Frequently Asked Questions

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We cover local and regional stories that impact our community, including topics such as Business & Development, Government & Politics, Education, Environment, Arts & Culture, and much more. We never cover sensational crime stories just for the sake of clicks. We’re thoughtful and dedicated to telling the most accurate and robust version of stories in our city. 

We define members as any individual who makes a donation to support the San Antonio Report. Membership comes with benefits, and most readers cite wanting to support our work and mission as reason for giving. The term subscriber, while used often in national media like the Washington Post or Wall Street Journal and locally at the Express-News, for us means a reader is signed up to receive our free email newsletters. 

Please also note that we are not a traditional newspaper, where a reader pays to receive the news. Instead, our news is free and readers like you who value our work and wish it to continue donate to ensure it does indeed continue. Because we are a nonprofit news outlet, when you contribute to the San Antonio Report you directly sustain our mission-driven reporting so all in the metro area can access quality coverage. We do not have a paywall like so many other news sources, and your regular donation makes this and our work possible.

The San Antonio Report is funded by grants and donations from businesses, other nonprofit organizations, and readers like you. We also receive funds from businesses who purchase advertising on our website and in our newsletters and sponsor our events. If you would like to donate to the San Antonio Report and support our mission, you can do so here. For information about advertising, visit this page.

You can read our Donor and Financial Transparency Policy here. If the subject of an article is a financial supporter of the San Antonio Report, there will be a disclosure at the bottom of the article. All sponsored articles are clearly marked as such at the top of the page. Financial support from businesses and/or individuals does not influence our coverage. The San Antonio Report is an independent newsroom.

To share an idea for a story, please email us at hello@sareport.org. You can also submit a commentary using this form.

As of Jan. 2024, commenting on San Antonio Report stories has been discontinued. You can engage with us by commenting on social media or emailing comments@sareport.org.

You can become a member by making a one-time, monthly, or annual contribution online, or by mailing a check and this completed form to 711 Navarro St, Suite 535, San Antonio, Texas 78205. Your membership is active for one year following your most recent donation.

Individual membership levels are as follows:

Ally ($1-99 per year), Enthusiast ($100-499 per year), Advocate ($500-999 per year), and Leadership Circle ($1000+ per year). You can learn more about each level and its benefits on this page. You can view business membership levels here. 

If you don’t see your name on our donor wall and believe it should be there, please email us at membership@sareport.org to correct this issue.

If you have questions about membership, visit our member benefits page or contact us at membership@sareport.org.

You can make updates to or cancel your monthly or annual donation by visiting the contributor portal.

To become a member, you can make a one-time, monthly, or annual contribution by visiting https://sanantonioreport.fundjournalism.org/donate/, or by mailing a check and this completed form to 711 Navarro St, Suite 535, San Antonio, Texas 78205. 

You can make updates to or cancel your monthly or annual donation by visiting the contributor portal.

Your membership is active for one year following your most recent donation. If you have questions about your membership, you can contact us at membership@sareport.org. 

You can make updates to or cancel your monthly or annual donation by visiting the contributor portal. You will need to provide the email address you used to make the contribution to access the portal. In the contributor portal you will see your online donation history and you can update the card on file or cancel the recurring donation. If you have also made a donation by check, you may not see the check donation reflected in the contributor portal. 

If you find that your account information for your online donations is incorrect or incomplete, please send an email to let us know. This is likely because we have multiple emails on file for you. 

Of course, you can always reach out to membership@sareport.org with questions or to request information and changes to your account.

Click here to access the contributor portal.

The most common ways to donate are by credit/debit card on our website or by mailed check. Apple Pay and Cash App Pay are available on mobile browsers. The SA Report’s tax ID number is 47-4820476. If you have further questions or prefer to give another way, you can reach out to membership@sareport.org.

Benefits are listed by member level on this page. If you still have questions about member benefits or about your membership level, you can contact us at membership@sareport.org. 

For information about upcoming events, visit this page. If you are interested in sponsoring an event or have a question about events, please contact us at events@sareport.org.

All donations to the San Antonio Report are tax deductible and our federal tax ID is 47-4820476. You will receive an email with transaction details following an online donation. If you make a donation by check, you will receive a mailed thank you letter acknowledging your gift. Tax receipts will be emailed to you in January for all donations made the previous year. If you need a tax receipt sooner than this, you can request one by emailing membership@sareport.org. 

To request a media kit or discuss advertising opportunities please contact us at advertise@sareport.org. For more information about advertising with us, visit this page. We also offer opportunities for various levels of event sponsorship, as well as business memberships which promote visibility for your organization. If you are interested in sponsoring an event, email events@sareport.org.  

You can sign up for newsletters on this page using your name and email address. 

At the bottom of our email newsletters, you will find a link that says “unsubscribe from this list.” Follow this link if you would like to stop receiving all communications from SA Report. If you have done this by mistake, please contact us at membership@sareport.org to resubscribe. You can also customize your email preferences by clicking “update your preferences” and following the prompts.

At the bottom of our newsletters, you will find a link that says “update your preferences.” Click this link and follow the prompts to update your email preferences.

If you have not been receiving emails from us and you have already checked your spam/junk folder, please contact us at membership@sareport.org so we can make sure you’re subscribed.

To update your email address, you can subscribe to newsletters using your new email address on this page. You can then choose to unsubscribe your old email address by clicking the link at the bottom of one of our newsletters received by your old email address. If you unsubscribe by mistake or have trouble with this process, or if you are a member and need to update the email associated with your donations, please contact us at membership@sareport.org. 

We don’t currently have a mobile app, however, you can add a shortcut to your phone’s home screen by following these instructions:

Safari

Navigate to sanantonioreport.org in your browser. Tap the share icon at the bottom-center of the screen. Select “Add to Home Screen.” 

Chrome

Navigate to sanantonioreport.org in your browser. Tap the three dots icon at the top of the screen. Select “Add to Home Screen.”