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Prism Reports

U.S. left

Owned byPrism Reports, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Founded by Iara Peng; the organization grew out of the Daily Kos Education Fund, the nonprofit arm of the left-leaning political blog Daily Kos.
FundingFoundation grants from left-leaning philanthropies, including the Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Libra Foundation, Emergent Fund, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Women's Foundation of California. Daily Kos provides additional funding and republishes Prism's content. Public donations are also solicited via ActBlue, a Democratic-aligned fundraising platform.
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

Prism Reports traces its origins to the Daily Kos Education Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2016 as the educational and nonprofit arm of Daily Kos, a prominent left-leaning political blog. In 2018–2019, nonprofit entrepreneur Iara Peng relaunched the organization as Prism, with a new editorial mission to cover news through the lens of marginalized communities. Prism launched formally in June 2019 with a staff composed entirely of women of color and a freelance contributor network drawn largely from underrepresented groups. The outlet describes its mission as 'disrupting and dismantling toxic narratives' and providing a platform for people of color to tell their own stories. Media Bias/Fact Check rates Prism as left-biased, citing its strong emphasis on social justice, equity, and progressive causes. The outlet maintains a clean fact-check record and is considered high in factual reporting by third-party assessors. Its budget grew from roughly $669,000 in 2018 to $1.28 million in 2019, reflecting rapid foundation support early in its operation. During the Trump administration's second term (2025–present), Prism's coverage has focused heavily on the impact of executive actions and policy changes on immigrants, communities of color, and low-income Americans.

Sources

  1. Prism, a news site led by women of color, centers the voices of marginalized people in its reporting — Nieman Journalism Lab
  2. Prism Reports (Prism) — InfluenceWatch
  3. Prism — Bias and Credibility — Media Bias/Fact Check
  4. Prism Reports, Inc — MacArthur Foundation Grantee Profile
  5. Seeing through a new Prism — Columbia Journalism Review
  6. Prism Reports Inc. 990 Report — Instrumentl

Profile compiled 2026-08-01; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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