Informing America Foundation Selected as Winner of 2024 Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy

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Debbie Myers, CEO of Informing America Foundation, accepts the 2024 Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy.

Washington, D.C. – Informing America Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping news and media outlets educate the American people about important public policy issues via high-quality investigative journalism, was chosen as the winner of the 2024 Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy. The Informing America Foundation ecosystem is composed of more than 2,000 hyperlocal media platforms and 10 national platforms producing unbiased, fact-driven journalism that reaches more than 50 million people.

The award will be presented on Wednesday, December 4, during the American Legislative Exchange Council’s States & Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.

“We are incredibly honored to receive this award from the Peterson family, among America’s most prominent and highly respected philanthropic leaders,” said Deborah Myers, president and CEO of Informing America Foundation. “We strive to embody the values and ethos held by the great Gregor G. Peterson, whose mentorship and contributions to America’s entrepreneurial spirit enhanced the lives of countless people and whose legacy will continue to inspire for decades to come.”

Founded in 2021, IAF strongly believes in the core liberties and freedom enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. The organization values principled, civil, and fact-based debate, honest accountability of leaders and institutions, and is committed to informing Americans with high-quality information, groundbreaking research, fact-based journalism and thoughtful policy prescriptions.

“Being selected to receive the Gregor G. Peterson award is a testament to the Informing America Foundation’s unshakable commitment to ensuring the American people are educated about the issues impacting their lives,” said John Solomon, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Just the News. “This generous grant will help grow IAF’s rapidly expanding ecosystem of more than 2,000 hyperlocal platforms and 10 national platforms that reach more than 50 million Americans.”

The $250,000 prize honors Greg Peterson’s core business principles – including teamwork, innovation, and entrepreneurship—and applies these values to the nonprofit sector. Peterson was a pioneer in the field of venture capital from the San Francisco Bay Area.