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Area of work

Geographic focus

Year

Amount committed (US$)

New Venture Fund

Information Ecosystems

Global

2022

350,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 350,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description Unrestricted grant to Nebula Fund, a new multi-year initiative that aims to‚ strengthen the narrative power of progressive movements advancing gender justice to promote an inclusive, just and hopeful vision‚ of the future.

New Venture Fund

Information Ecosystems

United States

2022

84,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus United States

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 84,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description This funding is part of Luminate's participation in the NetGain Partnership, a philanthrophic collaboration seeking to advance the public interest in the digital age. NetGain's current work is focused on addressing the harms wrought by Big Tech and exploring and advancing meaningful reform.

New Venture Fund

Information Ecosystems

Global

2023

84,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 84,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Nexo

Information Ecosystems

Latin America

2022

250,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 250,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description Nexo is a Brazilian award-winning, digital-only independent media organisation.

Núcleo Jornalismo

Information Ecosystems

Latin America

2023

190,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 190,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description The funding will be applied in institutional development (administrative, HR, and commercial capacity), community building, and technology enhancement and artificial intelligence.

Open Net

Information Ecosystems

Asia

2023

270,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 270,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support the organisation's work in using Data Protection Acts to reducing monetisation of the disinformation content and accounts on platforms in South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Open Rights Group

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

50,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description Campaign initiatives to challenge the UK Government's ambition to weaken UK data protection standards.

Pulitzer Center

Information Ecosystems

Global

2023

150,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a project grant to the Pulitzer Center's AI accountability network. The initiative aims to expand and diversify the field of of algorithmic accountability reporting by supporting journalists, particularly those working at the local level to pursue in-depth reporting projects that interrogate how AI systems are funded, built, and deployed by governments and other actors. With Luminate's support, the Pulitzer Center will research, design, and start to implement a comprehensive strategy to maximize the synergies between journalism and audience-centered engagement.

Quid

Information Ecosystems

Latin America

2023

890,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 890,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This grant will help Quid consolidate its operations for a longer time, offering support to the field in its work to mitigate for antidemocratic extremism that prevents underrepresented groups to participate in political decisions. It will be dedicated to expanding research capacity, amplifying campaign actions, and deepening partnerships within and outside of Brazil.

Reporters Without Borders

Information Ecosystems

Global

2022

300,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Other

Description A two year grant to support the Forum on Information and Democracy expand its influence into new geographies outside Europe and build institutional capacity.

Res Non Verba

Information Ecosystems

Latin America

2022

277,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 277,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description Seed funding to support the establishment and implementation of Civic Compass, an initiative focusing on the intersection of technology, the internet and representative democracy in Latin America.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2023

530,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 530,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Other

Description AfricaNoFilter supports storytellers and organisations already working to shift stereotypical narratives of Africa through the development of nuanced and contemporary stories. This grant will support AfricaNoFilter implement its strategic plan in accordance with its key pillars: grant-making, research, community building, and advocacy.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Information Ecosystems

Global

2022

500,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 500,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Other

Description A two year core grant renewal to support IFPIM to pilot its programs in its geographies of focus and build its institutional operations.

Stears

Information Ecosystems

Africa

2022

150,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description This is a grant to support Stears in building an election situation room which is designed to engage internet enabled Nigerians who want to follow the elections, an estimated audience of 33 million people.

Studio Citizen

Information Ecosystems

Global

2023

600,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 600,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description Luminate supports the early stage development of Studio Citizen, a new Studio that integrates journalism into impact-driven nonfiction storytelling.

Superrr Lab

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

400,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding purpose Other

Description A 3-year unrestricted grant to support Superrr Lab?s work to develop visions and projects to create more equitable futures by researching technologies, building networks, and shaping new narratives. LSI is particularly interested in their work 1) opening up the tech debate to those most affected by digital technologies, including forming new networks and alliances beyond tech and, 2) replacing innovation narratives with sustainability, equity and inclusion, including providing a forum to build consensus between civil society organisations, establish points of action and present shared narratives.

Systemic Justice

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

150,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description An 18-month project grant to support research mapping on how technology causes harm to marginalised communities in Europe. The grant will support Systemic Justice to 1) develop bespoke non-extractive methodological approaches to research / investigate the harms experienced by marginalised communities across Europe and 2) publish the main mapping report and develop additional related outputs.

The Citizens

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2024

450,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2024

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 450,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description The purpose of this grant is to support the Real Facebook Oversight Board project of The Citizens to challenge the legitimacy of Facebook's Oversight Board and expose the harms of Facebook creatively.

The Citizens

Information Ecosystems

Global

2022

175,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 175,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description The grant is to support the Citizens' project that will bring the skills and knowledge of filmmakers, academics, campaigners, lawyers, scientists and activists to the service of public interest journalism on issues around Big Tech.

The Markup

Information Ecosystems

Global

2022

900,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Global

Year 2022

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 900,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description The Markup undertakes data driven investigations of tech and how it influences society.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Information Ecosystems

Asia

2023

198,811

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 198,811

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description This research grant renewal will extend the partnership between Luminate and UMass Amherst digital politics researchers to develop high-impact action research that supports global civil society to address information disorders across diverse national contexts.

Uplift

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

120,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 120,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description This grant will help Uplift launch a major public enquiry in Ireland on the role of Big Tech in Irish society and its failure in holding these companies to account in protecting all Europeans' data and digital rights.

Uplift

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

250,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 250,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description This 2-year project grant will support the Hope and Courage Collective to grow an emergent ecosystem across civil society in Ireland at the intersections of tackling threats to democracy, the exponential rise of the far-right and the role of social media platforms in amplifying hate, discrimination, mis- and disinformation and thus exacerbating harms and negatively impacting democracy. This grant will help them to support an ecosystem so that it is better connected, more aligned, and better able to work together.

Viewfinder

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 Through narrative journalism, documentary Ô¨Ålmmaking, and inter-newsroom collaborations, ViewÔ¨Ånder seeks to make complex Ô¨Åndings accessible to audiences across the spectrum of South African news media consumers. This is a tie-off grant to Viewfinder to enable them to continue and expand their investigations into police abuses and impunity.

Vox Public

Information Ecosystems

Europe

2023

450,000

Area of work Information Ecosystems

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2023

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 450,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description A 2-year project grant to support VoxPublic to convene, facilitate, and coordinate a network of digital and non-digital civil society organisations in France to increase pressure on social media companies by questioning their business model and toxic practices regarding discrimination, spread of hate speech, and disinformation. VoxPublic will convene stakeholders to build knowledge and analysis, centre people who experience harm by social media platforms and other injustices, and campaign.

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