We provide grants and other support directly to investigative journalists who commit their lives to uncovering, unraveling and documenting the stories that impact the world most. Many of the stories we support would not be told without the grants and assistance we provide. View an index of our grantees’ stories over the last 12 months and see highlights of recent stories below.
As EPA issues one of its strongest orders ever on farm pollution, ongoing series examines risks with efforts to find energy alternatives
With support from the Fund, reporter Keith Schneider is writing a continuing series of stories on connections between Big Ag
San Diego housing agency allows landlords wide latitude to raise rates for publicly subsidized housing
The San Diego Housing Commission hands out about $300 million in federal money annually to help low-income tenants pay rent.
Fired whistleblowers trigger state probe of youth facility – but can’t get justice for themselves, grantee finds
Emily Carter and Kieria Krieger told Idaho state officials about evidence of child abuse and sexual assault against residents at
Grantee uncovers network behind right-wing takeover of Texas school boards; Texas Observer cover story prompts state legislator to call for reform
The Texas Observer did a deep dive into money and key actors behind right-wing takeovers of local school boards in
NPR investigation finds that prosecutors in Ohio who break the rules rarely face discipline
Columbia Journalism Investigations, NPR, its member station WVXU in Cincinnati and the Ohio Newsroom built a first-of-its-kind database about prosecutorial
Grantee finds that California prisons are failing to uphold transgender rights, despite state law
In a year-long investigation, KQED reporters examined the impact of a new state law that aimed to reduce the trauma
Grantee shows risk of airborne particle pollution in Texas
Airborne particles routinely released by power plants, petrochemical companies, motor vehicles, concrete plants and other sources have grown dramatically, prompting
Pittsburgh’s most experienced teachers cluster in best-supported schools, mirroring state trend, grantee finds
In an ongoing series looking at Pittsburgh’s public schools, Public Source’s Lajja Mistry found that the more experience a teacher