Save the Free Word!

Save the free word. Support C-VILLE Weekly.

For 37 years, C-VILLE Weekly has been your source for free (!) local news and arts content. We've never asked you to buy a subscription, we've never blocked access to our stories with a pesky paywall. But across the country, small weekly papers are struggling to stay funded in order to stay free—and we're no different. 

If you value this free public service, support us and help save the free word.

It costs $26,245 a week—$2.23 weekly per copy, or roughly $9.50 monthly per copy—to produce C-VILLE Weekly, including writers, designers, printing, and overhead. We suggest a recurring gift of $10 per month to help cover production costs, but any amount adds up to revenue we can count on.

If you'd rather mail a check, send it directly to C-VILLE: 

C-VILLE Weekly

c/o Save the Free Word

PO Box 119

Charlottesville, VA 22902

or to our fiscal sponsor, the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation:

Alternative Newsweekly Foundation

attn: C-VILLE Weekly
253 Tennessee Ave NE
Washington, D.C. 20002

If you're making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA, please ask your IRA custodian to make the distribution directly to the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation and include “For the benefit of C-VILLE Weekly” (or “Restricted for C-VILLE Weekly”) in the designation or special instructions.

If you're making a grant through a Donor-Advised Fund, please recommend the grant to the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation and include "For the benefit of C-VILLE Weekly" (or "Restricted for C-VILLE Weekly") in the grant designation or special instructions.

Questions? Email editor@c-ville.com.

Champions of the Free Word ($5+ monthly) receive:

• A digital issue in your inbox every Tuesday evening before the paper hits stands on Wednesday.
• The warm feeling every time you read C-VILLE knowing that you're helping keep journalism free in our community.

Readers of the Free Word ($15+ monthly) receive:

Everything listed above and...

• A C-VILLE tote bag.
• Two invites to the BEST party in town: the Best of C-VILLE party in August 2026.

Every contribution to C-VILLE is important—whether you donate $10 or $500, we thank you! 

Interested in corporate donations or sponsorship? 

We have plenty of opportunities for your business or organization. Please contact support@c-ville.com.

C-VILLE Weekly is fiscally sponsored by the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, EIN 30-0100369. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.