The Arch Community Fund (Arch) is pleased to announce the approval of $310,000 in grants awarded in May of 2025 to eight independent media organizations. Arch has not previously funded media organizations, but has launched an initiative in 2025 in response to the real and imminent threats to independent journalism in the current political climate. Arch values independent fact-based reporting that covers the real lived experiences of communities most impacted by injustice. These outlets stand in stark contrast to the inequitable, inaccurate, and biased coverage too often coming from corporate-backed mainstream media today. With these grants, we are supporting movements for justice that are in alignment with our Transformative Organizing grants strategy. The 2025 Independent Media Award grantees are:
- Democracy Now!
- More Perfect Union
- Prism
- Rural News Network
- The Real News Network
- TransLash Media
- Truthout
- Unicorn Riot
For more information on Arch’s grantmaking strategy, please visit the grantmaking page of our website.