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Sentient is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by individual readers and foundation grants. We retain full authority over editorial content and our news judgments are made independent of donor support.

We publicly disclose all donors who total $5,000 or more per year, including:

The Aceso Foundation
Collaborative Journalism Resource Hub
The Connolly Family Charitable Fund
Council for Advancement of Science Writing
Craigslist Charitable Fund
Golden Ladder
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
The Greenbaum Foundation
Humane America
Impact Assets
Institute for Nonprofit News
Phauna Foundation
Solutions Journalism Network, Inc.
Stray Dog Institute

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