A man in a red shirt walks through The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is the nonprofit, non-controlling owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer

A man in a red shirt walks through The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom

The Philadelphia Inquirer is the largest American newspaper owned by a nonprofit and dedicated to public service. The Lenfest Institute is joined by thousands of individual donors in supporting investigative journalism, diversity, and product innovation at The Inquirer. 

The Institute’s innovative business model — established by Institute founder H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest — has inspired nonprofit ownership of major local news organizations in various forms from Baltimore to Salt Lake City, Chicago to Lancaster.

The Institute’s non-controlling ownership of The Philadelphia Inquirer, which remains a for-profit public benefit corporation, ensures that The Inquirer is editorially independent and has the flexibility to function as a modern media company. 

With the Institute’s support, The Philadelphia Inquirer continues to develop and incorporate new technology and digital products to better reach audiences. It has also focused on creating new community-focused news coverage that uplifts the voices of those traditionally overlooked by journalists.

Lenfest Institute support of The Inquirer

The Lenfest Institute provides targeted grant support to The Philadelphia Inquirer

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