John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Knight commission on intercollegiate athletics: the goal of the Knight commission on intercollegiate athletics is to lead transformational change in college sports to prioritize college athletes' education, health, safety and success. In 2023, the commission's work included the following:-conducted two national meetings of the Knight commission in Washington, dc. One meeting was public and included invited experts. This session was made publicly accessible live and by recording. Hosted two national public forums at national conventions of college sports leaders, one at the ncaa convention and the second at the national association of collegiate athletics directors. Both sessions were also made accessible virtually to participants, including media.-funded independent research on college athletics spending and projections for 2032, produced by financial services firm cla.continued on statement 29

Knight media forum: the Knight media forum is the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. The convening has evolved over the past seventeen years to a 650-person conference in person and with virtual programming to include experts and leading practitioners in these areas. Participants leave with i) awareness of cutting-edge issues and major trends in community news and information, ii) practical tools and replicable ideas and iii) new partnerships and relationships to help execute projects.

Grants expenditure monitoring: consistent with its commitment to developing grantee organizational capacity and promoting the use of best practices in the field, Knight Foundation performed several grant expenditure monitoring on our grantees. These evaluations are performed by outside consultants who examine the grantee's administrative operations, internal controls and programmatic activities by following a sample of grant expenditures through the grantee's expenditure cycle. The Foundation provides the grantee with a report detailing the consultant's observations and recommendations for improvements.