Fundraising Support
SRG Members rely on a variety of local sources for their financial support. SRG works with its Member institutions to secure major gifts that ensure a margin of excellence in their public service.
Nongovernmental funding—in the form of individual contributions from local audience members, larger philanthropic gifts from foundations and individuals, and support from local companies—is the defining characteristic of public media in the United States as compared to public media in other western democracies. As SRG’s Members make the transition from legacy broadcast stations to multi-platform, multi-product community media institutions, philanthropic gifts from individual audience Members will be the primary source for this transformational capital. SRG works closely with its Member institutions to create compelling cases for such philanthropic support.
