CINCINNATI, Feb. 17,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scripps Howard Fund and
Scripps Howard Foundation, nonprofit organizations, awarded
$9.8 million to community and
journalism programs during 2024, a nearly 10% increase from
2023.
The Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation support
communities where The E.W. Scripps Company does business, while
their journalism programs and funding reach people across the
country. The Fund and Foundation also partner with the Scripps and Howard families to support causes
important to them.
"Together with our partners, the Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps
Howard Foundation continually find new ways to serve our
communities and support the evolving landscape of journalism," said
Meredith Delaney, president and CEO
of the Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation. "The
impact of our 2024 funding underscores the power of collaboration
that drives everything we do – creating opportunities, building
brighter futures for young people through reading and fostering a
more engaged, informed world."
The Fund's 2024 giving included:
$2.5 million to give back in
communities served by The E.W. Scripps Company
- Scripps-owned local television
stations and Scripps Networks held 77 fundraising campaigns in 2024
and received nearly 6,500 donations.
- The Fund supported more than 110 charities within Scripps' communities, providing help to those who
need it most.
- The Fund, Scripps local stations
and Scripps News joined forces to organize fundraisers alongside
their coverage for hurricanes Helene and Milton. Viewers across the country answered the
call, helping to raise $289,000 for
29 local nonprofits on the frontlines.
$1.6 million to advance
journalism education
- During the 71st Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, the Fund
awarded $170,000 across 15
categories, recognizing news organizations and journalists for
outstanding investigations and storytelling.
- Twenty-one paid interns gained real-world experience working in
newsrooms across the country.
- The Scripps Howard Fund provided grants to foster innovation in
journalism education through two programs:
- The Fund partners with the University of
Southern California's Annenberg
School for Communication and Journalism to teach college
students open-source investigative journalism.
- The Fund, in partnership with the Adam R. Scripps Foundation,
provided a grant to the University of
Memphis to create an open-source investigative program at
its Institute for Public Service Reporting.
$1.5 million to improve
childhood literacy
- The Fund's ninth annual "If You Give a Child a Book …" campaign
invested a record-breaking $1.5
million in childhood literacy.
- This year's campaign provided 255,000 new books to 34,000
children at low-income schools across the
United States.
- In 2024, Clay County,
Kentucky, became the first school district in the country to
have all its elementary schools receive support from the "If You
Give a Child a Book …" campaign. Nearly 1,700 students across the
district's seven elementary schools selected books of their own to
start their home libraries during free Scholastic Book Fairs –
that's 14,850 books into the hands of children most at risk of
falling behind in reading.
The Foundation's 2024 giving included:
$4.2 million to advance
journalism education
- In 2024, the Foundation expanded its impact by establishing the
Roy Howard Community Journalism Center at the University of Southern Mississippi. USM will
receive $1 million per year for three
years to create and operate the center. This groundbreaking program
helps student journalists amplify the voices of under-reported
communities, counter misinformation and produce meaningful,
trustworthy journalism. Through their work, students will not only
debunk falsehoods but also investigate and expose the sources of
misinformation, fostering a more informed and engaged public.
- The Foundation funded $200,000
grants for Roy Howard fellows,
helping them refine their journalism skills.
- The Foundation invested more than $2
million to continue its support for the Howard Centers for
Investigative Journalism at the University of
Maryland and Arizona State
University. The Howard Centers train the next generation of
reporters, introducing them to a host of topics including new
media, data mining and the ethics and history of investigative
journalism.
Media contact: Molly
Miossi, 513-977-3713, molly.miossi@scripps.com
About the Scripps Howard Fund
The Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity established by The E.W.
Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), is dedicated to creating
informed and engaged communities through journalism education,
childhood literacy and local causes. At the crossroads of the
classroom and the newsroom, the Fund is a leader in supporting
journalism through scholarships, internships, minority recruitment
and development and First Amendment causes. The Scripps Howard
Awards stand as one of the industry's top honors for outstanding
journalism. The Fund's annual "If You Give a Child a Book …"
childhood literacy campaign has distributed thousands of new books
to children in need across the nation. The Fund partners with
Scripps brands to create awareness of local issues and support
organizations that build thriving communities. The Scripps
Howard Fund administers funding for the Scripps Howard Foundation,
a private foundation established in 1962 to advance charitable
causes important to The E.W. Scripps Company and the Scripps and Howard families.
About the Scripps Howard Foundation
The Scripps Howard
Foundation is a private foundation established in 1962 to advance
charitable causes important to The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:
SSP) and the Scripps and Howard
families. The Foundation is dedicated to creating informed and
engaged communities through journalism education.
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