Donate - Investigative Reporters & Editors

IRE opens doors for investigative journalism

Your support of IRE opens doors for greater impact, accountability and equity — for our members, their newsrooms and their communities.

IRE empowers me by providing the most invaluable investigative training and mentorship in the world. Journalists who dream of big ambitious public service turn to IRE, and the organization repays that trust year after year without fail. How do I know? Because I’m in that number. And so are many of my friends.

– Corey Johnson, Tampa Bay Times

Donating to IRE: An investment with impact

An investment in IRE provides essential training and support to thousands of journalists in newsrooms large and small. Your donation may be tax deductible; IRE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your dollars help:

6,000

Members benefit from in-depth training, indispensable resources and a vibrant community

300

Journalists give and receive mentorship each year through the IRE and NICAR conferences

Free

Or low-cost research and data services are provided for qualifying newsrooms and journalists

35,000+

Investigative stories,
tipsheets and other
resources available for
IRE members

How You Can Donate to IRE

Digitally

Online

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Facebook

Host a Facebook Fundraiser

Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to support IRE with a Facebook fundraiser.
Feel free to offer a matching gift on your Facebook fundraiser. For example, if you plan to donate $100, state that you will match the first $100 donated to your Facebook fundraiser. It will get people even more motivated to give. Don’t forget to add your donation to your fundraiser once it reaches that milestone.

Via Mail

Checks: Mail your donation to:

Investigative Reporters & Editors
Attn: Heather Feldmann Henry
109 Lee Hills Hall, UMC
221 S. 8th Street
Columbia, MO 65201

Other Ways to Donate and Get Involved

IRE Ring of Honor

Celebrate IRE members who have made a significant contribution to our organization and to investigative journalism. Make a donation: To make a donation in honor of a Ring of Honor nominee or honoree, use the give online form and include their name where prompted. Make a nomination: Fill out a nomination form and collect donations in honor of the nominee. When you meet the minimum donation threshold, your honoree will be added to the Ring of Honor and recognized at the next IRE conference.

Memorials & Tributes

Make a gift in memory, in tribute or in honor of someone special by completing the secure online donation form or by mailing a check.

Matching Gifts

Find out if you can double your impact. Many organizations will match employees’ contributions. Ask your employer about matching gifts.

IRE Legacy Society

Designate IRE as a beneficiary in your will, trust, life insurance, retirement plans, donor advised fund, foundation or other estate plans. Learn more.

Specialty Funds

Direct your donation to a certain fund online or via check. Learn about our funds.

Questions? Contact Anna López, IRE’s director of partnerships, at anna@ire.org or 301-852-9547.