NewsMatch is a collaborative fundraising movement dedicated to supporting independent and public service journalism. It aims to ensure that every community has reliable news by transforming how they support the journalism that serves them. As the largest collaborative fundraising campaign for nonprofit news in the U.

S., NewsMatch benefits members of the INN Network, helping to raise over $271 million since 2017. This funding jumpstarts emerging newsrooms and supports independent media outlets that produce fact-based, nonpartisan news and information. NewsMatch operates through a matching-gift campaign that inspires individual giving to nonprofit newsrooms within the INN Network.

It also provides tools, training, and resources to develop long-term fundraising capabilities within news organizations. Additionally, NewsMatch conducts an awareness campaign to promote the value of independent, nonprofit journalism in the U. S.

With 303 newsroom participants in 2022 and $230 million raised by newsrooms from individual donors, NewsMatch has made a significant impact. It has also facilitated 350,000 first-time donations to nonprofit news and secured a $25 million philanthropic investment from national and regional funders since its inception. NewsMatch offers several ways to strengthen nonprofit news, such as contributing to the pooled fund that ignites individual donations nationwide or creating and supporting special interest funds focused on specific issues or communities.

Additionally, individuals can build their own local match or make a direct contribution to support a single newsroom participating in NewsMatch. NewsMatch is supported by the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), which strengthens and supports over 425 independent news organizations. INN's members are part of a nonprofit, nonpartisan news network that is dedicated to public service.

Through their reporting, they connect communities, hold the powerful accountable, and strengthen democracy. By supporting NewsMatch, individuals can contribute to the vital work of nonprofit news organizations and help ensure the availability of reliable journalism in communities nationwide