Donors
$250,000 and more:
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- ECMC Foundation
- Johns Hopkins University Everyone Graduates Center
- Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
- Anonymous Foundation
$100,000 and more:
- Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Springfield, Missouri
- Galesburg Community Foundation, Galesburg, Illinois
- Gary and Jana Funk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- National Rural Education Association
- Patterson Family Foundation
- Teton Science Schools, Jackson, Wyoming
$50,000 and more:
- Celia and Mark Godsil, Abingdon, Illinois
- Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
- The University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama
$20,000 and more:
- Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools
- Big Idea Program, Glenstone Square, Springfield, Missouri
- James 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, Illinois
- Grand Victoria Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
- Great Schools SI Initiative, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Michelle and Sascha Mornell, Hillsborough, California
- North State Together, Redding, California
- Rural Community Alliance, Little Rock, Arkansas
$10,000 and more:
- American Institutes for Research, Arlington, Virginia
- Cambridge Foundation, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia
- Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon
- Hood Family Donor Advised Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Julie & Bruce Leeth, Springfield, Missouri
- North Dakota Small Organized Schools, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Parker Griffith Family Foundation, Montgomery, Alabama
- Carol & Richard Silvey, West Plains, Missouri
- T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Lufkin, Texas
- Twomey Foundation, Roseville, Illinois
- University of Indianapolis - The Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning, Indianapolis, Indiana
- University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- West Central Initiative, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
$5,000 and more:
- Arizona Rural Schools Association, Phoenix, Arizona
- Joe & Jaimie Bartmann, Montrose, South Dakota
- California State University, Chico, CA
- 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
- East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
- Dr. Steven L. Johnson, Lisbon, North Dakota
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- Mike & Jodi Knutson, Watertown, South Dakota
- Taylor McCabe-Juhnke, Galesburg, Illinois
- Metis Leadership Group, Island Heights, New Jersey
- Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
- Northern Arizona University Rural Resource Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
- Dr. Lance Ternasky & Willa Moore, Avon, Illinois
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin
- Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
$1,000 and more:
- John Aeschlimann, Madison, Wisconsin
- Alabama Education Association
- Alabama Friends of Rural Schools
- American Family Insurance, Madison, Wisconsin
- Ray F. Aton Memorial Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Sally & Rob Baird, Springfield, Missouri
- Cambridge WI Farm to School Fund
- Central Illinois Rural Schools Collaborative, Charleston, Illinois
- Community Foundation of Macon County, Decatur, Illinois
- Community Foundation of the Ozarks President's Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- 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
- Lavina Grandon, Valley Springs, Arkansas
- JKH Enterprises, Springfield, Missouri
- Jay and Kim Handy, Madison, Wisconsin
- Grace and Galen Hasler, Madison, Wisconsin
- Natalie Kessler, Wataga, Illinois
- Larry Lee, Montgomery, Alabama
- The Lumpkin Family Foundation, Mattoon, Illinois
- Dr. Arthur & Joann Mallory, Springfield, Missouri
- Karen & John McCabe-Juhnke, North Newton, Kansas
- Dr. Jan Miller, Meridian, Mississippi
- Tammy and Jim LaPrad, Macomb, Illinois
- Nate McClennen and Rachel Wigglesworth, Jackson, Wyoming
- Derek & Sherry Nelson, Lake Mills, Wisconsin
- Charlie and Mary Beth O'Reilly Family Foundation, Springfield, MO
- Ohio Small Rural Collaborative, St. Paris
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- Pennsylvania State University, Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Plymouth State University, Plymouth, New Hampshire
- Brian and Denise Reid, Charleston, Illinois
- Rural Conservation Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Susan Schroth, Redding, California
- Geneva Shoemaker, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Terry Şivesind, Madison, Wisconsin
- Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, Effingham, Illinois
- Steve and Laurie Struss, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Tracy Family Foundation, Mount Sterling, Illinois
- Turner Family Charitable Fund, Strafford, Missouri
Additional Contributions:
- Chuck Alex, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Jessica Alvis, Bloomington, Illinois
- Deborah Anderson, Oakland, Nebraska
- Jim and Janet Anderson Family Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- David and Vicki Ardrey, Murphysboro, Illinois
- Annelise Ayres, Seattle, Washington
- Kate Baird, Springfield, Missouri
- Matthew Baumgartner, Newton, Kansas
- Anna from Givebutter, Wilmington, Delaware
- Cat Biddle, Orono, Maine
- Rhonda and Mark Bishop, Pittsburg, Missouri
- Terry & Jane Bork, Pasadena, California
- Kristen Bovee
- Erica Buller, Wellington, New Zealand
- Dr. Janet Boyle, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Renee and Phillip Carr, Fox, Arkansas
- Rand and Molly Chappell, Overland Park, Kansas
- Connie Ciesielski, North Aurora, Illinois
- Emily Ciesielski, Kirkland, Washington
- Liliana Coelho, Madison, Wisconsin
- Dr. Jen Collins, Iowa City, Iowa
- Dr. Rob Collins Jr., Ed.D, South Shore, Kentucky
- Tracy Colter, Geneseo, Illinois
- Mr. Leon Combs, Bradleyville, Missouri
- Leslie Cook, Jackson, Wyoming
- Valerie Cardozo, East Elmhurst, New York
- Amanda Cowart, Lemon Zest Copywriting, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin
- Kristen Cuthrell, Greenville, North Carolina
- Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Dave Dallas, Bend, Oregon
- Aaron David, Madison, Wisconsin
- Alisha David, Madison, Wisconsin
- Julie David, Madison, Wisconsin
- Beth Walz Davis, Rapid City, South Dakota
- Maddie Dayley, Seattle, Washington
- Dan & Jill DeVries, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- David Dickinson and Jeannine LaPrad, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Cyrus Driver, Hastings-On-Hudson, New York
- Earling Insurance Financial Service, Iowa
- Bill and Gina Eggert, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Jeremy Eltz, Carmel, Indiana
- Jordan & Madison E-K, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Katie Eppinger, Chicago, Illinois
- Andrea E. Evans, Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Cathy Evans, Lemmon, South Dakota
- Donald and Judith Fishburn, Forsyth, Illinois
- Jaime Festa-Daigle, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
- Amy F., Dubuque, Iowa
- Taylor Fishwild, Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- Katie Fluhr, Pingree Grove, Illinois
- Ryan Fowler, Columbia, Tennessee
- Jill Rose Franklund, Longmont, Colorado
- Savannah Franklund, Monmouth, Illinois
- Skye Franklund, Longmont, Colorado
- Dr. Michaela Fray-Tappe & Andy Tappe, Quincy, Illinois
- Rodney Frederick, Zionsville, Indiana
- Megan Funk & Jon Urban, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pat Funk, Springfield, Missouri
- Randy and Cheri Funk, Overland Park, Kansas
- Pat Funk, Springfield, Missouri
- Katherine Funk, Springfield, Missouri
- Getting Smart, Federal Way, Washington
- John Glasgow, Monmouth, Illinois
- J.R. Glasgow, Monmouth, Illinois
- Anna-Margaret Goldman, Auburn, Alabama
- Seth and Kelly Goode, New Windsor, Illinois
- Gene Gowan, Cambridge, Wisconsin
- Brent and Jeannie Glover, Harrison, Arkansas
- Rebecca Handler-Spitz, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Stacey Hardin, Baltimore, Maryland
- Melissa Harris, Snellville, Georgia
- Michael & Shelly Heilman, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Rick Gregory & Carolyn Herman, St. Louis, Missouri
- Troy Hippen, Monmouth, Illinois
- Nan and Wayne Hollie, Columbia, North Carolina
- Jefferson County American Federation of Teachers Local 2143, Birmingham, Alabama
- C.J. Jennings, Brooklyn, New York
- Sarah Johnston, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Winter and Marshall Kinne Family Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Amelia Kinzer, Dallas, Texas
- Abbey Kirk and Ryan Jones, Memphis, Tennessee
- Quinton Klabon, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
- Koop Family, Kansas City , Kansas
- Kelly and Louise Knauer Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Allan & Phyllis Knutson, Sioux Falls, SD
- Todd Kruse
- Erin Lafary, Kirkwood, Illinois
- Jodi Landgaard, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Dean Langenfeld, LaVista, Nebraska
- Maggie Langenfeld, Earling, Iowa
- Jonathan Lewis, Stoughton, Wisconsin
- Brandon Lucius, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Gregory and Donna Lunnon, Oak Grove, Missouri
- Sarah Lynch, Golden, Colorado
- Kevin and Jan Mayes, Smithville, Missouri
- Austin McCabe Juhnke, Columbus, Ohio
- Abel McClennen, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Caleb McClennen, Brooklyn, New York
- Carol & Walter McClennen, Holliston, Massachusetts
- Madison McComb, Sherrard, Illinois
- Kim McCully-Mobley, Aurora, Missouri
- Susan McKim, Montgomery, Alabama
- Emily Meier, Madison, Wisconsin
- Jim and Sally Meier, Waunakee, Wisconsin
- Rick & Val Melmer, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Kristi Millar, Monmouth, Illinois
- Ronald Millar
- Karen Miller, Ozark, Missouri
- Hannah Mills, Wilmington, Delaware
- John Minnich, Madison, Wisconsin
- Gregory Montalvo, Macomb, Illinois
- National Governors Association
- New Duds, Colchester, Vermont
- Whitney Newton, Erie, Colorado
- Rick and Brenda Norem, Bowler, Wisconsin
- Mary-Jane Owen, Klamath Falls, Oregon
- Todd and Betty Parnell, Springfield, Missouri
- Thomas and Kimberley Prater Family Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Dr. Allen Pratt, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Benjamin Precourt, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Skylar & Stefanie Primm, Madison, Wisconsin
- The Quail Family, Vermillion, South Dakota
- Ned Read, Madison, WI
- Sharon & Bryan Reber, Athens, Georgia
- Barb & Paul Reffitt, Lampe, Missouri
- Marc & Lisa Rentschler, Savage, Minnesota
- Kathy Van Cleave Riedy, Pierre, South Dakota
- Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Annah Rogers, Alabaster, Alabama
- Lillian Rogers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Judith Rose, Longmont, Colorado
- Bradley Rowe, Monmouth, Illinois
- Rural Educational Heritage INC., Fox, Arkansas
- Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Tucson, Arizona
- Madeline Sall, Madison, Wisconsin
- Kallie & Natan Sandell Lopez, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Matthew Schofield, Nicholson, Pennsylvania
- Megan and Stephen Schopp, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Karen Schreder, Chico, California
- Barb Schriver, Madison, Wisconsin
- Alex and Brady Schroth, Redding, California
- Ann Schulte, Chico, California
- Brett and Julie Schutte, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Jim Shurts, Madison, Wisconsin
- Param & Abha Singh, Macomb, Illinois
- Lacey Skorepa, Rock Island, Illinois
- Howard Spiegel, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- Jamie Spielmann, Redding, California
- Jay & Nicole Spoonhour, St. Louis, Missouri
- The Stokstad Family, Monona, Wisconsin
- Nate & Janel Stucky, Princeton, New Jersey
- Dale and Jan Swartzentruber, Delaware, Ohio
- Jacob Swartzentruber, Galesburg, Illinois
- Mara Swartzentruber, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Karen & Steve Tardrew, Madison, Wisconsin
- Sarah and Sean Tardrew, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sydney Tardrew, Madison, Wisconsin
- Lindsay Taylor, New York, New York
- The Do Something Fund, Springfield, Missouri
- Paul Theobald, Osmond, Nebraska
- Third Cup Fund, Galesburg, Illinois
- Sandra Thomaston, Alabama
- Jon and Amy Turner, Ozark, Missouri
- Susan Twomey, Monmouth, Illinois
- Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, Washington, DC
- Mary Jo Unger, Madison, Wisconsin
- Nancy Van Milligen, Dubuque, Iowa
- James and Barbara Voight, St. Joseph, Missouri
- Jim and Jackie Wentworth, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Annette White, Suitland, Maryland
- Amy D. Whitehead, Madison, Wisconsin
- Henry Whitehead, Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- Horace Williams, Montgomery, Alabama
- Lisa Wilt, Ohio, Illinois
- Hailey Winkleman, Carmi, Illinois
- Michael Wleklinski, Seattle, Washington
- Ms. Jennifer Wofford-Pratt, M.Ed, Houston, Mississippi
- Clarence Wyatt & Lobi Stone, Monmouth, Illinois
- Nathaniel Yackel, Madison, Wisconsin
- Your Friends at Givebutter
- Graci Zeiger, Indianola, Iowa
In Honor of...
Mr. Peter Amati
By Nate McClennen
Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellows
By Brandon Lucius
Denis Asselin
By Cat Biddle
Joyce Bass
By John Glasgow
Dr. James Beddow
By Dr. Steven L. Johnson, Mike Knutson, and Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
Mr. Bigelow
By Alex & Brady Schroth
Mr. Bill
By Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
The Borderlands Rural Teacher Caucus
By Dr. Melissa Sadorf
Nathan Breitholtz
By Amanda Cowart
Jennifer Brickhouse
By Nan and Wayne Hollie
Mr. Caeser
By John & Karen McCabe-Junke
Melissa Carlson
By John & Karen McCabe-Junke
Mrs. Casey
By Alex & Brady Schroth
Whitney Clark
By Cat Biddle
Allison Collins
By Robert Collins
Mr. Warren G. Cousin, Sr.
By Ms. Jennifer Wofford-Pratt, M.Ed.
Dr. Derham
By Troy Hippen
Kris DeWild & Mark Kohorst
By Maggie Langenfeld
Russell Dobson
By Gary Funk
Emily Driscoll
By Hailey Winkleman
Eastern Oregon University Rural Teacher Alumni
By Dave Dallas
Norma Eden
By Kim McCully-Mobley
Educators and Administrators of Alexander Dawson School in Lafayette, CO
By Jill Rose Franklund
Blake Fisher
By Skye Franklund
Emily Fowler
By Ryan Fowler
Dr. Tom Fox
By Karen & Steve Tardrew
Mike Fray, Rural School Leader & Coach
By Dr. Michaela Fray-Tappe & Andy Tappe
Gary Funk
By Jim & Janet Anderson Family Fund, CFO President's Fund, Mr. Leon Combs, Fogle Family Fund, Grace & Galen Hasler, Dr. Steven L. Johnson, Winter & Marshall Kinne Family Fund, Tammy & Jim LaPrad, Kelly & Louise Knauer Fund, Charlie & Mary Beth O'Reilly Family Foundation, Todd & Betty Parnell, Thomas & Kimberley Prater Family Fund, Second Wind Fund, Carol & Richard Silvey, and Turner Family Charitable Fund
Jana Funk
By Fogle Family Fund, Katherine Funk, Charlie & Mary Beth O'Reilly Family Foundation, and Second Wind Fund
The Funk Family
By Community Foundation of the Ozarks President’s Fund
Mr. Furr
By Seth & Kelly Goode
Karlee Garcia
By Ann Schulte
Jenny Garnett
By Melissa Harris, and Annette White
PJ Gorneault
By Cat Biddle
GRAD Partnership Educators
By Annah Rogers
Grants in Place Teacher Awardees
By Savannah Franklund
Ms. Judy Halli
By Annah Rogers
Grace & Galen Hasler
By Gary Funk
Krista Heilman
By Michael & Shelly Heilman
Prof. John Hitchcock
By Aaron David
Elizabeth Holub
By Cat Biddle
Val Horacek
By Mike Knutson
Sharon Huggins
By Ann Schulte
Kara Janzen
By Karen McCabe-Juhnke
Marie Kinney McMorris
By Kim McCully-Mobley
Darrel Kohlman
By Jordan & Madison E-K
Faye Koop
By Koop Family
Dianne Leavitt
By Cat Biddle
Prof. Helen Lee
By Aaron David
Julie Leeth
By Sally & Rob Baird, and Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
Mr. Lingle
By Alex & Brady Schroth
Don Ludens
By Mike Knutson
Dr. Arthur Mallory
By Gary Funk
Mr. Phil Martin
By Dr. Steven L. Johnson
Karen McCabe-Juhnke
By John McCabe-Juhnke and Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
Carol and Walter McClennen
By Nate McClennen
Nate McClennen
By Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
Carolyn McInteer
By Abbey Kirk
Jen McClintock
By Cat Biddle
Faye McMorris Estes
By Kim McCully-Mobley
Mentor Teachers of the Wyoming Rural Teacher Corps
By Leslie Cook
Dr. Marlon Murray
By Lillian Rogers
Northern California GRAD Partnership Schools & Teachers
By Susan Schroth
Mrs. Orlin
By Leslie Cook
Cristina Perez
By Cat Biddle
Hayley Richardson
By Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
Richard Schmit
By Dr. Steven L. Johnson
Carol Silvey
By Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
Brian Skinner
By Taylor McCabe-Juhnke
South Dakota Educators
By Megan and Stephen Schopp
Mrs. Elizabeth (Hughes) Stimmel
By Dr. Jen Collins
Dr. Linda Tafel
By Karen & Steve Tardrew
Dr. Karen Tardrew
By Sydney Tardrew
TARTANS Alumni
By Tammy La Prad
Teachers in Indiana's Rural Early College Network
By Dr. Janet Boyle
Laura Thomas
By Cat Biddle
Amy Troy
By Savannah Franklund
Cyrus Weaver of Middleton High School
By John Minnich
Ellen Welch
By Mike Knutson
David Williams
By Matthew Baumgartner
In Memory of...
Dr. James Beddow
By Joe & Jaimie Bartmann, Beth Walz Davis, Dan & Jill DeVries, Fogle Family Fund, Gary & Jana Funk, Josh Gibb, Dr. Steven L. Johnson, Allan & Phyllis Knutson, Mike Knutson, Taylor McCabe-Juhnke, Rick & Val Melmer, Marc & Lisa Rentschler, Kathy Van Cleave Riedy, Ann Schulte, Julie Hart Schutte & Brett Schutte, Carol Silvey, and Jim & Jackie Wentworth
Dr. Larry Chadwick
By Anonymous
Hal D. Funk
By Katherine Funk, Donald & Judith Fishburn, Gregory & Donna Lunnon, Kevin & Jan Mayes, and James & Barbara Voight
Duane "Doc" Hanson
By Dr. Steven L. Johnson
Fran Hood
By Hood Family Donor Advised Fund
Allan Knutson
By Brett and Julie Schutte
Marie Kinney McMorris
By Kim McCully-Mobley
Jack Norem
By Rick & Brenda Norem
Bob Plunkett
By Todd Kruse
Mr. Scott Ramsey
By Dave Dallas
Dorothy Rooney
By Tammy La Prad
Bill Rose
By Rick & Brenda Norem
Evelyn Ruckman
By Pat Funk
Rodney Rushing
By Renee and Phillip Carr
Milton Schroth
By Susan Schroth
Dr. David Teja
By Karen Schreder
Betsy Webb, Former Bangor Superintendent
By Catharine Biddle
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