Public Media Company
Project Title
For core support of the Public Media Bridge Fund
Date
Mar. 05, 2026
Duration
24 months
Description
Founded in 2001, Public Media Company (PMC) has worked with more than 400 local media organizations across fifty states to ensure local media informs, connects, and inspires communities. The Public Media Bridge Fund (PMFB) is a philanthropic collaborative fund operated by PMC to respond to federal cuts to funding for local public media and to support new thinking and mechanisms to navigate the public media system and determine long-term funding mechanisms. The PMBF is prioritizing interventions for those local public news entities most susceptible to closure. With Carnegie support, the PMFB will help guide local public media systems in rural and underserved areas in ensuring the long-term sustainability of local and national news and educational programming for millions of Americans.