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2026 Donors
As of Aug. 3, the following donors are those who’ve given a gift of $100 or more since Jan. 1, 2026. If you have questions about giving, contact giving@splc.org or see FAQs and alternative ways to give here.
Foundations, Nonprofits and Companies
Association of University Student Media Managers (AUSMM)
Charityvest
Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
DAFgiving 360
Fidelity Charitable
Hearst Corporation
Henry Luce Foundation
Herb Block Foundation
Garden State Scholastic Press Association
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Journalism Education Association
Journalism Education Association of Northern California
Miami Foundation
Project for Better Journalism, Inc.
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Salesforce
Scripps Howard Foundation
T. Rowe Price Charitable
Tilis LLC
Washington Journalism Education Association
Law Firms
Gibson Dunn
Schools
Dallas College
Kent State University
New Mexico News Port (University of New Mexico)
Signal (California State University – Stanislaus)
Spinnaker Media (University of North Florida)
The Blue Banner (UNC Asheville)
The Daily Evergreen (Washington State University)
The Standard (Missouri State University)
Individual Donors
Anonymous (6)
Logan H. Aimone
Megan Alcock
Caesar Andrews
Mary Peterson Arnold
Bruce Bentley
Robert Bertsche
Mary Kay Blake
Anne and Martin Bloomenthal
Michael Bolden
Candace Bowen
John Bowen
Dorothy Bowles
Michelle Breidenbach and Willson Cummer
John J. Breslin
Judith M. Buddenbaum
Brendan Burns
Jefferson Caves
Janet Clemenson
Sharon DeVaney-Lovinguth
Elizabeth Dickson
Wayne L. Dunn
Jane Eisner and Mark Berger
Thomas Eveslage
Holly Ferguson
Andrea Frantz
Ray J. Frantz Jr
Samuel Gardner
Lorraine D. Gauvin
Jeffrey Gibbs and Jody Katz
Sue Gill
Mark Goodman
Ryan and Elizabeth Gunterman
Charles A. Haas
Jennifer Lynn Hall
Parul Harley
Gautam Hathi
Kristen Hauser
Marina Hendricks
Barbara and Steve Hines
Richard Hirsch
Mike Hoefner
Steven A. Holmes
LaMont Jackson
Timothy Jasionowski
Andrea Juarez
Brian C. Kates
Kristie Kemper
Lindsey Kornfeld
Julie Kuo
Jennifer Leonard and David Cay Johnston
Frank LoMonte
Raquel Lopez
Mira Lowe
Ava Lubell
Jay C. Lubell
Jennifer Lupo
James MacGregor
Karen Marriner
Stacy Martinet
John Maynard
Jane McDonnell
Josh Moore
James Morris
Frederick Mulhauser
Patrick Claiborne Neal
Gloria Olman
Adam Page
Frank J. Pensiero
Mark A. Plenke
Mark N. Popovich
Bruce Potter
John David Reed
Robert M. Ruggles
Susan Sachs
Paul and Ann Sagan
Carol Sakai and Ted Hochstadt
Helena Sampson
Rodney Satterthwaite
Carl and Ann Schierhorn
Andrew Schotz
Paul Schwarz
Michael Simpson
Keith Smiley
Andrew F. Stark
Rosalind Stark
Keith Stattenfield and Loretta Beavers
Mark Stencel
Margaret Sullivan
Edmund J. Sullivan
John Tagliareni
Valerie T. Tanke, CJE
Katie Townsend
Patricia L. Turley
Fern Valentine
Liza Velazquez
Daniel Vogt
Douglas B. Vogtman
Wendy Wallace
Molly Watson
Laura Widmer
Matthew Winkler
Ann Guilkey Wright