SUPPORT

Editorial Policy and Donor Transparency

CivicStory is funded by donations from individuals, sponsorships from nonprofit organizations and corporations, and grants from foundations. We maintain editorial independence on all videos and reporting. During video production, CivicStory may share video rough edits with story subjects and/or video funders for purposes of fact-checking and accuracy.

We offer explanatory video stories based on civics-oriented activities and topics that are relevant to the whole citizenry in a community. We normally do not offer political or financial news, spot news, or long-form investigative journalism. If funding for a video is received through an organization with a connection to the subject of the video, we acknowledge the sponsor on the video itself, and in the video caption on the website.

CivicStory accepts corporate sponsorship of special video projects and events, and, in general, aims for diversified funding sources. We do not accept corporate advertising.

Supporter Acknowledgement

We are grateful for the support of many individuals and organizations, whose generous gifts of any amount make CivicStory's work possible. We acknowledge contributions of $5,000 or more below:

Contributions from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

Yon and Francie Cho

JJJ Foundation 

William L. Gibson Fund

NJ Civic Information Consortium

Miami Foundation (NewsMatch)

The Spark Fund  


Contributions from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

JJJ Foundation

New Jersey Civic Information Consortium (NJCIC)

Yon & Francie Cho

William L. Gibson Fund (at the Community Foundation of NJ)

Contributions from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Community Foundation of New Jersey

JJJ Foundation

Leavens Foundation

The Miami Foundation (NewsMatch 2022)

Y. and F. Cho