Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation gave $9.8 million in charitable gifts in 2024

Core Insights - The Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation awarded $9.8 million to community and journalism programs in 2024, marking a nearly 10$2.5 million for community support, $1.6 million for journalism education, and$1.5 million for childhood literacy [4][5][6] - The Foundation's 2024 giving included $4.2 million for journalism education, with a significant initiative being the establishment of the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center at the University of Southern Mississippi, receiving$1 million annually for three years [7] Group 2: Community Engagement and Impact - Scripps-owned local television stations and Scripps Networks conducted 77 fundraising campaigns in 2024, garnering nearly 6,500 donations, and supported over 110 charities [8] - The Fund raised $289,000 for 29 local nonprofits in response to hurricanes Helene and Milton [8] - The Fund awarded$170,000 during the 71st Scripps Howard Journalism Awards to recognize outstanding journalism [8] Group 3: Educational Initiatives - The Fund partnered with the University of Southern California to teach open-source investigative journalism and provided a grant to the University of Memphis for a similar program [8] - The "If You Give a Child a Book …" campaign invested a record-breaking $1.5 million in childhood literacy, distributing 255,000 new books to 34,000 children in low-income schools [8] - Clay County, Kentucky, became the first school district to have all elementary schools supported by the literacy campaign, providing nearly 14,850 books to students [8]