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Summer brought good news for the journo fund, when we learned on June 22 that our application for independent nonprofit status was approved by the IRS. Now NMPIJ is tax-exempt 503c3 organization on its own. We’re grateful to the New Mexico Community Foundation for serving as our fiscal sponsor during our start-up year.

We made a splash at the Santa Fe Reporter’s Best of Santa Fe block party, collecting $300 in donations for the fund with the help of celebrity dunk tank victims. And now it’s even easier to donate, thanks to to the wonders of Paypal.

Up next, we are accepting applications for our fall internship programs, open to high school and colleges students who can apply here before the end of the month.

Thanks for helping to spread the word.

We are very close to fully funding our pilot internship program, and we could not have gotten this far without the help of the following donors. Thanks for supporting the fund’s mission to train journalists, promote transparency in government and tell stories that matter to our community.

Joseph Day

Marilyn Bane

Susan and Bill Banowsky

Egolf + Ferlic + Harwood

Sharon Elias

Karen Heldmeyer

Thomas Hester

Pat Hodapp

Jonathan Frenzen

Catherine Oppenheimer

Janis Rutschman and Vickie Sewing

Kathryn Smith            

Peter St. Cyr

Quezada Family Insurance

Alan Webber

(*and all the participants in the Best of Santa Fe 2017 dunk tank!)

Special thanks also  to the Violet Crown for hosting the Santa Fe Reporter’s Photo Show on April 25 from 6 to 8 pm, with a silent auction of winning images to benefit the fund.