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Foundations and institutions
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 2 of 2)
General support
Joyce Foundation: $50,000 ($100,000 split with MinnPost)
Coverage of political reform, environmental protection and gun violence issues in Wisconsin, as well as political reform in Minnesota
Open Society Institute, in partnership with MAPLight.org: $25,000
Investigate the influence of money in Wisconsin state politics and policymaking
Peters Family Foundation: $3,650
General support
Wisconsin State Journal: $500
General support
Individual donors
Watchdog club ($1000+)
| Dick Record |
| Cohen, Dr. Marcus and Sheila |
Members (less than $1000)
| Baumgartner, Keith and Juli |
| Gaskill, Sharon and Warren |
| Gleason, Neil and Cindy |
| Heyser, Nancy |
| Houston, Brant |
| Beck, Joseph and Josefina |
| Chernik, Janice |
| Nicastro, Brent and Cusack, Nora |
| Glass, Stephen |
| Beatty, Steven |
| Boggess, Teri |
| Bohn, Rod |
| Calhan, Edward and Linda |
| Davidoff, Judith |
| Donnelly, Linda |
| Flood-Smith, Dorothy Ann |
| Haering, Timothy |
| Hagenauer, George and Mary Ellen |
| Karon, Amy |
| Lalley, Ruth |
| Lethem, Troy and Matthias, Mary |
| Freedman, David and Kohn, Harriet |
| Brett, Malcolm and Penny |
| Burgess, Catherine |
| Cohn, Scott |
| Jafuta, Forrest and Margaret |
| Kaminski, Thomas |
| Michel, Karen Lincoln and Michel, Roberto |
| Kobs, Ellen |
| Carey, Denis and Koby Carey, Carol |
| Doxtator, Richard |
| Jones, Margaret and Linton, David |
| Kohn, Harvey |
| Lewis, Charles and Gilbert, Pam |
| Hall, Andrew and Dee J. |
| Elkin, Loren |
| Eyster, John |
| Brooks, Craig |
| Strang, Dean |
| Gerarden, Maureen |
| Lewein, Donna and Scott |
| Hasler, Janet and Hasler, Dr. Philip |
| Eversden, Mark and Sara |
| Beamish, Eileen |
| Baumann, Herman and Schwichtenberg, Kay |
| Anderson, Noel |
| Leavenworth, Pat |
| Melton, Dan |
| Muller, Lyle and Vicki |
| Macejkovic, Steve and Macejkovic, Steve |
| McCarthy, Brendan |
| Miller, Jacob |
| Mitchell, Bonnie and Mitchell, Jack |
| Murphy, Valerie |
| Nelson, Paul |
| Odell, Katharine |
| Pabellon, Carlos and Pabellon, Tara |
| Percy, Linda |
| Prengaman, Kathryn |
| Ryan, Finn and Bemis, Brynn |
| Spicuzza, Mary and Simmons, Dan |
| Stentz, Molly |
| Stoeffler, David |
| Vetterkind, Michelle |
| Wilcox, Robert |
| Williams, Kristi and Williams, Roger |
| Michaelis, Bonnie |
| Robinson, Susan |
| Stein, Liz |
| Toussaint, Carol and Toussaint, John |
| Witonsky, Trudi |
| Trotter, Paul |
| Mawer, Jane |
| McDonald, Ellen |
| Moe, Doug and Moe, Jeanan Yasiri |
| Mundt, James |
| Seaman, Richard |
| Siler, Norman |
| Danky, James and Schelshorn, Christine |
| Martell, Stuart and Martell, Carol |