The Nonprofit News Awards, or INNYs, honor excellence in journalism, leadership and community service across the field of nonprofit news.

The INNYs include and go beyond traditional award categories like “best investigative journalism” to recognize what differentiates nonprofit news – values like collaboration, innovation and impact. The awards are open to all news organizations that are full members in good standing of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN).

The 2026 Nonprofit News Awards opened for entries Monday, Jan. 26 and will close on on Thursday, Feb. 19.

And new this year, the Nonprofit News Awards joins INN Days! We’ll celebrate excellence in nonprofit news as part of the conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 16, starting with a reception at 5 p.m. followed by the ceremony from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Past winners