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.
Ohio legislators block corporate from development from public vote; grantee obtains evidence of interference
When two farmers in a small town in Ohio were concerned about construction of a huge new corporate plant in
Frontline digs into predatory adoption practices, with grantee reporting on Marshall Islands children
PBS Frontline and Retro Report investigated how so-called baby brokers have targeted pregnant women and families looking to adopt. They
Jails are unprepared for dangerous new type of drug withdrawal, grantee finds
Medetomidine, a powerful tranquilizer that started to spread as an adulterant in the illicit opioid supply two years ago, causes excruciating, complicated
Grantee investigates San Francisco case that illustrates larger pattern of people being held in jail for years awaiting trial
With support from the Fund, Amy Martyn dug into a murder case in San Francisco that’s part of a pattern
Grantee uncovers how schoolteachers who engaged in sexual misconduct with students move to new schools; reporting prompts change
At least 67 schoolteachers in California have kept their teaching licenses after school districts determined that they engaged in sexual
Grantee exposes conflicts of interest for top U.S. Interior official, sparking calls for federal ethics probe
In a continued series of reports, Public Domain uncovered conflicts of interest at the U.S. Interior Department, with a focus
Grantees’ multi-year investigation, which led to key court decision, shows Pennsylvania coroners flout open records laws
Coroners across Pennsylvania block public access to autopsy reports, hindering research about jail deaths, according to an investigation by Jonah
Series on unregulated hemp in North Carolina uncovers unsafe products
As part of a larger series about the future of hemp in North Carolina, The Assembly investigated hemp products sold