Frieda Berlinski
Learn more about the woman whose devotion to education and public broadcasting built the foundation for our organization.
The Frieda Berlinski Foundation is honored to provide funding for programs designed to reach marginalized or underserved communities and to aid in the telling of stories related to those communities.
Funded Projects
Each year, The Foundation is proud to contribute in part or full to up to five major projects.
Burrell: Advertising Revolution
This production was funded as part of the Foundation's effort to support programming highlighting inclusive and forward thinking endeavors with the goal of individual and community empowerment.
Digital Expansion and STEM Backpacks
In partnership with PBS SoCal
PBS SoCal curates, distributes, and presents an assortment of branded backpacks filled with at-home resources for parents to engage with their young children around STEM...
PBS NewsHour: Student Reporting Labs
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is a national youth journalism program and public media initiative that trains teenagers across the country to produce stories that highlight...
PBS NewsHour: Communities Initiative (Communities of Color)
This intiative has the goal of bringing onto the NewsHour staff talented journalists with lived experiences and ties to where they work. Whether developing a young journalist with potential or bringing in a veteran with top-tier skills...
EMPIRE KVCR-TV's High School Seniors Project
The Empire KVCR-TV staff produced a TV spot “Call for Submissions” to encourage educators, friends, and family to submit information and images to celebrate graduating seniors in the inland Empire region. Using the submissions KVCR produced and built 26 one-minute interstitials...
PMGSC's Lost LA Episode
"Lost LA" explores the past through the region's archives, where photos, documents, and other rare artifacts unlock the untold history behind the fantasy of Southern California...
Artbound
Artbound is a national leader in multi-platform journalism and has featured the work of over 700 small and mid-sized nonprofit arts organizations, cultural movements, and thousands of individual artists...
KLCS Programming
KLCS reached out to us with a proposal that would help them expand their branches and production capabilities for producing more high quality local and children's educational programming. Our grant...
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