Donors
$100,000 and more
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- The Catalyst Fund, Missouri
- Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Missouri
- Galesburg Community Foundation, Illinois
- Gary and Jana Funk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- National Rural Education Association
- Patterson Family Foundation
$50,000 and more
- Celia and Mark Godsil, Abingdon, Illinois
- Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
- Teton Science Schools, Wyoming
$20,000 and more
- Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools
- Big Idea Program, Glenstone Square, Springfield, Missouri
- James T. and Jean Beddow, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- John and Mary Cooper Charitable Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
- Grand Victoria Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
- Great Schools SI Initiative, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Michelle and Sascha Mornell, Hillsborough, California
- The University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama
$10,000 and more
- Cambridge Foundation, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Hood Family Donor Advised Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Julie and Bruce Leeth, Springfield, Missouri
- North Dakota Small Organized Schools
- Rural Community Alliance, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Carol Silvey, West Plains, Missouri
- Twomey Foundation, Roseville, Illinois
- West Central Initiative, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
$5,000 and more
- Cambridge Mountain Bike Park Fund, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Iowa
- Dakota Resources, Renner, South Dakota
- Dean L. Lund American Family Insurance Agency, Inc., Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon
- Metis Leadership Group, Island Heights, New Jersey
- North State Together, Redding, California
- Parker Griffith Family Foundation, Montgomery, Alabama
- University of Indianapolis - The Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning, Indianapolis, Indiana
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin
- An anonymous, in-kind donation in memory of Dr. Larry Chadwick
$1,000 and more
- John Aeschlimann, Madison, Wisconsin
- Alabama Education Association
- Alabama Friends of Rural Schools
- American Family Insurance, Madison, Wisconsin
- Arizona Rural Schools Association, Phoenix, Arizona
- Ray F. Aton Memorial Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- California State University, Chico
- Cambridge WI Farm to School Fund
- Central Illinois Rural Schools Collaborative, Charleston
- Community Foundation of Macon County, Decatur, Illinois
- Fogle Family Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Forefront, Chicago, Illinois
- Funk Family Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Hal and Kathy Funk, Springfield, Missouri
- Josh and Stacy Gibb, Galesburg, Illinois
- Graham Local Schools, St. Paris, Ohio
- Lavina Grandon, Valley Springs, Arkansas
- JKH Enterprises, Springfield, Missouri
- Jay and Kim Handy, Madison, Wisconsin
- Dr. Steven Johnson, Lisbon, North Dakota
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- Natalie Kessler, Wataga, Illinois
- Northern Arizona University Rural Resource Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
- Mike Knutson, Watertown, South Dakota
- Larry Lee, Montgomery, Alabama
- The Lumpkin Family Foundation, Mattoon, Illinois
- Dr. Arthur Mallory, Springfield, Missouri
- Tammy LaPrad, Macomb, Illinois
- Taylor McCabe-Juhnke, Galesburg, IL
- Ohio Small Rural Collaborative, St. Paris
- Brian and Denise Reid, Charleston, Illinois
- Rural Conservation Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Geneva Shoemaker, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Terry Şivesind, Madison, Wisconsin
- Shasta College, Redding, California
- Steve and Laurie Struss, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Dr. Lance Ternasky & Willa Moore, Avon, Illinois
- Tracy Family Foundation, Mount Sterling, Illinois
- Your Cause, Plano, Texas
Additional contributions
- Deborah Anderson, Oakland, Nebraska
- David and Vicki Ardrey, Murphysboro, Illinois
- Kate Baird, Springfield, Missouri
- Sally & Rob Baird, Springfield, Missouri, in honor of Julie Leeth
- Joseph Bartmann, Renner, South Dakota
- Jane Bork, Pasadena, California
- Kristen Bovee
- Renee and Phillip Carr, Fox, Arkansas, In memory of Rodney Rushing
- Rand and Molly Chappell, Charleston, Illinois
- Liliana Coelho, Ithaca, New York
- Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Earling Insurance Financial Service, Iowa
- Bill and Gina Eggert, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Dr. Andrea Evans, Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Donald and Judith Fishburn, Forsyth, Illinois, In memory of Hal D. Funk
- Savannah Franklund, Monmouth, Illinois
- Megan Funk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pat Funk, Springfield, Missouri
- Randy and Cheri Funk, Overland Park, Kansas
- Pat Funk, Springfield, Missouri, In memory of Evelyn Ruckman
- Katherine Funk, Springfield, Missouri, In memory of Hal D. Funk
- Katherine Funk, Springfield, Missouri, In honor of Jana Funk
- John Glasgow, Monmouth, Illinois
- J.R. Glasgow, Monmouth, Illinois
- Kelly Goode, New Windsor, Illinois
- Gene Gowan, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Brent and Jeannie Glover, Harrison, Arkansas
- Grace and Galen Hasler, Madison, Wisconsin
- Rivi Handler-Spitz, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Rick Gregory and Carolyn Herman, St. Louis, Missouri
- Jefferson County American Federation of Teachers Local 2143, Birmingham, Alabama
- C.J. Jennings, Brooklyn, New York
- Quinton Klabon, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
- Kelly and Louise Knauer Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- David Dickenson and Jeannine LaPrad, Michigan
- Maggie Langenfeld, Earling, Iowa
- Diane Lewis, Kansas City, Missouri
- Jonathan Lewis, Stoughton, Wisconsin
- Gregory and Donna Lunnon, Oak Grove, Missouri, In memory of Hal D. Funk
- Karen McCabe-Juhnke, North Newton, Kansas
- Carol & Walter McClennen, Holliston, Massachusetts
- Nate McClennen, Jackson, Wyoming
- Susan McKim, Montgomery, Alabama
- Emily Meier, Madison, Wisconsin
- Kevin and Jan Mayes, Smithville, Missouri, In memory of Hal D. Funk
- Jim and Sally Meier, Waunakee, Wisconsin
- Jan Miller, Meridian, Mississippi
- Karen Miller, Ozark, Missouri
- John Minnich, Madison, Wisconsin
- National Governors Association
- Rick and Brenda Norem, Bowler, Wisconsin
- Bryan and Sharon Reber, Athens, Georgia
- Barb Reffitt, Lampe, Missouri
- Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Judith Rose, Longmont, Colorado
- Kallie Sandell, Renton, Washington
- Susan Schroth, Redding, California
- Ann Schulte, Chico, California
- Jim Shurts, Madison, Wisconsin
- Lacey Skorepa, Rock Island, Illinois
- Howard Spiegle, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- Janel Stucky, Princeton, New Jersey
- The Do Something Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Paul Theobald, Osmond, Nebraska
- Third Cup Fund, Galesburg, Illinois
- Sandra Thomastan, Alabama
- Jon Turner, Ozark, Missouri
- Susan Twomey, Monmouth, Illinois
- Horace Williams, Montgomery, Alabama
- Lisa Wilt, Ohio, Illinois
- Mark Willhardt, Monmouth, Illinois
- Hailey Winkleman, Carmi, Illinois
- Clarence Wyatt & Lobi Stone, Monmouth, Illinois
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Gifts Given in Honor of a Teacher Who Has Made an Impact
2022 Gifts:
In honor of Mark Kohorst & Kris DeWild, by Maggie Langenfeld
In memory of her 1950's rural Iowa School Teacher, by Judith Rose
In honor of Jim Beddow & Gary Funk, by Steven Johnson
2021 Gifts:
In honor of Amy Troy, by Savannah Franklund
In honor of Joyce Bass, by John Glasgow
In honor of Richard Schmit, by Steve Johnson
In honor of Karen McCabe-Juhnke, by Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
In honor of Cyrus Weaver, of Middleton High School, by John Minnich
In honor of Sharon Huggins, by Ann Schulte
In honor of Emily Driscoll, by Hailey Winkleman