Your contributions help sustain the innovative programs, labs, research, collaboratives, and more that LMF provides to the industry — and help fulfill our mission to reinvent business models for news.

Local journalism faces serious challenges that threaten to leave more and more people without news coverage of critical issues in their communities. We know of no single solution. We believe many paths can lead to a new and sustainable future.

We are guided by our four strategic pillars:

Business Transformation (including reader revenue and branded content)
Journalism Funded by Philanthropy
Industry Collaboration
Sustainability for Publishers of Color

Your tax-deductible donation benefits the valuable work to help media organizations transform their ways of doing business, ensuring local journalism can thrive.

With your investment, LMF can support the work of even more news organizations and continue to publish lessons and findings for the benefit of everyone in the industry.

Donations to Local Media Foundation for this program are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. Please consult a tax adviser for details. No goods or services are provided in exchange for donations. This program is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36-4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.

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