About Informing America Foundation
Promoting the gathering and dissemination of information about important public-policy issues facing the United States through investigative, explanatory, data-driven and multimedia journalism and other forms of public-interest information.
Focus Areas
Investigative journalismExplanatory journalismData-driven journalismMultimedia journalismPublic policyAccountability reporting
Who They Fund
whistleblowers and potential reporters of misconductjournalists and investigative newsroomsbilingual/limited-English-proficiency communitiesgeneral public seeking government accountability
Funding Style
About Informing America Foundation
A defining feature of Informing America Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its mix of public-interest policy media and whistleblower infrastructure. One of its largest awards, $900,000 in 2023, supported Empower Whistleblower Center to build infrastructure for cultivating, protecting, and working with whistleblowers on allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse. Another major award, $1,008,800 in 2023, went to Bentley Media Group to produce media focused on public-interest policy. Those grants sit alongside repeated support for organizations producing accountability-oriented journalism and public-policy content, including bilingual media work and explanatory coverage. The foundation’s portfolio shows a strong preference for funding organizations that turn information into public-facing reporting, with several grants recurring across years rather than appearing as one-time awards. Recent recipients include Institute for Citizen Focused Service, Concerned Communities of America, Accuracy in Media, Michigan News Source, and Ulloo Media. The pattern suggests a funder that supports both content production and the infrastructure that helps surface misconduct, especially in the public-policy and government-accountability space.
What Informing America Foundation Funds
A core theme is public-interest policy media. Informing America Foundation gave $1,003,334 in 2024 to Institute for Citizen Focused Service and $1,008,800 in 2023 to Bentley Media Group, both for producing media focused on public-interest policy. It also supported Concerned Communities of America with $741,667 in 2023 and $333,333 in 2024 for the same purpose. Another clear area is bilingual public-interest content: Ulloo Media received $433,333 in 2024 and $333,334 in 2023 to produce bi-lingual media focused on public-interest policy. The foundation also funds whistleblower infrastructure, shown by a $900,000 grant in 2023 to Empower Whistleblower Center for cultivating, protecting, and working with whistleblowers on waste, fraud, and abuse. Accountability-oriented media is present as well, including grants to Accuracy in Media and Michigan News Source for public-interest policy production.
How Informing America Foundation Gives
Typical grants are large: the p25 is $250,000, the median is $354,167, and the p75 is $535,925. The recent record shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Bentley Media Group, Empower Whistleblower Center, Ulloo Media, Star News Digital Media, Accuracy in Media, Foundation for American Content, Franklin News Foundation, Michigan News Source, Concerned Communities of America, and Institute for Citizen Focused Service. That points to ongoing support rather than isolated one-off grants. The foundation gives through a general journalism grantmaking program, and it accepts unsolicited applications. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.7M
Total Assets
$661K
Total Revenue
$7.9M
Total Expenses
$7.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $250K and $536K, with a median of $354K.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$354K
75th Percentile
$536K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DEBORAH MYERS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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