Our Foundation
The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation's mission is to contribute to and work with public charities and non-profit organizations to improve the communities in which Nexstar Media and its subsidiaries do business.
Who We Help
Originally established in 1958, the Foundation makes donations of approximately $350,000 annually. Recent 2020 grants include:
- Souper Bowl of Caring
- Salvation Army of Greensboro
- Rescue Mission of Roanoke
- Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
- Midwest Food Bank of Indiana
- Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC
- Salvation Army of Greenville, NC
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plains
- Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina
- Salvation Army Greenville Corps
- Wheeling Health Right Inc.
- Friends of the Topeka Zoo
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland
- Annie L. Dawson Foundation
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Chicago chapter
- Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
- African American Male Wellness Agency
- Project Lifesaver
- Operation Honor Guard
- Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
- The Kitchen
- Hands To Hands Community Fund
- BAG Lady Outreach
- Boy Scouts of America / Cradle of Liberty Council
- Feeding Illinois
- One KC
- Philadelphia Union Foundation
- Police Athletic League of Philadelphia (PAL)
- Project Angel Food
- United Way of South Hampton Roads
2019 Grants were made to:
Meet the Foundation's Board
The Foundation is run by a three-member Board of Directors. They are:
Perry A. Sook, Chairman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nexstar Media, Inc.
Tom Carter, Member
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Nexstar Media, Inc.
Elizabeth Ryder, Member
EVP/General Counsel and Secretary, Nexstar Media, Inc.
Gary Weitman serves as the Nexstar Media Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and is Nexstar Media, Inc.’s EVP & Chief Communications Officer. Alex Cervantes serves as the Foundation’s Chief Administrative Officer.