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 $20,000 we raise is matched by $10,000 from the local news organization and $10,000 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 – $2M 
Natasha and Dirk Ziff – $700,000
Joyce Foundation – $614,000
David and Lucile Packard Foundation – $400,000
Google News Initiative – $400,000
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation – $400,000
Craig Newmark Philanthropies – $350,000
Heising-Simons Foundation -$300,000
Tow Foundation – $300,000
Ford Foundation – $200,000
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation – $150,000
Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee – $150,000

LOR Foundation – $120,000
Galloway Family Foundation – $120,000
Leon Levy Foundation – $100,000
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation – $100,000
Henry L. Kimelman Foundation – $85,000
Annie E. Casey Foundation – $65,000
Annenberg Foundation – $60,000
Samuel I Newhouse Foundation – $60,000
Santa Fe Community Foundation – $60,000
Jesse and Betsy Fink – $50,000
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
Newsmatch
Newspapers of New England

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

Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern CA
Betterment Fund of Maine
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Cleveland Foundation
Desert Hot Springs Historical Society
Fertel Foundation
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation 
Robert Hewitt Jr.
Hudson Webber Foundation
Innovia Foundation
Joyce Foundation
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente

Newman’s Own Foundation
New Mexico Local News Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation
North Carolina Community Foundation
North Carolina Local News Lab
North Valley Community Foundation
Papa Ola Lokahi 
Phyllis Ponder Keller
Quinn Family Foundation
Sierra Health Foundation
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Steans Family Foundation
Wyoming Community Foundation

The 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
We worked with RFA fellows for the first time this year, as part of LOR's partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. It was a great way for us to support solutions style reporting in small communities within the rural Mountain West.
- LaMonte Guillory, Chief Communications Officer, LOR Foundation
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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.