The Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting was launched by journalist and educator Jim MacMillan in his role as a fellow with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 2019-2020. This project is co-managed with fiscal sponsorship by CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia and is a member of CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia. IBGVR now operates as the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting at: PCGVR.org.