The COVID-19 Local News Fund is a program administered by the Local Media Foundation (LMF), a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with the Local Media Association. The purpose of the program is to increase coverage of COVID-19 issues in local communities.
Through the fund, independent and family-owned news organizations can accept tax-deductible community donations to support and increase their coverage of the crisis. Here are the donation pages for local news media organizations participating in the COVID-19 Local News Fund program.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
- Big Bear Grizzly
- Black Voice News
- IE Voice
- Gold Country Media
- Hi-Desert Publishing
- Long Beach Post
- Modesto Bee
- The Sacramento Bee
- Santa Cruz Local
- Sierra Sun
- Tahoe Daily Tribune
- The Tribune
- The Union
- Vision Hispana
- Westside Observer
Colorado
- Aspen Times
- BizWest Media
- Craig Press
- Durango Herald
- Eco Farming Daily
- The Fence Post
- Montrose Daily Press
- New SCENE Magazine
- North Forty News
- Post Independent
- Sky-Hi News
- Steamboat Pilot & Today
- Summit Daily News
- Vail Daily
Connecticut
- The Cheshire Herald
- The Day
- Hartford Business Journal
- Record-Journal Media Group
- Zip06.com/Shore Publishing
Delaware
Florida
- Bradenton Herald
- Coconut Creek News
- Daytona Times
- El Nuevo Herald
- Florida Courier
- Miami Herald
- The New Tropic
- North Broward
- North Lauderdale News
- Parkland News
- Pulptown
- Tampa Free Press
Georgia
- The Atlanta Voice
- Avant-Youth
- The Brunswick News
- The Ledger-Enquirer
- The Newnan Times-Herald
- The Telegraph
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Belleville News-Democrat
- Carbondale Times
- Chicago Reader
- Daily Chronicle
- Daily Herald
- Evanston Now
- The Herald-News
- Kane County Chronicle
- Kendall County Record
- NewsTribune
- Northwest Herald
- Pana News-Palladium
- Suburban Life
- The Times
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
- The Cowley CourierTraveler
- Harvey County Now
- The Manhattan Mercury
- McPherson News Ledger
- Newkirk Herald
- News-Press NOW
- Wichita Eagle
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- Atchison Globe
- Courier – Tribune
- Daily Star – Journal
- Hiawatha World
- Kansas City Star
- Miami County Republic
- The St. Louis American
- St. Louis Call
- Three Rivers Publishing
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- The Daily Gazette
- The Examiner
- Greenpointers
- Herald Community Newspapers
- The Jewish Star
- Khasokhas
- La Voce di New York
- New York Amsterdam News
- Orange County Post
- The Pagosa Springs SUN
- Radio Westchester
- Riverdale Press
- The River Reporter
- River Journal
- Rivertowns Enterprise
- The Record-Review
- The River Newsroom
- The Scarsdale Inquirer
North Carolina
- The Butner-Creedmor News
- The Charlotte Post Newspaper
- The Enterprise
- Johnstonian News
- The News Journal
- Raleigh Convergence
- The Triangle Tribune
- The Wake Weekly
- The Wilson Times
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- The Astorian
- Baker City Herald
- Banks Post
- Beaverton Valley Times
- Blue Mountain Eagle
- Bridgeliner
- The Bulletin
- Business Tribune
- Canby Herald
- Capital Press
- Central Oregonian
- Chinook Observe
- The Chronicle
- Clackamas Review
- Columbia County Spotlight
- Cottage Grove Sentinel
- East Oregonian
- Estacada News
- The Evergrey
- Gales Creek Journal
- Gresham Outlook
- Hermiston Herald
- Keizertimes
- La Grande Observer
- Lake Oswego Review
- Madras Pioneer
- Molalla Pioneer
- The Malheur Enterprise
- Newberg Graphic
- Newport News Times
- News-Times Forest Grove
- News-Times Hillsboro
- Oregon City News
- The Other Oregon
- Portland Tribune
- Redmond Spokesman
- Salem Reporter
- Sandy Post
- Siuslaw News
- Southwest Connection
- The Times
- Wallowa County Chieftain
- The Wenatchee World
- West Linn Tidings
- Wilsonville Spokesman
- Woodburn Independent
Pennsylvania
- Al Dia Bilingual Coverage
- Around Ambler
- Centre Daily Times
- Glenside Local
- The Incline
- LebTown
- More Than The Curve
Rhode Island
- Barrington Times
- Bristol Phoenix
- East Bay RI
- East Providence Post
- Portsmouth Times
- Sakonnet Times
- Warren Times-Gazette
- Westport Shorelines
South Carolina
- Aiken Standard
- Carolina Panorama
- The Community Times
- Free Times
- The Index-Journal Company
- The Island Packet
- Moultrie News
- Nuestro Estado
- The Post and Courier
- The State
- The Sumter Item
- The Sun News
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- Advocate Media
- The Big Bend Sentinel & Presidio International
- The Big Lake Wildcat
- Brownsville Herald
- The Dallas Weekly
- The Devil’s River News
- The Eldorado Success
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Hays Free Press
- Hillsboro Free Press
- Houston Defender
- Kilgore News Herald
- Longview News-Journal
- Marshall News Messenger
- The Monitor
- Odessa American
- The Ozona Stockman
- Panola Watchman
- Rockdale Reporter
- Tyler Morning Telegraph
- Valley Morning Star
- Victoria Advocate
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- The Bellingham Herald
- The News Tribune
- The Olympian
- The Tri-City Herald
- The Seattle Medium
- SpokaneFAVS
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
- The Business Farmer
- Cheyenne Minuteman
- Guernsey Gazette
- Lingle Guide
- Lusk Herald
- Platte County Record Times
- Torrington Telegram
- The Sheridan Press
Updated May 24, 2020
All of the payments are managed and distributed by LMF. Participating news outlets are required to report back on how they used the payments to report on COVID-19 issues. In addition to soliciting community funding, the program also facilitates the sharing of information related to covering the pandemic at a local level with more than 100 local news outlets including best practices, important angles to cover, tips for remote reporting and more.