Sunlight Foundation

Google Foundation (Google.org)

$2,100,000.00

To support the expansion of civic and political standards and data pipelines, source and integrate city-level data, incubate an ecosystem of civic startups and to collect and analyze cases that illustrate the power of technology-driven transparency policies to improve civic engagement, reduce government waste, and bring about other positive changes. ($2,100,000 awarded over two years starting in December 2012)

Michael R. Klein

$1,500,000.00

For general support.

Omidyar Network

$1,457,938.00

For general support, with a portion contingent upon a "matching funds" challenge. ($1,700,000 awarded over three years starting in 2012 with an additional $4,300,000 available via "matching funds")

Omidyar Network

$544,224.00

For general support, with a portion contingent upon a "matching funds" challenge. ($6,000,000 awarded over three years starting in 2009, with an additional $3,000,000 available via "matching funds")

Rockefeller Family Fund

$500,000.00

For general support.

Ford Foundation

$300,000.00

For support of a Transparency Training Program (Sunlight Academy) to equip journalists, advocates and others with the tools to effectively access and use government data to increase transparency and government accountability. ($300,000 awarded over one year)

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

$250,000.00

For the development of a new international program to promote government transparency. ($750,000 awarded over three years starting in 2012)

Atlantic Philanthropies

$100,000.00

To establish a new pilot, post-graduate journalism fellowship program, the "John E. Moss Fellowship," at Sunlight which will intensively train journalism post-graduates in new techniques and technologies. ($200,000 awarded over two years starting in 2011)

Foundation to Promote Open Society

$90,000.00

For support of a new strategic international program which will focus on advancing international policy norms and strengthening and supporting transparency partners abroad. ($100,000 awarded over one year)

Kaphan Foundation

$75,000.00

For general support.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

$55,000.00

For support of a bi-coastal datafest and hackathon which will bring together journalists, data analysts and coders to examine and use campaign finance, lobbying and government transparency data.

Chang K. Park Foundation

$50,000.00

For general support.

Robert R. McCormick Foundation

$50,000.00

For the development and promotion of Open States: Illinois, an Illinois legislative database and web platform (part of our Open States project) that will make publicly available data sources more accessible to journalists and citizens.

Google, Inc.

$45,000.00

To support development of a Vote Planner App, which will let voters access information about upcoming elections and share their voting plans online.

Poynter Institute

$41,000.00

For support of a McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute (SRI) and related training on the topic of investigating Super PACs. (Grant administered by Poynter in partnership with the Robert R. McCormick Foundation)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

$40,000.00

For general support. ($80,000 awarded over two years starting in 2012)

Pew Charitable Trusts

$39,874.00

Contract for development of the Subsidyscope website.

Alan A. Fischer

$25,000.00

For general support.

craigslist Charitable Fund

$25,000.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Anonymous

$25,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Anonymous.

Stanton Foundation

$25,000.00

To work with a marketing firm to grow the user-base of Scout (a free, online alert system that demonstrates how legislation and regulations are shaped in Washington, D.C. and in state capitols) and expand the audience of people and organizations who interact with the Sunlight Foundation or one of our tools, websites or products.

Open Society Institute

$22,066.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2012.

Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund

$10,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Craig Newmark.

Stuart M. Bloch

$10,000.00

For general support.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, The KOIVU Fund

$10,000.00

For general support.

124 gifts under $250

$5,821.33

e.Republic, Inc.

$5,000.00

Free advertising at GOVERNING.com for TransparencyCamp 2012.

Elbaz Family Foundation

$5,000.00

For general support.

Hon. Raymond C. Clevenger, III

$5,000.00

For general support.

Nicholas J. Klein

$5,000.00

For general support.

Seattle Foundation, Washienko/Mathieu Family Fund

$5,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Michael C. Mathieu and Kathleen M. Washienko.

Justin Buell

$4,238.95

For general support.

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

$3,999.62

Royalties from the book Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions, 1st Edition (Published July 2009).

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, Marilyn and Michael Glosserman Community Fund

$2,500.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Marilyn & Michael Glosserman.

James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation, Inc.

$2,500.00

For general support.

James G. Hart Foundation

$2,500.00

For general support.

Microsoft via TechSoup

$2,295.00

Software purchased from TechSoup donated by Microsoft.

Eric Spiegel

$2,010.00

For general support.

Andrew McLaughlin

$1,000.00

For general support.

Azavea Inc.

$1,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2012.

Brian and Lucy Conboy

$1,000.00

For general support.

Columbia Books & Information Services

$1,000.00

Free advertising for TransparencyCamp 2012.

David S. Joerg

$1,000.00

For general support.

Forum One Communications Corporation

$1,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2012.

Jason May

$1,000.00

For general support.

Kenyon D. Wells

$1,000.00

On behalf of CGI Federal for support of TransparencyCamp 2012.

Lederer Foundation, Inc.

$1,000.00

For general support.

Microsoft Corporation

$1,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2012.

University of Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute

$1,000.00

Honorarium for Ellen S. Miller.

Anonymous

$556.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Michael J. Osenar Gift Fund

$500.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Michael J. Osenar.

Katherine Foss McClintic

$500.00

For general support.

Robert Hanham

$500.00

For general support.

Warren H. Haber

$500.00

For general support.

Per Dutton

$400.00

For general support.

Greg Bell

$300.00

For general support.

Dane Summers

$250.00

For general support.

Paul Schreiber

$250.00

For general support.

Vincent Nibler

$250.00

For general support.

Omidyar Network

$2,983,592.00

For general support, with a portion contingent upon a "matching funds" challenge. ($6,000,000 awarded over three years starting in 2009, with an additional $3,000,000 available via "matching funds")

Michael R. Klein

$1,000,000.00

For general support.

Rockefeller Family Fund

$1,000,000.00

For general support.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$599,132.00

To create a suite of National Data Apps (Sunlight Health, Upwardly Mobile and Sitegeist) - platforms and tools for delivering federal data to the public. ($1,216,678 awarded over two years starting in 2010)

Open Society Foundations

$300,000.00

To advance transparency and open government through reporting, tools and policies that will further expose for public scrutiny the influence of lobbying in Washington and will promote the full implementation, codification and expansion of the Open Government Directive. ($300,000 awarded over 15 months)

Rita Allen Foundation

$300,000.00

To fully develop and implement the Open States Project which will provide a new resource for identifying and tracking activity within state legislatures. ($500,000 awarded over two years starting in 2011)

Pew Charitable Trusts

$228,750.00

Contract for development of the Subsidyscope website.

Kaphan Foundation

$110,000.00

For general support.

Atlantic Philanthropies

$100,000.00

To establish a new pilot, post-graduate journalism fellowship program, the "John E. Moss Fellowship," at Sunlight which will intensively train journalism post-graduates in new techniques and technologies. ($200,000 awarded over two years starting in 2011)

Mark Cuban

$100,000.00

For general support.

Stanton Foundation

$93,077.00

To create a national, legislative alert system on the basis of issue or keyword – a Google Alerts for public policy (Scout).

SRA International, Inc.

$75,000.00

For general support.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

$60,000.00

For development of open-source software that reveals the patterns of influence behind public comments (Docket Wrench).

Chang K. Park Foundation

$50,000.00

For general support.

Open Society Foundations

$40,000.00

To expand and diversify a coalition of groups that will publicly demand transparency from the "Super Committee" and to coordinate action among the coalition.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

$40,000.00

To ensure greater transparency of the effects that corporations have on American public policy.

Minnesota Historical Society

$37,000.00

Contract to develop a website to provide access to digital legislative content.

Open Society Institute

$27,525.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2011.

Alan A. Fischer

$25,000.00

For general support.

craigslist Charitable Fund

$25,000.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Anonymous

$25,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Anonymous.

Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation

$25,000.00

For general support.

Omidyar Network

$23,245.87

For support of TransparencyCamp 2011.

Microsoft via TechSoup

$11,540.00

Software purchased from TechSoup donated by Microsoft.

906 gifts under $250

$5,519.00

e.Republic, Inc.

$5,000.00

Free advertising at GOVERNING.com for TransparencyCamp 2011.

Elbaz Family Foundation

$5,000.00

For general support.

Esther Dyson

$5,000.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Helianthus Fund

$5,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Marjorie B. Roswell.

Google, Inc.

$5,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2011.

James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation, Inc.

$5,000.00

For general support.

M & M Foundation

$5,000.00

For general support.

Nicholas J. Klein

$5,000.00

For general support.

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

$5,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2011.

Raymond C. Clevenger, III

$5,000.00

For general support.

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

$4,423.23

Royalties from the book Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions, 1st Edition (Published July 2009).

Adobe Systems Incorporated

$2,500.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2011.

David Bonderman

$2,500.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Andrew C. Florance Charitable Fund

$2,500.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Andrew C. Florance.

Alexander Chiang

$1,000.00

For general support.

David S. Joerg

$1,000.00

For general support.

Lederer Foundation, Inc.

$1,000.00

For general support.

Simon Tong

$1,000.00

For general support.

Scott Crabtree

$600.00

For general support.

Jason May

$500.00

For general support.

Warren H. Haber

$500.00

For general support.

Christopher D. Carroll

$499.00

For general support.

Per Dutton

$400.00

For general support.

James Hart

$250.00

For general support.

Joshua Tauberer

$250.00

For general support.

Rockefeller Family Fund

$1,750,000.00

For general support.

Omidyar Network

$1,472,184.00

For general support, with a portion contingent upon a "matching funds" challenge. ($6,000,000 awarded over three years starting in 2009, with an additional $3,000,000 available via "matching funds")

Michael R. Klein

$1,000,000.00

For general support.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$607,546.00

To create a suite of National Data Apps (Sunlight Health, Upwardly Mobile and Sitegeist) - platforms and tools for delivering federal data to the public. ($1,216,678 awarded over two years starting in 2010)

Pew Charitable Trusts

$376,250.00

Contract for development of the Subsidyscope website.

Ford Foundation

$300,000.00

To support the Data Commons Project to develop a repository of publicly available information on corporate lobbying and campaign contributions and better track governmental involvement with the private sector.

Kaphan Foundation

$75,000.00

For general support.

Adobe Systems Incorporated

$50,000.00

For support of Design for America.

craigslist Charitable Fund

$50,000.00

For general support.

Reid Hoffman

$50,000.00

For general support.

Blum Family Foundation

$40,000.00

For general support.

David Bonderman

$40,000.00

For general support.

The National Priorities Project Inc.

$37,800.00

Contract to provide consulting services to audit existing data and build a relational database, API and basic web search utility.

1674 gifts under $250

$28,776.60

Alan A. Fischer

$25,000.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Anonymous

$25,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Anonymous.

Fuller Foundation, Volgenau Family Fund

$20,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Sara and Ernst Volgenau.

Google, Inc.

$20,000.00

For support of Design for America.

Cutts Foundation

$10,000.00

For general support.

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

$10,000.00

For general support.

Google, Inc.

$10,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2010.

Harnisch Family Foundation

$10,000.00

To support the 180 Degrees: Citizen Meet the Lobbyists Project.

Knight-Batten Award for Innovation in Journalism

$10,000.00

Grand Prize Award for Sunlight Live: our interactive, real-time investigative reporting platform.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

$10,000.00

For support of Design for America.

Minnesota Historical Society

$5,285.71

Contract to develop a website to provide access to digital legislative content.

Anita M. Antenucci

$5,000.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Helianthus Fund

$5,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Marjorie B. Roswell.

James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation, Inc.

$5,000.00

For general support.

Raymond C. Clevenger, III

$5,000.00

For general support.

Stuart M. Bloch

$5,000.00

For general support.

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

$4,844.18

Royalties from the book Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions, 1st Edition (Published July 2009).

Esther Dyson

$2,500.00

For general support.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Andrew C. Florance Charitable Fund

$2,500.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Andrew C. Florance.

Schwab Charitable Fund

$2,500.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Bunny and Charles Burson.

NIHCM Foundation Journalism and Research Award

$2,000.00

Honorable Mention for Print Journalism awarded for "The Heart of the Matter: How Congress and Special Interests Kept Crucial Clinical Trial Data Secret." This article investigates how former congressional staffers went to work for medical device manufacturers.

Springcreek Foundation

$1,500.00

For general support.

Microsoft

$1,122.00

Market value of game consoles given in-kind.

Bernie Loves CeCe Trust

$1,000.00

For general support.

Christopher Halligan

$1,000.00

For general support.

Stanton and Susan Sloane

$1,000.00

For general support.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Brian and Lucy Conboy Fund

$1,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Lucy and Brian Conboy.

Amanda Milstein

$500.00

For general support.

Land and Ping Wayland

$500.00

For general support.

Lawrence Lessig

$500.00

For general support.

Lederer Foundation, Inc.

$500.00

For general support.

May Family Foundation

$500.00

For general support.

Online Searches, LLC

$500.00

For general support.

Randall Leeds

$500.00

For general support.

W. Robert Grafton

$500.00

For general support.

Omidyar Network

$4,000,000.00

For general support, with a portion contingent upon a "matching funds" challenge. ($6,000,000 awarded over three years starting in 2009, with an additional $3,000,000 available via "matching funds")

Michael R. Klein

$850,000.00

For general support.

Foundation to Promote Open Society

$300,000.00

To support a journalism training program and the development of transparency tools focused on state legislatures. ($300,000 awarded over 15 months)

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$300,000.00

To create and launch web tools allowing easily accessible public information on Congress. ($565,000 awarded over two years)

Rockefeller Family Fund

$100,000.00

For general support.

Google, Inc.

$66,067.00

Kaphan Foundation

$25,000.00

Cutts Foundation

$10,000.00

Elbaz Family Foundation

$10,000.00

For general support.

Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund

$10,000.00

For support of Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge

Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation

$10,000.00

For support of Code for America. (Sunlight Foundation served as Code for America's fiscal sponsor until 9/30/2010)

Sage Foundation, Inc.

$10,000.00

For general support.

Stephen Case Foundation

$10,000.00

For support of Code for America. (Sunlight Foundation served as Code for America's fiscal sponsor until 9/30/2010)

Anita M. Antenucci

$5,000.00

For general support.

Google, Inc.

$4,788.00

In-kind donation.

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

$3,009.58

Royalties from the book Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions, 1st Edition (Published July 2009).

55 gifts under $250

$2,548.76

Blue State Digital LLC

$2,000.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2009.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Andrew C. Florance Charitable Fund

$2,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Andrew C. Florance.

Armeane M. Choksi

$1,000.00

Dr. & Mrs. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.

$1,000.00

Robert S. Grimes, Esq.

$1,000.00

Ross & Moncure, Inc.

$1,000.00

The San Francisco Foundation

$1,000.00

For general support.

Leonard Simon Clow

$600.00

Google, Inc.

$500.00

For support of TransparencyCamp 2009

TheCapitol.Net

$500.00

Pew Charitable Trusts

$2,305,000.00

Contract for development of the Subsidyscope website.

Omidyar Network

$2,000,000.00

For general support.

Michael R. Klein

$500,000.00

For general support.

Rockefeller Family Fund

$500,000.00

For general support.

Open Society Institute

$250,000.00

Blum Family Foundation

$50,000.00

ProPublica

$50,000.00

Shel Kaphan

$50,000.00

Cutts Foundation

$25,000.00

Miles Curtain Laws Robinson

$25,000.00

Elbaz Family Foundation

$10,000.00

For support of Watchdog.net.

Gerson and Barbara Bakar

$10,000.00

Robert L. Miller

$10,000.00

Stuart Marshall Bloch and Julia Chang Bloch

$10,000.00

James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation, Inc.

$5,000.00

Raymond C. Clevenger, III

$5,000.00

30 gifts $250 or less

$2,925.00

Sunil Pail and Michelle Odom Foundation

$2,000.00

Springcreek Advisors

$1,125.00

Bank of America

$1,000.00

Conrad Cafritz

$1,000.00

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Skinner Fund

$1,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Brian D. Skinner.

Kobayashi Family Foundation

$1,000.00

LaSalle D. Leffall

$1,000.00

Lisa and Gregory Stanger Charitable Foundation

$1,000.00

Matthew Regan and Yoon-Young Lee

$1,000.00

Chad J. Fitzgerald

$500.00

Kobayashi Family Foundation

$442.00

Anonymous money order

$300.00

Omidyar Network

$2,000,000.00

For general support ($1,000,000) and grantmaking ($1,000,000).

Rockefeller Family Fund

$1,000,000.00

For general support.

David Bonderman

$250,000.00

Blum Family Foundation

$50,000.00

Sage Foundation

$50,000.00

Fischer & Company, LLC

$40,000.00

Ted and Jim Pedas / Circle Management Company

$25,000.00

Fuller Foundation, Volgenau Family Fund

$20,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Sara and Ernst Volgenau

Raymond C. Clevenger, III

$10,000.00

Springcreek Foundation

$6,000.00

CRESA Partners of Greater Washington

$2,500.00

Peter Gottesman, CRESA Partners

$2,500.00

Springcreek Advisors, LLC

$2,125.00

Artifex Software, Inc.

$1,000.00

Domenico and Eleanor De Sole

$1,000.00

Schwab Charitable Fund

$1,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Sanford K. Ain.

Five gifts of $250 or less

$555.00

Rockefeller Family Fund

$1,900,000.00

For general support.

Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation

$100,000.00

N. Colin Lind

$100,000.00

Fuller Foundation, Volgenau Family Fund

$20,000.00

For general support, at the recommendation of Sara and Ernst Volgenau.

Fischer & Company, LLC

$15,000.00

Philanthropic Collaborative, Inc.

$5,000.00

Springcreek Advisors, LLC

$3,125.00

Seven gifts of $250 or less

$945.00

Michael R. Klein

$3,500,000.00

For general support to establish The Sunlight Foundation.