It sponsors fellows, hosts forums, publishes books and investigative reporting, and awards several annual journalism prizes.

Orville Schell worked for the organization, and Katrina vanden Heuvel is currently a member of their board of trustees.

[4] The organization has also funded podcasts, short-form broadcast media, and documentaries, including several by Habiba Nosheen.

It is known for producing long-form investigations, primarily for national magazines, into abuses of power, inequality, and government malfeasance.

[7] In addition to working with freelance reporters, Type Investigations’ past and current reporting fellows have included Nick Turse, Wayne Barrett, Jeremy Scahill, Sharon Lerner, Janine di Giovanni, Lee Fang, Sarah Posner, John Carlos Frey, and Ali Gharib.