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
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
$5,000 - $49,000
Arthur Blank Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Iger Bay Foundation
Kendeda Fund
Newsmatch
North Carolina Local News Lab
Park Foundation
Select Equity Foundation
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Ann Davis Vaughan
Local Newsroom Supporters
Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern CA
Betterment Fund of Maine
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Desert Hot Springs Historical Society
Fertel Foundation
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Robert Hewitt Jr.
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
Support RFA journalists
Your support will put talented journalists in the field reporting on underserved communities and important topics
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.
