Our supporters

Stet News donors are helping to build a more connected, engaged community by supporting nonprofit, freely accessible journalism created for public good, not profit.

Readers join a community of like-minded supporters who are ensuring Palm Beach County has a trusted, independent, accurate source for news, which leads to a healthy democracy for us all.

Donor benefits

Supporting journalism in the public interest, helping to provide accessible, unbiased coverage of Palm Beach County 

Stet News is recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, your donation is tax deductible.

Our thanks

Stet News thanks our many generous readers who have contributed to our success. To maintain transparency about our sources of money, we wish to identify and thank these donors in particular:

$60,000 to $100,000

Angelwish Fund of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

$40,000 to $60,000

Moondance Foundation

Google News Initiative

$20,000 to $40,000

Joel and Donna Engelhardt

Meredith B. Trim and James L. Robo Fund of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

$10,000 to $20,000

Pam Fine and Judith G. Levy

NewsMatch 2024

Winokur Family Foundation

$2,500 to $10,000

Maldonado Family Fund

Carolyn and Bill DiPaolo

Kimberly Mitchell

Financial transparency

Stet News accepts gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics and special projects. Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions. 

Our news judgments are made independently — not based on or influenced by donors or any revenue source. We do not give supporters the rights to assign, review or edit content. 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 deemed by our board of directors to  present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.

We make public our revenue sources and donors who give $5,000 or more per year.
The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Stet News Inc. as a 501(c)3 public charity. Contributions to this entity are tax deductible under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 170. This entity is also qualified to receive tax-deductible bequests, devises, transfers, or gifts under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 2055, 2106 or 2522. Federal Tax ID #99-0718037.

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