Annual Giving and Memberships
Together, we can make a difference.
We take our responsibility to Illinois residents seriously. With your support, we are able to fully activate our commitment by providing:
- Unlimited free access to our Pulitzer Prize winning investigative and solutions-focused reporting on core underlying issues.
- Focused advocacy for policy and ethics reform, access to public records and coalition building to create a more inclusive and just system.
- An unwavering dedication to collective action and public empowerment.
Become a member and join a movement that refuses to accept the status quo, works for a better future and knows that change begins with each of us.
Plus, membership has its perks. We hope you’ll enjoy the following donor benefits that you’ll receive at your chosen giving level.
ANNUAL GIVING AND MEMBERSHIPS
Associate: $1 – $99
- Our utmost gratitude. 100% tax-deductibility
Friend: $100 – $249
- Quarterly members-only newsletter, featuring behind-the-scenes access to the BGA Policy team and Illinois Answers Project newsroom
- Early ticket access to Beyond the Byline, featuring the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting
- Our official BGA member decal.
Collaborator: $250 – $499
- Recognition of your support on our BGA and Illinois Answers Project website.
- Invitation for two to the annual Power of Journalism event featuring top journalists and Illinois Answers Project, BGA’s Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom.
- Plus, the benefits listed above.
Advocate: $500 – $999
- Invitation for two to an Ink + Impact event featuring a high-profile discussion with leaders in journalism, policy or government.
- Priority invitation to the BGA’s Annual Luncheon
- Plus, the benefits listed above
Click here to learn more about the Leadership Circle ($1,000 – $9,999).
Questions? Please contact the Development Office at 312-386-9203 or YourImpact@bettergov.org. We’re always happy to hear from you!
