Spotlight Club

Join a growing community committed to protecting credible and in-depth journalism

Supporters who give $1,200 or more annually become members of the Spotlight Club, a growing community of caring donors committed to protecting credible and in-depth journalism as essential to a thriving democracy. Make your gift today and enjoy “behind the story” exclusives, advanced release of major investigations, special events and more.

Spotlight Club Benefits

Inside Source ($1,200+)

  • Advance alerts of major news stories and investigations
  • Our Annual Impact Report spotlighting results you’ve helped make possible
  • Invitations to Spotlight Club events, featuring prominent names in the media
  • “Inside inewsource” updates from the CEO and Editor
  • Recognition as a Spotlight Club member on the website and at signature events

Headliner ($2,500+)

  • All Inside Source benefits, plus:
  • “Behind the scenes” newsroom visit with the inewsource team

Iluminator ($5,000+)

  • All Headliner benefits, plus:
  • Invitations to “Coffee with the Editor,” highlighting insider updates and discussion of pressing San Diego concerns and stories

Fourth Estate ($10,000+)

  • All the Illuminator benefits, plus:
  • An invitation to all exclusive VIP events and donor receptions throughout the year

Impact Ambassador ($25,000+)

  • All the Fourth Estate benefits, plus:
  • Special opportunities to meet with prominent names in the media and to invite guests

Editor’s Circle ($50,000+)

  • All Impact Ambassador benefits, plus:
  • Option to designate your gift for an inewsource major priority

Spotlight Club members

Editor’s Circle ($50,000+)

  • Allison & Robert Price Family Foundation
  • The American Journalism Project
  • The Conrad Prebys Foundation
  • Inasmuch Foundation
  • Jacobs Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • James Silberrad Brown Foundation
  • Price Philanthropies
  • The Parker Foundation
  • The Reva and David Logan Foundation
  • Sandra Timmons and Richard Sandstrom
  • Nita and Henk van der Werff
  • Karin Winner

Impact Ambassador ($25,000+)

  • Stephanie Bergsma and Dwight Hare
  • Martha and Ed Dennis
  • Anne Evans
  • Pam and Hal Fuson
  • Andrée Morin and Amy Ginnow
  • Jordanna Polis Schutz
  • Report for America

Fourth Estate ($10,000+)

  • Fund for Investigative Journalism
  • Google – News Equity Fund
  • McGrory Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • Mel and Linda Katz
  • John and Karen Liu
  • Deborah Szekely
  • Patricia and Christopher Weil

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Illuminator ($5,000+)

  • Pat Abbott
  • Michael and Dede Alpert
  • Michele and Kenneth Chin-Purcell
  • Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow
  • Mark Dillon
  • Elisabeth Forbes
  • Michael and Susanna Flaster
  • Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
  • Guy and Laura Halgren
  • Sue and Steve Hart
  • Elaine Harwell
  • The Jendy Dennis Endowment Fund
  • Carol Lazier and Jay Merritt
  • Sandra B. Phelps Legacy Fund
  • Paula and Brian Powers
  • Manpower San Diego
  • Judy Price and Marshall Lewis
  • Louarn and Alan Sorkin
  • Gayle and Phil Tauber
  • Kitty and Keene Wolcott

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Headliner ($2,500+)

  • American Press Institute
  • John Caple
  • Denise Carabet and Don Howells
  • RayMonda DuVall
  • Emily and Dan Einhorn
  • Lorie Hearn
  • Ida Houby and William Miller
  • John Martin and Katherine Fitzhugh
  • Connie Matsui and Bill Beckman
  • Mel and Bonnie Opotowsky
  • Atul Patel
  • Matthew Perry
  • Speedy Rice and Judy Clarke
  • Blair and Georgia Sadler
  • San Diego Foundation
  • Sue and Duff Sanderson
  • Amy and Horacio Valeiras
  • John Venekamp and Cliff Schireson
  • Mary Walshok
  • Abby and Ray Weiss

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Inside Source ($1,000+)*

  • Kate Adams
  • Sayed Ali
  • Cam and Connie Baher
  • Sarah Bakhiet Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • Gail and Bob Bardin
  • Valerie Barker
  • Heather Bergman and Matthew Steiner
  • Mary Ann Beyster
  • Janet Bourgeois
  • The Karen A. and James C. Brailean Fund
  • Noanie Brown
  • Bradford Burnett and Deirdre Collins Burnett
  • Anne-Marie Caple
  • Vickie Church
  • Margaret Carlson Citron and Paul Citron
  • Cheryl Clark
  • Paula Cordeiro
  • Corton/Eibl Family – Grant Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • Peter Cowhey and Margaret McKeown
  • Scott and Guylyn Cummins
  • Mary G. Dawe
  • Mark DeBoskey and Kelly Davenport
  • Dowling & Yahnke
  • Milton Fenner
  • Jane and Tom Fetter
  • Patricia Finn and Walter Burkhard
  • Theresa Foudy and John Castellano
  • Barbara Freeman
  • Joan Friedenberg
  • Major Garrett
  • Joyce Gattas
  • Pamela Gilbert and Charles Lewis
  • Beth Goodman
  • Ira Lechner and Eileen Haag
  • Barbara and Jim Hartung
  • Matthew Halgren and Thomas Lipp
  • Joanne Hutchinson
  • Bernie Kulchin and Paula Taylor
  • Jay Jeffcoat
  • Karasik Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • Tom and Julie Karlo
  • Bobbie Jo Kelso
  • Kenneth and Sheryl King
  • Sheila and Jeff Lipinsky
  • Marilyn Lytle Herman and Robert Thomas Herman
  • Nathan McCay and Jacqueline Bridge
  • Deanna Mackey
  • Randy Clark and Tom Maddox
  • Susan and John Magee
  • Peter and Susan Mallory
  • Mike and Susan Marrinan
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Maggie and Paul Meyer
  • Demetrio “Dennis” Morgigno
  • Pamela and Dennis Mudd
  • Linda Nyquist
  • Cindy and George Olmstead
  • Sam Popkin and Susan Shirk
  • Susan L. Quinn
  • Susan Raffee
  • Martha Ranson
  • Stacy and Don Rosenberg
  • Julie Ruedi and Robert Engler
  • Isabel and Scott Schechter
  • Lynn Schenk
  • Charles “Chuck” and Donna Sevilla
  • Marjorie Shaevitz
  • Len Simon and Candace Carroll
  • Pemberton and Jean Smith
  • Nancy and Alan Spector
  • Ted Steuer and Kat Chapman Steuer
  • Jim Tiffany and Patti Roscoe
  • Patrice Smerdu
  • Audrey Viterbi and Dan Smargon
  • Will Vukmanic
  • Allan and Susan Wegner
  • Heather Whitley-Quinn
  • Cindy Wingard
  • Laura Wingard and Michael Schuerman
  • Julie Wright
  • Julie Meier Wright
  • Ann Zahner

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