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.
Alabama has settled 100 cases of excessive force in prisons since 2020, grantee finds
Independent journalist Beth Shelburne partnered with the Alabama Reflector to investigate the state’s runaway legal spending in defending its prison
Grantee finds that Southern California airport fails to warn community about hazardous exposure
Following up on their investigation into the health impact Van Nuys Airport has on Southern California residents, a team from
Hawaii child-welfare officials’ scant record-keeping raises risks in other cases, grantee finds
In its continuing investigation of Hawaii’s child welfare system, with support from the Fund, Civil Beat reported that state authorities
Grantee uncovers Pittsburgh mining company’s impact in Australia
A Pittsburgh-based company, Alcoa, has been mining aluminum in Western Australia for more than 60 years under a special agreement
Development is wiping out trees in less-affluent parts of Washington, DC, putting residents’ health at risk, grantee finds
An investigation by Hola Cultura, with a seed grant from the Fund, mapped areas in Washington, DC, where healthy trees
Joint grantee series probes law-enforcement misconduct reporting in Milwaukee County
Nationwide, prosecutors are required to disclose information to defendants that might erode the credibility of law-enforcement officials who testify in
Grantees document Trump-induced migration crisis at the U.S. Mexico border
The Trump Administration’s immigration policies have left an estimated 270,000 asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where some of them face
Seed grant helps reporters uncover apparent pay-to-play corruption in Hawaii, prompting reform
Civil Beat revealed that the FBI recorded an unnamed Hawaii lawmaker receiving $35,000 from a man who was apparently trying