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The mission of the Center for Investigative Reporting, the nation's oldest nonprofit producer of investigative reporting, is to inform the public and hold the powerful accountable, providing citizens with the information they need to participate in the democratic process.  CIR produces multimedia reporting on important topics, from the environment to human rights to government accountability and transparency, and distributes them locally, regionally, nationally and internationally for maximum impact.

Connectopod Learning teaches kids facing social, cultural, and developmental challenges to podcast as a means of empowerment, improved literacy and connection.

Founded in 1954, Lyric Opera of Chicago's mission is to express and promote the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great opera. Lyric exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to Chicago and the nation, and to advance the development of the art form. Lyric is dedicated to producing and performing consistently thrilling, entertaining, and thought-provoking opera with a balanced repertoire of core classics, lesser-known masterpieces, and new works; to creating an innovative and wide-ranging program of community engagement and educational activities; and to developing exceptional emerging operatic talent.

Prevention Institute was founded in 1997 to address complex health and social issues. We move beyond approaches that target individuals, one person at a time, to create systematic, comprehensive strategies that change the conditions that impact community health. The organization builds on the successes of a variety of fields and applies them to new challenges in fields such as injury and violence prevention, traffic safety, health disparities, nutrition and physical activity, and youth development.

Our mission is to educate and empower citizens, through the practice of investigative journalism, promoting the capacity of monitoring public and private institutions in the best public interests. The CPI recognizes that the fundamental requirement for true democracy is that citizens are well informed and that there are independent entities with the capacity to control the powers that act in society, whether public or private.

WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers' and listeners' intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them. As an independent and not-for-profit public broadcaster and producer, WETA provides its viewers and listeners with quality, compelling programs and serves a broad community with educational projects and Web-based initiatives.

Nevada Public Radio will enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring our growing audiences.

Fuse Theatre Ensemble Dares: Our audiences to exit their comfort zones, Our peers to collaborate before competing, Our community to manage our resources sustainably. Shift the Paradigm.

WFAE's mission is to serve life-long learners and to enrich the intellectual capital in our community by being an indispensable and innovative source for compelling and relevant information and intelligent opinion, delivering and creating local programming of the highest quality that is a conduit and catalyst for community conversation.

Free Press is a nonpartisan organization fighting for your rights to connect and communicate.

A team of volunteers, trained specialists, and professionals each with essential expertise (history, aviation, diving, navigation), who are dedicated to locating and assisting with identifying American prisoners of war and missing in action from World War Two and other conflicts around the globe. This effort is done through detailed research and exploration while consistently coordinating with appropriate national authorities.  

Collegiate Empowerment Is A Private Non-Profit/For-Purpose 501c3 Member Supported Educational Collaborative, Dedicated To Helping College Students, Families, and Educators To Get What They Want And Need. Serving +2.5 Million Students, Families, and Educators from +2,800 US Colleges Since 1995.