Funding
As a nonprofit, The Impending Bloom Project relies on donor support. We are grateful to our supporters, whose help allows us to produce impact journalism and pursue our mission.
Donor Transparency Policy
We are committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization. Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions.
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We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics and special projects. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a public trust, we do not pay certain taxes. We may receive funds from standard government programs offered to nonprofits or similar businesses.
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Our news judgments are made independently – not based on or influenced by donors or any revenue source. We do not give supporters the rights to assign, review or edit content.
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We make public all revenue sources and donors who give $5,000 or more per year. As a news nonprofit, we avoid taking charitable donations from anonymous sources and government entities, and do not accept donations from political parties, elected officials or candidates seeking public office. We will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by our board of directors, present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.
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The Impending Bloom Project was founded in August 2024. We will make our tax filings publicly available as they are completed, beginning with the 2024 IRS Form 990. In the meantime, please find a link to our projected 2025 budget for transparency.
Editorial Independence Policy
​Our organization retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a wall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.
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We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support.
Our organization may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.
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We will accept anonymous donations for general support only if it is clear that sufficient safeguards have been put into place that the expenditure of that donation is made independently by our organization and in compliance with the Institute for Nonprofit News’ Membership Standards.