Craig Newmark Philanthropies

• Craig Newmark Philanthropies backs cyber civil defence work such as citizen cyber education and literacy, cyber-tool development and cybersecurity workforce programmes, support for servicemembers, veterans and their families during and after service, and only very limited support for nonprofit, fact-based journalism, so check your work fits one of these themes before approaching.
• A modest request looks realistic: the median grant to organisations was $200,000, about 8 in 10 of the 63 grants fell between $75,000 and $2,500,000, and half of the 63 grants were $200,000 or less, though the largest grant was far bigger, at about $11,500,000 to an organisation that itself regrants to other organisations.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; the foundation sometimes invites informal proposals itself, but otherwise asks for a final funding proposal following the instructions on its application page, with requests for military families or veterans directed to separate guidance, and journalism requests asked to show novel ways to greatly increase audience reach and engagement.
• It favours brief, specific proposals over heavily polished presentations with numerous attachments, and for multi-year support it looks for successful progress, particularly effective communications and collaboration.
• The giving pattern is strongly relationship-led rather than open to many new names: in its most recent filing, all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two previous filings, so build in time to establish a relationship and expect continued support to depend on demonstrated progress.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Common Sense Media · General purpose
  $2,000,0002025 tax year
• Institute for Security and Technology · General purpose
  $1,000,0002025 tax year
• Global Cyber Alliance · General purpose
  $500,0002025 tax year
• Vets in Tech · General purpose
  $500,0002025 tax year
• Advance Democracy · General purpose
  $500,0002025 tax year
• Women in Cybersecurity · General purpose
  $250,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.