Please check back frequently for new profiles of some of the organizations Quixote Foundation is funding.

Grantees are featured in no particuar order and we'll rotate who we highlight throughout the year.

  • The Real News

    In July, 2006, Quixote Foundation granted $10,000 in U.S. media reform general operating support for The Real News, formerly known as Independent World Television. The Real News is a nonprofit news and documentary network providing independent, uncompromising professional and citizen journalism.

    The Real News will launch in 2007, starting with a daily world news hour for television and a 24/7 video news service on the internet. Additional pilot programming will include short current affairs documentaries and a show that deconstructs mainstream TV coverage of the "big story of the day."

  • verified voting foundation

    $30,000 in U.S. election integrity support has been awarded to Verified Voting Foundation (VVF). The VVF is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization championing reliable and publicly verifiable elections.

    Founded by Stanford University Computer Science Professor David Dill, VVF supports a requirement for voter-verified paper ballots on electronic voting machines. With paper ballots, voters can see individual permanent records of how their ballots were cast and election officials can conduct meaningful recounts.