Finances

Gainesville Public Information Services (GnvInfo) has much less funding than the average publication. It relies solely on reader contributions, with no ad revenue.

If you value the work on GnvInfo, please consider donating. Public records requests are costly, and these expenses have increased over the past year.

A larger and more consistent amount of funds would allow GnvInfo to hire reporters to cover a wider range of topics in Gainesville and Alachua County.

GnvInfo will continue to provide public information regardless of funding; however, the publication has not been able to grow due to a lack of financial resources.

GnvInfo has remained an online publication since it began in April 2023 and hasn’t had the resources to expand into print.

GnvInfo currently has one full-time staff member and a small group of part-time volunteers. If you're interested in volunteering—whether for investigative work, interviews, or event coverage—your help is welcome.

If you want to financially support GnvInfo, please click the Buy Me a Coffee link below or contact GnvInfo owner Jack Walden at jaw19497@gmail.com if you have any questions.

As of March 25, 2025

2025 Income:

Buy Me a Coffee (with transaction fees taken into account) - $203

Check - $300

Other - $282

Total - $785

“Other” refers to donations made via CashApp, Zelle, cash, or direct payments of records invoices. These donation methods are only accepted from individuals known to GnvInfo.

2025 Expenditures:

Software Costs:

Domain names - $24 per year

Ghost.io software - $300 per year

Records Requests:

Fort Pierce Police Department Records:

Hypothetical internal affairs (IA) history of former officer. (Must pay even if IA history doesn’t exist because “it takes time for them to go back and check each year.” (Request awaiting completion) - $83.38

**Payment notification from Fort Pierce Police Department**

Santa Fe College Police Department Records:

Personnel file - $32.98

**Receipt for personnel file from SFPD Records**

Gainesville Police Department Records:

Body cam footage (multiple cases) - $137.50

**Receipts for body camera footage from GPD**

Internal Affairs Reports - $92

**Receipt for internal affairs reports costing $92**

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Records:

Personnel File - $108.78

Affidavit Reports - $298.22

(left) **Receipt for affidavit reports costing $298.22** (right) **Receipt for personnel file costing $108.78**

Total $1,076.86