The Principals Group will prepare a report in early 2020 that will be distributed to NewsMatch donors and partners so you can see the impact of your contribution.

Contact us for more information. NewsMatch 2020 is open to nonprofit news organizations that are full members of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN). Now we are inviting you to join the NewsMatch 2020 national matching fund, or to partner with us to set up matches for the places and issues that align with your giving priorities. We generally recommend your own website be your primary fundraising channel. There are three main ways for interested funders to participate in NewsMatch 2020. Email. NewsMatch will match up to $1,000 per donor to participating organizations. NewsMatch also provides expert training and individualized coaching to newsrooms to foster stronger, more sustainable local news and investigative journalism. The deadline to apply for INN membership in time to join NewsMatch 2020 is July 31.To make it easier for organizations who want to participate in NewsMatch, the deadline for INN members to apply to NewsMatch 2020 is now If you have any questions or feedback, please contact the NewsMatch team at hello@newsmatch.org.NewsMatch pools gifts from local and national funders to match small-dollar donations to nonprofit newsrooms across the country. Every dollar raised will help support critical local news organizations, investigative reporting and beat coverage of issues of pressing public concern. GiveGab retains a 2% fee and credit card processing fees are an additional 2.2% + $0.30. The Miami Foundation is the fiscal sponsor.The Institute for Nonprofit News and the News Revenue Hub are nonprofit partners. A gift from an individual who chooses to make their donation through their business would likewise be eligible. In 2019, the match cap was $20,000.All participants are eligible for the new member bonus, which makes new recurring donations started during NewsMatch eligible to be matched at their full-year value. For more information on applying for membership, see If you choose to participate, we expect you will include NewsMatch in your year-end fundraising strategy, draw on the training and campaign toolkit that NewsMatch offers, and GiveGab will respond within 2 hours during business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. NewsMatch provides matching grants and professional development to nearly 200 nonprofit newsrooms while making it easy for anyone — donor, newsroom, foundation — to participate. Unfulfilled pledges and donations dated after Dec. 31 are not eligible. Gifts from donor advised funds are eligible. NewsMatch is a national matching-gift campaign to grow fundraising capacity in nonprofit newsrooms and promote giving to journalism among U.S. donors.

We are still inviting partners to join the 2020 campaign. We suggest you contact the donor to explain your policy and ask them to consider being named. Instructions on how to create or update your profile on NewsMatch.org are available in the Campaign HQ site available to participants.The best way to get help is through the blue GiveGab chat bubble in the bottom-right corner of NewsMatch.org. When the match ends, you will submit a report of donations received, which will then be verified by The Miami Foundation and your matching award will be distributed. NewsMatch pools gifts from local and national funders to match small-dollar donations to nonprofit newsrooms across the country. Participating newsrooms must be active members of the Institute of Nonprofit News. NewsMatch is supported through an open collaborative fund at The Miami Foundation and offers a simple, turnkey platform for foundations of all sizes to support nonprofit news.
The Miami Foundation. Donations received through Facebook's fundraising tools are eligible to be matched. These donations will be eligible for the match if they can reasonably be seen as coming from individuals supporting your work.

The portion of an event admission fee that can be considered tax deductible is eligible for the match.
This 2:1 match can be highly effective in mobilizing fundraising efforts and bringing new donors to nonprofit journalism. Further evaluation (including but not limited to pre-and post surveys, case studies, etc.) All participating organizations are a 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3), follow best practices in financial transparency, and publish original, high-quality reporting that is investigative or public service by nature. If this situation arises and you have questions, please contact Sue Cross at sue@inn.org. For more details on how you can support NewsMatch, see below. NewsMatch is a unique collaboration between funders and newsrooms to boost financial support for nonprofit journalism and build long-term fundraising capacity. You can access and download a CSV file of donations you receive on NewsMatch.org via your admin dashboard. The Miami Foundation has formed a “Principals Group” made up of the key donors to the fund (donors of $500,000 and above). This information will help us to evaluate the success of the NewsMatch program and better support nonprofit news going forward. NewsMatch 2020 runs from November through December.NewsMatch is supported by Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, the Inasmuch Foundation, the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust, the Dirk and Natasha Ziff Family Foundation, and the Present Progressive Fund at Schwab Charitable, along with supporting partners across the U.S.