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Area of work

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Year

Amount committed (US$)

The Open Trust

Independent Media

Europe

2018

350,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2018

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 350,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support the investigations and output of openDemocracyUK.

The University of Texas at Austin

Independent Media

Latin America

2013

25,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2013

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 25,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support International Symposium on Online Journalism, which focuses on the emergence of new kinds of independent, alternative journalism in Latin America.

The World Investigates (TWI)

Independent Media

Africa

2014

355,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2014

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 355,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support The World Investigates, an organisation comprised of award-winning journalists and filmmakers focused on supporting African investigative journalism and bringing those stories to a global audience.

United Nations Foundation

Independent Media

Global

2020

2,000,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Global

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 2,000,000

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support Verified, an initiative launched by the United Nations to combat the growing scourge of COVID-19 misinformation by increasing the volume and reach of trusted, accurate information. This grant was funded by The Omidyar Group and is managed by Luminate.

Viewfinder

Independent Media

Africa

2020

100,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To provide rapid response grant support to Viewfinder to continue and expand their investigations into police abuses and impunity.

Viewfinder

Independent Media

Africa

2021

100,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support Viewfinder in scaling its model for long term, data-driven investigations.

World Press Freedom Day

Independent Media

Global

2011

200,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Global

Year 2011

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support the Center for International Media Assistance, a Washington DC-based organisation leading the organising committee for World Press Freedom Day, celebrated with a series of events in DC from May 1-3, 2011.

XYZ Show

Independent Media

Africa

2010

500,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2010

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 500,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Buni Media, a Kenyan non-profit producing creative digital content challenging the country's socio-political status quo including the XYZ Show.

XYZ Show

Independent Media

Africa

2012

430,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2012

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 430,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Buni Media, a Kenyan non-profit producing creative digital content challenging the country's socio-political status quo including the XYZ Show.

Africa Uncensored

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2023

300,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description A two-year project agreement grant to support Africa Uncensored in building out its investigative reporting capacity and audience in Kenya and the wider East African region.

African Centre for Media and Information Literacy

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2023

50,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a rapid response grant to AFRICMIL to track and document misinformation and disinformation around the Nigeria elections on social media and provide recommendations on appropriate policy responses.

Afrobarometer

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2023

400,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This is a two year pilot grant to support AfroBarometer train local civil society organisations in data collection, management and story telling using data and pilot tools to get perspectives on youth across Africa.

AI Forensics

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

253,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 253,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description Luminate supports AI Forensics so that it can hold major technology platforms accountable by conducting independent and high-profile technical investigations to uncover and expose the harms caused by their algorithms.

Algorithim Watch

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

300,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description Luminate is supporting Algorithm Watch to ensure that the use of algorithmic systems benefits the many, not the few.

All Protocol Observed

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2023

200,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a two-year project grant to support the team at All Protocols Observed (APO) to publish The Continent and build out its internal operations and team.

Aspiration Tech

Information Ecosystems

United States

2023

100,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus United States

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description The AI Now Institute project on monitoring AI policy trends and improvements.

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

Information Ecosystems

Asia

2023

320,020

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 320,020

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description A project grant to fund advocacy work focused on regulatory mechanisms that can generate evidence-based push for new diligence rules and transparency standards around social media platform monetisation programs.

Baraza Media Lab

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2023

520,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 520,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description Two-year core funding to support Baraza Media Lab to establish a resource centre and increase products available to stakeholders; to expand presence and engagement in East Africa; and to improve internal operations, governance structures, and practice.

BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2024

325,380

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 325,380

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description BEUC is the umbrella group for 46 independent consumer organisations from 32 countries. BEUC's main role is to represent them to the EU institutions and defend the interests of European consumers. The BEUC acronym originates from the organisation's French name, ?Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs?.

BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

480,287

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 480,287

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Black Stripe Foundation

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2022

400,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2022

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description A two-year unrestricted sunset grant to the Black Stripe Foundation to support the production of the Big Debate - a popular TV show that brings together civil society, state actors and the general public to discuss issues of national interest to South Africans.

Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT)

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2024

8,800

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 8,800

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description CDT Europe advocates for the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights in European tech law and policy.

Conectas

Information Ecosystems

Latin America

2023

980,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 980,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description This grant will support Conectas in establishing a new and innovative work stream dedicated to combating misinformation and hate speech in Brazil, as well as ensuring that Latin America perspectives are taken into consideration in the global debates around digital platforms' regulations.

Connected by Data

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

140,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 140,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description This project aims to co-create and test methods for collective action on data, working in partnership with a range of community groups and organisations to build capacity, insight and profile, including supporting and amplifying the experiences and actions of impacted communities through media and comms work.

Corporate Europe Observatory

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2022

150,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description The funding will support CEO's work to expose Big Tech interference in EU decision-making, thereby strengthening the resolve of decision-makers to stand firm against such lobbying pressure.

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