Our Supporters and Our Donor Policies
At the Center for Public Integrity, we believe everyone should have access to high quality, deeply researched investigative journalism regardless of their ability to pay. That’s why our journalism is to free to everyone. We do not accept advertisements, and we have no paywalls. We depend exclusively on the support of individuals, foundations and organizations who share our commitment to reporting on and confronting inequality.
To maintain the integrity of our journalism, there is a strict firewall between funders and the newsroom. We do not take commissions or assignments from any funder.
For more information, please contact Shane Yost at 202-481-1256 or syost@publicintegrity.org.
Updated policy due to the coronavirus pandemic:
Because a significant amount of Public Integrity’s work focuses on the intersection of government and money, historically we have not taken contributions from governments. We are making an exception because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Integrity applied for and received $657,600 under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for small businesses to pay employees during this crisis, which was forgiven in early 2021. Additionally we received a second-year PPP loan of $566,669, which can also be forgiven if certain spending restrictions and payroll provisions are met. This is an exceptional decision in an unprecedented moment, when the pandemic has crippled economic activity and caused major funders, as well as the public, to reassess or pull back their support.
Thousands of news organizations have taken the drastic and unusual step of applying for this loan. The PPP loan is different from taking program funds from a government agency. It is open to small businesses and gives the government no right to review or interfere with our journalism.
The PPP loan does not compromise our mission or limit our journalism. To the contrary, by allowing us to maintain staff it helps us continue our essential work of holding the government and other powerful institutions accountable. That has included a series of investigative stories about the PPP loan program itself and our successful lawsuit against the Trump administration last year demanding full transparency on PPP loan recipients.
Our Donors
Per IRS guidelines, we include all donors who make gifts of $5,000 or more in our 990s. The following donors have made gifts of $5,000 or more in 2022 or 2023:
2000 Judy Schmir Revocable Trust · Alumbra Innovations Foundation · Amit Paley · Andres Torres · Annie E. Casey Foundation · Arnold Ventures · Arthur Lipson and Rochelle Kaplan · Broad Reach Fund via Maine Community Foundation · Christy Walton · Craig Newmark · Cross Ridge Foundation Inc · Daniel Suleiman · Elizabeth and Yassen Roussev · Emmett Foundation · Estate of Steven Gary Hoffman · Ford Foundation · Fred and Alice Stanback · Fund for Investigative Journalism · Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation · Geoffrey Burgess · George and Herawati Alvarez-Correa · Gil Omenn · Good Words Foundation · Google News Initiative News Equity Fund · Heinz Endowments · Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation · Holly Gray · Institute for Nonprofit News · James B. McClatchy Foundation · James G. Hart Foundation· James Gleick and Cynthia Crossen · James Kiernan · Jeanette Potts and Christopher Payne · John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation · John S. and James L. Knight Foundation · Jon Hagler · Katherine Kovner · Lumina Foundation · Magagna Parker Irrevocable Trust · Marilyn Harwell · McGraw Center for Business Journalism · Meeker Charitable Fund · Mott Philanthropic · Park Foundation · Parks and Paula Sheller Adams · Reva and David Logan Foundation · Richard Lobo and Caren Harder Lobo · Rita Allen Foundation · Robert R. McCormick Foundation · Ross Boucher · Samuel Chapin · Sara Ransford · Schmidt Family Foundation · Stephen Baldwin · Susannah Goodman · Tara Health Foundation · The Finzen-Clark Family Foundation · The Asian American Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · The Weininger Foundation · Walton Family Foundation · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund · Wesley Lowery · Wichita Community Foundation · Zaitlin-Nienberg Family Fund · Anonymous (7)