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About ANF

 The Alternative Newsweekly Foundation (ANF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity incorporated in the District of Columbia.

EIN: 30-0100369 

 

MISSION

ANF is dedicated to the promotion and support of independent journalism.

ANF was founded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (now known as AAN Publishers) in 2002, and continues to maintain a close relationship with the group. 

  • ANF serves as a fiscal sponsor to independent entities that are in the business of building and sustaining news and information infrastructure across the country. 

  • ANF collaborates with the Black Press (National Newspaper Publishers Association, NNPA), the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), and AAN Publishers to advance the mission behind the Fund For Equity In Local News, a sponsored project of ANF that supports more than 500 Black and Latino-owned news outlets, local alternative publications, and online news sites.

  • ANF works side by side with AAN Publishers to support the core principles of the alternative press: Speaking truth to power, telling stories that would otherwise go untold, and giving voice to those who would otherwise go unheard.

Board of directors

Kevin Goldberg

president

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Attorney

Vice President/First Amendment Expert, Freedom Forum

Graham Jarrett

VICE PRESIDENT

ORLANDO, FL

 

Publisher, Orlando Weekly, Chava Communications

Evelyn Castro

TREASURER

HOUSTON, TX

Vice President, La Prensa De Houston;
Secretary, National Association of Hispanic Publications Inc (NAHP)

Ellen Meany

Ellen J. Meany

SECRETARY

MADISON, WI

Executive Director

Blair Barna

DIRECTOR

ATLANTA, GA

Vice President of Sales, CitySpark, Inc.

Jimmy Boegle

DIRECTOR

PALM SPRINGS, CA

President, Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN)

Publisher and Editor, Coachella Valley Independent /  Reno News & Review

Ron Burke

DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.

National Sales and Business Development Director, National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)

Advertising & Marketing, The Washington Informer

Jason Pramas

DIRECTOR

BOSTON, MA

Executive Director, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ)

Justin Rushing

Justin Rushing

DIRECTOR

SAN DIEGO, CA

Chief Revenue Officer, The Pivot Fund

 

Toni Tringolo

DIRECTOR

PORTLAND, OR

Toni Tringolo is the executive director of Give!Guide at Willamette Week, where she has raised more than $49 million for hundreds of nonprofits since 2020. She also leads the publication’s fundraising team, helping sustain its independent journalism, which now accounts for nearly half of its annual revenue.

Toni has played a key role in strengthening local journalism in Oregon, helping Eugene Weekly after a near-closure and supporting the launch of the Oregon Journalism Project as a fully independent newsroom and nonprofit.

As a board member of the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, she is committed to advancing and supporting independent journalism across the country.

She holds a BA in English from Portland State University and is certified in nonprofit fundraising.