This Local News Day, gifts to participating New Jersey newsrooms will be tripled, up to $10,000.
Press Forward New Jersey is proud to be one of 12 Press Forward chapters taking part in the Press Forward Matching Challenge, a new national campaign to raise money for local newsrooms, timed to Local News Day on April 8, 2027.
From April 1 to 30, gifts to participating newsrooms in New Jersey will be matched by Press Forward New Jersey and by Press Forward nationally, tripling their impact up to $10,000
New Jersey is fortunate to have newsrooms that show up, keep leaders accountable and help neighbors make sense of what’s happening around them.
Support from residents is one of the strongest foundations a newsroom can build. We want to help New Jersey’s newsrooms grow that support, and to give everyone who values local news a reason to give this spring.
Applications are currently open and due by December 1, 2026.
We’re looking for newsrooms that produce original, local reporting and are excited about:
Press Forward New Jersey will select up to 14 newsrooms serving New Jersey, and both nonprofit and for-profit newsrooms are eligible.
Before applying, review the Newsroom Guideline for full details on the Matching Challenge, including eligibility, what’s expected of participating newsrooms, and how the matching funds work.
This April, your gift to a participating New Jersey newsroom will go three times as far.
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