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2023
- Andrea and Charles Overby
- Andrew Mallinson
- Andrew R. Lack
- Ann Wheeless
- Arnold Shapiro and Karen MacKain
- Arnold Ventures
- Aubrey Davis
- Becky and Don Potts
- Beverly Dale
- Brenda Eagles
- Carla and Randall Wall
- Carol Puckett Palmer
- Community Foundation for Mississippi
- David Clark
- David Maddox
- David R. Goodman
- Dick Molpus Foundation
- DiMassa Family Foundation
- Donna and Jim Barksdale
- Dr. James Keeton
- Dustin Todd
- Emerson Collective
- Eric Bragg
- Frances and Cooper Morrison Charitable Fund
- Fred Carl
- Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
- Genya Dana
- Geoffrey Cowan
- George W. Murphy
- Grace and Shinn Lee
- Hewlett Foundation
- Henry L. & Shirley A. Kelly
- Ina Ruth Eavenson
- Institute for Nonprofit News
- J.N. Butts
- James H. Creekmore, Sr. & Meredith W. Creekmore Foundation
- Jean and Tim Medley
- Jim Abbott
- Joe Frank Sanderson
- John Addison
- John and Robin Cocke
- John Grisham
- John N. Palmer Foundation
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- John Steffens
- Jon and Cheri Browning
- Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
- Lee Hilliard
- Leslie Westbrook
- Lesly Murray
- Lucille and Bill Hicks
- Luther M. and Deborah Fish Ragin, Jr.
- Mani and Tray Hairston
- Marian and Claiborne Barksdale
- Mary Miller
- Maury Lutin
- Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation
- Modena Martin
- Nan Sanders
- Olivia and Archie Manning
- Open Campus
- Pittman Family Foundation
- ProPublica
- Public Health Watch
- Public Welfare Foundation
- Pulitzer Center
- Rea Hederman
- Robert Munford
- Shepard Smith
- Simone Coxe
- Skyline Foundation
- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
- States Newsroom
- The Bower Foundation, Inc.
- The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
- The Ford Foundation
- The Maddox Foundation
- Theodore Rubenstein
- Theophilus King
- Tom Belden / Belden Miller Fund
- Tom Buffaloe
- Tom Miller
- Watt Bishop
- Wesley Goings
- Woodward Hines Education Foundation
2022
- Cynthia and Jim Abbott
- American Journalism Project
- Arland A. and Grace Dirlam Endowment Fund
- Arnold Ventures
- Ralph Atkinson
- Donna and Jim Barksdale
- Tom Belden
- Blake Bertuccelli-Booth
- Watt Bishop
- Helen Boone
- John Bradley
- Eric Bragg
- Suzan Brown Thames
- Michael Carter
- David Clark
- Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Geoffrey Cowan
- Meredith and Jimmy Creekmore
- Beverly Dale
- Dimassa Family Foundation
- Chad Edmonson
- Catherine Edwards
- Emerson Collective
- Diane Feldman
- Patricia M. Floyd
- Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
- Dolly and Wesley Goings
- William and Reba Greer
- Mani and Tray Hairston
- Matt Holleman
- Elta and Jim Johnston
- Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
- Emily Kaiser
- Jona and Jimmy Keeton
- Henry Kelly
- Theophilus King
- Cynthia and Robert Krebs
- Andrew R. Lack
- Patricia Lewis
- Local Media Association
- Maury Lutin
- Genya Dana
- David and Lucille Packard Foundation
- Aubrey Davis
- Maddox Foundation
- Andrew Mallinson
- Olivia and Archie Manning
- Louis Mapp
- Marguerite Casey Foundation
- Modena Martin
- Jean and Tim Medley
- Mary Miller
- Michael Cameron Moore Family Foundation
- Cooper Morrison
- Frances and Cooper Morrison
- Johnny Mack and Martha Morrow
- Doug and Patty Munn
- Lesly Murray
- Ray Neilsen
- Open Campus Media Inc.
- John Palmer
- Lisa Percy
- Crymes G. Pittman
- Becky and Don Potts
- Joe Powell
- Public Welfare Foundation
- Carol Puckett
- George B. Ready
- Scott Reed
- Jack Reed, Jr.
- Dave Roberts
- Theodore Rubenstein
- Kathy and Joe Sanderson
- Seetha and Asoka Srinivasan
- States Newsroom
- John Steffens
- The Bower Foundation
- The Ford Foundation
- Dustin Todd
- Leslie Westbrook
- Winokur Family Foundation
- Woodward Hines Education Foundation
2021
- American Journalism Project
- Arnold Ventures
- Cynthia and Jim Abbott
- Ralph Atkinson
- Donna and Jim Barksdale
- Jack Bertram
- Helen Boone
- Boston University
- The Bower Foundation
- Eric Bragg
- Nancy and Roy Campbell
- Margaret and Fred Carl
- Michael Carter Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Merideth and Jimmy Creekmore
- Beverly Dale
- Suman Das
- Dan Davis
- Arland A. and Grace Dirlam Endowment Fund
- Betsy and Kane Ditto
- Lesly Murray and Steve Edds
- Chad Edmondson
- The Ford Foundation
- Diane Feldman
- Dolly and Wesley Goings
- Dan Goodgame
- Mani and Tray Hairston
- Matthew Holleman
- Mark H. Iola
- Elta and Jim Johnston
- Jonathan Jones
- Jona and Jimmy Keeton
- Kathleen Kingsbury
- Andrew Lack
- Beverly and Tim Lawrence
- Grace and Shinn Lee
- Maury Lutin
- Dick Molpus
- Maddox Foundation
- Barbara and Andrew Mallinson
- Olivia and Archie Manning
- Louis Mapp
- Tim and Jean Medley
- Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
- Michael Cameron Moore Family Foundation
- Frances and Cooper Morrison
- Patty and Doug Munn
- Ryan Nave
- Ray Neilsen
- Open Campus Media Inc.
- Andrea and Charles Overby
- Pittman Family Foundation
- Public Welfare Foundation
- Carol T. Puckett
- John Palmer
- Cynthia and Hugh Parker
- Lisa and Billy Percy
- Becky and Don Potts
- Theodore Rubenstein
- Kathy and Joe Sanderson
- Nan and Mike Sanders
- Seetha and Asoka Srinivasan
- Suzan and Tommy Thames
- Dustin Todd
- Woodward Hines Education Foundation
- Vangela and Thandi Wade
- The Winokur Family Foundation
2020
- American Journalism Project
- Arnold Ventures
- Andrew Lack
- Olivia and Archie Manning
- Beverly Dale
- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
- Andrea and Charles Overby
- Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
- Community Trust Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Crymes G. Pittman
- Cynthia and Hugh Parker
- Lucile and David Packard Foundation
- Dick Molpus
- Edmonson Family Charitable Fund
- Forward Mississippi Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Fred Corley
- Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
- Google LLC
- Grace P. and S. Shinn Lee Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Helen and Walter Boone
- Elta and James Johnston
- James Keeton
- Jean and Tim Medley Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Jim Barksdale
- John & Elaine Elliott Lovorn
- John Grisham
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Amanda and Jonathan Jones
- Betsy and Kane Ditto
- Lesly Gaynor Murray
- M&J Creekmore Foundation
- Maddox Foundation
- Meredith W. Creekmore
- Michael Carter
- Millsaps College Else School of Management
- Mississippi Humanities Council
- Mississippi Museum of Art
- Monica Harrigill
- Open Campus Media Inc.
- Pittman Family Foundation
- Seetha and Asoka Srinivasan
- Point Park University Center for Media Innovation
- Potts Family Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
- Report for America The Groundtruth Project
- Richard F. Scruggs
- Nancy and Roy Campbell
- Ryan Nave
- Stephen C. Edds
- Suzan and J. H. Thames, Jr. Family
- The Ford Foundation
- The McGraw Center for Business Journalism
- The Mississippi Common Fund Trust University of Mississippi Foundation
- The Winokur Family Foundation
- Tray Hairston
- Vangela Wade
- Walton Family Foundation
- Wesley Goings
- Susan and Will Norton
- Woodward Hines Education Foundation
2019
- American Journalism Project
- Andrew Lack
- Olivia and Archie Manning
- Betsy Patton
- Andrea and Charles Overby
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Dick Molpus
- Becky and Don Potts
- Edmonson Family Charitable Fund
- Eleanor Howe
- Fred Carl Jr.
- Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
- Helen and Walter Boone
- J. Paul Janoush
- Lisa and Jack Reed
- Elta and James Johnston
- Jim Barksdale
- Emily and Lance Conn
- Lesly Gaynor Murray
- M&J Creekmore Foundation
- Main Street Taylor
- Maury Lutin
- Millsaps College
- Mississippi Humanities Council
- Mississippi Press Association
- Pittman Family Foundation
- Point Park University Center for Media Innovation
- Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
- Ralph Atkinson
- Report for America The Groundtruth Project
- Richard F. Scruggs
- Nancy and Roy Campbell
- Ryan Nave
- Seetha and Asoka Srinivasan
- Solutions Journalism Network
- Suzan and J. H. Thames, Jr. Family
- The Ford Foundation
- The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, LLC
- The McGraw Center for Business Journalism
- The Mississippi Common Fund Trust University of Mississippi Foundation
- USC’s Center for Health Journalism
- Walton Family Foundation
- Susan and Will Norton
2018
- Andrew Lack
- Archie and Olivia Manning
- Beverly Dale
- Charles and Andrea Overby
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Dick Molpus
- Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
- Helen and Walter Boone
- James and Elta Johnston
- Jim Barksdale
- John N. Palmer Foundation, Inc.
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Lesly Gaynor Murray
- Main Street Taylor
- McLaughlin, PC
- Mississippi Humanities Council
- Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
- Pittman Family Foundation
- Report for America The Groundtruth Project
- Richard F. Scruggs
- Roy and Nancy Campbell
- Schumann Media Center Inc.
- Seetha and Asoka Srinivasan
- The Ford Foundation
- The Mississippi Common Fund Trust University of Mississippi Foundation
- The Winokur Family Foundation
- Toni Cooley
- Trustmark
- Vicki Slater
- Walton Family Foundation
2017
- Andrew Lack
- APAC
- Archie and Olivia Manning
- Bill and Draughon McPherson
- Butler Snow LLP
- Capitol Street, LLC
- Carol T. Puckett
- Charles and Andrea Overby
- Cock of the Walk
- Cullam and Mandy Pope
- Dick Molpus
- Donna K. Barksdale
- Ford Foundation
- Fred and Cissy Anklam
- Fred Carl Jr.
- Institute of International Education
- James and Elta Johnston
- James H. Creekmore
- James K. Child Jr.
- Jan and Lawrence Farrington
- Jim and Cynthia Abbott
- Jim Barksdale
- Jimmy and Meredith Creekmore
- John N. Palmer
- John N. Palmer Foundation, Inc.
- Knight Foundation
- Lance and Emily Conn
- Lesly Gaynor Murray
- Margaret McMullan
- Matthew Holleman
- Meredith W. Creekmore
- Mississippi Hospital Association
- Mississippi Humanities Council
- Nan and Mike Sanders
- Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
- Paul Janoush
- Pittman Family Foundation
- Reuben V. Anderson
- Richard F. Scruggs
- Robert R. McCormick Foundation
- Roy and Nancy Campbell
- Seetha and Asoka Srinivasan
- Stephen C. Edds
- Suzan and J. H. Thames, Jr. Family
- Tenax Aerospace, LLC
- The Meek School of Journalism and New Media
- The Mississippi Common Fund Trust University of Mississippi Foundation
- The Winokur Family Foundation
- Thomas and Louise Gresham
- Thomas Suddes
- Toni Cooley
- Tradition, A Master Planned Community
- Van Devender Family Foundation
- Vicki Slater
- Walton Family Foundation
- Will and Susan Norton
- William and Elise Winter
2016
- Andrew Lack
- Bill and Draughon McPherson
- Bill Yates
- Butler Snow LLP
- Capitol Street, LLC
- Charles and Andrea Overby
- Crymes G. Pittman
- Dick Molpus
- Don and Emily Newcomb
- Ford Foundation
- Fred and Cissy Anklam
- Fred Carl Jr.
- Haley and Marsha Barbour
- Institute of International Education
- Jack Reed Jr.
- James and Elta Johnston
- Jan and Lawrence Farrington
- Jay & Deanie Stein Foundation Trust
- Jim Barksdale
- Jimmy and Meredith Creekmore
- Joe and Kathy Sanderson
- John N. Palmer Foundation, Inc.
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Lisa and Billy Percy
- Matthew Holleman
- Millsaps College
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Scruggs
- Nan and Mike Sanders
- Paul Janoush
- Pittman Family Foundation
- Reuben V. Anderson
- Roy and Nancy Campbell
- Sharon S. Lucius
- Stephen C. Edds
- Steve & Debbie Renfroe
- Suzan B. Thames
- Tenax Aerospace, LLC
- The Ford Foundation
- The Mississippi Common Fund Trust University of Mississippi Foundation
- Thomas and Louise Gresham
- Thomas Suddes
- Tim and Jean Medley
- Tricia Walker
- Van Devender Family Foundation
- Walter M. Denny, Jr.
- Will and Susan Norton
- William & Hope Bynum
- William and Elise Winter
- Woods and Lynn Eastland
2015
- Andrew Lack
- Ford Foundation
- Jim and Donna Barksdale
- John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Scruggs