Planet Detroit’s supporters are locally rooted organizations and businesses that support community-powered, independent nonprofit journalism on the environment, climate, sustainability, and public health.
As a Planet Champion, you help to keep our coverage free and accessible to all, especially those most impacted by the issues we cover.
Planet Champion program at a glance
- Annual institutional sponsorship that supports Planet Detroit’s independent environmental journalism.
- Visibility across our platforms, from newsletter mentions to co-branded editorial series.
- Opportunity to align sponsorship with a month-long editorial focus on a topic relevant to your mission, co-produced with our newsroom.
- Optional culminating event such as a webinar or panel to engage audiences directly.
To learn more about the benefits of becoming a Planet Detroit Planet Champion or Impact Partner, please get in touch with Nina Ignaczak at nina@planetdetroit.org.
Impact Partner program at a glance
- Annual institutional sponsorship opportunity for mission-aligned organizations and businesses.
- Recognition on Planet Detroit’s website, in our weekly newsletter, and on social media.
- Opportunity to reach an engaged, environmentally conscious audience in Metro Detroit and across Michigan.
Planet Detroit 2025 Planet Champions & Impact Partners
Planet Champions:
Detroit Zoo | Walker Miller Energy Services |Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
Impact Partners:
Alliance for the Great Lakes | Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice | Great Lakes Environmental Law Center | Huron River Watershed Council | Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition | Path Consulting | Steelcase | Trent Creative | 5 Lakes Energy | Anese & Associates | Path Consulting | Clinton River Watershed Council | Detroit 2030 District | Friends of the Rouge | Early Works | Elevate | JustAir | Michiganders for a Just Farming System | Greening of Detroit | Make Food Not Waste | Michigan Climate Action Network | Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action | MI Environmental Justice Coalition| Six Rivers Land Conservancy | Society of Environmental Journalists | Michigan Environmental Council | Society for Environmental Journalists | Sticky Lab | Twinkled Event Decor LLC | Walking Lightly | We Reuse | Michigan Green Muslims
NOTE ON EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE: While we accept gifts, grants, and sponsorships from individuals and organizations, this funding is used only to power our journalism, not to direct our editorial decisions. Our editorial judgments are made independently, and our stories are told without review or direction from our funders and donors. Please take a moment to read more about our ethics policy and our policy on editorial independence.