Journalism Giving

Arnold Ventures supports nonprofit groups and news-gathering organizations that advance the values of freedom of the press and produce high-quality journalism that makes an impact on people’s lives. Arnold Ventures does not have any editorial input nor does it interfere in any way with the independence of the organizations it supports. Gifts include:

Center for Media and Democracy | 2017 | $100,000 | To develop and launch Tarbell, a digital-based journalism organization with an initial focus on health care, health, and well-being.

Chalkbeat | 2019 – 2020 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

Committee to Protect Journalists | 2018 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2017 – 2018 | $550,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2013 | $50,000 | To provide general operating support.

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2013 | $150,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2014 | $100,000 | To provide general operating support.

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2016 | $250,000 | To provide general operating support.

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2017 | $525,000 | To provide general operating support.

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | 2018 | $600,000 | To provide general operating support.

Global Witness | 2014 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

Global Witness | 2015 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

Global Witness | 2018 | $750,000 | To provide general operating support.

Global Witness | 2016 – 2018 | $1,500,000 | To provide general operating support.

InquireFirst | 2019 | $25,000 | To support InquireFirst’s training of Mexican journalists at the Cal State Fullerton workshop on investigative reporting. 

Institute for Nonprofit News | 2018 | $200,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Institute for Nonprofit News | 2018 – 2019 | $100,000 | To support the general operations of The War Horse. 

Institute for Public Accuracy | 2017 | $250,000 | To support the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program (WHISPer).

Institute for Public Accuracy | 2016 – 2018 | $250,000 | To support the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program (WHISPer).

Institute for Public Accuracy | 2018 | $250,000 | To support the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program (WHISPer).

Institute on Money in State Politics | 2018 – 2019 | $200,000 | To provide general operating support.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists | 2017 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support. 

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists | 2018 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Internet Archive | 2018 – 2019 | $1,500,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Investigative Reporters and Editors | 2018 | $25,000 | To support the IRE 2019 Annual Conference to be held in Houston on June 13 – 16.

Investigative Reporters and Editors | 2018 | $150,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Kaiser Health News | 2018 – 2020 | $2,000,000 | To support the operations of Kaiser Health News.

Knight First Amendment Institute | 2017 | $250,000 | To provide general operating support.

Knight First Amendment Institute | 2018 – 2019 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

MapLight | 2019 | $100,000 | To provide general operating support. 

MapLight | 2017 – 2019 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

Nation Institute | 2018 – 2019 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

National Press Foundation | 2019 | $155,000 | To support the National Press Foundation’s programming on state house coverage training and training videos for journalists.

ProPublica | 2013 | $100,000 | To provide general operating support.

ProPublica | 2017 – 2019 | $2,000,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Public Conversations Project | 2014 | $50,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Reporters Without Borders | 2013 | $100,000 | To provide general operating support.

Reporters Without Borders | 2015 | $50,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Reporters Without Borders | 2015 | $50,000 | To provide general operating support.

Reporters Without Borders | 2017 | $100,000 |To provide general operating support. 

RH Reality Check | 2014 | $50,000 | To provide general operating support.

Solutions Journalism Network | 2018 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Texas Tribune | 2015 | $50,000 | To provide general operating support.

Texas Tribune | 2016 | $100,000 | To provide general operating support.

Texas Tribune | 2017 | $100,000 | To provide general operating support. 

Texas Tribune | 2017 | $150,000 | To provide general operating support.

Texas Tribune | 2018 – 2019 | $1,000,000 | To provide general operating support.

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | 2018 – 2019 | $500,000 | To support the Big Local News project, part of the Stanford Journalism and Democracy Initiative.

The Center for Investigative Reporting | 2017 – 2019 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

The Center for Public Integrity | 2017 – 2019 | $1,500,000 | To provide general operating support.

The Marshall Project | 2018 – 2019 | $2,000,000 | To provide general operating support.

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | 2017 | $250,000 | To support the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

Videre Est Credere | 2017 | $500,000 | To provide general operating support.

Videre Est Credere | 2018 | $1,000,000 | To provide general operating support.