American Journalism Project

{{Short description|American non-profit organization}}

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| formation = {{start date and age|2019}}

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| headquarters = Washington, D.C.

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| leader_title = Founders

| leader_name = John Thornton, Elizabeth Green

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| website = {{URL|theajp.org}}

| focus = Local news

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The American Journalism Project (AJP) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving resources for local journalism.{{cite web |last1=Imhof |first1=Adriana |title=MIF Member Spotlight: American Journalism Project |url=https://mediaimpactfunders.org/mif-member-spotlight-american-journalism-project/ |website=Media Impact Funders |access-date=2 May 2025 |date=22 March 2024}} Its main function is to provide grants to 501(c)(3) organizations, specifically to news organizations that are underfunded, focusing on coverage of local issues such as politics and schools.{{cite web |title=American Journalism Project |url=https://www.impact.upenn.edu/american-journalism-project/ |website=Center for High Impact Philanthropy - University of Pennsylvania |access-date=2 May 2025}}

AJP was founded in 2019 by two journalists, Elizabeth Green of Chalkbeat and John Thornton of The Texas Tribune.{{cite web |title=American Journalism Project (AJP) |url=https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/american-journalism-project-ajp/ |website=InfluenceWatch |access-date=2 May 2025}}

AJP is the recipient of grants to further their cause. Grantors include the Knight Foundation,{{cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Sara |title=Exclusive: Knight Foundation invests $25M in American Journalism Project |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/02/18/local-news-knight-foundation-ajp-investment |website=Axios |access-date=2 May 2025 |language=en |date=18 February 2025}} and the MacArthur Foundation,{{cite web |title=American Journalism Project Inc - MacArthur Foundation |url=https://www.macfound.org/grantee/american-journalism-project-inc-10115492/ |website=MacArthur Foundation |access-date=2 May 2025}} AJP has partnered with OpenAI to explore how artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen local news coverage.{{cite web |title=Partnership with American Journalism Project to support local news |url=https://openai.com/index/partnership-with-american-journalism-project-to-support-local-news/ |website=OpenAI |access-date=2 May 2025 |date=13 March 2024}}

ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer presents financial information from Form 990 tax filings by year for AJP{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Brandon |last2=Suozzo |first2=Andrea |last3=Glassford |first3=Alec |last4=Ngu |first4=Ash |title=American Journalism Project Inc - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/831772542 |website=ProPublica |access-date=2 May 2025 |language=en}}

class="wikitable" ! !! Expenses !! Net Income !! Net Assets
2023	$20,350,451	$4,077,829	$56,860,671
2022	$20,645,281	$21,766,579	$52,577,354
2021	$12,811,430	$12,292,064	$30,728,893
2020	$8,044,834	$3,311,423	$18,477,806
2019	$2,883,492	$15,166,383	$15,166,383