Center for Investigative Reporting
For General Operating Support
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/20/2013
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
Founded in 1977, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) was the first nonprofit organization in the nation devoted to independent, high-quality investigative journalism. In 2012, CIR merged with The Bay Citizen, a Bay Area member-supported news organization that promotes journalistic innovation and citizen engagement. Today, CIR is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative reporting organization in the country, developing in-depth local, regional, national, and international stories. It is also the only nonprofit journalism organization nationwide with the in-house ability to fully produce stories on multiple platforms: print/text, video, radio, interactive databases, and social media. In prior years, Hewlett Foundation funding for CIR focused on its California Watch program, which the Foundation helped to seed in 2009. This grant would constitute CIR’s first general operating support from the Foundation, enabling work beyond California Watch.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org
Address
1400 65th Street, Suite 200, Emeryville, CA, 94608, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for StoryWorks’ Teaching the Constitution Through Theater program
The Center for Investigative Reporting's Teaching the Constitution Through Theater program at StoryWorks develops transformative educational theater experiences that provide students with the opportunity to examine our country’s civil rights history. The program engages students and educators in experiential learning that inspires deeper reflection and higher-order questions about the historical underpinnings behind contemporary issues, including racial and economic inequality. This grant will allow StoryWorks to expand access to Teaching the Constitution Through Theater to new schools and communities with increased racial and economic diversity. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for general operating support
Founded in 1977, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) was the first nonprofit organization in the nation devoted to independent, high-quality investigative journalism. In 2012, CIR merged with The Bay Citizen, greatly enhancing its coverage of local and regional issues. Today, CIR is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative reporting organization in the country. It is also the only nonprofit journalism organization nationwide with the in-house ability to fully produce stories on multiple platforms: print/text, video, radio, and social media. This grant would accompany an organizational effectiveness grant to CIR on the November 2013 docket, supporting strategic planning.
