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.
In follow-up on Ohio prosecutorial misconduct investigation, grantee examines questionable convictions
The team of journalists that produced an 18-month investigation of prosecutorial misconduct in Ohio published a follow-up story showing that,
Grantee reports on secret deal with Texas GOP laywer to rewrite public school curriculum
In the second part of a Texas Observer investigation into conservative billionaires’ influence on public schools, Steven Monacelli reported on
Grantee finds that Oregon schools mostly fail to comply with state law on substance use prevention programs
Oregon’s public schools have done little to educate students about the risks of substance abuse and how to combat addiction,
U.S. mining companies leave lasting trail of contamination across Peru, grantee finds
Writing in the nonprofit environmental outlet Mongabay, with support from the Fund, Roberth Orihuela found that mines operated by U.S.
Grantee shares story behind year-long investigation of Maine’s probate court system
Following a year-long investigation by the Maine Monitor about problems in the state’s guardianship program for people unable to care
Hospitals sue patients for unpaid bills, but the return on investment is low, grantee podcast finds
Hospitals often sue patients over unpaid medical bills in bulk, sometimes by the hundreds of thousands, even when people already
Grantee book examines parole in the U.S. through the cases of two Illinois men
Veteran Chicago journalist Ben Austen’s new book, “Correction: Parole, Prison and the Possibility of Change,” examines the criminal justice system
Grantee’s investigation of youth facilities in Idaho uncovers more wrongdoing, prompting increased oversight
As part of InvestigateWest’s ongoing investigation into the billion-dollar “troubled teen,” industry, supported by the Fund, the nonprofit newsroom published