 | $10.2M |
| 2023 | 106 | 94 | $13M |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 | $1.6M |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-0907625
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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