A collaborative fundraising movement to support independent, public service journalism

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About NewsMatch

Ensuring every community has reliable news by transforming how they support the journalism that serves them.

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NewsMatch is the largest grassroots fundraising campaign to support nonprofit news in the U.S., benefitting members of the INN Network. Since 2017, the campaign has helped raise $330 million to jumpstart emerging newsrooms and support independent media outlets that produce fact-based, nonpartisan news and information.

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How it works

A matching-gift campaign

to inspire individual giving to nonprofit newsrooms that are members of the INN Network.

Tools, training, and resources

to build long-term fundraising capabilities within news organizations.

Awareness campaign

to promote the value of independent, nonprofit journalism in the U.S.

How it works

A matching-gift campaign

to inspire individual giving to nonprofit newsrooms that are members of the INN Network.

How it works

Tools, training, and resources

to build long-term fundraising capabilities within news organizations.

How it works

Awareness campaign

to promote the value of independent, nonprofit journalism in the U.S.

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340 newsroom participants in 2023

$277 Million

raised by newsrooms from individual donors since 2017

415,000

people have donated to nonprofit news for the first time during NewsMatch

$31 Million

philanthropic investment from national and regional funders since 2017

$277 Million

raised by newsrooms from individual donors since 2017

415,000

people have donated to nonprofit news for the first time during NewsMatch

$31 Million

philanthropic investment from national and regional funders since 2017

Ways to strengthen nonprofit news through NewsMatch

Fuel the movement

Contribute to the pooled fund that ignites hundreds of thousands of individual donations nationwide.

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Strengthen coverage of a topic or community

Create or contribute to a special interest fund dedicated to supporting multiple organizations that cover a particular issue or a place.

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Support an individual outlet

Build your own local match for or make a contribution to support a single newsroom participating in NewsMatch.

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About the

Institute for

Nonprofit News

About the Institute for Nonprofit News

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The Institute for Nonprofit News strengthens and supports about 450 independent news organizations in a new kind of news network: nonprofit, nonpartisan and dedicated to public service. From local news to in-depth reporting on pressing global issues, INN’s members tell stories that otherwise would go untold – connecting communities, holding the powerful accountable and strengthening democracy.

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