Stretch goal = $10,000

Turn 10K into 40K for the IRP today!

Thanks to incredible community support, we reached our goal and have set our sets higher! Another donor has stepped forward with an additional $5000 challenge match. If we can raise another $5000, we'll raise a total $40,000 for the IRP. 

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Help us build a world where investigative journalism is open to anyone with persistence, curiosity, and integrity.

Right now, your gift will have maximum impact. Once we reach our crowdfunding goal of $5,000, a generous donor will unlock a $25,000 Big Match. 

For nearly two decades, the Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at UC Berkeley Journalism has been dedicated to producing stories that expose injustice and abuses of power. At a time when democratic institutions are under threat, we’re throwing open the doors of investigative reporting to new voices, powering fearless reporting for years to come.

Our approach is both radical and simple: 

• Bylines, not taglines. Our student-reporters produce signature investigative pieces, with full ownership of their story from beginning to end.
• An esteemed track-record. Recently, our student-reporters have received three George Polk awards, a Goldsmith Prize, and the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting — all for work that happened here.
• Intensive mentorship. Student-reporters receive individualized guidance and support from our newsroom of working journalists, including four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David Barstow.
• A pioneer of new approaches. We leverage the latest technology — such as AI, large-language models and open-source investigative techniques — in our reporting while upholding the highest journalistic standards.

The IRP is special. Like a national park or public library, it’s a place where anyone can be enriched. That’s why we’re asking for your support. The IRP’s programs depend almost entirely on philanthropy so we need your help to safeguard the future of investigative journalism. How this next generation’s trained — and whether they’re supported — will determine our ability to defend democratic values in the years to come.

Make a gift to the UC Berkeley Journalism Investigative Reporting Program today.

IRP students, alumni and staff