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Monday, March 24, 2025

We are so grateful to those who have taken the leap and joined our new membership program. Welcome!

One couple who joined last week sent this note with their gift:

"Greetings, Lots of challenging days ahead. We must have excellent journalism to help us know what is going on. Keep up the good work -- we are counting on you.

Ric & Terri"

We love hearing from you, our audience. Encouraging words of appreciation fuel our passion for this work. Your financial investment in Investigate Midwest helps fuel the work itself.

By joining today, you're ensuring that every mile traveled, every document procured, and every piece of hard data uncovered is used to shine a light on the stories that truly matter.

As a nonprofit investigative newsroom, we exist to uncover and illuminate stories that otherwise would go untold. Stories that impact you. Be it on impaired bodies of water in Iowa, farmers and ranchers pushing back on the location of new lithium battery plants in Oklahoma, rural communities concerned about potential contamination from a nuclear plant starting back up in Michigan’s blueberry country, we’ve got you covered.

We're only 17 members away from reaching 100 dedicated supporters, and your voice can make the difference. Our inaugural membership drive ends 11:59 p.m. on March 25. Won’t you join us?

With gratitude,

Erin Orr, Executive Director

P.S. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and colleagues who you think would be interested in supporting our work.

Investigate Midwest relies on donations and fundraisers to help fuel our work. We appreciate your patience with extra emails during these periods. Thanks for being a member in Investigate Midwest's community!


Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public as a watchdog over influential corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.

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