Staff

Molly de Aguiar

President
Molly de Aguiar headshot

Molly de Aguiar is the President of the Independence Public Media Foundation. Previously she spent 12 years at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, where she launched and directed the Informed Communities program, which attracted partnerships with national funders and helped New Jersey become a model for local journalism innovation. She also served as the first Managing Director of the News Integrity Initiative, a globally-focused philanthropic project at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She co-founded the Local News Lab, sits on the board of the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium and the advisory committee for Documented. She writes and speaks frequently about reimagining philanthropy.

Stay in Touch

Sign up for our Community Zine to get notified of available grants and stay up-to-date on grantee work.