Knight Community
Information Challenge
A growing number of community and place-based
foundations are supporting local news and information
projects to make an impact on issues they care about.
Winners
Putting 21st Century Public
Media on a Rural, New York Map
Adirondack Community Trust
Promoting Healthy, Informed
Choices in Kentucky
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Providing a Voice for
Brooklyn Residents
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Empowering Disenfranchised
Communities to Take Action on
Environmental Justice Issues in
Western New York
Community Foundation
for Greater Bu; alo
Rethinking Public Broadcasting
in Long Beach
Long Beach Community Foundation
Raising Awareness About
Towing Practices in California
California Community Foundation
Creating a Watchdog for
New Orleans’ Charter Schools
Greater New Orleans Foundation
Using Information to Spur the
Economy in Rural Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Community Foundation
Expanding the Reach of Hyper-
local News in Charlottesville, Va.
Charlottesville Area
Community Foundation
Reporting on Nebraska’s
Refugee Communities
Lincoln Community Foundation
Empowering Latino Youth
In the Voting Process
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Strengthening Rural Journalism
in South Dakota
South Dakota
Community Foundation
Empowering Atlanta Neighborhoods
to Use Data for Community Change
The Community Foundation
for Greater Atlanta
Empowering Youth to Share
Their Viewpoints on Air
The Community Foundation of Utah
Unlocking Public Data for
Denver Residents
The Denver Foundation
Expanding Citizen Voice in
Canadian Media
The Winnipeg Foundation &
The Winnipeg Foundation USA
Turning Data into Engaging Stories
in Colorado
The Piton Foundation
Strengthening Investigative
Journalism in Vermont
Vermont Community Foundation
Expanding a Crowdsourced
Community News Site in Ohio
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
To participate in the
challenge, and learn more
about these projects, visit
informationneeds.org.
