Independence is funded — or it isn’t.

DriveAwareness doesn’t take ideological or commercial sponsors. That makes the work credible. It also means the work depends on people and institutions willing to fund the public record.

We publish what we found. The funding model is the only thing that lets us keep saying that.

Tax status

501(c)(3)

DriveAwareness.org Inc is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by U.S. law. We provide a written acknowledgement for every gift; for gifts $250 or more, the acknowledgement meets IRS substantiation requirements. Reach out to info@driveawareness.org for our EIN, determination letter, or any documentation your finance team needs.

§ 01 / Current supportersIn-kind & infrastructure

On the record

Who supports the work today.

01 / 01Infrastructure & in-kind

Google for Nonprofits

DriveAwareness is a verified Google for Nonprofits partner. Through the program we receive a $10,000 / month Google Ad Grant — search advertising that helps people looking for civic transparency, AI accountability, and suppression-related coverage find our work — plus Google Workspace for Nonprofits, the editorial infrastructure that runs the newsroom day to day.

The Ad Grant is awarded competitively to vetted 501(c)(3) nonprofits. It surfaces our work without diverting operating dollars into advertising — so every dollar from individual donors, foundations, and major gifts goes to editorial labor, verification, and the public archive. We’re grateful.

We list active supporters here as relationships formalize, with each partner’s consent. If you’ve supported the work and don’t see your name, that’s because you asked us not to — or we haven’t gotten there yet.

§ 02 / Tiers04 ways to fund

Four ways to give

Four ways to fund the work.

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Sustaining

$5 – $100 / month

Recurring support is the most durable form of help. It funds editorial independence — the line items that grants rarely cover.

Monthly contribution at any level
Cancel any time
Quarterly notes from the editorial team

02 / 04· Recommended

Annual donor

$1,000 – $10,000

For individuals and family foundations who want a meaningful annual contribution without committing to a multi-year structure.

Single annual gift
Acknowledgement on /partners (with consent)
Direct line to the editorial lead
Invitation to annual briefing

03 / 04

Institutional & grant

$25,000 – $250,000

Foundation operating support, multi-year project grants, and academic/governmental research partnerships. Restricted and unrestricted gifts both fit.

Multi-year operating grants
Project-restricted research grants
Co-funded investigative cohorts
Custom reporting against grantmaker frameworks

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Major donor & named funds

$250,000 +

Named research fellowships, named investigative units, or endowed editorial seats. Designed for donors with a specific civic question they want documented over time.

Named research fellowships
Endowed editorial roles
Long-form investigative units (named)
Annual private briefing with the editorial team

§ 03 / Use of funds04 line items

Where the money goes

Where the money goes.

Editorial labor: Reporters, editors, fact-checkers, redaction specialists. The largest line item, and the one that determines what we can publish.
Data infrastructure: Hosting, storage, the API surface researchers connect to, and the data adapters that let us mirror public records.
Verification & legal: Pre-publication legal review, source protection, FOIA filings, and the slow work of confirming what’s claimed.
Public access: Keeping the site free to read, the API free for researchers, and the archive online indefinitely.

§ 04 / Talk to usOpen prospectus

Talk to us about a gift.

For sustaining and annual giving, the contribution flow will land here when our payments processor is connected. Until then — and for any institutional, major-donor, or grant conversation — info@driveawareness.org is the right address.

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