How the Center for Public Integrity is Funded
Award-winning investigative journalism is priceless — but it is not free. The Center for Public Integrity is supported through foundations and individuals like you. For more information about supporting the Center for Public Integrity, please contact Chief Development Officer Robin Heller at 202-481-1242.
The Center for Public Integrity maintains a strict firewall between funding and our editorial content. We take funding to support our editorial priorities, such as the environment, money in politics or international reporting, but funders never determine the Center for Public Integrity’s editorial direction. Our funders support us because our investigations are non-partisan, fair, have impact and raise the level of debate on complex issues of critical, global importance.
Our list of funders below is from our annual report and covers gifts in 2013. A list of all 2014 funders will be posted in early 2015. In the meantime, we are proud to announce a few new gifts this calendar year:
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $2,800,000
- Omidyar Network: $800,000
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation: $600,000
- Rita Allen Foundation: $300,000
- Fred and Alice Stanback: $100,000
- Jimmy and Yolanda Janacek: $55,000
- Edith B. Everett: $25,000
The following are Center for Public Integrity supporters who gave $250 or more in 2013:
MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS
Ongoing and new grants of $100,000 and above in 2013
- Adessium Foundation
- Rita Allen Foundation
- American Council of Learned Societies
- The California Endowment
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
- Ford Foundation
- The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Kresge Foundation
- The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Omidyar Network
- Open Society Foundations
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Park Foundation, Inc.
- Public Welfare Foundation
- Wyncote Foundation
OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS
Ongoing and new grants up to $100,000 in 2013
- Abbey of the Holy Trinity
- Ameriprise
- Amgen Matching Gift Program
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- AOL Inc.
- Atlantic Philanthropies of New York
- BelleJAR Foundation
- Benton Foundation
- Career Key, Inc.
- Charity Checks, Inc.
- Charles Schwab Charitable Fund
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Clifford W. & Jo Ann J. Trow Living Trust
- craigslist Foundation
- David B. Gold Foundation
- Dawson Ryan Associates
- Deer Creek Foundation
- Emmett Foundation
- Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
- Fidelity Charitable Fund
- First Clearing, LLC
- Foundation for the Carolinas
- Foundation for National Progress
- Fund for the Republic
- Goldman Sonnenfeldt Foundation
- Goodrich Quality Theaters
- Google Matching Gifts Program
- Harvard University
- Investigative Reporters and Editors
- Isadore Sadie Dorin Foundation
- Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
- Joseph Rosen Foundation Inc.
- Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
- JustGive
- Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust
- Network for Good
- Parks & Paula Sheller Adams Family Foundation, Inc.
- Pauline M. Mayo Trust
- Piedmont Financial Trust
- Ploughshares Fund
- Raymond James Global Account
- Razoo Foundation
- Reliance Trust
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Robert R. McCormick Foundation
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Rockefeller Family Fund
- Rosetta W. Harris Charitable Lead Trust
- Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
- Scripps Howard Foundation
- Select Equity Group Foundation
- Stewart R. Mott Foundation
- The Boeing Company
- The Finzen-Clark Family Foundation
- The New York Community Trust
- The Seattle Foundation
- The Minneapolis Foundation
- The Harman Rasnow and Eleanor Rasnow Trust
- The Jon L. Hagler Foundation
- The Sidney Hillman Foundation, Inc.
- Troy Foundation
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
- Wallace Genetic Foundation
- Walton Avenue Foundation
- Washington's Best Guides
- Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation/ John Hirschi Donor-Advised Fund
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Presidential Society
($250,000 minimum)
- Graeme Wood
Executive Society
($50,000 minimum)
- Dan Emmett
- Jimmy W. Janacek
Cornerstone Society
($25,000 minimum)
- Craig Newmark
Leadership Circle
($10,000-$24,999)
- Mary C. Bingham
- Samuel Chapin
- Bruce A. Finzen
- James A. Kiernan, III
- Steve Kroft
- Bevis Longstreth
- Gilbert S. Omenn MD, PhD
Integrity Circle
($5,000-$9,999)
- George Alvarez-Correa
- Matthew W. Granade
- Holly Gray
- James G. Hart
- Olivia Ma
- Tom Meyer
- David W. Murray
- Tom Sedoric
- Scott Siegler
- Michael and Katja Sonnenfeldt
Democracy Circle
($1,000-$4,999)
- Parks Adams and Paula Sheller Adams
- Andrew Brown
- William E. Buzenberg
- Schuyler L. Clapp
- Francesca Craig
- Eggert Dagbjartsson
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eisendrath
- Ada and Roger Fidler
- Jon Hagler
- Arianna Huffington
- Gigi Kellett
- Jerry Knoll
- Mr. and Mrs. George W. Krumme
- Hendrik-Jan Laseur
- Charles R. Lewis
- James J. Lippard
- Arthur D. Lipson and Rochelle S. Kaplan
- Susan Loewenberg
- Krishen Mehta
- Karl Preissner
- Myrta J. Pulliam
- Bonnie Raitt
- Kathleen Ruff
- Tasha Savage
- Tom Schaul
- Nancy L. Shepherd
- Marianne Szegedy-Maszak
- Matt R. Thompson
- Paul A. Volcker
- William Witkin
Muckraker’s Circle
($500-$999)
- Ira T. Anderson
- James J. Bagley, II
- Marianne K. Bakker-Rabdau
- Johannes Peter Paul Bommer
- Dr. David L. Chittenden
- Cheree B. Cleghorn
- Thomas and Kristin Clyde
- Charles J. Guerity Jr.
- John Hirschi
- Zitto Zuberi Kabwe
- David and Renee Kaplan
- Kim Kendall
- Jon McTaggart
- Eduardo Morgan
- Robert Morris
- Elaine M. Nowinski
- Matthew Pickering
- Roger Pierno
- Charles Piller
- Sara Plath
- G. Thomas Ruebel
- Marilyn Schroeder
- Dr. Donald O. Stover
- Mr. Mark S. Thompson
- Lauralee V. Thompson
- Abigail Van Alstyne
- Mary B. Williams
Reporter’s Circle
($250-$499)
- Rosalind and Robert Abernathy
- Henry Baker
- George W. Bauer
- Steven Birnbaum
- Johannes Bommer
- Robert Bonner
- William C. Bradley
- Russell K. Broscious, Jr.
- Andrew Bruml
- Daniel Butler
- Charles Cerf and Cynthia Dunbar
- Helen Cheng
- James J. Collins
- Alexander Cohen
- Felice Fritzi Cohen
- Paul E. Condon
- Franco Cupini
- Kim Dromlewicz
- Nancy H. Duffy and William J. Duffy
- Jonathan Eisberg
- Karen L. Ennis
- Susan Feinberg
- Ron Feldman
- Sherla Finnegan
- Harvey Furgatch
- Mr. and Mrs. Aaron S. Hamburger
- Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harding
- Carol Heimer
- Matthew Hoenck
- Catherine Hryncewich
- Marc Hurner
- Stella E. Jacobs
- Alex S. Jones
- Jeff Kelly
- Richard Klingele
- Jennifer 8. Lee
- Matthew London
- Douglas J. Lowry
- Stephen Mace
- Luis A. Maldonado
- Harriet McGuire
- Satyen Mehta
- JoAnn and Russ Melgar
- Ashish Mukherjee
- Frances Murrell
- Michael A. Neigoff
- Margaret L. Newhouse
- Helen A. Norton
- David Passage
- Terese M. Perkins
- Thomas Pfanne
- Win Phelps
- Amy B. Resnick
- Ellen Rocco
- Jeannette Rosen
- Samuel Russo
- Burton W. Seiwell
- Charles Serrao
- Julie Ann Setnosky
- Diane Stefani
- Elizabeth Steuart
- Peter D. Thompson
- Rama Vemulapalli
- Joy Viertel
- Gregory Wagner
- Laura S. Welch
- William Wenham
- Paul S. Westbrook
- Seymour Wolk
Gifts below $250
In 2013, the Center received annual contributions of less than $250 from 964 individual donors. The total amount of revenue received from this group of individuals was $56,350.01. Additionally, the Center received 51 gifts given anonymously, totaling $3,296.
Watchdog Circle
The Center gratefully acknowledges the sustaining support of its 2013-2014 Watchdog Circle supporters via monthly giving.
- Susan Allen
- Carl Ayers
- James J. Bagley, II
- Henry Baker
- Joseph Baker
- Enrique Balmaseda Arias Davila Manzanos
- Christine Baur
- Syed Ahmed Munir Ahmed Munir Bokhari
- Juliet Branca
- James Brooke
- John Browne
- William E. Buzenberg
- Joseph C. Callahan
- Cheree B. Cleghorn
- James J. Collins
- Peter Cutler
- Zaida De Jesus
- Dorothy L. Decker
- Gretchen Doege
- James Doom
- Sherla Finnegan
- Erla Gilfillen
- Yuval Golan
- Colin Grudzien
- Mr. Matthew Hoenck
- Carlos Eduardo Eduardo Huertas
- Andrew Hunt
- Jo Lynn Kegley
- Kim Kendall
- Elizabeth Krueger
- Dr. Jennifer L. Lambe
- Ray Lewis
- Henry Lichtenstein
- Stephen Mace
- Sara Margulis
- JoAnn and Russ Melgar
- Bruce Myers
- Myra J. Ober
- Myles O'Malley
- Dana Paxson
- Barbara Payton
- Sharon Raymond
- Gayle Reaves-King
- Ellen Rocco
- Doris J. Rohling
- Claricy A. Smith
- Richard Sollberger
- Steven Souza
- Barbara G. Stein
- Joan Stephenson
- William E. Stevens
- Hugh L. Strickland
- Marianne Szegedy-Maszak
- Richard Tomera
- Curtis Vaisse
- James Van Sickle
- Ina C. Vandevert
- Rama Vemulapalli
- Irene Weiser
- Donald Winter
- George B. Wolff
- Jordan Zlotoff
Legacy Society
The Center’s Legacy Society recognizes and honors supporters who have made enduring gifts by including the Center for Public Integrity in their estate plans.
- Estate of Jane Bierdeman Fike
- Estate of A. J. De Armond
- Estate of Eugene Foster
- Estate of Willard Harzoff
- Estate of Anita Karr
- Estate of Wayne Wiley