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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