Field Foundation

"America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning" Making of a Nation. Unmaking of a Narrative. Who Gets to Tell the Story? 📅 Save the Date: July 16, 2026 🕕 6–9pm 📍 Impact House, 200 W Madison St., 3rd Floor, Chicago #AmericaAt250 #JournalismReckoning #Chicago

So where do we go from here? "America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning" invites Chicago's entire journalism ecosystem for an evening of honest conversation — reflecting on journalism's past, engaging journalism's present, and reimagining its future. (5/)

July 4, 2026 marks America's Semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Amid the many celebrations, it's also a moment of reflection: on our founding ideals, on the progress we've made, and on the work still ahead. (1/)

Take a listen to Alexandra Larson Bonds as she speaks about how the #HealingIllinois grant further YWCA Quad Cities’ mission to eliminate racism and empower women.

We’re proud to share the organizations chosen as Healing Illinois’ 2025–2026 sub-grantee recipients. Help us show them some love by commenting ‘Congratulations’ and repost this to spread awareness.

As @FieldFoundation President Daniel Ash stated, healing is about working together as a community.  #HealingIllinois #RacialHealing #Illinois #CommunityHealing

Journalism is the bedrock of informed communities. Congrats to all honorees at the Chicago Journalists Association's 86th Anniversary Awards Ceremony. We're proud to support this event & the vital work of Chicago-area journalists. We look forward to celebrating you on Friday!

Supporting journalists through comradeship is at our core. Thanks to a special partnership, we’re pleased to announce that @FieldFoundation is sponsoring a select number of FREE tickets for laid-off journalists to our 86th Anniversary Awards Ceremony! 🎉 1/

THREAD [1/2] 🚨Healing Illinois is back! Illinois nonprofits can apply for funding to promote connection– projects that address racial healing activities and other important issues affecting communities, such as political polarization or economic distress, will be eligible.

Good news for local news. We're proud to support #PressForwardChicago, which has awarded $1.5M to 26 local news outlets. The grants will support capacity building + expanded immigration coverage—strengthening journalism & storytelling to further reflect Chicago. Congrats to all!

We're proud to help support our Journalism & Storytelling grant recipients in overcoming these challenges. And we're especially proud of Chicago News Weekly & Investigative Project on Race & Equity for their impactful work. /end cnwmedia.com raceandequityproject.org

The discussion covered all aspects of launching a news business start-up — from the process of securing a nonprofit 501c3 or fiscal sponsor, to what keeps these leaders up at night: the constant challenge of diversifying revenue, increasing staff & maintaining sustainability. 4/

We were proud to sponsor the "Building a Nonprofit Newsroom," panel at last weekend's JAWS @womenjournos conference in Washington, D.C. The panel featured two grant recipients from Field's Multi-Year Cohort: @cnwmedia1 & @raceandequity1 1/

We're proud to support @womenjournos and #JAWSCAMP2025, Sept 5-7 in Washington, DC. For all attending, don't miss this important panel on "Building a Nonprofit Newsroom," featuring leaders from @FloodlightNews @cnwmedia1 @Philanthropy & @raceandequity1. #journalism #storytelling