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.
Investigation raises serious questions about Oklahoma homebuyers not being informed of Superfund site hazards
The Tar Creek area of Oklahoma was a mining site for a nearly a century, leading it to be designated
Grantee examines health impact of pesticides in the Midwest – and zeroes in on state and federal government complicity
With support from the Fund, Investigate Midwest analyzed data about pesticide use and caner rates and interviewed more than 100
To determine if hemp products in Wisconsin are safe and legal, grantee conducts independent testing
Hemp products are legal in Wisconsin, but only if they have very low levels of THC, the chemical in marijuana
State reverses course on prison sex-assault case after grantee locates alleged abuser
When a woman sued New York State, alleging that a guard routinely sexually assaulted her when she was in prison,
Grantees document toll of Trump cuts on HIV and STI infections in Uganda
A stop-work order for all foreign aid that President Donald Trump issued on the first day of his second term
Grantee analyzes decade of local air-pollution violations and creates public database
As part of a yearlong reporting project on the causes and impact of air pollution in Richmond, California, supported by
Efforts to crack down on smoke shops selling marijuana in Pennsylvania have been haphazard and ineffective, grantee finds
Shops that sell hemp products – often black-market marijuana – have opened across Pennsylvania, and law enforcement efforts to crack
In a three-year reporting project, grantee uncovers systemic lack of oversight for Texas homes for elderly and disabled people
Hundreds of “boarding homes” for elderly and disabled people in Texas operate without oversight, leaving residents vulnerable to neglect and