TEGNA Foundation Awards Grants to Address Critical Community Needs
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2021--
In 2021,
The majority of 2021’s Community Grants support the following UN Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) goals:
“Our stations’ continued commitment to empowering their local communities through fundraising and grantmaking is invaluable and inspiring,” said
Several grants stand out as areas particularly significant to the local communities served, including:
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KING (Seattle ): Grantees include 14 Seattle-based organizations tackling racial, ethnic and social injustice; ensuring access to education, health and wellness; and combating food, job and financial insecurity, including BlackPast.org, Gathering Roots Wellness, Green Plate Special,Holocaust Center for Humanity ,Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute , Refugee Women’s Alliance, The Hub – Youth Central and more.
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KUSA (
Denver ): Addressing health, well-being, poverty and hunger, grantees include eightDenver -based organizations providing services to veterans, families, and children/teens, including La Clinica Tepeyac,La Raza Services Inc. , ProjectAngel Heart andThird Way Center .
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KXTV (
Sacramento ): Grants to sixSacramento area food shelters –Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano ,Placer Food Bank ,Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services , Second Harvest of theGreater Valley ,Yolo Food Bank andYuba-Sutter Food Bank – for ongoing relief related to increased needs of those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WUSA (
Washington, D.C. ): Eleven grants to support a broad range of community and social service needs, including theBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington , D.C.’s after-school programming atDrew-Freeman Middle School ; Arc ofPrince George’s County’sDental Service Project ; Capital Caring Health’s Community Counseling Services; Latin American Youth Center’s STRIPES, an after-school LGBTQ+ alliance; One World Education’sG8 Academy ; Washington Area’s Women’s Foundation, Inc.’s Rock Star Fund;Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’Washington AIDS Partnership ; and more.
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George Floyd Memorial Foundation Scholarship Fund : In partnership with KARE, TEGNA’sNBC affiliate inMinneapolis , a grant was made to provide scholarships to deserving high school students accepted to 2- or 4-year colleges and/or universities.
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Hispanic
Heritage Foundation : Supporting programs to identify, inspire, prepare, and connect Latino leaders in the community, classroom, and workforce.
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NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF): Providing general support for LDF, which seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve equality.
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press : Supporting the Local Legal Initiative, specifically supporting local journalists in defending their rights to gather and report the news.
TEGNA Foundation Community Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors. To learn more and/or apply for a TEGNA Foundation Community Grants, visit https://www.tegnafoundation.org/.
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