Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

What Centro de Periodismo Investigativo does

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) is a Puerto Rico-based nonprofit investigative journalism organization founded in 2007 by Omaya Sosa Pascual and Oscar J. Serrano, with operations beginning in 2008. Headquartered at the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico Law School in San Juan, CPI produces in-depth accountability reporting on corruption, government fiscal management, healthcare, education, environment, and social issues affecting Puerto Rico. Its portfolio includes the core investigative journalism website, the De Cerca narrative podcast (launched May 2022), the Chequéalo PR fact-checking initiative, the Unidad Investigativa de Género (a 2022 gender investigative unit in collaboration with Todaspr.com), and the Acceso a la Información program, which combines public-records litigation with the Buscador de la Junta search tool. The Instituto de Formación Periodística delivers workshops and master conferences that have trained 500+ journalists to date, and the Medioscopio program provides media-literacy instruction to youth.

CPI's underlying technology is a web-based content management system deployed at periodismoinvestigativo.com, supplemented by podcast distribution on Spotify and Anchor, a donation portal (Stripe, PayPal, ATH Móvil), and a direct access tool (Buscador de la Junta) for searching public records. The free content-republication model allows any media outlet to republish CPI investigations with attribution, and content is distributed across the website, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram (40,000+ combined followers), and email newsletters. The organization has published approximately 350 in-depth investigations since inception and has won multiple regional and global journalism awards, including an Overseas Press Club award in 2014 for a series on Walmart's Puerto Rico operations.

Revenue is generated through diversified nonprofit funding streams: foundation grants (Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Fundación Segarra Boerman, Oxfam, Report for America, Red de Fundaciones de Puerto Rico), individual donations at tier levels of $10, $25, $50, $100, $250 or custom amounts (with monthly recurring option), event sponsorships, and event revenue from the annual Caribe Fest conference. Donations are tax-exempt in Puerto Rico and the United States. The operating model targets Puerto Rican citizens as primary readers, with secondary audiences including republishing media outlets and civil-society organizations focused on social-justice issues. Critical risks for the model include dependence on a small set of foundation funders, limited headcount capacity (1–10 employees plus ~25 named contributors), and Puerto Rico's specific economic context.

Name

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

Legal name

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

Website

https://periodismoinvestigativo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo is a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based nonprofit founded in 2007 that produces investigative journalism on government accountability, public policy, and social issues, combining reporting, fact-checking, and pro bono information-access litigation for Puerto Rican citizens and republishing media outlets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investigative Journalism

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

Keywords

• Investigative journalism
• Nonprofit news media
• Fact-checking services
• Public information access
• Journalism training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Donations: Funding from foundations that share the organization's civic empowerment vision, including Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Segarra Boerman Foundation, Oxfam, Report for America, and others
2. Individual Donations: Donations from individual citizens supporting investigative journalism, with donation tiers of $10, $25, $50, $100, $250 or custom amounts
3. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorships for events organized by CPI including conferences, training sessions, and journalism workshops
4. Caribe Fest Revenue: Event revenue from organizing the annual Caribe Fest conference on climate change and environmental issues

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization that produces in-depth reporting on government corruption, fiscal management, healthcare, education, environment, and social issues in Puerto Rico. It publishes investigations monthly on its website free of charge and allows any media outlet to republish its content with attribution. Beyond core reporting, CPI operates the De Cerca narrative podcast, the Chequéalo PR fact-checking initiative, the Unidad Investigativa de Género, a Transparency/Access to Information program with pro bono legal services, and the Instituto de Formación Periodística for journalist training.

Product overview

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization offering a portfolio of products centered on accountability reporting, public access to information, and journalism education. The core offering is investigative journalism content published on its website, supplemented by the De Cerca narrative podcast, the Chequéalo PR fact-checking initiative, and thematic investigative series. Secondary offerings include the Unidad Investigativa de Género for gender violence coverage, the Acceso a la Información program combining legal services with a public information search tool (Buscador de la Junta), the Instituto de Formación Periodística for journalism training and workshops, and the Medioscopio youth media literacy project. Revenue generation is supported by a donation portal accepting multiple payment methods. CPI distributes content freely for republication and operates from the School of Law of the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Cerca: CPI's first native podcast featuring investigative narrative stories of approximately 20 minutes that reflect and reveal what Puerto Rico is, including its diaspora. Launched in May 2022.
• Unidad Investigativa de Género
• Instituto de Formación Periodística
• Chequéalo PR

Products and services

• Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) - Investigative Journalism Core investigative journalism product: in-depth reporting published monthly on the CPI website, freely accessible to all users and available for free republication by any media outlet with attribution.
• De Cerca Podcast Narrative investigative podcast featuring 20-minute episodes that reflect and reveal what Puerto Rico is, including its diaspora. Distributed via Anchor, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
• Chequéalo PR (Fact-Checking)

Quantifiable outcome

• 350+ investigative reports published since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Metro Newspaper and Las Noticias TeleOnceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic alliance in investigation of Sixto George case, revealing information from FBI interviews with Ricardo Rosselló's campaign committee members.
• Various Caribbean Media OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Regional collaboration for Caribbean Fest 2024 bringing together journalists, scientists, community leaders, fishermen, and environmental activists to discuss climate change impacts.
• Todaspr.com (Feminist Media)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic alliance for the Unidad Investigativa de Género (Gender Investigative Unit), co-producing investigations on gender violence and women's rights. CPI co-founded the feminist media outlet.
• Universidad Interamericana de Puerto RicocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership with the Law School providing a pro bono legal clinic for information access cases while training law students in this field through a service-learning model. The CPI is physically located within the law school campus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ): Global network coordinating cross-border investigative journalism projects. CPI is referenced alongside ICIJ as a comparable in the regional investigative ecosystem; both produce investigative content distributed across media partners.
• ProPublica: Premier US investigative nonprofit newsroom supported by foundation grants. Same nonprofit investigative-journalism business model as CPI and a benchmark for foundation-supported accountability reporting.
• Center for Investigative Reporting (Reveal): Largest US-based investigative nonprofit newsroom, producing Reveal. Direct model analog to CPI as a nonprofit investigative news outlet, though significantly larger in staff, budget, and geographic scope.

Direct peers

• Centro de Periodismo Investigativo de Guatemala (No Ficción): Central American investigative journalism nonprofit modeled similarly to regional investigative centers. Comparable Latin American peer focused on accountability reporting with foundation support.
• The Marshall Project: US nonprofit investigative newsroom focused on criminal justice. Same nonprofit, foundation-funded investigative journalism model as CPI, with similar award-winning track record and small dedicated staff.
• Chequeado: Latin American fact-checking nonprofit, founding member of the IFCN, with the Chequéalo PR-style verification methodology. Closely comparable peer offering fact-checking services to political discourse across Latin America.
• Type Investigations: Nonprofit investigative newsroom producing long-form accountability journalism. Same foundation-supported investigative nonprofit structure and small newsroom footprint as CPI.
• CONNECTAS: Latin American nonprofit investigative journalism network coordinating cross-border accountability reporting. Closely comparable regional peer focused on investigative reporting and journalist training in Latin America.
• Bellingcat: Nonprofit investigative outlet specializing in open-source investigations and global accountability reporting. Comparable as a nonprofit news organization producing high-impact investigations supported by grants and donations.

Regional players

• Prensa Comunitaria: Puerto Rico community journalism nonprofit where CPI's Executive Director Carla Minet previously led. Same island, complementary community-focused nonprofit news model with overlapping funder ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpipr
• Facebookfacebook.com/cpipr
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpipr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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