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.
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
Grantee uncovers questionable practices behind failure of Louisiana’s home insurance market; policymakers vow reform
The Baton Rouge Advocate and the Times Picayune, with support from the Fund, found that Louisiana’s home insurance market fell
Chicago struggles to house migrants, and conditions are grim, grantee finds
In an investigation for Borderless Magazine about conditions for migrants in Chicago, more than a dozen people told reporter Nissa
Feds help Georgia charge environmental protesters as terrorists
Reporter Alleen Brown, with support from the Fund, examined public records to find new details about how the U.S. Department