Financials

FY18 Financial Highlights

Total revenue for the Nieman Foundation increased approximately 6.5 percent in FY18 from FY17. Several significant developments included:

  • Three non-federal sponsored grants – one from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and two from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • A 215 percent increase in gifts for current use. Funding for the Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism (see more information below) accounted for approximately 80 percent of the FY18 current-use gifts.

The value of our investments increased approximately 2 percent from FY17 to FY18. Our balance sheet remains strong, with almost $134,000,000 in long-term investments.

In FY18, the Nieman Foundation received a pledge for a new fellowship, the Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellowship in Science Journalism. It will support one journalist in the class of 2020 who covers any science topic—from climate change and technology to health and medicine, artificial intelligence and beyond.

In FY18, Nieman received funding for two new fellowships:

  • The Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism was created to support journalists who cover news in underserved communities in the United States. After their Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, the Abrams Nieman Fellows receive financial support for public service fieldwork that may last up to nine months. The foundation is grateful to Nieman Advisory Board member Amy Abrams, whose Abrams Foundation funds these fellowships. Three Abrams Nieman Fellows were selected for the class of 2019 and applications are being accepted for spots in the class of 2020.
  • The Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish Journalists, offered in partnership with Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF), honors the memory of U.S. journalist, filmmaker and news executive Robert L. Long. The fellowship was established to support any Turkish journalist accepted for a fellowship in the Nieman classes of 2019, 2020 and 2021. One fellowship was granted in the class of 2019.

Development Report

The Nieman Foundation is deeply grateful to the many individuals, foundations, journalism organizations and other groups that support our work each year. These generous donors help fund Nieman fellowships, publications, journalism events and awards, conferences and other special projects that educate journalists around the world. These gifts help advance Nieman’s long-term goals and mission to promote and elevate the standards of journalism and educate individuals deemed specially qualified for the profession.

Those who wish to make a gift to the Nieman Foundation may make a donation online or send a check to the Nieman Foundation. All correspondence should be mailed to:

Development Office
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
One Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

To learn more about planned gifts and bequests, please visit Harvard University’s Planned Giving website.

Questions about making a planned gift or other contributions may be sent to niemandevelopment@harvard.edu.

Balance Sheet

2018 Balance Sheet chart

Statement of Operating Revenue and Operating Expenses

2018 Revenue and Expenses chart

Gifts and Grants to the Foundation

Income received during FY18 and in FY19 prior to Dec. 17, 2018

Foundations and organizations that provided grants to support Nieman programs and fellowships:

The Abrams Foundation (support for the Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism)

Christopher J. Georges Journalism Fund (support for the annual Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism)

Martin Wise Goodman Trust (Martin Wise Goodman Nieman Fellowship for a Canadian journalist)

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (support for the Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships)

Estate of Walter Lippmann (general support for the foundation)

Murrey and Frances Marder Endowment (Murrey Marder Nieman Fellowships in Watchdog Journalism and other watchdog projects)

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (two conferences for journalists who cover nuclear issues and housing and related issues)

Morris Endowment Fund (Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture, presented annually by an American foreign correspondent)

I.F. Stone Endowment Fund (I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence)

Taylor Family Award Fund (Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism)

Turkish Philanthropy Funds (Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish Journalists)

Worth Bingham Memorial Fund (Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism)

Income received during FY17 and in FY18 prior to Dec. 14, 2017

Foundations and organizations that provided grants to support Nieman programs and fellowships:

The Abrams Foundation (support for the Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Investigative Journalism)

Christopher J. Georges Journalism Fund (support for the annual Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism)

Martin Wise Goodman Trust (Martin Wise Goodman Nieman Fellowship for a Canadian journalist)

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (support for the Nieman Journalism Lab and the Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships)

Estate of Walter Lippmann (general support for the foundation)

Murrey and Frances Marder Endowment (Murrey Marder Nieman Fellowships in Watchdog Journalism and other watchdog projects)

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (conference for journalists on covering nuclear issues)

The Miami Foundation (general support for the foundation through the Knight News Match campaign)

Morris Endowment Fund (Joe Alex Morris Jr. Memorial Lecture, presented annually by an American foreign correspondent)

I.F. Stone Endowment Fund (I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence)

Open Society Foundations (support for the Nieman Lab)

Taylor Family Award Fund (Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism)

Worth Bingham Memorial Fund (Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism)

Grants to Support Nieman Fellowships in the Class of 2019

The Abrams Foundation: three fellows from the United States (support for the Abrams Nieman Fellowships for Local Investigative Journalism)

The Carroll Binder Endowment: one fellow from the Ukraine

The Barry Bingham Jr. Endowment: one fellow from Nigeria

The Atsuko Chiba Endowment: one fellow from Myanmar

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: one fellow from Colombia/United States (support for the Knight Latin American Nieman Fellowship)

The Murrey and Frances Marder Endowment: two fellows from the United States (the Murrey Marder Nieman Fellowships in Watchdog Journalism)

The William Montalbano Endowment: one fellow from the United Kingdom

The Ruth Cowan Nash Endowment: one fellow from Italy and one fellow from Japan

The Robert Waldo Ruhl Endowment: one fellow from Germany

The Louis Stark Endowment: one fellow from Israel (labor reporting fellowship)

Turkish Philanthropy Funds: one fellow from Turkey (support for the Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish Journalists)

Grants to Support Nieman Fellowships in the Class of 2018

The Carroll Binder Endowment: one fellow from South Africa

The Barry Bingham Jr. Endowment: one fellow from Kenya

The Atsuko Chiba Endowment: one fellow from Australia

The Martin Wise Goodman Trust: one fellow from Canada

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: one fellow from Guatemala (support for the Knight Latin American Nieman Fellowship)

The Murrey and Frances Marder Endowment: one fellows from Germany and one fellow from the United States (the Murrey Marder Nieman Fellowships in Watchdog Journalism)

The William Montalbano Endowment: one fellow from the United Kingdom

The Ruth Cowan Nash Endowment: one fellow from the Czech Republic and one fellow from Spain

The Robert Waldo Ruhl Endowment: one fellow from India

The Louis Stark Endowment: one fellow from the United States (labor reporting fellowship)

Other Donors

Through December 17, 2018

Anonymous
Brandt Ayers, NF ’68
Melissa Bailey, NF ’15
David Barboza (NF ’16) and Lynn Zhang
Amanda Bennett and Donald Graham
Mariah Blake, NF ’16
Christopher E. Bogan (NF ’82) and Mary Jo Barnett
Emily Boghossian
Michelle Boorstein, NF ’17
Daniel B. Brewster Jr., NF ’83
Eugene Carlson, NF ’76
Robert Caro, NF ’66
Henry Chu (NF ’15) and James Baer
Ned (NF ’74) and Linda Cline
Lori Cohen, NF ’97
Alfredo Corchado, NF ’09
John Corry, NF ’65
Douglas (NF ’87) and Elizabeth Cumming
Brian Davis and Judith Federa – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
George de Lama, NF ’92
Susan Dentzer, NF ’87
James S. (NF ’65) and Ann G. Doyle
Frank Dubovsky and Jean Eberhart Dubovsky – In memory of Lawrence Weiss, NF ’49
Kitty Eisele, NF ’15
Mark Ethridge, NF ’86
Talton Figgins
Toby Finnegan
Tom and Lori Flint – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Linda Foley – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Carol Gallant
Gilbert (NF ’83) and Cathryn Gaul
James Geary, NF ’12
Robert (NF ’66) and Nancy Giles
Ellen H. Goodman (NF ’74) and Robert L. Levey
Anita Harris, NF ’82
John Harwood, NF ’90
David Himmelstein, NF ’83
Philip (NF ’74) and Shirley Hudgins
Derrick Z. Jackson (NF ’84) and Dr. Michelle Holmes
Gerald Jordan, NF ’82 – In memory of the deceased members of the class of 1982
Jana Juginovic, NF ’10
Caroline Kagan
Matthew (NF ’18) and Madeleine Karolian
Melody Kramer (NF ’15) and Abigail Haydon
Eduardo Lachica, NF ’68
Marlin Lasater
William and Ann Lawrence – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Nancy Lee, NF ’87
Lori Levin – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Paul Lieberman, NF ’80
Ann Marie Lipinski, NF ’90
Ivy Main – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
William (NF ’83) and Diane Marimow
David Mazie, NF ’64
Jennifer (NF ’13) and Brent McDonald
Victor (NF ’63) and Ruth McElheny
Madeline McGaughey
Morton A. Mintz, NF ’64
Nieman Class of 2018
Tim and Melinda O’Brien – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Grzegorz Piechota, NF ’16
Clarice Pik Shan Pang
C.M. (NF ’85) and Monique Pride
Vladimir Radomirovic (NF ’15) and Dragana Matovic
Lisa Rasmussen – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Norma P. Reed
Julie Reynolds, NF ’09
Claire Riedl – In memory of Lawrence Weiss, NF ’49
Heidi Ross
James W. Rubin
Paul Salopek, NF ’12
Shankar Sarda, NF ’65
Fae Saulenas
Jennifer Sharp, NF ’06
Mary Beth Sheridan, NF ’13
Catherine Shuster
Rachel Emma Silverman, NF ’14
David Skok, NF ’12
Anthony Smith – In memory of journalist James Pierobon
Scott C. and Martha Smith – In memory of Zvi Richard Dor-Ner, NF ’77
Robert (NF ’17) and Katarzyna Socha
Spark Camp, Inc.
Judith Stoia, NF ’80
Akiko Sugaya (NF ’12) and Hiroshi Ishii
Josephine Thomas, NF ’71
Wendi C. Thomas, NF ’16
Bronwyn and Ryan Thornburg
Fredric (NF ’89) and B. Kim R. Tulsky
Dawn Turner Trice, NF ’15
Walter Watson, NF ’08
Amy Webb, NF ’15
Nancy Webb (NF ’84) and Richard Shafer
Nicholas Weiss – In memory of Lawrence Weiss, NF ’49
David Welna, NF ’98
Damien Willis
Edwin N. Williams, NF ’73
Laura Wides-Muñoz (NF ’13) and Carlos Munoz

NF = Nieman Fellow