About Rianna's Fund.

Rianna's Fund started as a memorial fund and grew into something broader: a small editorial desk attached to a working program of grants and partnerships. The fund pools recurring donations from individuals and a handful of community partners, then puts that money into school supply drives, after-school tutoring stipends, clinic partnerships, and the kind of one-off requests that larger institutions are too slow to handle. The site exists to show what that money does, who it reaches, and what we learn along the way.

What we cover

Our reporting is organised across four broad sections that reflect both program work and the wider context families navigate. Business coverage looks at the nonprofits, employers, and small businesses that fund or partner with community programs — the economic side of caregiving. The general section covers civic news, policy changes, and stories of children and families that don't fit a single beat. Technology pieces focus on the tools that touch family life: classroom platforms, telehealth, accessibility software, and the privacy questions they raise. Entertainment coverage is about culture that children and parents share — books, family films, music, and the local arts programs the fund sometimes supports directly.

How we work

Every story published here is written, edited, and fact-checked by a person. Where a piece relies on a study, a public record, or a quoted source, the original is consulted directly — not summarised from a second-hand report. Numbers about the fund itself (grants disbursed, families served, balance carried into the next quarter) are pulled from our internal ledger and reviewed before publication. When we get something wrong, we correct it inline and note the change at the foot of the piece rather than quietly editing the past.

Editorial independence

The editorial desk operates independently of the grantmaking side. That separation matters because the fund occasionally partners with organisations that also turn up in coverage; when that happens we say so in the piece. We do not accept payment for coverage, do not run sponsored posts dressed as reporting, and do not let donors review stories before publication. The affiliate and partner links that appear in some articles are clearly labelled and never determine which stories run.

Where the money goes

Roughly four out of every five dollars donated to Rianna's Fundmoves into program spending within the same quarter it arrives. The remainder covers hosting, basic accounting, and a small reserve held for emergency requests. We publish a short quarterly note summarising disbursements, the partners we worked with, and any program that was closed or paused. Those notes are deliberately plain — a ledger, not a marketing brochure — and they live alongside the rest of the reporting on this site.

Getting in touch

Story tips, corrections, partnership questions, and grant enquiries all go to the same address: hello@riannasfund.org. We read every message, even when we can't reply to all of them. For grant requests, please include the program name, the population it serves, the amount you are asking for, and the week you need a decision by. For story tips, a few sentences and a way to reach you is enough — we'll come back with questions if it looks like something we can pursue.