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2026 Donors
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Foundations, Nonprofits and Companies
Hearst Corporation
Henry Luce Foundation
Herb Block Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Journalism Education Association
Journalism Education Association of Northern California
Project for Better Journalism, Inc.
Salesforce
Washington Journalism Education Association
Law Firms
Schools
The Blue Banner (UNC Asheville)
The Daily Evergreen (Washington State University)
Individual Donors
Anonymous (2)
Mary Kay Blake
Robert Bertsche
Michael Bolden
Candace Bowen
John Bowen
Brendan Burns
Thomas Eveslage
Holly Ferguson
Mark Goodman
Ryan and Elizabeth Gunterman
Gautam Hathi
Kristen Hauser
Steven A. Holmes
LaMont Jackson
Timothy Jasionowski
Jennifer Lupo
Karen Marriner
James Morris
Patrick Claiborne Neal
Adam Page
Frank J. Pensiero
Mark A. Plenke
Carl and Ann Schierhorn
Andrew Schotz
Keith Smiley
Andrew F. Stark
Mark Stencel
Margaret Sullivan
Molly Watson
Laura Widmer