The Xylom receives support from readers, foundations, syndication partners, and advertisers.

Your donation will directly support the publication of an award-winning, independent nonprofit newsroom run by Gen-Z Asian immigrants. That includes:

• Editorial content published each week, including in-depth features, essays, accountability journalism and lots more — all free of charge;

• Coverage on all things science and society: climate solutions, public health, environmental justice, diversity in science, and more;

• A nimble team of editors and writers committed to reporting with nuance, rigor, and incisiveness, and

• Diverse, up-and-coming and talented freelance writers in over 25 countries and regions, writing in six languages and counting.

You can read our FY2025 Budget here.

Yes! The Xylom is a fiscally sponsored project of the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity based out of the District of Columbia, EIN 30-0100369. All donations made to The Xylom are tax- deductible to the extent allowed by law.

The Xylom is not a separate legal entity. We operate as an internal program of the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, which maintains full discretion and control over our project's activities and finances.

All funds raised for The Xylom are held and managed by the Alternative

Newsweekly Foundation. Our fiscal sponsor is responsible for all financial reporting, including the issuance of tax receipts to donors.

We are required to clearly disclose our affiliation with the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation in all grant proposals, solicitations, and published materials.

The Alternative Newsweekly Foundation reserves the right to terminate the fiscal sponsorship relationship in accordance with our agreement and their policies.

For any questions regarding our fiscal sponsorship arrangement, or to request a

tax receipt, please contact ANF’s executive director,

executivedirector@altnewsfoundation.org.

No, The Xylom doesn't sell, trade or rent email addresses or physical addresses.

In a word: yes. PayPal uses Secure Sockets Layer technology to encrypt all data submitted to and from our donations web page. SSL renders donors’ personal information, including credit card information, unreadable to any outsiders. SSL is supported by all major web browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. (To find out if your browser is connected to a secure transaction server, look for a locked gold padlock in the lower right-hand corner of your IE or Firefox browser.) Additionally, your personal information will be stored on PayPal’s servers, which are heavily guarded, both physically and electronically. To further shield your credit card numbers, PayPal does not directly connect its firewall-protected servers to the internet.

Sure! Call us at 678-871-9245 or email info@thexylom.com.