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Foundations and institutions

Arnold Ventures: $150,000
General support

Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment: $30,000
Grant

Brico Fund: $5,000
Grant 

Craig Newmark Philanthropies: $70,000
Election Integrity Project 

Economic Hardship Reporting Project: Earned income 

Evjue Foundation & The Capital Times: $10,000
General support

Facebook/ Lenfest Institute: $100,000
Membership Program and Digital Infrastructures 

First Draft News:
Earned income

GNI: $122,000
News414

Google News Initiative: $5,000
Reporting on the Pandemic 

Greater Milwaukee Foundation: $12,000
Metcalf Park Documentary

INN: $30,000
General support

Joyce Foundation: $150,000
General support

Newsmatch: $22,000
General support

ProPublica: 25% subsidy of a Center reporterā€™s salary to support coverage of voting issues

Reva and David Logan Foundation: $150,000
General support

University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Foundation: $6,000
Ann Devroy Memorial Fellow

Votebeat: $51,000
Supporting election coverage

Herb Kohl Philanthropie

Report for America

Solutions Journalism Network

Wisconsin Newspaper Association

Individual donors

Leadership Circle ($5000+)

Burke, Mary
Christensen, Lau and Bea
Cosgrove, Susan Troller and Howard
Fearnside, Wendy and Meier, Bruce
Hall, Andrew and Dee J.
Johnson, Barbara
LaConte, Cynthia
Lubar, David and Madeleine

Watchdog Club ($1000+)

Hagge, Robert and Elke
Hands, John Lawrence and Kendrick-Hands, Karen
Cohen, Dr. Marcus and Sheila
Hands, Phil and Tricia
Bickford, Paul
Custer, Betty and Corkey
Jenkins, Vincel and Moritz, Stefanie
Ansfield, Dr. Thomas and Lynn
Lee, Dr’s Douglas and Martha
Michel, Roberto and Michel, Karen Lincoln
Brenner, Elizabeth and Ostrofsky, Steven
Jones, Margaret and Linton, David
Record, Dick
Orr, Dr. Catherine
Blietz, Bev
Dukehart, Thomas and Andy
Lewein, Donna and Scott
O’Leary, Carol
Hasler, Dr. Philip and Janet
Friedland, Lewis and Oliker, Stacey
Eversden, Mark and Sara
Baumann, Herman and Schwichtenberg, Kay
Terry, Tom
Glueck, Christopher and Erin
Mitchell, Jack and Bonnie
Ryan, Finn and Bemis, Brynn
Schapiro, Irene and Fost, Norman
Stark, Sharon
Moy, Michaela and Gregory
Toussaint, Carol and John
Warren, Thomas and Benander Warren, Anna Marie
Danky, James and Schelshorn, Christine
Luxton, Richard
Davis, Brian and Umstead, Deborah
Kohler, Julilly

Members (less than $1000)

Aarli, Lisa and Owens, Gail
Adams, Linda and James
Amery-Ryland, Judy
Ames, Diane
Andre, Elizabeth
Andrietsch, Margaret
Anglim, Mary
Anstett, Charles
Apuzzo, Claudia
Arnold, Joan
Arnold, Michael
Arriaga, Alexandra
Ash, Jeff
Attoe, Russell
Axelson, Jan
Azar, Lauren and Ryan, Rebecca
Backes, Elizabeth
Baldwin, Stephen
Bandt, Molly
Barry, Kathleen and Sternkopf, Richard
Bartell, Jeffrey
Battista, Janet
Beamish, Eileen
Beck, Josefina and Joseph
Behnke, Suzanne
Behr, Madeleine
Behrbaum, Megan
Behrmann, Ann
Bellin, Paul
Bend, Barbara
Bennett, Daniel
Benton, Tracy
Berchem, Jacob
Berger, Laura
Berry, Stephen
Bertocci, Laura
Biddle, Deborah
Bier, Katherine and Thomas
Blado, Kayla
Boben, Matthew
Bogdanich, Walt and Saul, Stephanie
Boland, Jane
Bolte, Scott
Booth, Eric
Borsuk, Alan
Bowden, Deanna
Brazaitis, Kathleen
Brinkman, Cindy
Brito, Kai
Brody, Matthew
Brogan, Dylan
Broman, Aimee and Karl
Brooks, Craig
Brooks, James and Kay, Sandra
Brouillette, Sue
Brown, Joanne and Olneck, Michael
Bryant, Kelly
Budai, Joan
Buhler, Roland
Burch, Tucker
Burns, Jane
Burrill, Brad
Burseth, Jay
Burton, Paul
Cain, Michael
Calabrese, John
Calhan, Edward and Linda
Cameron, Peter
Cameron, Tom and Patti
Campbell, Dan
Cannon, Marsha and Peter
Carlson, Christopher
Chernik, Janice
Christiaansen, Pamela
Cioci, Jessica
Clinkenbeard, Pamela
Cohn, Scott
Cole, Rebecca
Collins, Joanne and Jim
Companik, Sara
Conley, Daniel and Paige
Conroy, Tim
Cooney, Bill
Crane, Mike
Crawford, David
Crawford, Robert
Cutright, Laurel
Dahlke, Debra
Davis, Thulani
Dean, Jason
Decker, Catherine
Delaney, Carroll
Delwiche, Ann
Demas, Colette
Dempsey, Pam
Dencker, Ann
Depew, Jerry
DeRosa Family
Diaz, Fernando
Dimperio, Allegra
Dohnal, Robert
Donnelly, Linda
Doyle, Paula
Drechsel, Robert and Lynn
Dreps, Robert and Koehl, Elizabeth
Dresang, Joel
Dreyfus, Robert
Driscoll, Margaret
Ducklow, Paul
Dukehart, Coburn
Duncan, Douglas
Duquette, Claire
Durst, Kristen
DuSaint, Tricia and Tricia
Dusek, Margarita
Eastman, Krista
Eckberg, Daniel
Eckstein, Stephanie
Eclavea, Anthony and Karen
Edmondson, Jennifer and John
Eggleston, Richard
Eisele, Joe
Enright, Marlene
Erickson, James
Erlandson, Dale
Eyster, John
Fansler, Kristeen and Todd
Feider, Gary
Fennig, Margaret
Field, William
Filak, Vincent
Flaherty, Beth
Flaherty, Michael
Flannery, Dan
Flood-Smith, Dorothy Ann
Frank, Laura
Fransen, Philip
Freedman, David and Kohn, Harriet
Fribance, Caroline
Fries, Christopher
Fuhrmann, Lauren and Eric
Gaede, Lynn
Gagainis, Susan
Gallagher, Bridget
Gascoyne, Peter and English, Claudia
Gaskill, Sharon and Warren
Gebeloff, Robert
Gengler, Cynthia
Gerarden, Maureen
Gibbons, Christia
Gierman, Scott
Gilsdorf, Rebecca
Glad-Anderson, Susan
Glass, Stephen
Gleason, Neil and Cindy
Godfrey, Robert
Goldberg, Richard and Munro, Lisa
Goodman, Lawrence and Hannah
Green, Mary
Greenley, Dianne
Guzman, Angela
Hagenauer, George and Mary Ellen
Hahn, Paula
Hall, Dave
Hall, John
Hall, Monica
Hamilton, Marilyn
Hammel, Patricia
Hampden, Jane
Hanson, Gerald
Hanson, Laura
Harbort, Colette
Hardie-Bauer, Gwen
Hart, Kathie and Laird
Hartung, Holly
Hartwich, Linda
Harvey, Celinda
Hasan, Miriam
Hatcher, Jay
Hatlestad, Kathryn
Haynes, William
Hayward, Julie
Hearn, Lorie
Heim, Carol
Heinen, Neil and Christy, Nancy
Hesselberg, George
Hetzel, David
Hinderholtz, Richard
Hochstetter, Jon
Hoffman, Susan and Leslie
Hoisington, Sam
Holcomb, Jesse
Holden, Elizabeth
Holman, John
Holmes, Vincent
Houston, Brant
Howard, Leslie Ann
Hubl, Mary
Hudson, Sue Kelley
Hundt, Timothy
Hussey, Mary Jo
Hutcheson, Rex
Ibrahim, Mukhtar
Ingebritson, Frances
Ivey, Mike and Elkin, Vicki
Janowiak, Stanley
Jaworski, Kathleen
Jezior, Mara
Johnson, Dr. Wendel and Judith
Johnson, Freda
Johnson, Gerald
Johnson, Paul and Diana
Johnson, Rachel
Johnson, Roberta
Johnston, Kathleen
Jolin, Judy and Gary
Jonaitis, Erin
Jovaag, Seth
Kaiser, William and Claudia
Kalson, John
Kane, Janet Mertz and Jonathan
Kane, Maureen
Kanel, Elizabeth
Katz, Carolyn
Keefe, Shelby
Keele, Christopher
Kelley, Kelly
Killenberg, George
Kinzelman, Marc and McIlvaine, Mary
Kirkby, Sean
Kobs, Ellen
Kocol, Kitty
Kohl, Gail
Kois Sr., Dennis
Kopischke-Trejo, Elaine
Korobkin, Marc
Kosbie, Jeffrey
Kowieski, Ed
Krajewski, Thomas
Krooth, Ann
Kruger, Frederick
Krumme, Mackenzie
Kuczenski, Tracy
Kuick, Rebecca
Kursel, Jeffrey
Laing, Annette
Landmark, Mark
Landsness, Ruthanne
Lange, Jeffrey
Larkin, Serena
Larsen, Lois
Latton, Susan and Gill, James
Laux, Michele
Lavendel, Brian
Leone-Thiel, Patricia
Lepinski, Beth
Lepkowski, Cynthia
Lethem, Troy and Matthias, Mary
Levy, Stuart
Lewis, Charles and Gilbert, Pam
Liesse, Paul
Lincoln, Louisa
Lindner, Josef
Linnane, Rory
Linsenmeyer, Chuck and Jen and Jen
Loper, Tristan
Lorenz, Chris
Lorenz, Judith
Lukas, Kenneth
Lulloff, Charlene
Macejkovic, Steve and Steve
Madlom, James
Magney, Reid
Maraniss, Linda and David
Marck, Roberta
Markham, Lynn
Marquardt, Daniel and Linda
Marrari, James and Carstens, Barbara
Martell, Stuart and Carol
Martin, Anita and James
Martin, Dawn
Marx, Richard
Massoth, Kathleen and Edmonson, Marshall Bruce
Mathers, Joseph
Matthews-Risley, Kathi
Mattox, Shirley Brabender
Mawer, Jane
May, Michael
Maynard, Joan and Doug
McClure, Robert
McCoy, Mary
McDole, Marilyn
McGovern, Thomas
McGowan, Sharon
McGrath, Rick
McKeown, Patricia
McKim, Karen and Nelson, Keith
McMullen, Katherine and Malewitz, Jim
McMullin-Lawton, Bonnie
McPherson, Jimi
Mead, Howard and Nancy
Merrick, William and Cheryl
Miller, Lori
Miller, Suzanne
Mills, Bronwyn
Milz, Connie and Raymond
Miner, Catherine
Miron, Mary and Summers, Gene
Moe, Doug and Yasiri Moe, Jeanan
Moore, Sue
Morgan, Jane
Morrell, Alex
Morrissey, Timothy
Motz, Julie
Muller, Lyle and Vicki
Mulligan, Kathryn
Murphy, Chris
Murphy, Diane
Murphy, Valerie
Mutschlecner, Sarah
Myers, Don
Nagel, Debra
Neary, Dr. Elizabeth
Nehls-Lowe, Henry and Barbara
Nelson, Herb
Nelson, Linda
Nelson, Paul
Nesemann, Michael and Nesemann, Susan Armantrout
Nowakowski, Dawn
Nowobielski, Gary
O’Brien, Ann
O’Connor, Kara and Ryan
O’Dowd, Maryanne
O’Neill, Ciara
OConnell, Jonathan
OConnell, Randy
Odell, Katharine
Oliver, Richard and Carol
Olson, Rosemary
Palleon, Marjorie
Palmer, Rebecca
Pasono, Dyan
Pastin, Susan
Pearson, Dick and Merry Noel
Pedder, Janet
Peltekos, Patricia
Pepin, Michael
Perk, Robert
Perr, Marilyn
Perron, Dan
Peters, Brittany
Pfersch, Harriet
Pierce, Rebecca
Pierquet, Kat
Pils, Linda
Plotkin, Sheila
Plunkett, Maureen
Pool, Bridget
Pool, Charles
Pool, Robin and Peter
Porter, Willy
Potopinski, Michael
Preizler, Lynn and Martin
Purcell, Gene
Queen, Robert
Quimi, Kerry
Radcliffe, Jim
Raihala, John and Lorelle
Ralph, Jessie
Ranney, Judith and Latchaw, Robert
Rannow, Carol
Rasmussen, Nanette
Razner, Cathleen
Reams, Ed
Reddicliffe, Connie and Steve
Reeder, Don and Carol
Reek, Janis
Reis, Elaine
Remington, Patrick
Resch, Carla
Ricca, Joanne and August
Rice, Julie
Richards, Julia
Rickert, Janice
Ringe, Nils
Roach, John
Robbins, Louise
Robertson, Peter
Robinson, Susan
Rock, Bonnie and D’Amato, Jennifer
Rohan, Michele and James
Rollin, Judith
Romenesko, James
Rose, Suzanne
Rosewall, Ellen
Rotter, Ronald and Catherine
Row, George
Sable-Smith, Bram
Sable, Marjorie and Smith, George
Sage, Karen
Sanders, Darcie
Sanford, Barbara and Donald
Sanford, Laurie
Sanford, Mary and Bourque, Adrian
Sanner, Jennifer and Louis
Sanyer, Leyla
Saxena, Arvind
Schaefer, Jill
Schallert, Richard
Schiltz, Lisa
Scholl, Eric
Schroeder, Jack
Schueler, Kathryn
Schultz, Kate
Schuster, Cynthia
Scott, Kifflie and Sullivan, Steve
Seeling, Paul
Segall, Robert and Sara
Servoss, Gail and Allan
Shaffer, Billie
Shakhashiri, Bassam
Shank, Michael and Troyer-Shank, Carol
Shea, Gail and Dan
Sheaffer, Peg
Shelton, Terry
Sichko, Adam
Signorile, Marcia
Sikes, Toni
Simms, Patricia
Simon, Mark
Skinger, PJ and Slinger, Jana
Smalley, John and Barbara
Smith, Dylan
Smith, Richard and McKearn, Patricia
Smith, Ronald
Smoller, W. Jeffrey
Smykal, Pam
Sober, Norma and Elliott
Sonnemann, Gail
Speth, Kevin
Starr, Kim
Statum, Andrew
Steenson, Molly
Stentz, Molly
Stetzer, Darwin
Stewart, Margy
Stiefvater, Barbara
Stoeffler, David
Stolt, Heidi
Strang, Dean
Stroup, Marylyn
Sumara, Michele
Sundelius, Zachary
Sweeney, Victoria and Patrick
Tempus, Kent and Sheedy-Tempus, Denise
Teska, Courtenay and Pacholski, Luke
Thayer, Judith
Thomas, Lyndsay
Thoresen, Thomas
Tietz, Steven
Timm, Michael
Toner, Emily
Torinus, John
Troiano, Allegra
Tumey, Carol
Turgasen, Ellen
Turnbull, Brenda
Turnbull, Bruce Robert
Turville-Heitz, Meg
Tymorek, Jan
Umhoefer, David and Schuldt, Gretchen
Utesch, Nancy
Van Pelt, James
Van Ruyven, Dee
Van Wagtendonk, Reinout
Vandre, Constance
Varenik, Tina Rosenberg
Vetterkind, Riley
Vinson, Michael
Wagner, George and Rasman, Barb
Wagner, Michael
Wahlberg, David
Waite, Daniel
Walker, Lonie
Walker, Mary
Wallner, David
Walrath, James
Wang, Helu and Guan, Xiaofei
Wannemuehler, Kathleen
Warner, Sharon
Wechter, Paul
Wehrle, Alex
Weidel, Carol
Weigl, Ann
Weingrod, David
Welo, David
Westerberg, Christa
White, Ginny
Whitenack, Judith Ames
Whitney, Sandra
Williams, Roger and Kristi
Williamson, Brady and Lynn
Wirth, Lori
Witkovsky, Michael
Witter, Dean and Nettie
Wood, Susan
Wootton, Jill
Wright, Andrew
Wright, Stacy
Yahr, Natalie
Yahr, Pauline
Yomantas, Cynthia and Bauman, Steven
Yuenger, Marjory
Yunker, Michael
Zabriskie, Thomas
Zachary, Bohdan
Zerwick, James and Susan
Ziemer, Mark
Zimmermann, Randal