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Wisconsin Watch is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization that is primarily funded through grants from foundations and donations from individuals and corporations. Please visit our main funding page<\/a> to learn more, and to see funding from other years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a matter of policy<\/a>, funders exercise no control over Wisconsin Watch\u2019s editorial decisions, and all funders are publicly identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support our work with a gift, please visit our donate<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foundations and institutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Challenge Fund for Innovative Journalism Education<\/strong> (in partnership between Excellence and Ethics in Journalism Foundation, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Democracy Fund <\/strong>and Rita Allen Foundation<\/strong>): $35,000
Support experimentation in ways to provide news and information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation<\/strong>: $100,000
General support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evjue Foundation<\/strong>: $20,000
General support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foundation to Promote Open Society<\/strong>, in cooperation with the Open Society Foundations:<\/strong> $175,000 (Year 1 of 2)
General support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyce Foundation<\/strong>: $50,000
Support coverage of democracy, the environment and gun violence prevention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation<\/strong>: $37,500 (Year 1 of 2)
General support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peters Family Foundation<\/strong>: $4,000
General support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual donors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leadership Circle ($5000+)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hands, Phil and Tricia<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Watchdog club ($1000+)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Fauerbach, Michael and Gloria<\/td><\/tr>
Burgess, Catherine<\/td><\/tr>
Ryan, Finn and Bemis, Brynn<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Members (less than $1000)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Fuhrmann, Lauren and Eric<\/td><\/tr>
Baumgartner, Keith and Juli<\/td><\/tr>
Gaskill, Sharon and Warren<\/td><\/tr>
Kehl, Rita and Timothy<\/td><\/tr>
Edmondson, Jennifer and John<\/td><\/tr>
Houston, Brant<\/td><\/tr>
Beck, Joseph and Josefina<\/td><\/tr>
Bier, Thomas and Katherine<\/td><\/tr>
Chernik, Janice<\/td><\/tr>
Glass, Stephen<\/td><\/tr>
Bohn, Rod<\/td><\/tr>
Calhan, Edward and Linda<\/td><\/tr>
Donnelly, Linda<\/td><\/tr>
Eckert, Kaye<\/td><\/tr>
Eclavea, Karen and Anthony<\/td><\/tr>
Feeny, Fredrika<\/td><\/tr>
Haering, Timothy<\/td><\/tr>
Holman, John<\/td><\/tr>
Javid, Christine<\/td><\/tr>
Jimenez, Jolanta<\/td><\/tr>
Karon, Amy<\/td><\/tr>
Freedman, David and Kohn, Harriet<\/td><\/tr>
Jenkins, Vincel and Moritz, Stefanie<\/td><\/tr>
Bogdanich, Walt and Saul, Stephanie<\/td><\/tr>
Brett, Malcolm and Penny<\/td><\/tr>
Cohn, Scott<\/td><\/tr>
Hetzel, David<\/td><\/tr>
Jafuta, Forrest and Margaret<\/td><\/tr>
Jolin, Judy and Gary<\/td><\/tr>
Michel, Roberto and Michel, Karen Lincoln<\/td><\/tr>
Jones, Margaret and Linton, David<\/td><\/tr>
Lewis, Charles and Gilbert, Pam<\/td><\/tr>
Buffett, Roger<\/td><\/tr>
Hall, Andrew and Dee J.<\/td><\/tr>
Record, Dick<\/td><\/tr>
Shah, Hemant and Elizabeth<\/td><\/tr>
Englund, Eric<\/td><\/tr>
Eyster, John<\/td><\/tr>
Brooks, Craig<\/td><\/tr>
Lewein, Donna and Scott<\/td><\/tr>
Hasler, Dr. Philip and Janet<\/td><\/tr>
Friedland, Lewis and Oliker, Stacey<\/td><\/tr>
Eversden, Mark and Sara<\/td><\/tr>
Hayward, Julie<\/td><\/tr>
Thompson, Pamela<\/td><\/tr>
Cannon, Marsha and Peter<\/td><\/tr>
Muller, Lyle and Vicki<\/td><\/tr>
Macejkovic, Steve<\/td><\/tr>
Murphy, Valerie<\/td><\/tr>
Nelson, Paul<\/td><\/tr>
Neuhauser, Susan<\/td><\/tr>
Pabellon, Carlos and Tara<\/td><\/tr>
Rindfleisch, Terry and Linda Hirsh<\/td><\/tr>
Stark, Sharon<\/td><\/tr>
Stoeffler, David<\/td><\/tr>
Williams, Roger and Kristi<\/td><\/tr>
Michaelis, Bonnie<\/td><\/tr>
O’Leary, John<\/td><\/tr>
Phelps, Richard<\/td><\/tr>
Pooler, Ann<\/td><\/tr>
Robinson, Susan<\/td><\/tr>
Shakhashiri, Bassam<\/td><\/tr>
Talbert, Charles and Victoria<\/td><\/tr>
Toussaint, Carol and John<\/td><\/tr>
Utesch, Nancy<\/td><\/tr>
Warren, Thomas and Anna Marie Benander<\/td><\/tr>
Witonsky, Trudi<\/td><\/tr>
Mawer, Jane<\/td><\/tr>
Moe, Doug and Jeanan Yasiri<\/td><\/tr>
Stiefvater, Barbara<\/td><\/tr>
Danky, James and Christine Schelshorn<\/td><\/tr>
Long, Willis<\/td><\/tr>
Martell, Stuart and Carol<\/td><\/tr>
Maryott-Walsh, Julie<\/td><\/tr>
Gebeloff, Robert<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wisconsin Watch is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization that is primarily funded through grants from foundations and donations from individuals and corporations. Please visit our main funding page to learn more, and to see funding from other years. As a matter of policy, funders exercise no control over Wisconsin Watch\u2019s editorial decisions, and all funders are publicly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":787,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single-feature.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"gigafact_has_fact_brief":false,"gigafact_remote_fact_brief_post_id":0,"gigafact_remote_sync_timestamp":"","gigafact_remote_sync_status":"","gigafact_remote_sync_response":"","gigafact_has_been_published":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":false,"newspack_show_share_buttons":false,"footnotes":""},"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[3438],"class_list":["post-1281089","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"fact_brief":null,"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2014-funding\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"2014 Funding","url":"http:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2014-funding\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2014-funding\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"News & Announcements","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"WisconsinWatch"}],"creator":["WisconsinWatch"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wisconsin Watch","logo":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ww-logo-footer-1.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-07-30T21:31:21Z","datePublished":"2023-07-30T21:31:21Z","dateModified":"2024-01-05T18:56:18Z"},"rendered":"