Primary Menu 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 2021 grants include: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Midwest Food Bank of Indiana Salvation Army (Del Oro) Storybook Island Hunger Task Force National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation Siouxland Freedom Park Mountain Mission, Inc. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Ottawa County Covenant Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas Food Bank Call To Freedom The H.O.P.E. Foundation Inc. HNHF Realty Collaborative T. Howard Foundation Child Protective Services Community Partners Inc Chances And Services for Youth (CASY) Feeding America Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton Los Angeles LGBT Center Los Angeles Urban League Izzo Legacy SOS Pets of Ouachita Hands on Nashville The Community Resource Center United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Chicago chapter The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Holston Habitat for Humanity Patsy House Childrens Advocacy Center Child Advocates Casa of Red River Youth Opportunity Center Whispers of Hope Horse Farm Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana Nami North Carolina Inc. Wellness Action Recovery Inc. American Foundation For Suicide Prevention Junior League of Fresno CMS Foundation In 2020, grants were made to: Feeding America 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 In 2019, grants were made to: Dallas Education Foundation Dayton Foundation El Paso Community Foundation 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 Group, Inc. Tom Carter, Member President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Elizabeth Ryder, Member EVP/General Counsel and Secretary, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Gary Weitman serves as the Nexstar Media Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and is Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s EVP & Chief Communications Officer. Alex Cervantes serves as the Foundation’s Chief Administrative Officer. LATEST PRESS RELEASES Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $10,040 to the Sacramento County Chapter of The Salvation Army Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $10,000 to Food Banks Serving Indianapolis and Central Indiana Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $5,000 To Storybook Island of Rapid City, South Dakota Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $5,000 to The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse, Wisconsin Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $10,000 to the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation in Albuquerque, New Mexico LATEST NEWS (TVNewsCheck) Nexstar Donating To Charities In Its Markets Across The Country (NMLiving.com) National Hispanic Cultural Center Receives Donation from Nexstar Media (KSNF-TV) Living Well: Nexstar Media Group Gives Back (WOWK-TV) Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation donates $5,000 to Mountain Mission of Charleston, West Virginia (EverythingLubbock.com) Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation donates $5,000 to the Covenant Health Foundation of Lubbock, Texas NEXSTAR CARES ABOUT ITS COMMUNITIES The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WXIN-TV and WTTV-TV in Indiana presented checks to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and to Midwest Food Bank of Indiana. The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KCLO-TV in Rapid City, SD, donated to Storybook Island. The Nexstar Charitable Foundation and KRQE-TV in Albuquerque, NM, presented a check to the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The Nexstar Charitable Foundation and WOWK-TV in Charleston, West Virginia, presented a check to Mountain Mission, Inc. The Nexstar Charitable Foundation and KSNF-TV in Joplin, Missouri, presented a check to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation, KNWA-TV, KFTA-TV, and KXNW-TV Donate to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. Nexstar Media Charitable and KELO-TV Donate to “Call to Freedom” (L to R Chris Morrison GSM, Beth Jensen News Director, Mari Ossenfort VP & GM, Becky Rasmussen Executive Director Call to Freedom, Sheri Carmon Board Member Call to Freedom, Ashley Thompson host KELOLAND Living, Brittany Kaye host KELOLAND Living, Paul Farmer Director of Marketing & Creative Services) On behalf of WAVY-TV/WVBT, the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 to The H.O.P.E. Foundation Inc. of Virginia Beach, VA. Chances And Services for Youth (CASY) received a contribution on behalf of WTWO-TV in Terre Haute, IN. Joe Abouzeid, VP/General Manager of WDTN-TV and WBDT-TV in Dayton, Ohio, presents a check to Rita Cyr, the CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton. Hands on Nashville and The Community Resource Center each received a contribution on behalf of WKRN-TV in Nashville, TN. WGN-TV’s Dina Bair presents a check to Christal Stinson, Area Development Director at the Chicago Chapter of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Nexstar’s “Remarkable Women” winner, Fonda Bryant, has been very active in the fight against suicide prevention. She asked that her $5,000 charitable contribution from Nexstar be divided between three organizations: Wellness Action Recovery, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. On behalf of WXIN-TV and WTTV-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. local television stations serving Indianapolis and central Indiana, the Foundation gave $5,000 to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and to Midwest Food Bank of Indiana. On behalf of WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, PA, the Foundation presented a check to Whitaker Center’s CEO & President, Ted Black. The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 to The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, on behalf of WNCT-TV, which serves the eastern portion of North Carolina. Carol Ward, WAVY-TV/WVBT-FOX43 Vice President and General Manager, presents check to United Way of South Hampton Roads. KFDX-TV’s GM Wayne Reed (center) presents check toThe Kitchen KFDX-TV’s GM Wayne Reed (far right) presents check toHands To Hands Community Fund The donation was made in memory of WHNT’s reporter Ivy Anderson, who passed away shortly after reporting about Project Lifesaver’s mission and fundraising efforts. A contribution of $15,000 was given to Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation on behalf of KELO-TV. WCIA-TV’s GM Sharon Rachal (far right) presents check to Operation Honor Guard. KTVI/KPLR’s GM Kurt Krueger (left) presented a $15,000 check to Urban League President and CEO Michael McMillan. Brendan Wiley, Director of the Topeka Zoo Robert Raff (fourth from left), GM of KSNT/KTMJ in Topeka, KS, presents a check to Friends of the Topeka Zoo. On behalf of WNCT-TV in Greenville, NC, the Foundation gave a charitable contribution to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plains. On behalf of WNCT-TV in Greenville, NC, the Foundation gave a charitable contribution to Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. On behalf of WNCT-TV in Greenville, NC, the Foundation gave a charitable contribution to Salvation Army of Greenville, NC. On behalf of WNCT-TV in Greenville, NC, the Foundation gave a charitable contribution to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC. WFXR and WWCW VP and General Manager Arika Zink presents the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation’s donation to Roanoke Rescue Mission CEO Lee Clark. WGHP-TV’s General Manager Jim Himes presents a check to Salvation Army of Greensboro. On behalf of WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, PA, the Foundation gave a charitable contribution to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. The $100,000 donation presented to the Dallas Education Foundation by KDAF-TV Vice President and General Manager John Trevino. 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