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Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation gave $11 million in charitable gifts in 2025
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation, nonprofit organizations, awarded $11 million to community
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[{"type":"text","content":"CINCINNATI, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation, nonprofit organizations, awarded $11 million to community and journalism programs during 2025, a 12% increase from 2024. The Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation support communities where The E.W. Scripps Company does business, while their journalism programs and funding reach people across the country. The Fund and Foundation also partner with the Scripps and Howard families to support causes important to them. “In 2025, we saw communities across the country strengthened through the power of connection – whether it was giving children the gift of books, equipping aspiring journalists with the skills to tell important stories or rallying together in times of crisis,” said Meredith Delaney, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund. “Our vision to uplift communities guided every grant and campaign, and our mission continues to drive this meaningful work.” The Fund’s 2025 giving included: $2.3 million invested in communities served by The E.W. Scripps Company Scripps-owned local television stations and Scripps Networks held 41 fundraising campaigns in 2025 and received more than 6,700 donations.The Fund supported more than 91 charities within Scripps’ communities, providing help to those who need it most.In collaboration with the Scripps News Group, the Fund raised nearly $270,000 through disaster relief campaigns – including $127,000 for those impacted by the devastating floods in Central Texas. $1.7 million to improve childhood literacy In 2025, the “If You Give a Child a Book …” program invested $1.7 million to provide 280,000 books to students in the Fund’s 93 Title I partner schools.Additionally, the Fund raised a record-breaking $1.9 million for childhood literacy during its annual campaign, which will provide more than 300,000 books to 34,000 students throughout 2026. $1.5 million to advance journalism education During the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, the Fund awarded $140,000 across 12 categories, recognizing news organizations and journalists who produced some of the most impactful journalism in 2024. For the first time, winners received a travel stipend/honorarium to visit universities and engage directly with journalism students.Twenty-five paid interns gained real-world experience working in n...