Sustaining Members 2025
- Armstrong Journal and its sister newspapers, Bancroft Register, Buena Vista County Journal, Emmetsburg Reporter-Democrat, Estherville News, Graettinger Times, Humboldt Independent, Laurens Sun, Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Ringsted Dispatch, Ruthven Zipcode, Swea City Herald-Press, and West Bend Journal.
- Axios LLC, Des Moines
- Dave Busiek on Media, Des Moines
- Business Record, Des Moines
- Cedar Rapids Gazette
- Cedar Rapids Iowa City Building Trades Council
- CNHI LLC and its Iowa affiliates, Clinton Herald, Ottumwa Courier, and Oskaloosa Herald
- Cityview, Des Moines
- Des Moines Register
- Barbara and Michael Gartner, Des Moines
- Michael and Cheryl Giudicessi, Johnston
- Carol Hunter, Des Moines
- International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Local 3 Iowa
- Iowa Broadcasters Association
- Iowa Laborers/Employers Cooperation and Education Trust Fund
- Iowa Newspaper Association
- Iowa PBS
- Iowa Public Radio
- Iowa State Building & Construction Trades Council
- KCCI-TV, Des Moines Hearst Television, Inc.
- KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids Gray Television Group Inc.
- Gina Messamer, Des Moines
- N’West Iowa REVIEW, Sheldon
- O’Brien County Bell-Times-Courier, Paullina, and its affiliates, Marcus News, Peterson Patriot, and Sanborn Pioneer
- Susan Patterson Plank and Shawn Plank, Urbandale
- Quad-City Times, Davenport
- River Cities Reader, Davenport
- Scott Sailor, Des Moines
- Sioux City Journal
- Storm Lake Times Pilot
- Sycamore Media Corp., Maquoketa, and its Maquoketa Sentinel Press, Bellevue Herald Leader, De Witt Observer, Van Buren County Reporter (Keosauqua), New London Journal, Monticello Express, and Morning Sun News Herald
- WHO-TV, Des Moines Nexstar Media Inc.
- Woodward Communications, Inc. Dubuque Telegraph Herald; Dyersville Commercial, Cascade Pioneer, and Manchester Press
First Amendment Members 2025
- American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa
- Ames Daily Tribune
- Associated Press, Iowa Bureau
- Bleeding Heartland LLC,
- Carroll Times Herald
- Cherokee Chronicle Times
- Rob Davis, Urbandale
- Stephen P. Dinnen, Urbandale
- David E. Drake, D.O., and Claire Cumbie-Drake, J.D., Des Moines
- Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- The Daily Iowan, Iowa City, and its affiliated newspapers, Solon Economist and Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun.
- David Elbert, Des Moines
- Diane Graham, Des Moines
- Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University
- Harlan News-Advertiser, Harlan Tribune and its sister newspapers, Glenwood Opinion-Tribune, Red Oak Express, North Scott Press, and Wilton-Durant Advocate News
- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting
- InvestigateMidwest.com
- Iowa Association for Justice
- Iowa Broadcast News Association
- Iowa City Press-Citizen
- Iowa High School Press Association
- KWWL-TV, Waterloo, Allen Media Broadcasting
- Rox Laird, Des Moines
- Lee Enterprises sister publications, Mason City Globe Gazette and Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
- Pen City Current, Fort Madison
- RAYGUN LLC
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa
- Southeast Iowa Building and Construction Trades Council, West Burlington
- Southeast Iowa Union and its affiliates, Fairfield Ledger, Mount Pleasant News, Washington Journal, Richland Clarion-Plainsman, Belle Plaine Star Press Union, Marengo Pioneer Republican, Williamsburg Journal Tribune, and Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican (Montezuma)
- Herb Strentz, Urbandale
- Times Citizen Communications Inc., Iowa Falls
- Tri-City Building and Construction Trades Council, Rock Island, Ill.
- David Yepsen, Des Moines