| Alabama Public Radio | Alabama | Alabama | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by the University of Alabama, donations, corporate underwriting, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| Birmingham Watch | Alabama | Alabama | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. No government funding, except foundations and educational institutions. Viewpoint: watchdog on government and other powerful institutions, uncovering solutions as well as problems, involving the public. |
| Alaska Public Media | Alaska | Alaska | Public radio and television, and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| CoastAlaska | Coastal Alaska | Alaska | Public radio and online news | Consortium of seven public radio stations. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| KCAW Sitka | Sitka | Alaska | Public radio and online news | Owned by Raven Radio Foundation. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Arizona Mirror | Arizona | Arizona | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: progressive. |
| KAWC Yuma | Yuma | Arizona | Public radio and online news | Owned by Arizona Western College, a public community college. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| KJZZ Phoenix | Phoenix area, Arizona | Arizona | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Listener supported. |
| KNAU Flagstaff | Flagstaff | Arizona | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Patagonia Regional Times | Santa Cruz County | Arizona | Online news and print newspaper | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by paid advertising, donations and grants. |
| Tucson Sentinel | Tucson | Arizona | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and advertising. |
| Arkansas Nonprofit News Network | Arkansas | Arkansas | Online news, partnerships with other media | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Arkansas Public Media | Arkansas | Arkansas | Public radio and television and online news | Regional journalism collaboration among public radio and television stations. Funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, donations, and corporate underwriting. |
| KUAF Fayetteville | Fayetteville | Arkansas | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of Arkansas, a public university. Listener supported. |
| KUAR Little Rock | Little Rock | Arkansas | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Alhambra Source | Alhambra | California | Online news | Fiscal sponsorship by Community Partners, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Viewpoint: enable civic engagement and immigrant integration, revitalize democracy through local media serving diverse communities. |
| Benito Link | San Benito County | California | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by readers, foundation grants, and business sponsors. Viewpoint: connecting local residents and encouraging public dialogue to foster an engaged community. |
| Berkeleyside | Berkeley, East Bay | California | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations, and by advertising. |
| CalMatters | California state government | California | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by individual donors and foundation grants. Viewpoint: explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. |
| Capitol Weekly | California state government | California | Online news | Published by Open California, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and advertising. Viewpoint: information about public policy and state governance. |
| FORTHE | Long Beach politics and culture | California | Online news | Editorial collective. Staffed by volunteers. Reader supported. |
| Golden Gate Xpress | San Francisco State University and San Francisco Bay area | California | Online news, print newspaper, print magazine | Student-run newspaper of San Francisco State University, a public university. Funded by the university and by advertising. |
| inewsource | San Diego | California | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by individuals and foundations. |
| Knock LA | Los Angeles | California | Online news | Published by Ground Game LA, a grassroots political organization working for a healthy environment, humane policing and immigration, and justice for renters and unhoused residents. |
| KQED San Francisco | San Francisco Bay area | California | Public radio and television, online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by individual donations and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: community-based alternative to commercial media. |
| LAist | Los Angeles | California | Online news | Published by Southern California Public Radio, a nonprofit organization. Funded by member contributions, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorship. Viewpoint: providing news and information to strengthen civic and cultural bonds that unite diverse communities. |
| Mission Local | Mission neighborhood of San Francisco | California | Online news | Fiscally sponsored project of San Francisco Public Press. Viewpoint: aspiring to be a model of local, self-sustaining, fiercely independent neighborhood news. |
| The Oaklandside | Oakland, East Bay | California | Online news | Nonprofit. Launched with $1.56 million in seed funding from the Google News Initiative. "Google has zero input or influence over our reporting." Funded by grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations, and by advertising. |
| Open Vallejo | Vallejo | California | Online news | A project of the Informed California Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. Viewpoint: public interest. |
| San José Spotlight | San José | California | Online news | Published by the San José News Bureau, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| San Francisco Public Press | San Francisco | California | Online news and quarterly print newspaper | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Noncommercial, free from corporate influence. No ads. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: public interest journalism. |
| El Tecolote | San Francisco | California | Online news and biweekly print newspaper | The longest running bilingual Spanish/English newspaper in California. Founded as a project in a La Raza Studies class at San Francisco State University. Funded by advertising, subscriptions, and grants. Does not accept revenue from any corporation that harms the community. |
| Voice of OC | Orange County | California | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| Voice of San Diego | San Diego | California | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by individual members, foundations, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: investigative journalism, encouraging civic participation. |
| Aspen Journalism | Aspen | Colorado | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations from individuals, organizations, and businesses. Viewpoint: investigative journalism. |
| Colorado Newsline | Colorado | Colorado | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| Colorado Public Radio | Colorado | Colorado | Public radio, online news | Nonprofit. Funded by individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants. |
| Colorado Sun | Colorado | Colorado | Online news | Journalist-owned, not-for-profit organization. Funded by reader donations and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: fact-based, in-depth, non-partisan journalism. |
| Denver VOICE | Denver | Colorado | Monthly street newspaper and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, sponsorships, advertising, and subscriptions. Provides economic opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the Denver metro area. |
| Denverite | Denver | Colorado | Online news | Published by Colorado Public Radio. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| High Country News | Western states | Colorado | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded primarily by reader contributions and subscriptions, and also by grants, advertising, and syndication sales. Viewpoint: journalism to inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West's diverse natural and human communities. |
| Connecticut Health Investigative Team | Connecticut health and safety issues | Connecticut | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Partners with universities and high schools. Funded by donations and grants. |
| The Connecticut Mirror | Connecticut | Connecticut | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded 90% by reader donations. |
| Connecticut Public Radio | Connecticut | Connecticut | Public radio and online news | Owned by Connecticut Public Broadcasting, which also owns Connecticut Public Television. Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, advertising, and sponsorships. |
| The Hartford Guardian | Hartford | Connecticut | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| Nancy on Norwalk | Norwalk | Connecticut | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. More than 85% of funding is from reader donations. |
| New Haven Independent | New Haven | Connecticut | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Reader supported. Viewpoint: journalists and news-deprived citizens need no longer be hostages to out-of-state media conglomerates. |
| Delaware Currents | Delaware River | Delaware | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and advertising. |
| Delaware Public Media | Delaware | Delaware | Public radio and online news | Operated by Delaware First Media Corporation in collaboration with Delaware State University and the University of Delaware. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Delaware State News | Delaware | Delaware | Online news and daily print newspaper | Published by Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA, a for-profit company that cannot pay dividends and is wholly owned by INI Holdings, Inc., a non-profit membership corporation. Funded by donations, subscriptions, and advertising. |
| The DC Line | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Online news, links to articles in other media, including corporate media | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. |
| DCist | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Online news | Owned by WAMU, a public radio station, which is nonprofit, licensed to American University, and member supported. |
| Grassroots DC | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Online news, media training | Nonprofit. Viewpoint: media production training to low-income and working-class DC residents, and providing media coverage of issues that impact under-resourced and traditionally-oppressed DC communities. |
| Street Sense | Washington, D.C. issues related to homelessness and poverty | District of Columbia | Online news and print newspaper | Nonprofit. Funded by donations. Distributed by homeless and impoverished people. |
| WPFW Washington | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Community radio and online news | Nonprofit. No commercial underwriting. Viewpoint: Progressive social change. |
| The Independent Florida Alligator | Gainesville, University of Florida | Florida | Online and print news | Owned by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization independent of the University of Florida. Funded by advertising sales, individual donations, and periodic grants from UF. Viewpoint: Student-run newspaper that split from UF in the early 1970s over the newspaper's support for abortion rights. |
| Florida Phoenix | Florida state politics | Florida | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: progressive commentary, reporting on emerging innovative ideas, solutions, and policy shifts toward a more compassionate world. |
| LkldNow | Lakeland, Polk County | Florida | Online news | Overseen by Linking Community Now, a nonprofit organization. Funded by advertising, membership, donations, and grants. Viewpoint: local news and community information to educate community members and cultivate civic engagement. |
| WLRN Miami | Miami, South Florida | Florida | Public radio and television, and online news | Nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| WMFE Orlando | Orlando, Central Florida | Florida | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and corporate sponsorships. |
| WMNF Tampa | Tampa Bay area | Florida | Community radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by audience donations and in-kind donations from businesses. No big company or organization support. Viewpoint: grassroots local advocacy for peace and social and environmental justice. |
| The Atlanta Voice | Atlanta | Georgia | Weekly print newspaper and online news | For-profit. Largest African American community newspaper in Georgia. Funded by advertising and donations. |
| Georgia Recorder | Georgia | Georgia | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| WABE Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| WRFG Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | Community radio, progressive information | Nonprofit. Listener supported. Viewpoint: providing a voice for those who have been traditionally denied open access to the broadcast media |
| Honolulu Civil Beat | Honolulu | Hawaii | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by foundation grants and donations from individuals and businesses. |
| Hawaii Public Radio | Hawaii | Hawaii | Public radio and online news | Network of non-commercial, listener-supported stations. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Boise State Public Radio | Boise | Idaho | Public radio and online news | Owned by Boise State University, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Idaho Education News | Public education in Idaho | Idaho | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by foundation grants. |
| Austin Talks | Austin neighborhood of Chicago | Illinois | Online news | Community news. Funded by Columbia College Chicago and foundation grants. Produced by college students and neighborhood residents. |
| Block Club Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Capitol News Illinois | Illinois state government | Illinois | Online news and distribution to other media organizations | Operated by the Illinois Press Foundation. Nonprofit. Funded by donations from the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. |
| Chicago Reporter | Chicago | Illinois | Online news and investigative reporting | Published by Community Renewal Society, a faith-based organization. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: investigative journalism to confront racial and economic inequality. |
| Investigate Midwest | Midwest issues, especially agribusiness | Illinois | Online news and investigative reporting | Published by Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, a 501(c)(3) organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Northern Public Radio | DeKalb, northern Illinois | Illinois | Public radio and online news | Owned by Northern Illinois University. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| South Side Weekly | South Side of Chicago | Illinois | Online news and biweekly print newspaper | Nonprofit. Mostly volunteer. Funded by donations, grants, and advertising. |
| The TRiiBE | Chicago | Illinois | Online news | For-profit. Funded by advertising, sponsorships, and grants. Viewpoint: reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago. |
| WBEZ Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, corporate sponsorships, and government funding. Viewpoint: centrist. |
| Indiana Public Radio | Eastern and central Indiana | Indiana | Public radio and online news | Owned by Ball State University, a public university. Listener supported. |
| Nuvo | Central Indiana | Indiana | Online news | Nonprofit. Supported by member donations and advertising. |
| WFYI Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indiana | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Listener supported. |
| Iowa Capital Dispatch | Iowa | Iowa | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| Iowa Public Radio | Iowa | Iowa | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Listener supported. |
| Iowa Watch | Iowa | Iowa | Online news | Published by the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Kansas News Service | Kansas | Kansas | Online news | Collaboration of public radio stations KCUR 89.3 in Kansas City, KMUW in Wichita, Kansas Public Radio in Lawrence and High Plains Public Radio in Garden City. Funded by foundations. |
| Kansas Public Radio | Kansas | Kansas | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of Kansas, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Hoptown Chronicle | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and advertising. |
| Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting | Kentucky | Kentucky | Online news | A project of Louisville Public Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that also operates public radio stations, including WFPL Louisville. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: protecting society’s most vulnerable citizens, exposing wrongdoing in the public and private sectors. |
| KyForward | Kentucky | Kentucky | Online news | Published by the Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and sponsorships. |
| Northern Kentucky Tribune | Northern Kentucky | Kentucky | Online news | Published by the Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and sponsorships. |
| Ohio Valley ReSource | Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia | Kentucky | Online news | A collaborative project of seven public media outlets across the three states, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| Southerly | The South | Kentucky | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. Viewopint: the intersection of ecology, justice, and culture in the American South. |
| WFPL Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky | Public radio and online news | Owned by Louisville Public Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that also operates other public radio stations and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| The Current | Lafayette | Louisiana | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and business sponsorships. |
| The Lens | New Orleans and the Gulf Coast | Louisiana | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Louisiana Illuminator | Louisiana | Louisiana | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| Red River Radio | North and central Louisiana, south Arkansas, and east Texas | Louisiana | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| WRKF Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| WWNO New Orleans | New Orleans, southeast Louisiana | Louisiana | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of New Orleans, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Maine Beacon | Maine | Maine | Online news | Created by the Maine People's Alliance, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization working for progressive social change. |
| Maine Public | Maine | Maine | Public radio and television, and online news | State network of public radio and television stations. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Pine Tree Watch | Maine | Maine | Online news and partnerships with other media | Published by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Baltimore Brew | Baltimore, Maryland | Maryland | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and advertising. Viewpoint: aggressive accountability reporting. |
| Bay Journal | Chesapeake Bay watershed environmental news | Maryland | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: environmental news and issues in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. |
| Maryland Matters | Maryland state politics | Maryland | Online news | Nonprofit. Reader supported. |
| WYPR Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | Maryland | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and underwriting. Viewpoint: fundamentally noncommercial in spirit and practice. |
| The Bedford Citizen | Bedford | Massachusetts | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and advertising. |
| Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism | Boston | Massachusetts | Online news, reporting partnerships with other news organizations | Funded by donations, grants, events, and syndication fees. |
| New England Public Radio | New England | Massachusetts | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, by underwriting, by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| WBUR Boston | Boston | Massachusetts | Public radio and online news | Owned by Boston University, a private university. Funded by donations and underwriting. |
| WCAI Cape Cod | Cape Cod | Massachusetts | Public radio and online news | Owned by WGBH Educational Foundation. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Bridge Detroit | Detroit | Michigan | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: in-depth explanatory and watchdog reporting, direct response journalism. |
| East Lansing Info | East Lansing | Michigan | Online news | Nonprofit. Reader supported. |
| Michigan Advance | Michigan | Michigan | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: progressive. |
| Michigan Radio | Michigan | Michigan | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Planet Detroit | Detroit environmental news | Michigan | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. Viewpoint: the environment is the most important issue of our time. |
| The Rapidian | Grand Rapids | Michigan | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by grants, donations, and sponsorships. Viewpoint: community journalism. |
| Minnesota Reformer | Minnesota | Minnesota | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| MinnPost | Minnesota | Minnesota | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Minnesota Public Radio | Minnesota | Minnesota | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by contributions from corporations, foundations, institutional sponsors and individuals; revenue from operating activities, and government support. |
| Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder | Minnesota | Minnesota | Print newspaper and online news | For-profit. Family-owned. Oldest Black-owned newspaper in Minnesota. Funded by advertising, subscription, and donations. Viewpoint: voice for the diverse Black communities of Minnesota. |
| Sahan Journal | Minnesota immigrant and refugee community | Minnesota | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. |
| Workday Minnesota | Minnesota labor news | Minnesota | Online news | A project of the Labor Education Service of the University of Minnesota, a state university funded by state government support, tuition fees, and donations. Viewpoint: labor rights. |
| Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting | Mississippi | Mississippi | Online news and partnerships with other media | Nonprofit. Funded by donations. |
| Mississippi Public Broadcasting | Mississippi | Mississippi | Public radio and television, and online news | Owned by the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, a state government agency. Listener supported. |
| Mississippi Today | Mississippi | Mississippi | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and advertising. |
| The Beacon | Kansas City | Missouri | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by grants, donations, and in-kind business support. |
| Flatland KC | Kansas City | Missouri | Online news | Published by KCPT public television. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| KCUR Kansas City | Kansas City | Missouri | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of Missouri - Kansas City, a public university. Listener supported. |
| St. Louis Public Radio | St. Louis | Missouri | Public radio and online news. | Owned by the University of Missouri St. Louis, a public university. Funded by grants, donations, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Montana Free Press | Montana | Montana | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: holding those in power accountable to the people. |
| Montana Public Radio | Montana | Montana | Public radio and online news | Network of public radio stations owned by the University of Montana, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Mountain Journal | Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho | Montana | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Reader supported. Viewpoint: journalistic watchdog and celebrant of Greater Yellowstone. |
| Net News Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska | Public radio and television, and online news | Owned by Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), a state network of public radio and television stations. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Omaha Public Radio | Omaha | Nebraska | Public radio and online news | Owned by Omaha Public Schools. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| KUNR Reno | Reno | Nevada | Public radio and online news. | Owned by University of Nevada, Reno, a public university. Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Nevada Current | Nevada | Nevada | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| The Nevada Independent | Nevada | Nevada | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Nevada Public Radio | Las Vegas | Nevada | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| The Sierra Nevada Ally | Nevada, Tahoe Sierra | Nevada | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| In Depth NH | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | Online news | Published by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and corporate underwriting. |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| CivicStory | New Jersey sustainability | New Jersey | Online news and videos | Nonprofit. Funded by donations. Viewpoint: sustainability and creative change in New Jersey. |
| NJ Spotlight | New Jersey | New Jersey | Online news | Owned by WNET, a public television station. Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| NJTV News | New Jersey | New Jersey | Public television and online news | Owned by WNET, a public television station. Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| KSFR Santa Fe | Santa Fe | New Mexico | Public radio and online news | Owned by Santa Fe Community College. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| KUNM Albuquerque | Albuquerque | New Mexico | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of New Mexico, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| New Mexico In Depth | New Mexico | New Mexico | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: journalism as a catalyst for change. |
| Searchlight New Mexico | New Mexico | New Mexico | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: great reporting can motivate all New Mexicans to confront racial and economic inequities, corruption, and abuses of power. |
| The City | New York City | New York | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| City Limits | New York City | New York | Online news and investigative reporting | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by foundation support, ad sponsorship and donations. Viewpoint: to inform democracy and empower citizens to create a more just city. |
| Documented | New York City immigrant community | New York | Online news | Nonprofit. Partners with other media organizations. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: covering New York City’s immigrants and the policies that affect their lives. |
| Gothamist | New York City | New York | Online news | Published by New York Public Radio, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Highlands Current | Hudson Valley, Cold Spring, Garrison, Nelsonville, Philipstown, Beacon | New York | Online news and weekly print newspaper | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and advertising. |
| The Indypendent | New York City | New York | Online news, monthly print newspaper, email newsletter | Funded by donations and advertising. Viewpoint: social justice. |
| The Ithaca Voice | Ithaca | New York | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, sponsorships, and advertising. |
| New York Amsterdam News | New York City | New York | Print newspaper and online news | For-profit. Black-owned and -operated. Funded by advertising, subscriptions, and grants. |
| WAMC Northeast | Albany and parts of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania | New York | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and business underwriting. |
| WBFO Buffalo | Buffalo, Western New York, Southern Ontario | New York | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| WNYC New York | New York City | New York | Public radio and online news | Owned by New York Public Radio, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| WRFI Ithaca | Ithaca | New York | Community radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Community owned and operated. Funded by listener donations. No ads, no corporate sponsors. Viewpoint: local and underrepresented perspectives in keeping with the values of peace, justice, sustainability, freedom of expression, cultural diversity, integrity, and joy.
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| Blue Ridge Public Radio | Asheville, Western North Carolina | North Carolina | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| Carolina Public Press | North Carolina | North Carolina | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| Facing South | The South | North Carolina | Online news | Published by the Institute for Southern Studies, a nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: exposing injustice, strengthening democracy and building a community for change in the South. |
| NC Policy Watch | North Carolina state government | North Carolina | Online news | Owned by North Carolina Justice Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. Viewpoint: progressive, eliminating poverty. |
| North Carolina Health News | North Carolina health care news | North Carolina | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and corporate sponsorships. |
| QCity Metro | Charlotte | North Carolina | Online news | For-profit. Black-owned. Funded by advertising and memberships. Viewpoint: news, business and culture platform for the black community in Charlotte. |
| Scalawag Magazine | The South | North Carolina | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Reader supported. Viewpoint: ain’t here to be “objective” when it comes to liberation. |
| Triad City Beat | Piedmont Triad: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point | North Carolina | Online news and weekly print newspaper | Published by Beat Media, Inc., a for-profit company. Funded by advertising. Viewpoint: holding economic and governmental powers accountable, defending LGBT rights, racial justice and an urban sensibility. |
| Triangle Free Press | Triangle area: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Online news and monthly print newspaper | Viewpoint: under-reported news to give citizens information with which to make decisions that affect us all, from political action and social organization to personal consumption. |
| WFAE Charlotte | Charlotte area | North Carolina | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Listener supported. |
| WHQR Wilmington | Wilmington area | North Carolina | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Listener supported. |
| WUNC Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Listener supported. |
| Prairie Public Broadcasting | North Dakota | North Dakota | Public radio and television, and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| KEYA Public Radio | Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation in Belcourt | North Dakota | Public radio and online news | Non-commercial. Indian owned and operated. Funded by the Belcourt School District, donations, grants, underwriting, and gaming ventures. |
| Belt | Rust Belt, greater Midwest | Ohio | Online news, commentary, and culture | Nonprofit. Funded by grants and donations. |
| Columbus Free Press | Columbus | Ohio | Online news and commentary, print newspaper | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and advertising. Viewpoint: supporting and strengthening citizen-based democracy and holding public institutions to account. |
| The Devil Strip | Akron | Ohio | Online and print magazine with local news, commentary, and culture | Cooperatively owned. Readers can become voting shareholders. Funded by donations, grants, and advertising. |
| Eye on Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by grants and donations. Viewpoint: exposing injustice and exploring its consequences. |
| Matter News | Columbus, central Ohio | Ohio | Online news | Nonprofit. Reader supported. No ads. Viewpoint: investigative journalism. |
| Ohio Capital Journal | Ohio politics and state government | Ohio | Online news and commentary | Nonprofit. Reader supported. No ads. Viewpoint: reporting on state government and its impact on the lives of Ohioans. |
| WCRS Columbus | Columbus | Ohio | Community radio and online streaming | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: providing representation for under-served and under-represented constituencies and viewpoints. |
| WYSO Yellow Springs | Yellow Springs | Ohio | Public radio and online news | Owned by Miami Valley Public Media. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| The Frontier | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by grants and donations. No ads. |
| KOSU | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Public radio and online news | Owned by Oklahoma State University, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Oklahoma Watch | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Columbia Insight | Columbia River Basin, Oregon, Washington, Idaho | Oregon | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Reader supported. Viewpoint: environmental issues. |
| KBOO Portland | Portland | Oregon | Community radio and online news | Nonprofit, non-commercial community radio station. Union shop. Funded by donations, grants, underwriting, and advertising. Viewpoint: embodying social change, commitment to the voices of oppressed and underserved communities. |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Oregon | Oregon | Public radio and television and online news | 501(c)(3) organization that operates several public radio and television stations. Listener supported. |
| Street Roots | Portland | Oregon | Online news and weekly print newspaper | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, sponsorships, and advertising. Provides income to vendors who are experiencing homelessness and poverty. Viewpoint: catalyst for individual and social change. |
| Underscore | Oregon, Indian Country | Oregon | Online news, collaboration with media partners | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Berks Community TV | Reading, Berks County | Pennsylvania | Public access television and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: empowering people and engaging community through media. |
| Billy Penn | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Online news | Owned by WHYY. Reader supported. |
| Hidden City Philadelphia | Philadelphia historic preservation, urbanism, photography, culture | Pennsylvania | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. Viewpoint: in-depth coverage of preservation, planning, architecture and design. |
| The Notebook | Philadelphia public schools | Pennsylvania | Online news and quarterly print newspaper | Nonprofit. Founded by concerned parents, teachers, and community members. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: community focus, democratic, emphasizing social justice, equity, and public accountability. |
| PA Post | Pennsylvania government and statewide issues | Pennsylvania | Online news | Launched by WITF Public Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: holding Pennsylvania government accountable. |
| Pennsylvania Capital-Star | Pennsylvania state government | Pennsylvania | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| Public Source | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: a platform for the community, a watchdog to hold those in power to account. |
| WHYY Philadelphia | Philadelphia and parts of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Public radio and television, and online news | Not-for-profit organization. About 50% of funding comes from individual donations. Also funded by grants and corporate sponsorships. |
| WITF Central PA | Central Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit community-based organization. Funded by donations, corporate sponsorships, and government grants. |
| WURD Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Talk radio and online news | For-profit. African-American owned and operated talk radio station. Funded by advertising. |
| Eco RI News | Rhode Island, southern New England environment and social justice | Rhode Island | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: dedicated to reporting on environmental and social justice issues. |
| East Greenwich News | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| Hummel Report | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: exposing waste and corruption in government. |
| The Public's Radio | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Public radio and online news. | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| South Carolina Public Radio | South Carolina | South Carolina | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and corporate sponsorships. |
| South Dakota News Watch | South Dakota | South Dakota | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and media partners. |
| South Dakota Public Broadcasting | South Dakota | South Dakota | Public radio and television, and online news | Owned by South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication, a state government agency. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Daily Memphian | Memphis | Tennessee | Online news | Nonprofit. Subscription required after 3 free articles per month. Free to Shelby County schools. Funded by subscriptions, advertising, donations, and sponsorships. |
| MLK50 | Memphis | Tennessee | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: reconstruction and revolution. Journalism as a tool to dismantle the status quo. |
| Tennessee Lookout | Tennessee | Tennessee | Online news | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. |
| WPLN Nashville | Nashville | Tennessee | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Listener supported. |
| Austin Bulldog | Austin | Texas | Online news and investigative reporting | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: investigative reporting in the public interest. |
| Austin Monitor | Austin | Texas | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| El Paso Matters | El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Paso del Norte | Texas | Online news | Pending application for 501(c)(3) status. Supporting organization to the El Paso Community Foundation. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| Houston Public Media | Houston | Texas | Public radio and television, and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. A community service of the University of Houston, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. |
| KERA Dallas | Dallas, Fort Worth, North Texas | Texas | Public radio and television, and online news | Produced by North Texas Public Broadcasting, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| KUT Austin | Austin | Texas | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of Texas at Austin, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| Rivard Report | San Antonio | Texas | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, advertising, and sponsored posts. No government funding. Viewpoint: publishing without fear or favor, or any obligation to outside owners or interests. Journalism and reader-submitted stories. |
| Texas Observer | Texas | Texas | Online news and print magazine | 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Funded by donations, grants, and sponsorships. Viewpoint: covering public interest stories, promoting democratic participation and open government, in pursuit of a Texas where education, justice and material progress are available to all. |
| Texas Public Radio | San Antonio, southern Texas | Texas | Public radio and online news | Group of six public radio stations. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Texas Standard | Texas | Texas | Online news and daily public radio program | A service of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, a public university, in partnership with Texas Public Radio, KERA Dallas, KUT Austin, and Houston Public Media. |
| Texas Tribune | Texas | Texas | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, major gifts, grants, corporate sponsorships, and events. |
| Salt Lake Tribune | Utah | Utah | Online news and print daily newspaper | Transitioned from a for-profit company to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2019. Funded by donations, subscriptions, and advertising. |
| Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Utah | Utah | Online news | Nonprofit. Partners with other media. Funded by donations. Viewpoint: helping news organizations in their role as government watchdogs and defenders of the poor and oppressed. |
| Utah Public Radio | Utah | Utah | Public radio and online news | Owned by Utah State University, a public university. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| VT Digger | Vermont | Vermont | Online news | Published by The Vermont Journalism Trust, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Vermont Public Radio | Vermont | Vermont | Public radio and online news | Network of public radio stations. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | Charlottesville | Virginia | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by grants and donations. |
| Virginia Mercury | Virginia state government | Virginia | Online news and commentary | Published by States Newsroom, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations. No ads or corporate sponsorships. Viewpoint: progressive. |
| Virginia Public Radio | Virginia | Virginia | Public radio | News and information service providing daily news reports and in-depth weekly features to public radio stations in Virginia. |
| WRIR Richmond | Richmond | Virginia | Community radio | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and underwriting. All-volunteer staff. Viewpoint: underrepresented music, news and views. |
| Crosscut | Seattle, Washington, Pacific Northwest | Washington | Online news | Published by Cascade Public Media, a nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and advertising. |
| Investigate West | Pacific Northwest | Washington | Online investigative reporting and partnerships with other news organizations | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and news partners. |
| Key Peninsula News | Key Peninsula | Washington | Online news and print newspaper | Nonprofit. Reader supported. |
| KUOW Seattle | Seattle | Washington | Public radio and online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations, business sponsorships, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| Northwest Public Broadcasting | Washington | Washington | Public radio and online news | NWPB stations are licensed to Washington State University, a public university. Listener supported. |
| 100 Days in Appalachia | Appalachia | West Virginia | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. |
| Mountain State Spotlight | West Virginia | West Virginia | Online news | Nonprofit. Funded by donations and grants. Viewpoint: producing “sustained outrage” journalism that exposes abuses of power. |
| West Virginia Public Broadcasting | West Virginia | West Virginia | Public radio and television, and online news. | Owned by the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Authority, a state government agency. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
| The Badger Project | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Online news | Nonprofit. Reader supported. |
| Madison 365 | Madison | Wisconsin | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, sponsorships, and advertising. |
| Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Online news | A project of Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University, a private Jesuit university. Funded by donations and advertising. |
| Wausau Pilot & Review | Wausau | Wisconsin | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and advertising. |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Public radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Network of 34 public radio stations. Funded by donations, corporate sponsorships, and state and federal government support. |
| Wisconsin Watch | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Online news | Published by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations and grants. |
| WORT Madison | Madison | Wisconsin | Community radio and online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Democratic organizational structure. Funded by donations, grants, and underwriting. Non-commercial, listener-sponsored, member-controlled. |
| WyoFile | Wyoming | Wyoming | Online news | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate underwriting. |
| Wyoming Public Media | Wyoming | Wyoming | Public radio and online news | Owned by the University of Wyoming. Funded by donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships. |
