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Help sustain independent accountability journalism.
The Public Ledgers is an independent project. There are no advertisers, no corporate sponsors, and no paywalls. The work is sustained by readers who find it useful.
What your support covers
- Hosting and domain costs
- Public records access fees (FOIL requests, bulk data downloads)
- Archiving costs (Wayback Machine, document preservation)
- Time spent collecting, cleaning, and analyzing public data
How to support
We are in the process of establishing a fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501(c)(3) organization so that contributions can be tax-deductible. Details will be posted here when available.
In the meantime, the most valuable support is:
- Share the work – Link to our investigations in conversations, on social media, or with your local news outlet
- Send tips – If you know of public financial records that should be examined, contact editor@thepublicledgers.org
- Use the data – Our findings are sourced from public records. Journalists, researchers, and advocates are welcome to build on our analysis with attribution
For journalists
If you are a reporter interested in collaborating on any of our investigations, or if you would like access to underlying datasets for your own reporting, please get in touch. We believe accountability journalism works best when findings reach the widest possible audience.