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.
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First-of-its-kind investigation tracks land given to, and then taken from, freed slaves
With support from the Fund, reporters at the Center for Public Integrity produced “40 Acres and a Lie,” a groundbreaking
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Brain biopsies on vulnerable patients at Mount Sinai set off alarm bells at FDA, documents obtained by grantees show
Researchers at Mount Sinai medical center used a false justification for taking brain tissue from vulnerable patients, according to a
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Grantee obtains NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ disciplinary record as an NYPD officer
As part of a long-term investigation into police disciplinary files in New York, supported by the Fund, freelancer Sammy Sussman
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Grantee sheds light on conservative group focused on taking over Texas school boards
With a follow-up grant from the Fund after earlier coverage in the Texas Observer, Steven Monacelli reported on a new
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As legislators vow to enact reforms after earlier reporting, grantee continues uncovering insurance-industry problems in Louisiana
The Advocate and the Times Picayune received a follow-up grant from the Fund after an earlier series examined commonalities among
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Grantees uncover how oil and gas companies are concealing their emissions from satellite monitors to violate regulations
Energy companies use “gas flaring” to burn off gas and reduce pressure in chemical plants, but this practice harms the
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Grantee examines PG&E’s decision to refuse $2.5 billion buyout offer from City of San Francisco
San Francisco has a long history of pushing for publicly-owned power utilities, which was renewed in 2019 when Pacific Gas
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Grantee digs into extremist attacks on energy infrastructure and tracks propaganda that sows discord and chaos
Attacks on energy infrastructure have increased significantly over the last few years, amid plots hatched by right-wing extremists, known as