TEGNA Foundation Awards Grants to Address Critical Community Needs - Seite 2

• Zero Hunger (13%)
  
  KXTV in Sacramento, focused on making an impact on the hunger crisis in Sacramento by supporting seven area food banks, including: Emergency Food Bank, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Placer Food Bank, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Second Harvest of the Greater Valley, Yolo Food Bank, and Yuba-Sutter Food Bank.
  

• Decent Work & Economic Growth (3%)
  
  Several TEGNA stations focused grantmaking on Decent Work & Economic Growth. WGRZ in Buffalo supported a workforce development program, providing training and employment to the visually impaired at Visually Impaired Advancement. KUSA in Denver supported Prodigy Ventures' 12- to 18-month paid apprenticeships for young adults at Prodigy Coffeehouse. WFAA in Dallas provided employment reintegration services for individuals recently discharged from the military or released from prison through The Awareness Project.

In addition to Community Grants, the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors also approved two Media Grants, providing support to the ABA Fund for Justice and Education for the First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition, introducing minority law students to the practice of media law, and a $25,000 grant to Carole Kneeland Project in honor of their 25^th anniversary providing leadership development training for local journalists.

TEGNA Foundation also approved four grants identified by an employee-led committee through the DE&I Grant program, including support for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, US Committee for Immigrants and Refugees, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. These grants represent the final four of 39 grants the employee-led DE&I Grant Committee recommended in 2023, focused on programs including Environmental Justice, LGBTQ+ youth and seniors, and Disability Pride Awareness.

A selection of special grants were also approved by the Foundation Board of Directors, including general support for T. Howard Foundation and IRTS Foundation and support for Freedom of the Press Foundation’s journalist cybersecurity trainings.

TEGNA Foundation Community Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors. To learn more and/or apply for a TEGNA Foundation Community Grants, visit https://www.tegnafoundation.org/.

About TEGNA Foundation

The TEGNA Foundation is a corporate foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Through its programs, TEGNA Foundation helps to improve lives in the communities served by TEGNA Inc., invests in the future of the media industry, encourages employee giving and contributes to a variety of charitable causes. For more information visit www.TEGNAFoundation.org.