BAYCAT
Tackle the lack of diversity in the media and creative industries through training and employment of young and aspiring BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and women storytellers.
CalMatters
Build an investigative team to cover the vast, $285 billion government that runs the world’s fifth largest economy.
Chalkbeat
Expand Votebeat – a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access – to launch full-time coverage in eight states through the midterm elections and beyond.
Cityside Journalism Initiative
Cityside publishes two nonpartisan, nonprofit daily news sites, Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside, that provide trustworthy and informative local news that amplify and reflect the diversity of their cities — without a paywall. Cityside believes that access to information should be free to all as an essential part of our communities’ infrastructure.
El Tímpano
Produce local journalism with, for, and about the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants, expanding its reach while remaining committed to a community- centered process and local information.
Ethnic Media Services
A collaborative reporting initiative with California Black Media to bridge the racial faultline between Black and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities.
Institute for Nonprofit News
Provide critical research, services, and infrastructure to a large and growing network of nonprofit, nonpartisan newsrooms delivering high-quality local news and investigative journalism.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Fuel free legal services for journalists in the U.S. and provide essential support for fact-based investigative journalism.
Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting
Produce nationally-relevant investigative reporting that engages diverse local communities, holds the powerful accountable, and leads to impact.
The Marshall Project
Publish journalism that has a measurable impact on the criminal justice system and reach large audiences of people behind bars, the biggest news desert in America.