Total FY19 revenue for the Nieman Foundation increased approximately 8.1 percent from FY18. Several significant developments included:

• One non-federal sponsored grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
• A 108 percent increase in gifts for current use. Funding for the Abrams Nieman Fellowship for Local Journalism (see more information below) accounted for approximately 65 percent of the FY19 current-use gifts. Nieman also received a $70,000 gift to fund the new Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellowship in Science Journalism, plus approximately $148,000 to fund the Worth Bingham Memorial Fund.

The value of our investments increased approximately 2 percent from FY18 to FY19. Our balance sheet remains strong, with almost $135,000,000 in long-term investments.

In FY19, Nieman received funding for one new fellowship and the continuation of two recently established 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 Nieman classes of 2019 and 2020, and applications are being accepted for spots in the class of 2021.
• 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 classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021. One fellowship was granted in the class of 2019 and one in the class of 2020.
• The Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellowship in Science Journalism was established by an anonymous donor made on behalf of Ella (Davis) Mazel in memory of her brother, Harry M. Davis, a science journalist and a Nieman Fellow in the class of 1941. The fellowship supports one journalist in the class of 2020 who covers science and natural resources.

The Nieman Foundation is deeply grateful to the many individuals, foundations, journalism organizations and other groups that support its programs each year. These generous donors help fund Nieman Fellowships, publications, journalism events and awards, conferences and other special projects that help educate journalists on campus and 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
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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.

Income received during FY19 and in FY20 prior to Dec. 19, 2019

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 (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 (two conference for journalists who cover nuclear issues and climate change 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)

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

Income received during FY18 and in FY19 prior to Dec. 7, 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 (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)

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

Anonymous donor: one fellow from the United States (support for the Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellow in Science Journalism)

The Carroll Binder Endowment: one fellow from Russia

The Barry Bingham Jr. Endowment: one fellow from Niger

The Atsuko Chiba Endowment: one fellow from China

The Martin Wise Goodman Trust: one fellow from Canada

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: one fellow with Colombian/U.S. citizenship (support for the Knight Latin American Nieman Fellowship)

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

The William Montalbano Endowment: one fellow from Zimbabwe

The Ruth Cowan Nash Endowment: one fellow with Australian/Lebanese citizenship, and one fellow with Australian/U.K. citizenship

The Robert Waldo Ruhl Endowment: one fellow from India

The Louis Stark Endowment: one fellow with U.S./Syrian citizenship (labor reporting fellowship)

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

The Abrams Foundation: three fellows from the United States (support for the Abrams Nieman Fellowship 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)

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 fellow 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)

Anonymous

David Ahearn – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Judith Serbin Barr – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Roberta Baskin (NF ’02) and James Tengrove

Christopher E. Bogan (NF ’82) and Mary Jo Barnett

Michelle Boorstein (NF ’17) and Brad Foss

Henry S. (NF ’69) and Monica P. Bradsher

Patricia Brennan – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Jennifer Bush – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Michael Carroll and Deborah Starr Conklin – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Chilton Club

Henry Chu (NF ’15) and James Baer

Ned (NF ’74) and Linda Cline

Alfredo Corchado, NF ’09

Brian Davis and Judith Federa – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

George de Lama, NF ’92

Susan Dentzner, NF ’87

June C. Erlick

Michael Facciola

Talton Figgins

Toby Finnegan

Tom and Lori Flint – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

Linda Foley – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

James Geary (NF ’12) and Linda Hoetink

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)

Alex Jones, NF ’82

Gerald Jordan, NF ’82 – In memory of the deceased members of class of 1982

Jana Juginovic, NF ’10

Caroline Kagan

Matthew (NF ’18) and Madeleine Karolian

Dina Kraft (NF ’12)

William and Ann Lawrence – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

Nancy Lee, NF ’87

Lori Levin – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

Ann Marie Lipinski, NF ’90

MBJ Advisory LLC

Ivy Main – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

William (NF ’83) and Diane Marimow

David Mazie, NF ’64

Victor (NF ’63) and Ruth McElheny

Walter (NF ’67) and Barbara Meek

Morton A. Mintz, NF ’64

Tim and Melinda O’Brien – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

John W. Payne

Lisa Payne – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Suzanna Petren Moritz

Ann Philbin

Grzegorz Piechota, NF ’16

C.M. (NF ’85) and Monique Pride

Lisa Rasmussen – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

Julie Reynolds, NF ’09

Lois Robinson – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Mary Louise Schumacher, NF ’17

Janet Scott – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Rachel Emma Silverman (NF ’14) and Alexander Robinson

David Skok (NF ’12) and Alison Loat

Anthony Smith – In memory of journalist James Pierobon

Thomas Smith and Maryann Thomas – In memory of James Ahearn, NF ’71

Spark Camp, Inc.

Judith Stoia, NF ’80

Akiko Sugaya (NF ’12) and Hiroshi Ishii

Wendi C. Thomas, NF ’16

Nuri Vallbona (NF ’01) and William Kaufhold

Walter Watson, NF ’08

Amy Webb, NF ’15

Nancy Webb (NF ’84) and Richard Shafer

David Welna (NF ’98) and Kathleen Wheaton

Christopher Weyant (NF ’16) and Anna Kang

Damien Willis

Laura Wides-Munoz (NF ’13) and Carlos Munoz

Ann Woolner, NF ’96

Kazutami Yamazaki, NF ’90

NF = Nieman Fellow