Supporting Report for America

Our work is made possible by a range of philanthropic partners who care deeply about the role journalism plays in advancing a free, open society for all people. 

Why give to Report for America? It’s impactful. It’s sustainable. It’s highly leveraged. It’s hyper local.

Where the Money Goes

Every $25,000 we raise is matched by $12,500 from the local news organization and $12,500 from local funders, which gets a reporter into the field.

We also spend money on the program itself: training, evaluation, recruitment and more. 

Our model is scalable because we’re helping to inject talent and reporting capacity into the most innovative news organizations.

Thank you to the supporters who make RFA possible

$50,000+

Knight Foundation – $5M

Facebook Journalism Project – $4.5M 

Natasha and Dirk Ziff

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – $750,000

Joyce Foundation – $614,000

Craig Newmark Philanthropies – $605,000

David and Lucile Packard Foundation – $400,000

Google News Initiative – $400,000

Jonathan Logan Family Foundation – $400,000

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – $300,000

Heising-Simons Foundation -$300,000

Henry L. Kimelman Foundation – $300,000

Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation – $300,000

Tow Foundation – $300,000

Ford Foundation – $200,000

Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee – $150,000

Jesse and Betsy Fink – $150,000

LOR Foundation – $120,000

Galloway Family Foundation – $120,000

Select Equity Group – $110,000

Leon Levy Foundation – $100,000

Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation – $100,000

Anonymous – $100,000

The Wunderkinder Foundation – $100,000

Democracy Fund- $80,000

Annie E. Casey Foundation – $65,000

Newman’s Own Foundation – $65,000

Annenberg Foundation – $60,000

Samuel I Newhouse Foundation – $60,000

Santa Fe Community Foundation – $60,000

Lenfest Institute – $50,000

McClatchy Foundation – $50,000

$5,000 - $49,000

Arthur Blank Foundation
Barinaga Goodman Fund
Kaiser Permanente
Iger Bay Foundation
Kendeda Fund
Newspapers of New England
Bloomberg
Janet Clark 

North Carolina Local News Lab
Park Foundation
David Parker and Janet Tiampo
Select Equity Foundation
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Susan Crown Exchange
Ann Davis Vaughan

Local Newsroom Supporters

Akron Community Foundation
Ameren Corporation
Anonymous Household
Anonymous Household
Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern CA
Audrey and Courtney Moe Charitable Fund
Betterment Fund of Maine
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Cleveland Foundation
Desert Hot Springs Historical Society
Facebook
Fertel Foundation
GAR Foundation
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation 
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
HealthForward Foundation
Robert Hewitt Jr.
Hudson Webber Foundation
Innovia Foundation
Joyce Foundation
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente

Mississippi Power
National Geographic Partners
Newman’s Own Foundation
New Mexico Local News Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation
North Carolina Community Foundation
North Carolina Local News Lab
North Texas Community Foundation
North Valley Community Foundation
Pamela Ann Wickham
Papa Ola Lokahi 
Phyllis Ponder Keller
Quinn Family Foundation
Rick and Beverly Fetterman
Sierra Health Foundation
South Point Capital 
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Steans Family Foundation
The Meadows Foundation
Wyoming Community Foundation
Vital Projects Fund 
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

Report for America newsrooms raised nearly $1 million in 2019 through local philanthropy
Our newsroom partners are well on their way to raising at least $2.5 million in 2020, a powerful leveraging of the program’s national support.
Crowdsourcing
The Missouri Health Foundation awarded The Kansas City Star a $250,000 grant to field Report for America journalists reporting on gun violence.
“We’re delighted to get this project under way and grateful for the new partnerships we have established,” said Mike Fannin, president and editor of The Star. “Thanks to the Missouri Foundation for Health and Report for America, we can really sink our teeth into this issue and hopefully arrive at a higher level of understanding about gun violence in Missouri.”
Philanthropy
In their first campaign of 2019, Salt Lake Tribune zoomed past their $20,000 fundraising goal leveraging a grassroots crowdfunding approach, with small, online donors and community members contributing over $30,000 in just a few short weeks.
This funding will support reporting that holds public officials accountable in San Juan County, Utah.
Crowdsourcing
Report for America and AP Team Up to Dramatically Boost Statehouse Coverage
"Joyce is so pleased to support this partnership between Report for America and The Associated Press to help bolster statehouse coverage in our region. Public policy that affects the lives of millions of people is decided at the state level and this initiative will help ensure that the public is better informed about how their government works." - Carrie Davis, Director of Democracy Program, Joyce Foundation
Partnership
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Types of Programs

Report for America Classic

We hold annual national competitions, recruiting reporters and news organizations from around the country. Winning reporters are placed in winning news rooms.

Regional or Local Core

We work with local foundations and philanthropists to set up special corps in certain areas, then recruit great journalists from around that state and the country.

Issue-based Corps

We’re going to be setting up special corps to field local reporters covering criminal justice, education, the environment, health care, religion and veterans affairs.