Core Insights - The Scripps Howard Fund and Scripps Howard Foundation awarded $11 million to community and journalism programs in 2025, marking a 12% increase from 2024 [1] Funding Overview - The Fund's 2025 contributions included $2.3 million invested in communities served by The E.W. Scripps Company [3] - The Fund allocated $1.7 million to improve childhood literacy and $1.5 million to advance journalism education [4] - The Foundation's contributions included $5.4 million to advance journalism education and $2.7 million to support the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University [5] Community Impact - Scripps-owned local television stations and Scripps Networks conducted 41 fundraising campaigns in 2025, receiving over 6,700 donations [6] - The Fund supported more than 91 charities within Scripps' communities and raised nearly $270,000 through disaster relief campaigns, including $127,000 for flood victims in Central Texas [6] - The "If You Give a Child a Book …" program invested $1.7 million to provide 280,000 books to students in 93 Title I partner schools [6] Journalism Education Initiatives - The Fund awarded $140,000 across 12 categories during the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, recognizing impactful journalism [6] - Twenty-five paid interns gained real-world experience in newsrooms across the country, and grants were provided to four community colleges to support journalism education programs [6] - The Foundation funded over $410,000 in grants for Roy W. Howard fellows and launched the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center at the University of Southern Mississippi, training 47 student journalists and producing over 200 local stories [9]