I-News has raised more than a third of its Phase I budget from in-kind, pro bono and grant donations.

Director Laura Frank currently is supported by a Ted Scripps Fellowship at the University of Colorado.

Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, one the nation’s leading media law firms, is providing pre-publication vetting of stories.

Kendall, Koenig & Oelsner, a top business law firm in Denver, is providing nonprofit startup legal services.

The University of Colorado is providing significant grant and in-kind contributions. I-News is a partner in the new CU Digital Test Kitchen, helping find solutions for the current crisis in American journalism.