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.
Grantee uncovers high rate of evictions from public housing in Maine
Bangor Daily News reporter Sawyer Loftus has partnered with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network since July to investigate evictions in Maine.
Grantee uncovers poor follow-through for program that was supposed to compensate people who were sterilized in prison
A state program to compensate people who were sterilized in California prisons has rejected most applications for compensation, according to
California Governor vetoes farmworker heat safety bill after grantee reports that state cut back on enforcement; legislators plan renewed push for reform
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vetoed a bill intended to protect farmworkers when employers violate state outdoor heat-safety law, Robert
Grantees uncover secret system that covers up police misconduct – and ensures problematic officers can get hired again
For decades, police agencies in California have hidden evidence that officers engaged in misconduct and criminality – even paying the
Grantee reveals that Rhode Island school district failed to report cyberattack of children’s private information
Rhode Island’s largest school district failed to tell students and parents that their private information was obtained by cyberhackers and
Puerto Rico has failed to create a registry of people vulnerable during power blackouts; grantee reporting sparks reform
Seven years after the devastation of Hurricane Maria – and with continued blackouts caused by storms and spotty coverage –
Grantee investigation finds 100+ Chicago police officers who should have been flagged for dishonest conduct but weren’t
Chicago police officers who knowingly lie or conceal evidence in criminal cases are supposed to be put on a list
Grantee series examines the spread of disinformation on Spanish radio in the U.S., particularly during election season
A collaborative report from several news organizations, with support from the Fund, examines the prevalence of misinformation on Spanish radio