Current Brand: Ekalavya Hansaj
Network: Investigative Infrastructure
Mode: Sponsors
Firewall: Non‑Negotiable
Sponsorships for an investigative network

Sponsors

Support is welcome; influence is not.
Sponsorship is simple: it is financial support that helps us run the network and do hard reporting. It is not a way to steer what we publish. Sponsorship supports operations and reporting capacity. Sponsors do not influence story selection, sourcing, findings, publication timing, or conclusions.
Our rule is strict: no sponsor previews, edits, approves, or blocks any investigation. If you want to understand the guardrails, read our Editorial Ethics and our Transparency pages.
Become a Sponsor Email Sponsorship Desk
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Credibility Signals
We are not a normal newsroom. We operate a large investigative system: many outlets, many formats, long reports, strict verification, and a public record that can be audited.
1000+
Investigative outlets
25,000+
Media properties
15,000+
Dossier baseline words
40,000+
Deep report ceiling words
Sponsors fund capacity: verification time, safety, legal review, labs, and publishing systems that keep evidence organized and accessible.
How a dossier is built
This is the high-level path we follow so claims do not float without proof.
Step 01
Intake
We receive tips, documents, and leads, then log them for review.
Step 02
Verification
We cross-check names, dates, records, and sources before we write.
Step 03
Data work
We clean datasets and trace patterns so readers can follow the logic.
Step 04
Source safety
We protect identities when needed and remove risky details.
Step 05
Legal review
We check defamation risk and keep documentation tight.
Step 06
Publish
We publish with corrections discipline and keep archives stable.
What Sponsorship Funds
Sponsorship is capacity. It pays for the hard parts of investigative work that take time and discipline.
  • Investigations capacity: reporting time, paid records, and public-record requests.
  • Content Labs: data checks, open-source verification, translation, and evidence handling.
  • Legal review and risk: pre-publication review and documented right-to-reply steps.
  • Safety and field protocols: secure communication and team protection for sensitive work.
  • Publishing infrastructure: archives, dossier tools, and evidence libraries that do not vanish.
  • Training across the network: shared standards so weak work does not slip through.
  • Corrections discipline: maintaining correction logs and update notices so errors do not hide.
  • Research tooling: secure storage, transcription, and verification software that keeps evidence traceable.
  • Operations support: scheduling, documentation, and evidence organization so investigations do not stall.
Where funding goes
Percentages shift slightly by year, but the shape stays consistent because the work is heavy.
Investigations
32%
Labs
18%
Legal
16%
Security
12%
Publishing
12%
Training
10%
This chart describes capacity costs only. It is not tied to any single story, person, or target.
Sponsorship Models and Tiers
Institutional sponsors
Underwriting tiers
These tiers are for organizations that want to support the network without touching editorial decisions.
  • Supporting: recognition on this page and in the annual report.
  • Major: recognition plus invitations to public impact briefings.
  • Lead: recognition plus access to impact reports about published work.
  • Anchor: recognition plus expanded disclosure detail in annual reporting.
  • Founding: recognition plus a publicly logged underwriting statement reaffirming the firewall.
Benefits are about acknowledgment and transparency, not editorial access.
Program support
Capacity funds
Support a capability that strengthens many investigations at once, instead of tying support to a single target.
  • Sponsor the Data Lab so verification is faster and cleaner.
  • Support the Legal Defense & Review Fund so facts can survive pressure.
  • Fund public-record work so evidence comes from official trails.
  • Support the Safety & Security Program so sources stay protected.
Capacity funding reduces dependence on any single donor and strengthens independence.
Studios and production
Production sponsors
We run studios and labs. Sponsorship here supports production capability: equipment, staff, translation, and documentary post-production.
  • Support equipment and editing time so long work stays watchable and accurate.
  • Support translation so evidence can be read across languages.
  • Support archiving so published work is still accessible years later.
  • Support transcripts, captions, and documentation so long video work remains auditable.
Production support does not grant control over narrative choices or final conclusions.
Editorial Firewall and Boundaries
Sponsors do not get
  • Editorial input, approvals, veto power, or timing control.
  • Power to suggest targets, angles, or final claims.
  • Access to confidential sources, notes, drafts, or unpublished evidence.
  • Preferential treatment in coverage, positive or negative.
If a request crosses the line, the answer is no.
Sponsors may get
  • Recognition placement on this page and in the annual report.
  • High-level briefings on impact metrics tied to published work.
  • Invitations to public events and non-editorial impact webinars.
  • Access to already-published dossier libraries and archives.
Read our Publishing Principles for the rules we publish by.
Sponsor Vetting and Eligibility
How we evaluate sponsors
  • We confirm the organization is real and can legally provide support.
  • We run reputational screening so readers are not surprised later.
  • We check for conflicts, including sectors we regularly investigate.
  • When needed, we use legal and compliance checks for higher-risk support.
  • We require written acknowledgment that support grants no editorial access, review rights, or influence.
If a sponsor becomes a conflict later, support can be refused, returned, or redirected to a general fund so the firewall stays intact.
We do not accept
  • Gambling, cannabis, and other tightly regulated industries.
  • Entities under active investigation by our network.
  • Groups with high conflict risk that could damage public trust.
  • Political parties and campaign structures.
  • Industries we classify as incompatible with public-interest reporting.
This list exists to protect readers first, not to flatter funders.
Full Transparency
Current sponsors
Names and links are published so readers can audit influence risk without guessing.
India Probe
General Support $250k–$500k
India Probe helps keep our reporters in the field and our evidence organized.
India Probe backs slow, careful reporting that takes time to get right. Their support helps us pay for records, travel, secure tools, and long review cycles. They do not get to pick stories, and they do not see drafts before the public does.
Indiaprobe.com
India Investigates
Data Lab $500k–$1M
India Investigates supports our data work so claims can be checked line by line.
India Investigates funds the parts of our work that most people never notice: cleaning datasets, tracing documents, translating sources, and verifying images and records. Their role stops at support. They do not review targets, wording, or conclusions.
IndiaInvestigates.com
OZ News Network
Publishing Infrastructure $100k–$250k
OZ News Network strengthens the systems that keep long dossiers readable and archived.
OZ News Network supports the tools that store evidence, keep archives stable, and publish very long reports without breaking. That includes our dossier publishing stack and backups. They are acknowledged for support, not treated as a partner in editorial calls.
oznewsnetwork.com
Amendmentor
Legal Defense & Review Fund $250k–$500k
Amendmentor helps us afford legal review so the facts can stand in court.
Amendmentor supports our legal checks and our risk handling so we can publish without fear or shortcuts. Their support helps pay for review, right-to-reply handling, and documentation standards. They do not edit our writing and they cannot delay publication.
Amendmentor.com
American Glober
Safety & Security Program $100k–$250k
American Glober supports safety rules that protect sources and field teams.
American Glober helps fund secure communications, source protection steps, and safety training for field work. Their support is about protecting people, not shaping coverage. They never receive confidential source material, notes, or private evidence.
AmericanGlober.com
Association of Investigative News Outlets And Journalists
Training & Standards $1M+
AOINOJ supports training so each outlet follows the same tough standards.
AOINOJ funds training and shared standards across our network. That means better verification habits, stronger correction rules, and safer handling of sensitive material. Their support improves our capacity, but it does not buy access to our decisions.
AOINOJ.COM
Need the full list of other sponsors? Email Sponsors@HansajEkalavya.com.
Funding Disclosure Table
Sponsor Website Funding band Purpose
India Probe https://Indiaprobe.com $250k–$500k General Support
India Investigates https://IndiaInvestigates.com $500k–$1M Data Lab
OZ News Network https://oznewsnetwork.com $100k–$250k Publishing Infrastructure
Amendmentor https://Amendmentor.com $250k–$500k Legal Defense & Review Fund
American Glober https://AmericanGlober.com $100k–$250k Safety & Security Program
Association of Investigative News Outlets And Journalists https://AOINOJ.COM $1M+ Training & Standards
Other sponsors Request by email: Sponsors@HansajEkalavya.com
Impact Reporting
What support enables
These are the kinds of outputs we report on. They focus on facts and process, not hype.
Dossiers
Published count (periodic)
Corrections
Issued and logged
FOI/RTI
Filed and answered
Legal
Threats defended
We also track citations in policy work, court records, academic references, and cross-publisher collaborations across the network.
Verification Signals
Verification
We check claims against records, documents, and sources before we publish.
Fact-check
A second pass hunts for weak wording, missing context, and loose numbers.
Source safety
We protect identities when exposure could cause harm or retaliation.
Legal review
We check risk and keep evidence organized so the work stands up under pressure.
The firewall is designed to protect readers from hidden influence and protect sponsors from false expectations.
How We Acknowledge Sponsors
Credit placement
Recognition is not endorsement. Credits are placed so readers understand support without confusing it for editorial partnership.
Example on site: “Supported by an institutional sponsor. The sponsor had no role in reporting, editing, or publication decisions.”
  • Logos appear on this Sponsors page in a dedicated transparency area.
  • Credits may also appear on dossier pages, clearly labeled and separated from the story text.
  • Placement avoids confusion by staying outside the investigation narrative itself.
Brand safety clarity
We keep the message simple: support improves capacity; it does not buy coverage.
  • We never label a sponsor as a “partner” inside investigative conclusions.
  • We do not run sponsor messages in the same block as evidence summaries.
  • When conflicts appear, we handle them through vetting rules and separation steps.
If you want recognition that looks like a paid claim, we will not offer it.
Sponsor FAQ
FAQ
Can we sponsor a specific investigation?
In most cases, no. You can support a capacity fund like the Data Lab, Legal Fund, or Safety Program, which helps many investigations without aiming at one person or one outcome.
FAQ
Do sponsors get early access to investigations?
No. Sponsors see published work the same time the public sees it.
FAQ
Do sponsors get to review drafts?
No. Drafts, notes, and working evidence stay inside the editorial process.
FAQ
What if an investigation involves a sponsor’s sector?
We follow the firewall and conflict rules. Support does not pause reporting, and the sponsor is not given special notice or protection.
FAQ
Can a sponsor remain anonymous?
Yes, in certain cases. If anonymity is approved, we still log it internally and apply the same conflict checks and limits.
FAQ
Is sponsorship tax-deductible?
No. Sponsorship here is not treated as a tax-deductible donation.
Contact Senior Partners
Contact
Talk to the sponsorship desk
Expect a reply within 2–3 business days. The onboarding steps are simple: we confirm fit, we confirm conflict risk, we confirm the purpose of support, and we publish disclosure in the right place.
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