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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS INAUGURAL SUPPORTERS:

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NEWSWELL is grateful to the Knight Foundation for its generous support of NEWSWELL. The Knight Foundation supports democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and in the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once had newspapers. 

Thank you to Sarah and Evan Feinberg for their generous founding gift and unwavering support of independent local journalism.

We also want to thank all those who gave generously of their time and expertise to support the creation of NEWSWELL and our mission to help transform local news: Jim Friedlich, Executive Director and CEO, and Ken Herts, COO, The Lenfest Institute for JournalismNeil Chase, CEO, and Kristen Go, Executive Editor, CalMatters; Emily Ramshaw, CEO and co-founder, The 19th; Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds, founder of Voice Media Ventures and publisher of Black Voice News; Lorie Hearn, CEO, inewsourceMoses Zapien, former CEO, San Joaquin Community Foundation; Marcia Parker, board chair, Institute for Nonprofit News; Vice President, Philanthropic Partnerships, New York Times; Karen Ferguson Fuson, board chair, Free Press Indiana

We appreciate all of our supporters for their steadfast belief in the power and promise of local journalism. Those who have given $5,000 or more to support NEWSWELL efforts:
 

Arnold Ventures

Sarah and Evan Feinberg

The Foundation for Systemic Change

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Institute for Nonprofit News

Knight Foundation

Ben Romo, SB2024 LLC 

The San Joaquin Community Foundation

Marty Weybret

Jason Yardi

If you would like to support NEWSWELL and healthy local news, please contact us at info@asunewswell.org.

 


Our NAME, NEWSWELL

Throughout history, wells were where people gathered, information and connections were shared, and commerce thrivedWhen the well was tainted or went dry, the community withered. 

Healthy wells led to healthy communities.

Our news organizations aspire to be modern-day wells, the place for news and information, community and commerce. When news is tainted or absent, a community withers.

Healthy local news leads to healthy communities.