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One reporter, given proper support to dig deep and keep digging, can change the world. We’ve shown that over and over again throughout the last 51 years. With grants and other support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism, investigative journalists uncover wrongdoing, expose injustice, deepen public understanding of complex issues and spark reform. We support unbiased, nonpartisan journalism that has an impact. Below are just a few recent examples of how stories we support have sparked change.

Federal government launches crackdown on schoolteacher sexual misconduct, citing grantee’s reporting

The U.S. Department of Education issued a nationwide directive to ...

Hawaii grand jury indicts Lt. Governor for bribery and other charges, using information obtained by grantee

A grand jury in Hawaii indicted the state’s Lieutenant Governor ...

City of San Francisco cuts funding to large nonprofit housing provider, citing grantee’s investigation

San Francisco’s city government announced last week that it will ...

Grantee uncovers serious issues at San Francisco housing provider, in series that has already led to CEO’s ouster and grand jury report

HomeRise, one of San Francisco’s largest providers of permanent supportive ...

Grantee investigation into Pennsylvania county grant program uncovers further impropriety, sparking more impact

PennLive, with support from the Fund, dug into a county ...

Pennsylvania county freezes gambling-revenue program and launches reforms after grantee investigation raises flags

A popular grant program in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is funded ...

After grantee reveals data center’s influence campaign in Pennsylvania, local officials oust town leadership

With support from the Fund, Edward Donnelly spent four months ...

One year after grantee investigation, Milwaukee DA’s office has improved how it notifies defendants of problematic police officers, but gaps remain

A year ago, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, TMJ4 News and ...

Grantee uncovers evidence of murder in a Mississippi jail; story leads state to reopen the case and launch new investigation

In 2018, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was quick to ...

Grantee story on migrant children receives special recognition from American Psychoanalytic Association

Calling it “a hard-hitting exposé on one of the most ...

Head of Idaho prison system outlines reforms after grantee reporting exposed abuses

After InvestigateWest, with support from the Fund, uncovered widespread sexual ...

Grantee investigation prompts state changes to protect underage farmworkers

Following an investigation by Robert Lopez, with support from the ...

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