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.
‘Powerful’ grantee book chronicles Indigenous group’s struggles in the Amazon
Journalist Alex Caudros spent six years of immersive reporting and research, with support from the Fund, for his new book,
Grantee’s extensive reporting uncovers hidden police misconduct cases in New York
Over the last year and a half, reporter Sammy Sussman has filed more than 700 records requests and obtained 27,000
Grantee investigates Ohio prosecution of man with HIV
The Buckeye Flame, a statewide LGBT news outlet in Ohio, revisited the case of a Dayton man who was arrested
Grantee continues investigating nursing home practices affecting Japanese American communities in California
In its continuing coverage of nursing homes that primarily served Japanese Americans in Southern California, AsAmNews reported this month on
Grantee traces legally questionable influence campaign by Republican megadonor in Dallas
A major Republican donor funded a campaign to pass three ballot initiatives in Dallas that would cripple the city’s capacity
Grantee documentary film shines a light on political influence over parole process in Illinois
A new documentary film, produced with the Fund’s support, examines the politics of parole through the case of Ronnie Carrasquillo,
Grantee investigation of Rhode Island environmental laws finds many not enforced or implemented
With support from the Fund, EcoRI News Reporters Rob Smith and Colleen Cronin combed through Rhode Island’s environmental laws for
Grantee uncovers lawsuit settlements for misconduct and neglect in Alabama prisons
With support from the Fund, Beth Shelburne conducted an extensive review of accounting data to track Alabama’s skyrocketing legal spending