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.
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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
- 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
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
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
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