Most of our funding comes from foundations. In 2021, we were able to raise close to $12,000 in individual donations during the last two months of the year thanks to community members who stepped up to support our work. Please consider making a recurring individual donation here. 

Funders:

Voqal

Oak Park - River Forest Foundation

Chicago Foundation for Women 

Builders Initiative  

Reva and David Logan Foundation 

Google News Initiative

Election SOS (Hearken)

Listening Post Collective

Healthy Communities Foundation

Illinois Humanities

United Neighborhoods Equity Fund of the United Way of Metro Chicago

Chicago Community Trust

Listening and Sustainability Lab of the American Press Institute and Borealis Philanthropy Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation (NewsMatch)

Field Foundation

Facebook Journalism Project

Crossroads Fund

Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s Chicago COVID-19 Journalism Fund

Social Justice News Nexus at Northwestern Medill School of Journalism