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Foundations and institutions
Challenge Fund for Journalism VI (a joint effort between Ford Foundation, McCormick Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation): $37,500 (Year 1 of 2)
Matching grant – general support
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation: $100,000
General support
Foundation to Promote Open Society, in cooperation with the Open Society Foundations: $50,000 (Year 1 of 2)
General support
Peters Family Foundation: $3,000
General support
Evjue Foundation: $ 2,500
General support
Individual donors
Watchdog Club ($1000+)
| Andrew and Dee J. Hall |
Members (Less than $1,000)
| Houston, Brant |
| Lewis, Charles and Pam Gilbert |
| Record, Dick |
| Mitchell, Jack and Bonnie |
| Massey, Jim |
| James, Kathleen Lapp |
| Pitsch, Mark and Mary Kemp |
| Cochrane, Ned and Bonnie Cox |
| Dreps, Robert and Elizabeth Koehl |
| Michel, Roberto and Karen Lincoln |
| Haumersen, Scott |
| Pabellon, Tara and Carlos |