Supporting FACS

The Foundation for American Communications (FACS) relies on contributors large and small  to continue to provide journalists with independent, impartial education on important current issues.

Financial support designated for our general operating funds allows FACS to recruit outstanding faculty presenters from major universities and research institutes, to equip newspeople to write knowledgeably about complex issues in the news.

To contribute to FACS, or to learn more, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or phone 626.584.0010. You can also visit www.NetworkForGood.org and search on “Foundation for American Communications” to contribute online.

We gratefully acknowledge these contributions since January 1, 2005:  

$100,000 and over

AT&T Foundation
Edison Electric Institute
Entergy Corp.
ExxonMobil
Ford Motor Co.
Johnson & Johnson
S. I. Newhouse Foundation
Southern Co.
UPS Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999

Abbott Fund
American Petroleum Institute
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Chevron
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
Exelon Corp.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
International Paper
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Media General Inc.
JPMorgan Chase
PhRMA
Procter & Gamble   

$25,000 to $49,999

Gannett Foundation
Genentech
Hess Corporation
Nuclear Energy Institute

$10,000 to $24,999

American International Group
BellSouth
Duke Energy
Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation
FPL Corp.
General Motors Foundation
Georgia-Pacific
Institute of Food Technologists
McClatchy Co.
Merck & Co.
Progress Energy
Paul E. Steiger
Verizon Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999

O. Reid Ashe, Jr.
MediaNews Group
Weyerhaeuser    

Up to $4,999

American Electric Power
American Forest & Paper
Greg Blonder
Aleesa L. Blum
David Boardman
Neil Budde
Jeff Cohen
Jeffery A. Cowart
James N. Crutchfield
Paul M. Davis
Frank M. Denton
Frederick M. Hill
Ralph P. Huber
Raymond C. Jordan
W. Martin Kaiser
Mark E. Lett
Louisville Chapter SPJ
Suzanne M. McCarron
Leah P. McCrary
Michigan Press Association
Judy M. Miller
Kim Nash
Northeast Utilities
William H. Oliver
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
Jon Pepper
Sharon Rosenhause
Mark Silverman
Kenneth B. Sternad
Arthur E. F. Wiese, Jr.
Robert E. Wood