END-OF-YEAR FUNDRAISER
Help us raise $200,000 for local news
From November 1 through December 31, Local News Matters is participating in NewsMatch, a national year-end campaign that helps readers support nonprofit newsrooms. Led by the Institute for Nonprofit News, NewsMatch will match your gift up to $1,000. And thanks to an additional generous Bay Area donor, your contribution will be matched again.
That means your $20 gift becomes $60 for local news! Your support helps keep independent, community-focused journalism free and accessible to everyone.
About us
Bay City News Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to build a stronger local news ecosystem in California. We fill gaps in news coverage with trustworthy reporting that keeps communities informed and engaged. Through Local News Matters, we serve 13 counties across the greater Bay Area and Northern California, from Mendocino to Monterey. Our affiliated Bay City News Service has delivered around-the-clock news to dozens of broadcast, print and digital outlets since 1979, helping keep communities informed across the region.
13
counties served with local news
10M
residents within our coverage region
24/7
news delivered by Bay City News Service
Our four pillars
Bay City News Foundation continues to uphold the principles of independent journalism by:
Targeting news deserts—filling gaps in coverage for underserved communities.
Collaborating with other media organizations—strengthening local news ecosystems.
Mentoring young journalists—training the next generation through paid internships and partnerships with local universities.
Innovating with technology—using new tools and data-driven approaches to enhance news gathering and delivery.
Every donation helps support this critical work
While an article might be free to read, it’s not free to make. Covering a story that matters to the community can take days, weeks or even months — costing our newsroom hundreds to thousands.
If you prefer to write a check, our mailing address is:
Bay City News Foundation
900 Hilldale Ave.
Berkeley CA 94708
The Bay City News Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, ID #83-0654488.
Thank you for supporting independent, local journalism!
A Note About Our Firewall: Our organization retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We will maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.
We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support.
Our organization also may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.
Our organization will make public all donors who give a total of $500 or more. We will accept anonymous donations for general support only if it is clear that sufficient safeguards have been put into place that the expenditure of that donation is made independently by our organization and in compliance with INN’s Membership Standards. For more about our nonprofit and additional ways to donate, visit Donate – Bay City News.