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Center for Investigative Reporting

Emeryville, CA, United States

The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) empowers the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling in order to spark action, improve lives, and protect our democracy. They cover topics such as threats to public safety, human rights, environmental degradation, and fraud and waste of taxpayer funds. Their reporting has sparked real world change from legal investigations to new laws and policy changes.

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Grant history

Year awarded: 2025
Period: 0.5 years
Amount awarded: $25,000
Purpose: The Accountability Project
Notes: Funding for the continued maintenance and management of the Accountability Project ("TAP"), a data portal designed to make otherwise siloed publicly available data searchable by third parties from one location. TAP has been owned and operated to date by The Center for Public Integrity (“CPI”).

Year awarded: 2024
Period: 3 years
Amount awarded: $900,000
Purpose: General Operating Support

Year awarded: 2021
Period: 2 years
Amount awarded: $900,000
Purpose: General Operating Support