[2][3] Since that time, Spotlight PA has become a leading national model for independent, collaborative journalism that informs and inspires residents to drive positive change.

[9] In August 2023, Spotlight PA went fully independent from its founding partners, reforming as a Pennsylvania nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and acquiring all of its related assets from the Inquirer.

[10] The newly formed company is led by Baxter and a new board of directors, chaired by renowned journalism leader David Boardman.

[11] Spotlight PA is among a fast-growing field of nonprofit newsrooms across the country being created as an answer to the continued decline of legacy and corporate-owned media.

The newsroom is supported by a dedicated group of local and national foundations, media partners, individual major donors (“Leaders in Action”), and thousands of readers from across Pennsylvania (“members”).