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Grant recipient EIN 27-0732786Education

Who funds Investigative Newsource?

18 private foundations gave Investigative Newsource in San Diego, CA $1.7 million across 51 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

51 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Patricia and Christopher Weil Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2025

    General fund

    $20,000
  2. Lawrence A Appley FoundationHershey, PA 2025

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. The Popocatepetl Foundation fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation IncDallas, TX 2025

    To support journalism

    $5,150
  4. Karney Flaster Family FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2025

    Public support of organization mission

    $5,000
  5. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 2024

    General operating

    $125,000
  6. Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  7. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Core operating support

    $100,000
  8. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 2024

    General operating

    $50,000
  9. Allison and Robert Price Family FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2024

    General

    $50,000
  10. The Patricia and Christopher Weil Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2024

    General fund

    $20,000
  11. The Porphyry Road FoundationBoulder, CO 2024

    To support reporters and journalism

    $18,000
  12. Lawrence A Appley FoundationHershey, PA 2024

    Charitable

    $11,111
  13. The Thelma and Mortimer Goldstone Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Non profit, non partisan newsroom dedicated to improving lives in san diego regio and beyond through impactful, data based investigative and accountability journalism

    $1,500
  14. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 2024

    General operating

    $1,031
  15. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $125,000
  16. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 2023

    Documenters

    $100,000
  17. Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  18. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support and audience engagement project

    $25,000
  19. The Porphyry Road FoundationBoulder, CO 2023

    Genreal support for inewsource

    $23,000
  20. The Patricia and Christopher Weil Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2023

    General fund

    $20,000
  21. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 2023

    General operating

    $2,400
  22. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA 2023

    General operating

    $2,060
  23. New Horizon FoundationEvanston, IL 2023

    Public Affairs

    $500
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $199
  25. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $125,000
  26. Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  27. Allison and Robert Price Family FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2022

    General

    $50,000
  28. The Parker FoundationCarlsbad, CA 2022

    General support

    $50,000
  29. Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  30. The Popocatepetl Foundation fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation IncDallas, TX 2022

    To support journalism

    $5,000
  31. New Horizon FoundationEvanston, IL 2022

    Public Affairs

    $500
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $272
  33. Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2021

    General support

    $101,000
  34. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operating

    $50,000
  35. The Popocatepetl Foundation fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation IncDallas, TX 2021

    To support journalism

    $6,500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $363
  37. Price Philanthropies FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2020

    General support

    $101,000
  38. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General operating

    $50,000
  39. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Joint fundraiser with KPBS

    $32,500
  40. The Patricia and Christopher Weil Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2020

    General fund

    $4,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $271
  42. The Popocatepetl Foundation fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation IncDallas, TX 2019

    Support of public broadcasting

    $6,000
  43. The Patricia and Christopher Weil Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2019

    General fund

    $2,000
  44. Girard FoundationSan Diego, CA 2019

    General - schools & other charities

    $1,000
  45. The Popocatepetl Foundation fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation IncDallas, TX 2018

    Support of public broadcasting

    $6,000
  46. The Patricia and Christopher Weil Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2018

    General fund

    $5,000
  47. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    For support of California activities

    $5,000
  48. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    For support of California activities

    $5,000
  49. Girard FoundationSan Diego, CA 2018

    General - schools & other charities

    $1,000
  50. Leichtag FoundationEncinitas, CA 2018

    General support

    $1,000
  51. Leichtag FoundationEncinitas, CA 2017

    Support the overall mission of the organization

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in San Diego, CA and are not among Investigative Newsource’s funders above.

  1. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 285 grants Preselected only $439,976 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 151 grants Preselected only $141,441 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 116 grants Accepts applications $937,724 to similar organizations
  4. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 72 grants Accepts applications $154,468 to similar organizations
  5. LPL Financial Foundation IncBoston, MA 41 grants Preselected only $27,560 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 39 grants Preselected only $933,264 to similar organizations
  7. The Cushman FoundationSan Diego, CA 22 grants Accepts applications $238,517 to similar organizations
  8. David C Copley FoundationSan Diego, CA 52 grants Preselected only $1,782,854 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-0732786 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.