Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

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The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation (EEJF) is a grant-making foundation based in Oklahoma that provides grants to journalism institutions throughout the United States. In 2011, the foundation's assets were $91.1 million and $4 million was distributed in grants. [1]

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The EEJF was established in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord. Robert J. Ross has been the President and CEO of the EEJF since 2003.

Mission

The Foundation's mission, according to its website, is "to invest in the future of journalism by building the ethics, skills and opportunities needed to advance principled, probing news and information". It works toward this goal by giving contributions to a variety of journalistic enterprises. [2]

Grant recipients

The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation has supported more than 100 non-profit journalism-oriented organizations. Grant recipients have included:

Notable contributions

The contributions of the Foundation have made an impact in the quality and capability of leading journalism projects nationwide. Some of Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation's most notable sponsorships have been awarded to:

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  9. 1 2 "Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $2.8 Million". Philanthropy News Digest (PND).
  10. ↑ "Innocence project gets second $75,000 grant - News". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  11. ↑ "The Kalb Report". www.gwu.edu. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15.
  12. ↑ "Entry - news and investigations | Center for Public Integrity". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  13. ↑ "Donate to the Pearl Project - The Pearl Project". pearlproject.georgetown.edu.
  14. ↑ Bouvia, Stephanie (21 February 2012). "TRAC program to receive $55,750 grant for project". The Daily Orange . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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