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Foundations and institutions
Challenge Fund for Innovative Journalism Education (in partnership between Excellence and Ethics in Journalism Foundation, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Democracy Fund and Rita Allen Foundation): $35,000
Support experimentation in ways to provide news and information
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation: $100,000
General support
Evjue Foundation: $20,000
General support
Foundation to Promote Open Society, in cooperation with the Open Society Foundations: $175,000 (Year 1 of 2)
General support
Joyce Foundation: $50,000
Support coverage of democracy, the environment and gun violence prevention
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: $37,500 (Year 1 of 2)
General support
Peters Family Foundation: $4,000
General support
Individual donors
Leadership Circle ($5000+)
| Hands, Phil and Tricia |
Watchdog club ($1000+)
| Fauerbach, Michael and Gloria |
| Burgess, Catherine |
| Ryan, Finn and Bemis, Brynn |
Members (less than $1000)
| Fuhrmann, Lauren and Eric |
| Baumgartner, Keith and Juli |
| Gaskill, Sharon and Warren |
| Kehl, Rita and Timothy |
| Edmondson, Jennifer and John |
| Houston, Brant |
| Beck, Joseph and Josefina |
| Bier, Thomas and Katherine |
| Chernik, Janice |
| Glass, Stephen |
| Bohn, Rod |
| Calhan, Edward and Linda |
| Donnelly, Linda |
| Eckert, Kaye |
| Eclavea, Karen and Anthony |
| Feeny, Fredrika |
| Haering, Timothy |
| Holman, John |
| Javid, Christine |
| Jimenez, Jolanta |
| Karon, Amy |
| Freedman, David and Kohn, Harriet |
| Jenkins, Vincel and Moritz, Stefanie |
| Bogdanich, Walt and Saul, Stephanie |
| Brett, Malcolm and Penny |
| Cohn, Scott |
| Hetzel, David |
| Jafuta, Forrest and Margaret |
| Jolin, Judy and Gary |
| Michel, Roberto and Michel, Karen Lincoln |
| Jones, Margaret and Linton, David |
| Lewis, Charles and Gilbert, Pam |
| Buffett, Roger |
| Hall, Andrew and Dee J. |
| Record, Dick |
| Shah, Hemant and Elizabeth |
| Englund, Eric |
| Eyster, John |
| Brooks, Craig |
| Lewein, Donna and Scott |
| Hasler, Dr. Philip and Janet |
| Friedland, Lewis and Oliker, Stacey |
| Eversden, Mark and Sara |
| Hayward, Julie |
| Thompson, Pamela |
| Cannon, Marsha and Peter |
| Muller, Lyle and Vicki |
| Macejkovic, Steve |
| Murphy, Valerie |
| Nelson, Paul |
| Neuhauser, Susan |
| Pabellon, Carlos and Tara |
| Rindfleisch, Terry and Linda Hirsh |
| Stark, Sharon |
| Stoeffler, David |
| Williams, Roger and Kristi |
| Michaelis, Bonnie |
| O’Leary, John |
| Phelps, Richard |
| Pooler, Ann |
| Robinson, Susan |
| Shakhashiri, Bassam |
| Talbert, Charles and Victoria |
| Toussaint, Carol and John |
| Utesch, Nancy |
| Warren, Thomas and Anna Marie Benander |
| Witonsky, Trudi |
| Mawer, Jane |
| Moe, Doug and Jeanan Yasiri |
| Stiefvater, Barbara |
| Danky, James and Christine Schelshorn |
| Long, Willis |
| Martell, Stuart and Carol |
| Maryott-Walsh, Julie |
| Gebeloff, Robert |