• $750,000Active Strategy

  2011 (Duration 4 years)

  MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Moth, launched in 1997, is dedicated to the art of nonfiction storytelling, a form of self-told documentary. The Moth has grown rapidly in recent years, both programmatically and geographically. This grant will help solidify The Moth over time: (1) it will support a new digital archive for past and future material; (2) it will support the growth needed to expand The Moth Radio Hour to a weekly broadcast; and (3) it will provide a cash reserve enabling better future planning and a cushion in periods of short-term loss of income.

• $200,000Active Strategy

  2011 (Duration 2 years)

  Media

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK — The Moth, launched in 1997, is dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. This grant will support The Moth Radio Hour. Stories for the Radio Hour are selected from The Moth's live events, where storytellers receive extensive coaching to make their personal stories relevant, moving, and entertaining. The Radio Hour is broadcast on over 225 public radio stations, reaching an estimated audience of 750,000. The Moth Radio Hour is currently produced ten times per year. The grant will support production and help it expand to a weekly program.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded The Moth $950,000 between 2010 and 2013.