Craig Newmark

The Craigslist founder, whose free classifieds helped drain newspapers of advertising revenue, has become one of journalism's largest individual donors. He gave 20 million dollars to CUNY's graduate journalism school in 2018, which now bears his name, seed money for the non-profit tech newsroom The Markup, and grants for press security and trust projects. He funds through grants rather than ownership, so he does not control the outlets.