Fund the accountability journalism taxpayers need
Government decisions affect the cost and quality of daily life, but many media outlets lack the staff to cover them deeply. The Center Square fills that gap with taxpayer-focused accountability journalism distributed where Americans already get their news.
Your gift reaches far beyond one newsroom
As a national newswire service, The Center Square doesn't just produce original accountability reporting. Once published, we share articles and video journalism with thousands of newsrooms across the country — ensuring their audiences have the information they need to be informed.
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American adults reached daily*
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Too many government decisions happen without accountability
As newsrooms shrink, government decisions that affect taxpayers get less scrutiny. The Center Square fills that gap with accountability reporting focused on what government does, what it costs, and who pays.
The pressure is real
Statehouse and local reporting are declining while government keeps making decisions that affect taxpayers’ daily lives and pocketbooks.
The gap it leaves
Public spending, regulation, policy decisions, and government performance often receive less attention than taxpayers deserve.
How we help
The Center Square produces taxpayer-focused reporting and distributes it through trusted media outlets, creating a more informed citizenry.
The Center Square is not just a publication. It is journalism infrastructure.
The Center Square produces original government accountability reporting and distributes it at wire speed to media partners across the country.
Original reporting
Focused on the size, scope, cost, and effectiveness of government.
Earned distribution
Media outlets choose our reporting because it serves their audiences.
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A stated taxpayer perspective
We report for the people who fund government.
Build reporting capacity
Every gift helps us produce and deliver government accountability journalism at speed and scale.
Statehouse reporting
Put more reporters in the room asking questions where government decisions are made and taxpayer dollars are spent.
Enterprise and investigative reporting
Fund deeper reporting that follows public money, exposes failures, and produces consequences.
The Voters’ Voice Poll
Measure what taxpayers actually care about and bring those priorities into public debate.
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Video production
Reach audiences beyond print and digital articles with reporting they can watch and share.
Partner distribution
Support the infrastructure that helps our reporting reach more newsrooms and more Americans.
Marketing and audience growth
Make sure accountability journalism is easy to find and reaches the people who need it most.
A simple way to support accountability journalism
You can make a gift in just a few minutes. Every dollar supports fact-based accountability reporting that reaches more Americans.
See the work
Read the reporting your support makes possible, so you know exactly what your dollars fund before you give.
Choose how to give
Make a gift online or by mail, or request a conversation to explore additional ways to give, including major gifts, foundation support, and corporate giving.
Follow the impact
Your support expands the reporting capacity, distribution, and impact of taxpayer-focused journalism.
Choose the level of support that fits your commitment
Every gift helps fund reporting that reaches Americans through a national network.
Questions donors ask
Have another question or want to talk through giving options? Our team can help you explore the best way to support our reporting.
We are a nonprofit newswire focused on government accountability from the taxpayer’s point of view. We produce original reporting and deliver it through media partners, rather than relying only on a consumer audience. This unique distribution model, which we innovated, allows our content to reach 53% of all American adults daily.
No. We do not publish staff opinion and we do not advocate for candidates or parties. We state our editorial lens openly: taxpayers, no matter their politics, deserve to know what government does, what it costs, and who pays.
As a wire service, we track the usage of our content by the media partners who need it most. In this, we measure impact through the number of times our work is used by other outlets (republications, citations, or media mentions), reach, partner adoption, public response, government scrutiny, policy attention, and documented results after publication.
The Center Square is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We seek to offset as many expenses as possible through commercial advertising and production revenue; however, the economies of modern journalism require nonprofit fundraising to allow for accountability reporting. Donors directly support reporting power, data work, travel, video production, and distribution. You can expand the capacity to produce reporting many newsrooms can no longer produce on their own.
Yes, The Center Square is a 501c3 nonprofit, tax identification number: 26-4066298.
The Center Square has grown 15% year over year since its 2019 launch and placements increased to 1.3 million in 2025, a 55.8% year-over-year increase. This is a proven operation, not a startup, with a model built on earned distribution and a pathway to scalability.
Yes! Please contact our team to discuss opportunities to support reporting capacity, state coverage, issue areas, or enterprise and investigative work that most aligns with your interests.
No. We remain humbly grateful for the generosity of our donors, who make our efforts possible. All editorial decisions are entirely independent.
Help taxpayers get the accountability journalism they deserve
Your gift supports reporting that follows government decisions, explains public costs, and reaches Americans through the platforms they already trust.