Sponsors & Supporters

Suncoast Searchlight grew from a desire to address the local impacts of the nation’s rapidly shrinking news industry and preserve within the region the strength of the fourth estate.

Seeded by a generous grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, that desire first took shape in 2023 as the Community News Collaborative (CNC) – a nonprofit newsroom housed under Tampa Bay-area NPR affiliate WUSF that produced community news for local media partners.

In 2024, the CNC reformed as an independent 501c3 with a separate governing board and a more focused mission of producing investigative, watchdog and explanatory journalism under the name Suncoast Searchlight.

VISIONARY SUPPORTERS ($5,000+)

• Michael Hannon

STEWARDS OF THE MISSION  ($500+)

• Kelly McBride

FRIENDS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT  ($100+)

• Diane Allen
• Brian Hunter
• Doug Logan
• John Mercer
• League of Women Voters of Sarasota County
• Barbara Peters Smith
• Carol Rescigno

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS (Less than $100)

• Julee Breehne
• Robin Cooper
• Joe Harris
• Irek Hicks
• Jennifer Johnston (in honor of Matt Sauer)
• Marjorie Peter

MONTHLY SUSTAINERS (Recurring contributions)

• Karl Kaukis
• Carol Larson
• Renee Ray
• Janice Webster

GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY

Suncoast Searchight has a Gift Acceptance Policy to guide how we handle donations to our 501(c)3 nonprofit news organization. To learn more about this policy, visit this page. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please click here.