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• The Worcester Guardian subscribes to donor transparency standards adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News:
• We are committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization.
• Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions.
• We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics and special projects. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a public trust, we do not pay certain taxes. We may receive funds from standard government programs offered to nonprofits or similar businesses.
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• We make public all revenue sources and donors who give $5,000 or more per year. As a news nonprofit, we avoid accepting charitable donations from anonymous sources, government entities, political parties, elected officials or candidates seeking public office. We will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by our board of directors, present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.

2024 corporate donations:

• Synergy (in-kind donation)
• Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Fallon Health
• Dewey Square Group
• Webster Five
• Mirick O'Connell
• Workplace Resource
• Glickman Kovago & Jacobs
• Anna Maria College
• Kelleher and Sadowski
• Worcester State University
• UniBank
• Worcester Bravehearts
• Masis Staffing
• Better Business Bureau of Central New England
• The Schwartz Foundation
• Enterprise Cleaning Corporation

2024 individual donations:

• Christina Andreoli, Michael Angelini, Diane Aramony, Mark Arbonies, Elizabeth Bacon, Edward Bair, Tom Bartholomew, Katie Bilotta, Paul Bombard, Karin Branscombe, Mary Beth Burke, Marybeth Campbell, John Carew, Derek Carson, Christine Cassidy, Rich Collins, Jason Dale, Gordon Duncan, Alan Gonzalez-Blosser, Carl Herrin, Michael Hoang, Joseph Kahoro, William Kelleher, Alison Kenary, Rod Lee, Paul Lesniewski, Ann Lisi, Tim Loew, Susan Mailman, Peter Martin, Lorie Martiska, Andy McBeth, Molly McCullough, Ann McGreevy, James McManus, Christopher Mehne, Ellen More, Dee Moschos, Tim & Tammy Murray, Charlene Nemeth, Dave Nordman, David O'Brien, Sherri Pitcher, Worcester Politics, Cecile Radesky, John Rodriguez, Ellyce Roitman, Catherine Rosenstock, Fred Schwartz, Monty Sharma, Lynne Silver, Emily Starr, Bruce Stearns, Mary Sullivan, Luke Vaillancourt, Matt Wally, David Wamback, Meredyth Ward, Gayle Weiss and John Woods.