Reader-funded public counting

Make the receipt possible.

The stories are free. The datasets are free. The methodology is public. The part that costs money is the slow part: records, postage, transcript time, database cleanup, right-of-reply, and the second set of eyes before a count becomes a claim.

Monthly membership

$10/mo

Funds the unglamorous edges: envelopes, certified mail, document pulls, small database costs, and source follow-up.

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$25/mo

Funds one monthly record sprint: cleaning a ledger slice, writing a methods note, and making the data publishable.

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$100/year

A low-friction annual membership for people who want the work alive without adding another monthly bill.

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What support buys

Infographic showing The Counted Press counting pipeline from raw records to published data

For individuals

Support the work because public institutions should not be allowed to hide behind bad spreadsheets and PDF friction.

For businesses

Fund a named counting sprint, sponsor a public dataset, or underwrite a methodology review without editorial control.

For foundations

Use the sponsor path for project grants, general operating support, or data-publication partnerships.

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Disclosure. The Counted Press is not currently claiming tax-deductible status on this page. Membership fees and tips are treated as project support, not tax-deductible charitable contributions, unless and until a fiscal sponsor or nonprofit status is confirmed in writing. Sponsors do not receive editorial review, source access, veto rights, or influence over counts.