About Groundtruth Project
A nonprofit organization strengthening local journalism by recruiting and supporting journalists, helping newsrooms build financial resilience, and connecting local news efforts globally so communities have the information they need to participate, make decisions, and hold power accountable.
Focus Areas
local journalismjournalist recruitment and placementnewsroom trainingnewsroom sustainability and revenue supportinternational local news programs
Who They Fund
Report for America corps members (early-career journalists)local newsrooms / host news organizationslocal communities served by the host newsrooms
Funding Style
capacity buildingprogrammatic partnership (host + national corps)
About Groundtruth Project
The Groundtruth Project Inc. is built around placing journalists inside local newsrooms, with Report for America as its flagship model. Recent grants show a steady flow of support to host organizations that receive corps members, including a $383,987 grant to Associated Press in 2024 and a $175,078 grant to The Associated Press in 2025 for that purpose. The pattern points to a funder that backs reporting capacity by underwriting the newsroom side of the placement model rather than funding individuals directly. Its work centers on local journalism, civic information, and newsroom capacity building across the United States. The grants also show that the organization supports a mix of major national outlets and local or regional newsrooms, from Chicago Sun-times and The Texas Tribune to Black Voice News and Berkeleyside. That mix suggests an emphasis on embedding reporters where communities need coverage, while helping host news organizations expand their reporting bench. The foundation also operates Report for the World, extending the same placement-and-support approach to international local news ecosystems.
What Groundtruth Project Funds
One clear theme is newsroom capacity support through host organizations. In 2024, the foundation gave $56,843 to Chicago Sun-times, $54,884 to The Atlanta Journal-constitution, and $53,128 to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, each to host Report for America corps members. A second theme is local accountability reporting in regional and community outlets. Grants include $52,888 to Black Voice News in Riverside for the same purpose, $44,700 to Wisconsin Watch in Madison, and $43,240 to Inewsource in San Diego. The portfolio also reaches outlets serving specific communities and city-based audiences. Examples include $42,403 to Documented in New York, $37,047 to The New York Amsterdam News, and $35,388 to The Washington Informer in Washington, DC, again tied to hosting corps members. Across these grants, the common thread is staffing local reporting through newsroom partnerships.
How Groundtruth Project Gives
Typical grant size is modest and clustered: p25 is $12,671, median is $16,071, and p75 is $22,350. The recent-grants list also shows a much larger set of newsroom-hosting awards at the top end, which reflects the organization’s program structure rather than a single-grant style. The grants are recurring across years: several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Associated Press, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Chicago Sun-times, and Texas Tribune. The foundation is a nonprofit organization, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Both active programs accept no unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$12.2M
Total Revenue
$16.1M
Total Expenses
$9.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $22K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$22K
Geographic Reach
National49 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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