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Our Funding

Prior to fiscal 2010, we were supported entirely by three sources: funds from the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s own resources (specifically an endowment created in 1993 by the Annenberg Foundation at the direction of the late Walter Annenberg, and a 1995 grant by the Annenberg Foundation to fund APPC’s Washington, D.C., base); additional funds from the Annenberg Foundation; and grants from the Flora Family Foundation.

We currently receive support from the APPC endowment, which includes funding from the Annenberg Foundation and from the Annenberg School for Communication Trust at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 2010, we began accepting donations from individual members of the public for the first time, responding to many unsolicited offers of support from our subscribers. We launched our first public appeal for donations in April 2010.

At that time we also decided to disclose our finances in greater detail, so that our readers may judge for themselves whether or not any of those individual donations could influence us.

We do not seek and have never accepted, directly or indirectly, any funds from unions, partisan organizations or advocacy groups. We do not accept funds from corporations with the exception of Facebook, which provides funding as part of Facebook’s initiative to debunk viral deceptions, and Google, which provided a one-time grant to support our COVID-19 coverage in 2020. Neither corporation seeks nor is given any control over our editorial decisions.

Our policy is to disclose the identity of any donor who contributes $1,000 or more. We also disclose the total amount, average amount and number of individual donations.

Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

In 2015, Inside Philanthropy praised our disclosure policy for “exemplifying nonprofit transparency.”

“FactCheck.org is totally transparent about its funding sources — going so far as to list a detailed breakdown of financial support by every quarter, the same standard expected of political campaigns and party committees,” it wrote. “So, quite apart from its stated mission, FactCheck.org is making a contribution by exemplifying nonprofit transparency.”

Credit card donations may be made through our “Donate” page, which is managed on our behalf by the University of Pennsylvania. If you prefer to give by check, send to: FactCheck.org, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-3806. The University of Pennsylvania’s tax ID number is 23-1352685.

Note: In addition to the sums reported here, FactCheck.org receives in-kind support from APPC, including some infrastructure costs as well as supervisory, technical, and administrative support from APPC faculty and staff. We do not attempt to assign a dollar value to these in-kind services, which are funded from the APPC’s own resources.

Financial Disclosure:

Fiscal Year 2024, Second Quarter
(three months ending December 31, 2023)

APPC Endowment: $211,236

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $75,810

Individual donors: $67,426

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $42,300

During this three-month period, we received a total of 560 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $15,000. The average individual donation was $120, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $42,300 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $75,810 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SciCheck articles correcting health misinformation are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $15,000

Jennifer Secoy Krach Fund via Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, California: $5,000

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $3,300

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $3,200

Joslyn Levy, New York, New York: $2,500

James R. Shoemaker, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Goodman Family Fund via Community Foundation of Collier County, Naples, Florida: $1,000 

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2024, First Quarter
(three months ending September 30, 2023)

APPC Endowment: $226,530

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $63,304

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $28,700

Individual donors: $9,150

During this three-month period, we received a total of 229 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $600. The average individual donation was $40, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less.

In addition, we received $28,700 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $63,304 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SciCheck articles correcting health misinformation are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,200

Fiscal Year 2023
(12 months ending June 30, 2023)

Annenberg Foundation: $796,691

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $339,279

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $276,024

Individual donors: $122,183

National Science Foundation: $7,955

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $4,244

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 1,539 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $15,000. The average individual donation was $80, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less.

In addition, we received $339,279 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation, and $4,244 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $276,024 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SciCheck articles correcting health misinformation are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the fiscal year, we received $7,955 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a research project formerly called FACT CHAMP and now known as Co·Insights

Like all of our funders, the National Science Foundation also has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $15,000

Keith W. Kriebel and Linda A. Wells, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $6,595

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $6,600

First Dollar Foundation, Napa, California: $5,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $5,000

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $3,000

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Michael Strizzi, Medford, Oregon: $1,000

Kathleen Utgoff, Falls Church, Virginia: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Justin Houk, Hopkinton, Massachusetts: $1,000

Claude Thau, Overland Park, Kansas: $1,000

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

James R. Shoemaker, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Goodman Family Fund via Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Cincinnati, Ohio: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2023, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2023)

Annenberg Foundation: $215,721

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $69,800

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $60,724

Individual donors: $20,048

During this three-month period, we received a total of 267 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $6,595. The average individual donation was $75, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less.

In addition, we received $69,800 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $60,724 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck articles correcting health misinformation are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Keith W. Kriebel and Linda A. Wells, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $6,595

First Dollar Foundation, Napa, California: $2,500

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,800

Fiscal Year 2023, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2023)

Annenberg Foundation: $206,837

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $96,995

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $60,363

Individual donors: $16,160

During this three-month period, we received a total of 294 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $5,000. The average individual donation was $55, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less.

In addition, we received $96,995 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $60,363 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck articles correcting health misinformation are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,800

Goodman Family Fund via Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Cincinnati, Ohio: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2023, Second Quarter
(three months ending December 31, 2022)

Annenberg Foundation: $161,296

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $105,042

Individual donors: $74,197

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $39,993

National Science Foundation: $1,473

During this three-month period, we received a total of 655 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $15,000. The average individual donation was $113, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $39,993 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $105,042 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $1,473 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a research project formerly called FACT CHAMP and now known as Co·Insights

Like all of our funders, the National Science Foundation also has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $15,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $5,000

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $3,000

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $2,500

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Michael Strizzi, Medford, Oregon: $1,000

Kathleen Utgoff, Falls Church, Virginia: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Justin Houk, Hopkinton, Massachusetts: $1,000

Claude Thau, Overland Park, Kansas: $1,000

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

James R. Shoemaker, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2023, First Quarter
(three months ending September 30, 2022)

Annenberg Foundation: $212,837

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $132,491

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $49,895

Individual donors: $11,778

National Science Foundation: $6,482

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $4,244

During this three-month period, we received a total of 323 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $500. The average individual donation was $36, and half of our individual donations were $15 or less.

In addition, we received $132,491 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation, and $4,244 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $49,895 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $6,482 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a research project formerly called FACT CHAMP and now known as Co·Insights

Like all of our funders, the National Science Foundation also has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the first quarter:

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Fiscal Year 2022
(12 months ending June 30, 2022)

Annenberg Foundation: $659,050

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $201,574

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $198,932

Individual donors: $169,560

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $69,968

Google: $51,395

National Science Foundation: $29,229

During this 12-month period, we received 1,903 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $16,700. The average individual donation was about $89, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $201,574 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and $69,968 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $198,932 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the fiscal year, we also received $51,395 in funding from the Google News Initiative for a joint project with Univision Noticias to combat COVID-19 misinformation, and $29,229 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a research project formerly called FACT CHAMP and now known as Co·Insights

Like all of our donors, Google and the National Science Foundation also have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in fiscal year 2022:

Warner-Murchie-Farquhar Family Fund, Traverse City, Michigan: $16,700

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $15,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $10,000

Keith W. Kriebel and Linda A. Wells, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $7,989

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $5,500

Michael D. Apgar, Kalispell, Montana: $5,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

William Crudup, New York, New York: $3,000 

Cheryl Willems, Los Angeles, California: $3,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $2,000

Johnson and Louise H. Clark Charitable Foundation, Saratoga, California: $1,685

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,500

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Susan M. Ehrhardt, El Cajon, California: $1,000

Claude Thau, Overland Park, Kansas: $1,000

Justin Houk, Hopkinton, Massachusetts: $1,000

Robert Steinberg, Cambridge, Massachusetts: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Charles Schwenk, Portland, Oregon: $1,000

Bob Shoemaker, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Michael Strizzi, Medford, Oregon: $1,000

Nithi Vivatrat, Washington, D.C.: $1,000 

Mary Wais, Crockett, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2022, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2022)

Annenberg Foundation: $188,349

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $50,334

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $47,598

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $18,903

Individual donors: $10,443

National Science Foundation: $9,278

During this three-month period, we received a total of 347 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $1,000. The average individual donation was about $30, and half of our individual donations were $15 or less.

In addition, we received $50,334 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation, and $18,903 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $47,598 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $9,278 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a research project called FACT CHAMP and now known as Co·Insights. Like all of our donors, the National Science Foundation has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the fourth quarter:

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,000

Charles Schwenk, Portland, Oregon: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2022, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2022)

Annenberg Foundation: $180,221

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $66,865

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $35,816

Individual donors: $33,226

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $16,699

Google: $19,870 

National Science Foundation: $9,278

During this three-month period, we received a total of 371 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $10,000. The average individual donation was $90, and half of our individual donations were $15 or less.

In addition, we received $66,865 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk social media misinformation, and $16,999 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $35,816 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $19,870 in funding from the Google News Initiative for a joint project with Univision Noticias to combat COVID-19 misinformation, and $9,278 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a project called FACT CHAMP, which stands for Fact-checker, Academic, and Community Collaboration Tools: Combating Hate, Abuse, and Misinformation with Minority-led Partnerships.

Like all of our donors, Google and the National Science Foundation also have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the third quarter:

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $10,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

William Crudup, New York, New York: $3,000 

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Susan M. Ehrhardt, El Cajon, California: $1,000

Robert Steinberg, Cambridge, Massachusetts: $1,000

Nithi Vivatrat, Washington, D.C.: $1,000 

Fiscal Year 2022, Second Quarter
(three months ending Dec. 31, 2021)

Annenberg Foundation: $149,523

Individual donors: $92,536

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $63,418

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $27,505

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $17,472

Google: $19,405 

National Science Foundation: $9,089

During this three-month period, we received a total of 823 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $15,000. The average individual donation was $112, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $27,505 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and $17,472 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $63,418 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $19,405 in funding from the Google News Initiative for a joint project with Univision Noticias to combat COVID-19 misinformation, and $9,089 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a project called FACT CHAMP, which stands for Fact-checker, Academic, and Community Collaboration Tools: Combating Hate, Abuse, and Misinformation with Minority-led Partnerships.

Like all of our donors, Google and the National Science Foundation also have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the second quarter:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $15,000

Keith W. Kriebel and Linda A. Wells, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $7,988.61

Michael D. Apgar, Kalispell, Montana: $5,000

Cheryl Willems, Los Angeles, California: $3,000

Johnson and Louise H. Clark Charitable Foundation, Saratoga, California: $1,684.75

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,500

Michael Strizzi, Medford, Oregon: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Justin Houk, Hopkinton, Massachusetts: $1,000

Mary Wais, Crockett, California: $1,000

Claude Thau, Overland Park, Kansas: $1,000

Bob Shoemaker, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2022, First Quarter
(three months ending September 30, 2021)

Annenberg Foundation: $140,957

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $56,870

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $52,100

Individual donors: $32,361

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $16,894

Google: $12,120

National Science Foundation: $1,584

During this three-month period, we received a total of 362 gifts from individual donors, and the largest single donation was $16,700. The average individual donation was $90, and half of our individual donations were $15 or less.

In addition, we received $56,870 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and $16,894 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $52,100 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $12,120 in funding from the Google News Initiative for a joint project with Univision Noticias to combat COVID-19 misinformation, and $1,584 from the National Science Foundation for our small role in a project called FACT CHAMP, which stands for Fact-checker, Academic, and Community Collaboration Tools: Combating Hate, Abuse, and Misinformation with Minority-led Partnerships.

Like all of our donors, Google and the National Science Foundation also have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the first quarter:

Warner-Murchie-Farquhar Family Fund, Traverse City, Michigan: $16,700

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $2,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Fiscal Year 2021
(12 months ending June 30, 2021)

Annenberg Foundation: $406,159

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $389,925

Individual donors: $208,990

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $99,870

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $30,032

Google: $4,404

During this 12-month period, we received 2,629 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $80, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $389,925 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and $30,032 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $99,870 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the fiscal year, we also received $4,404 in funding from the Google News Initiative for a joint project with Univision Noticias to combat COVID-19 misinformation. Google has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in fiscal year 2021:

Tracey Ludwin, Portland, Oregon: $12,155

Mike and Gretchen Apgar, Kalispell, Montana: $10,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $10,000

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Jennifer Secoy Krach Fund via Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, California: $10,000

Johnson and Louise H. Clark Charitable Foundation, Saratoga, California: $6,685

Keith W. Kriebel and Linda A. Wells, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $6,582

Seattle Foundation, Seattle, Washington: $5,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $3,000

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $3,000

Brian Zingale, New York, New York: $1,500

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Michael Strizzi, Medford, Oregon: $1,000

Barbara Rosen, Seattle, Washington: $1,000

The Catherwood Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $1,000

John Fife, Chicago, Illinois: $1,000

George Zimmerman, Riverside, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2021, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2021)

Annenberg Foundation: $123,230

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $44,915

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $46,369

Individual donors: $20,971

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $28,203

Google: $4,313 

During this three-month period, we received a total of 379 gifts from individual donors and the largest single donation was $10,000. The average individual donation was $55, and half of our individual donations were $15 or less.

In addition, we received $44,915 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and $28,203 from Facebook to fund an NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $46,369 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in this quarter. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

For the quarter, we received $4,313 in funding from the Google News Initiative for a joint project with Univision Noticias to combat COVID-19 misinformation. Google has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the fourth quarter:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $2,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

John Fife, Chicago, Illinois: $1,000

George Zimmerman, Riverside, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2021, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2021)

Annenberg Foundation: $282,930

Facebook (Third-Party Fact-Checking Program): $66,550

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $53,501

Individual donors: $49,938

Facebook (National Association of Black Journalists fact-checking fellowship program): $1,829

During this three-month period, we received a total of 540 gifts from individual donors and the largest single donation was $10,000. The average individual donation was $92, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $66,550 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and $1,829 from Facebook to fund a NABJ fact-checking fellowship position at FactCheck.org. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received $53,501 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The foundation has no control over our editorial decisions, and the views expressed on our website do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the third quarter:

Tracey Ludwin, Portland, Oregon: $12,155

Mike and Gretchen Apgar, Kalispell, Montana: $10,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Barbara Rosen, Seattle, Washington: $1,000

Robert Steinberg, Cambridge, Massachusetts: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2021, Second Quarter
(three months ending December 31, 2020)

Facebook: $189,120

Individual donors: $97,064

During this three-month period, we received a total of 1,061 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $91, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $189,120 from Facebook as part of a fact-checking project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the second quarter:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Jennifer Secoy Krach Fund via Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, California: $10,000

Johnson and Louise H. Clark Charitable Foundation, Saratoga, California: $6,685

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $5,500

Seattle Foundation, Seattle, Washington: $5,000

Brian Zingale, New York, New York: $1,500

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

The Susan and John Ryan Charitable Fund via Vanguard Charitable, Warwick, Rhode Island: $1,000

Michael Strizzi, Medford, Oregon: $1,000

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $1,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2021, First Quarter
(three months ending Sept. 30, 2020)

Facebook: $89,340

Individual donors: $41,017

During this three-month period, we received a total of 649 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $6,582. The average individual donation was $63, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $89,340 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Keith W. Kriebel and Linda A. Wells, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $6,582

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $2,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

The Catherwood Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2020
(12 months ending June 30, 2020)

Annenberg Foundation: $207,632

Facebook: $323,745

Google: $100,000

Stanton Foundation: $50,000

Individual donors: $139,230

During this 12-month period, we received 2,185 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $64, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $323,745 from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media; $100,000 from Google to support FactCheck.org’s COVID-19 coverage; and $50,000 from the Stanton Foundation to underwrite FactCheck.org’s undergraduate fellowship program and offset general operating expenses. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions. 

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in fiscal year 2020:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $10,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $5,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Lawrence Kinsloe Madison via LKM Charitable Fund, New York, New York: $3,000

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Leighton Moss, Houston, Texas: $2,000

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $2,000

Colin J. Cash, Winthrop, Massachusetts: $1,500

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

Harold Appleton, Bodega Bay, California: $1,000

Sagehorn Family Charitable Fund via Schwab Charitable Fund, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2020, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2020)

Annenberg Foundation: $44,063

Google: $100,000

Facebook: $87,265

Individual donors: $30,181

During this three-month period, we received a total of 675 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $2,000. The average individual donation was $45, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less.

In addition, we received $100,000 from Google to support FactCheck.org’s COVID-19 coverage, and $87,265 from Facebook as part of a national project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more in the fourth quarter:

Leighton Moss, Houston, Texas: $2,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Fiscal Year 2020, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2020)

Annenberg Foundation: $54,962

Stanton Foundation: $50,000

Facebook: $120,080

Individual donors: $22,487

During this three-month period, we received a total of 447 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $51, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less.

In addition, we received $120,080 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

We also received a $50,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation, which funds our undergraduate fellowship program and helps cover general operating expenses. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions. 

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Fiscal Year 2020, Second Quarter
(three months ending Dec. 31, 2019)

Annenberg Foundation: $54,272

Facebook: $57,400

Stanton Foundation: $50,000

Individual donors: $74,982

During this three-month period, we received a total of 743 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $87, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $57,400 in payments from Facebook as part of a national project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and a $50,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation. Stanton underwrites the cost of our undergraduate fellowship program, and it will help fund our 2020 election coverage, and general operating expenses.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $5,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $5,500

Lawrence Kinsloe Madison via LKM Charitable Fund, New York, New York: $3,000

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $1,500

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

Harold Appleton, Bodega Bay, California: $1,000

Colin J. Cash, Winthrop, Massachusetts: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2020, First Quarter
(three months ending Sept. 30, 2019)

Annenberg Foundation: $54,335

Facebook:  $59,500

Individual donors: $11,580

During this three-month period, we received a total of 295 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $39, and half of our individual donations were $15 or less. In addition, we received $59,500 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Robert Steinberg, Cambridge, Massachusetts: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2019
(12 months ending June 30, 2019)

Annenberg Foundation: $694,117

Facebook: $242,400

Stanton Foundation: $100,000

Individual donors: $121,726

In fiscal year 2019, we received a total of 1,768 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $69, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $242,400 in payments from Facebook as part of a national project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media, and a $100,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation, which funded our undergraduate fellowship program, helped to underwrite our 2018 election coverage, and provided general operating expenses in fiscal 2019. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $6,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $5,000

Johnson and Louise H. Clark Charitable Foundation, Saratoga, California: $3,514 

Lydia Holland, Princeton, New Jersey: $1,500

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $1,500

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $2,000

Shaw Green, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania: $1,000

Anne T. Hilbert, Lakeway, Texas: $2,000

Leslie Walker Charitable Fund: $1,000

Joslyn Levy, New York, New York: $1,000

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

Ashish Myles, New York, New York: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2019, Fourth Quarter

(three months ending June 30, 2019)

Annenberg Foundation: $206,308

Facebook:  $64,600

Individual donors: $23,247

During this three-month period, we received a total of 384 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $61, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less. In addition, we received $64,600 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Anne T. Hilbert, Lakeway, Texas: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2019, Third Quarter

(three months ending March 31, 2019)

Annenberg Foundation: $190,055

Facebook:  $59,500

Individual donors: $14,163

During this three-month period, we received a total of 297 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $48, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less. In addition, we received $59,500 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on social media. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,500

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Shaw Green, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania: $1,000

Leslie Walker Charitable Fund: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2019, Second Quarter

(three months ending Dec. 31, 2018)

Annenberg Foundation: $161,888

Facebook:  $81,800

Individual donors: $73,033

During this three-month period, we received a total of 792 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $97, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less. In addition, we received $81,800 in payments in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $5,000

Johnson and Louise H. Clark Charitable Foundation, Saratoga, California: $3,514 

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $2,000

Lydia Holland, Princeton, New Jersey: $1,500

Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, Los Angeles, California: $1,500

Anne T. Hilbert, Lakeway, Texas: $1,000

Joslyn Levy, New York, New York: $1,000

Jeffrey S. May, Aurora, Illinois: $1,000

Ashish Myles, New York, New York: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2019, First Quarter

(three months ending Sept. 30, 2018)

Annenberg Foundation: $135,866

Facebook:  $36,500

Individual donors: $10,833

During this three-month period, we received a total of 283 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $500. The average individual donation was $38, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less. In addition, we received $36,500 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Donald McGee, Mukilteo, Washington: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2018
(12 months ending June 30, 2018)

Annenberg Foundation: $677,799

Facebook: $188,881

Stanton Foundation: $150,000

Individual donors: $128,642

In fiscal year 2018, we received a total of 1,507 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $85, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received $188,881 in payments from Facebook as part of a national project to help identify and label false stories circulating on the social media site, and a $150,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation, which funded our undergraduate fellowship program, helped to underwrite SciCheck, and provided general operating expenses in fiscal 2018. Facebook and the Stanton Foundation have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Barbara Kahn Piano Bench Fund: $3,844

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Zegar Family Fund, San Francisco, California: $2,500

Donna L. Broyard, Big Pine Key, Florida: $2,000

Ashish Myles, New York, New York: $2,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $2,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Blue Bell Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Stephen Kunkel, Fairfax, California: $1,000

William Vinson, Greensboro, North Carolina: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2018, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2018)

Annenberg Foundation: $185,481

Facebook: $67,500

Individual donors: $24,676

During this three-month period, we received a total of 432 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $57, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less. In addition, we received $67,500 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to help identify and label false stories circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Blue Bell Foundation, San Francisco, North Carolina: $1,000

Stephen Kunkel, Fairfax, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2018, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2018)

Annenberg Foundation: $177,680

Facebook: $69,297

Individual donors: $16,703

During this three-month period, we received 233 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $72, and half of our individual donations were $20 or less. In addition, we received $69,297 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Fiscal Year 2018, Second Quarter

(three months ending Dec. 31, 2017)

Annenberg Foundation: $150,190

Facebook: $26,042

Individual donors: $77,855

During this three-month period, we received a total of 681 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $10,000. The average individual donation was $114, and half of our individual donations were $50 or less. In addition, we received a $150,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to fund our undergraduate fellowship program, help underwrite SciCheck, and provide general operating expenses in fiscal 2018. We also received $26,042 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Barbara Kahn Piano Bench Fund: $3,844

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Zegar Family Fund, San Francisco, California: $2,500

Donna L. Broyard, Big Pine Key, Florida: $2,000

Ashish Myles, New York, New York: $2,000

Mr. William Vinson, Greensboro, North Carolina: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2018, First Quarter

(three months ending Sept. 30, 2017)

Annenberg Foundation: $164,447

Facebook: $26,042

Individual donors: $9,307

During this three-month period, we received a total of 163 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $57, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less. In addition, we received $26,042 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Facebook has no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California, $1,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2017
(12 months ending June 30, 2017)

Annenberg Foundation: $678,966

Stanton Foundation: $150,000

Individual donors: $201,311

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 1,777 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $25,000. The average individual donation was $113.29 and half of our individual donations were $30 or less.

In addition, we received a $150,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to underwrite SciCheck and our undergraduate fellowship program, and $52,283.34 in payments from Facebook as part of a project to debunk viral deceptions circulating on the social media site. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Luke Evnin and Deann Wright, San Francisco, California: $25,000

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $20,000

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $6,000

Paul Spraos, New York, New York: $5,000

Newman’s Own Foundation, Westport, Connecticut: $5,000

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Stephen and Andrea Dover, c/o Schwab Charitable Fund, San Francisco, California: $2,500

Simon James Rogers, London: $2,500

Ashish Myles, New York, New York: $2,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $2,000

Steven Kunkel, Fairfax, California: $1,800

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Katherine Kang, Heath, Texas: $1,000

Paul Solomon, Los Angeles, California: $1,000 

Rebecca Johnson, Pittsford, New York: $1,000

Barry Knight, West Palm Beach, Florida: $1,000

Helen Ross, Carefree, Arizona: $1,000

David Cass, Belmont, Massachusetts: $1,000

Cedric Huesler, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Susan D. Woolf, Seattle, Washington: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2017, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2017)

Annenberg Foundation: $174,635

Individual donors: $19,095

During this three-month period, we received 192 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $99.45, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Newman’s Own Foundation, Westport, Connecticut: $5,000

Fiscal Year 2017, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2017)

Annenberg Foundation: $177,445

Individual donors: $37,842

During this three-month period, we received 388 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $97.79, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $5,000

Stephen and Andrea Dover, c/o Schwab Charitable Fund, San Francisco, California: $2,500

Simon James Rogers, London: $2,500

Ashish Myles, New York, New York: $2,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Katherine Kang, Heath, Texas: $1,000

Paul Solomon, Los Angeles, California: $1,000 

Fiscal Year 2017, Second Quarter
(three months ending December 31, 2016)

Annenberg Foundation: $165,855

Individual donors: $109,777

During this three-month period, we received 1,013 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $20,000. The average individual donation was $108.50, and half of our individual donations were $50 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Bessie Rattner Foundation, Glendale, New York: $20,000

Richard Heller, Media, Pennsylvania: $10,000

Paul Spraos, New York, New York: $5,000

David J. Spector, New York, New York: $2,500

Steven Kunkel, Fairfax, California: $1,800

Rebecca Johnson, Pittsford, New York: $1,000

Barry Knight, West Palm Beach, Florida: $1,000

Helen Ross, Carefree, Arizona: $1,000

David Cass, Belmont, Massachusetts: $1,000

Cedric Huesler, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Susan D. Woolf, Seattle, Washington: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2017, First Quarter
(three months ending September 30, 2016)

Annenberg Foundation: $161,030

Individual donors: $34,597

During this three-month period, we received a total of 158 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $25,000. The average individual donation was $219, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Luke Evnin and Deann Wright, San Francisco, California: $25,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, New Mexico: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2016
(12 months ending June 30, 2016)

Annenberg Foundation: $684,121

Stanton Foundation: $150,000

Individual donors: $72,012

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 1,154 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $62.35, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

In addition, we received a $150,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to continue SciCheck and underwrite our undergraduate fellowship program. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Paul Spraos, New York, New York: $5,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $2,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $2,000

George H. Rogers, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2016, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2016)

Annenberg Foundation: $184,619

Individual donors: $22,910

During this three-month period, we received a total of 408 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $54.49, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

George H. Rogers, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2016, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2016)

Annenberg Foundation: $173,501

Individual donors: $8,872.50

During this three-month period, we received a total of 161 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $55.11, and half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, Calif., $1,000

Fiscal Year 2016, Second Quarter
(three months ending December 31, 2015)

Annenberg Foundation: $161,445

Stanton Foundation: $150,000

Individual donors: $35,873

During this three-month period, we received a total of 487 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $73.66, and half of our individual donations were $30 or less. We also received a $150,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to continue SciCheck and underwrite FactCheck.org’s undergraduate fellowship program. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Paul Spraos, New York, New York: $5,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2016, First Quarter
(three months ending September 30, 2015)

Annenberg Foundation: $164,556

Individual donors: $4,356

During this three-month period, we received a total of 86 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $500. The average individual donation was $51, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

Fiscal Year 2015
(12 months ending June 30, 2015)

Annenberg Foundation: $685,588

Stanton Foundation: $101,934

Individual donors: $57,853

During this 12-month period, we received a $101,934 grant from the Stanton Foundation to fund SciCheck, a project that focuses exclusively on fact-checking science-based claims. We also received a total of 912 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $63, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less. Donors have no control over our editorial decisions.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Paul Spraos, New York, New York: $5,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $2,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $1,000

David Elliott Bell, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2015, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2015)

Annenberg Foundation: $177,410

Individual donors: $10,080

During this three-month period, we received a total of 167 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $60, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2015, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2015)

Annenberg Foundation: $166,107

Individual donors: $11,311

During this three-month period, we received a total of 196 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was nearly $58, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, California: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2015, Second Quarter
(three months ending Dec. 31, 2014)

Annenberg Foundation: $170,138

Stanton Foundation: $101,934

Individual donors: $34,467

During this three-month period, we received a total of 517 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $66.67, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Paul Spraos, New York, New York: $5,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, California: $1,000

David Elliott Bell, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2015, First Quarter
(three months ending Sept. 30, 2014)

Annenberg Foundation: $171,933

Individual donors: $1,995

During this three-month period, we received a total of 32 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $500. The average individual donation was $62, and half of our individual donations during this period were $37.50 or less.

Fiscal Year 2014
(12 months ending June 30, 2014)

Annenberg Foundation: $665,923

Individual donors: $139,032

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 485 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $100,000. The average individual donation was $286, and half of our individual donations during this period were $50 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Laura and John Arnold, Houston, Texas: $100,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $2,000

Paul Spraos, New York, N.Y.: $1,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, Calif.: $1,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, Calif.: $1,000

Leighton Moss, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Leslie Swygert, Ashburn, Ga.: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2014, Fourth Quarter
(three months ending June 30, 2014)

Annenberg Foundation: $174,662

Individual donors: $3,598

During this three-month period, we received a total of 43 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $84, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors included one who gave $1,000 or more:

Leighton Moss, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2014, Third Quarter
(three months ending March 31, 2014)

Annenberg Foundation: $174,555

Individual donors: $5,038.54

During this three-month period, we received a total of 74 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $68.09, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors included one who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2014, Second Quarter
(three months ending December 31, 2013)

Annenberg Foundation: $150,033

Individual donors: $127,358

During this three-month period, we received a total of 337 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $100,000. The average individual donation was $337, and half of our individual donations during this period were $50 or less.

The individual donors who gave $1,000 or more:

Laura and John Arnold, Houston, Texas: $100,000

Paul Spraos, New York, N.Y.: $1,000

Diane Deshong, Beverly Hills, Calif.: $1,000

First Dollar Foundation, San Francisco, Calif.: $1,000

Leslie Swygert, Ashburn, Ga.: $1,000

 

Fiscal Year 2014, First Quarter
(three months ending September 30, 2013)

Annenberg Foundation: $166,673

Individual donors: $3,948

During this three-month period, we received a total of 47 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $1,000. The average individual donation was $84, and half of our individual donations during this period were $50 or less.

The individual donors included one who gave $1,000 or more:

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2013
(12 months ending June 30, 2013)

Annenberg Foundation: $782,051

Individual donors: $78,357.44

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 833 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $20,000. The average individual donation was $94.07, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors included these who gave $1,000 or more:

Pechet Foundation, Dover, Mass. (Carol A. Pechet, Tiron Pechet, Taine Pechet, Tavan Pechet and Tamin Pechet): $20,000

Estate of Marvin London, Portland, Maine (bequest): $7,104

Paul Spraos, New York, N.Y.: $2,500

Michael Powell, Sherwood, Ore: $1,000

Parke Terry, Sacramento, Calif.: $1,000

David Joerg, Brooklyn, N.Y.: $1,000

Joanna Dunn Samson, Washington Depot, Conn.: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2012
(12 months ending June 30, 2012)

Annenberg Foundation: $849,802

Individual donors: $107,644

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 2,183 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $2,500. The average individual donation was $49.31, and half of our individual donations during this period were $25 or less.

The individual donors included these who gave $1,000 or more:

Howard and Penny Burt Family Fund: $2,500

Michael A. Ramey, Seattle, Wash.: $1,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $1,000

Thomas Ferguson, Nolanville, Texas: $1,000

David Joerg, New York, N.Y.: $1,000

Leighton Moss, Houston, Texas: $1,000

Fiscal Year 2011
(12 months ending June 30, 2011)

Annenberg Foundation: $612,125

Carnegie Corporation of New York: $100,000

Rajkumar Anketell, Hackensack, N.J.: $5,000

Allen Stenger, Alamogordo, N.M.: $1,000

Individual donations of less than $1,000 each: $49,018.59

Non-corporate employer matching (Pew Charitable Trusts): $1,000

During this 12-month period, we received a total of 942 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $5,000. The average individual donation was $59.40. Half of our individual donations were $25 or less.

Fiscal Year 2010
(12 months ending June 30, 2010)

Annenberg Foundation: $806,542

Flora Family Foundation: $99,093

Individual donors: $11,498

During this period, we received a total of 281 gifts from individual donors, the largest of which was $500. The average individual donation was $40.92.