We pay for our government, and it should answer to us. But too often, that’s not how it works.
Records get buried. Agencies stonewall. Officials wait out the news cycle or attack reporters rather than answer hard questions. Spotlight PA files hundreds of public records requests every year, pushes back when the door slams shut, and publishes what we find — regardless of who it implicates.
Spotlight PA was built on a simple premise: the powerful in this state count on the public not paying attention. We exist to make sure that doesn't work, but we need your help now.
The work is expensive, unglamorous, and absolutely essential.
Today, we launched our March Member Drive with the goal of raising $50,000 in support of real, independent, unbiased investigative and public-service journalism in Pennsylvania. We’re a nonprofit because it guarantees we answer to you — not shareholders or a billionaire owner.
This is our ask: Become a member of Spotlight PA today and The Benter Foundation of Pittsburgh will DOUBLE your gift. Start a new monthly sustaining gift and they’ll match the entire year’s value — that’s 12X your contribution today.
Every dollar goes directly to the journalism holding Pennsylvania's leaders accountable, and no amount is too small. Get your gift matched now at spotlightpa.org/donate.
The match won't last. The need for this work will.
Spotlight PA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and all gifts are tax-deductible.
Send a check: Spotlight PA, P.O. Box #11728, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1728 *Please include your email address so we can properly thank you.
Give via a donor-advised fund (DAF) or add as a beneficiary: Please direct it to Spotlight PA, tax ID number 92-0577182.
You can also direct a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to Spotlight PA to count toward your IRA's Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). If you need a street address, use: Spotlight PA, 312 Market St., #11728, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1728.
Establish a planned or estate gift: Leave a legacy of truth and transparency & join Spotlight PA's Legacy Society. Learn more about our planned giving program.
To discuss more ways to support Spotlight PA, including stock donations or other methods of giving, reach out to us here.