The Badger Project is a nonprofit funded exclusively through contributions, grants and sales of stories.
In March 2020, we received a matching grant of $7,712.87 from NewsMatch 2019 in coordination with our end-of-the-year fundraising drive.
In April 2020, the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation awarded The Badger Project a $600 grant from the Wirtanen Family Fund.
In March 2021, we received a matching grant of $12,500 from NewsMatch 2020 and $2,500 from the Google News Initiative in coordination with our end-of-the-year fundraising drive.
In November 2021, we received a $5,000 grant from the Evjue Foundation in Madison, WI.
In February 2022, we received a $5,000 grant from the La Crosse Community Foundation.
In March 2022, we received a matching grant of $14,000 from NewsMatch 2021 in coordination with our end-of-the-year fundraising drive.
In March 2022, we received a matching grant of $22,390.37 from the Loud Hound Foundation in San Francisco in coordination with NewsMatch.
In May 2022, we received a $10,000 grant from the Western Wind Foundation in Chicago.
In November 2022, we received a $5,000 grant from the Evjue Foundation in Madison, WI.
In March 2023, we received a matching grant of $15,000 from NewsMatch 2022 in coordination with our end-of-the-year fundraising drive.
In March 2023, we received a matching grant of $16,700 from the Loud Hound Foundation in San Francisco in coordination with NewsMatch.
In April 2023, we received a $2,500 grant from the Jon and Martha Hove Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Dunn County.
In June 2023, we received a $4,000 grant from the Wirtanen Family Fund at the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
The Badger Project also discloses the names and amounts of donors who give more than $1,000.
Chris Hong, of Jacksonville, FL, has donated $8,025.
The Candace Koehn Watt Trust, of Murphysboro, IL, has donated $5,000.
James Lodas, of Chicago, has donated $2,700.
Alice Beneker, of Madison, WI, has donated $2,250.
Nicholas Watt of Madison, WI, has donated $2,000.
Michael Leppen, of Chicago, has donated $1,000.
Below is a list of all the donors who have ever contributed to The Badger Project.
| Adam Paul | Gerald Palmer & Kathleen Jordan | Nancy Anderson | ||
| Adams Publishing Group | Greg Neumann | Nathan Crowder | ||
| Adrienne Bell | Gregory Strasser | Nathan Jung | ||
| Agnes Breunig | Griffin Bianchi | Nicholas & Shawn Fawell | ||
| Alan Ferguson | Haley Smith | Nicholas Helser | ||
| Aleksandra Tauchen | Hayley Kleyman | Nick Fatsis | ||
| Alexander Brah | Helene Georgalan | Nick Topitzes | ||
| Allen Arthur | Howard Hardee | Nicole Chavas | ||
| Amanda Mansour | Ian Johanson | Nikki & Scott Storck | ||
| Amanda Russell | Isabeau Dasho | Pam Peacock | ||
| Amos Posner | J Michael Loganbill | Patricia Cameron | ||
| Amy Maggio | Jack & Bonnie Mitchell | Patrick Molzahn | ||
| Angela Janis | Jacob Stampen | Paul and Dolores Gohdes | ||
| Ann Cameron | James Force | Peder & Laurene Bach | ||
| Ann Lewandowski | Jeff Payton | Peter Power | ||
| Anna Morrow | Jeffrey A Barrett | Phoebe Lee | ||
| Antje Gamble | Jeffrey Johnson | R. A. Leedle | ||
| Antonia Van Twisk | Jennifer Schulz-Johnston | Raina & Art Haralampopoulos | ||
| Arvind Gopalratnam | Jeremy Marshall | Rick Cveykus | ||
| Ashley Toy | Jeremy Schellin | Rob Kidd | ||
| Athena Daniolos & David Dowell | Jerilyn Dahmen | Robert Beets | ||
| Atticus Rust | Jessica Lischka | Robert Klostermann | ||
| Barbara & Christian Karavolas | JoAnn Pedersen | Robert McPherson | ||
| Ben Holt | John Cameron | Robert Sarwark | ||
| Benjamin Cameron | John Dahmen | Rochelle Bernstein | ||
| Benjamin Dahl | John Gockman | Roseanne Olson | ||
| Beth Charpentier | John Hollister | Ryan Ashton | ||
| Beth Denzin | John McLoone | Ryan Christoph | ||
| Beverly Pestel | John Zwadzich | Ryan Goes | ||
| Bill Quinn | Jonah Burns | Ryan Mosher | ||
| Bill Wellock | Jordan Taylor | Ryan Ramquist | ||
| Brandon Rowley | Jorien Campbell | Ryan Urban | ||
| Brendan Gibbons | Josef Lindner | S. Todd Stevens | ||
| Brian E. Fish | Joseph & Jane Schirmer | Sai Lui | ||
| Bruce Moffat | Joseph Kim | Sam & Anna Fatsis | ||
| Bryn Shank | Judith Lee | Sam Blue | ||
| Cameron Smith | Justin Ramquist | Sam Hoisington | ||
| Carolyn Grede | Katherine Fafalios | Samuel Berns | ||
| Carrie Brown | Katherine Gardner | Sarah Barron | ||
| Catherine River | Kathleen Yale | Sarah Mueller | ||
| Chad Yunk | Kathy Anderson | Scott Krueger | ||
| Christine Chappell Belkin | Kathy Gile | Scott Spevacek | ||
| Christine Gonzalez | Kathy Schleicher | Seth Lakso | ||
| Christopher Carlson | Kelley Embree | Sharon Mylrea | ||
| Clare Zaiman-Keen | Kevin Busch | Shelley Weiss | ||
| Cynthia Shumway | King Adjei-Frimpong | Stanley Kosek | ||
| D.J. Penza | Kurt Breunig | Stephen Barry | ||
| Dan & Pat Cornwell | Lauren Joseph | Stephen Freskos | ||
| Dan Christoph | Laurene Bach | Steve Hanson | ||
| Daniel & Maura Dasho | Leanne Jackson | Steven & Wendy Trost | ||
| Daniel Heimann | Lee Smith | Steven Delahoyde | ||
| Daniel Kopelson | Lena Giakoumopoulos | Stu Levitan | ||
| Daniel Line | Linda Degnan | Susan Fredman | ||
| Dave Black | Linda Hitchman | Susan Roth | ||
| David & Athena Daniolos Dowell | Loretta Jellings | Susan Truitt | ||
| David & Deborah Christoph | Lori Seeke | Tammy Frederiksen | ||
| David & Nancy Giffey | Luba Balch | Ted & Adrienne Capas | ||
| David Lares | Lynn and Cheryl Binnie | Ted & Terri Gregory | ||
| David Meixelsperger | Maggie Hennessy | Thanos Tsiolis | ||
| Deborah Holt | Marge Engleman | Thomas & Joan Ensign | ||
| Denise Jordan | Margo Schmidt | Thomas Cameron | ||
| Dick Record | Maria Heide | Thomas H or Carolynn A Thiel | ||
| Dolores Wasylik | Mark Hetzel | Thomas Marmet | ||
| Donna Siedschlag | Mark Hopping | Thomas Payton | ||
| Donna Winter | Mark Rahne | Tim & Lisa Montgomery | ||
| Dorit Bergen | Mark Simon | Toby Mitchell | ||
| Dylan Smith | Martha G. Munger | TP Printing | ||
| Elizabeth Ellsworth-Kasch | Mary Manering | Ty Kurtz | ||
| Emily Hoesly | Matina Kyriakopoulos | Vicky McSherry | ||
| Eric Scholl | Matthew Maloney | Victoria Rakowski | ||
| Eric Townley | Matthew Schleicher | Vince Insalaco | ||
| Erich Schleicher | Megan Timmons | Vincent Filak | ||
| Erik Johnson | Melanie Norden | Virginia Choles | ||
| Ethan Mathy | Meredith Bruster | Virginia Kruse | ||
| Ethel C Quisler | Meredyth Maddox | Wausau Pilot & Review | ||
| Faith Morgan | Michael Cavey | William Quinn | ||
| Fort Atkinson Online | Michael Lehmkuhl | William Wellock | ||
| Gay Burchill | Michael Pagedas | Yvonne Fawell | ||
| George & Nia Choles | Michael Sisak | Zayn King-Dollie | ||
| George Hesselberg | Molly O’Brien | Zoe Fawell |
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