Philanthropic support from foundations, corporations and individuals

American Public Media is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission cannot be realized without the tremendous support extended to us by the more than 90 foundations and 100,000 individuals who believe in our programming and service to our listeners.

Corporations, foundations and government agencies made philanthropic grants to support the annual programs and services that fulfill our mission. Within each category, contributors are listed in descending order of their financial support.

We are pleased to recognize our leading contributors who support one or more of our organizations: American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio and Southern California Public Radio. Within each category, contributors are listed in descending order of their financial support.

Government support $25,000 and above

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
State of Minnesota
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR

Foundation support $25,000 and above

The California Endowment
Kendeda Sustainability Fund of Tides Foundation
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Blandin Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The Huss Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
FINRA Investor Education Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The Starr Foundation
Lilly Endowment Inc.
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
The McKnight Foundation
Surdna Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Freeman Foundation
The George Family Foundation
McCormick Tribune Foundation
The David B. Gold Foundation
Northwest Area Foundation
Phyllis S. Poehler/Walter E. Stremel Charitable Trust
The Commonwealth Fund
Anonymous
The Hearst Foundations
The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation
Katherine B. Andersen Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation
Open Society Institute Katrina Media Fellowship
MAHADH Fund of HRK Foundation

Corporate Support $25,000 and above

Deloitte
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
3M Foundation
General Mills Foundation
IBM Corporation
The Cargill Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota
National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc.
Ecolab Foundation
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Best Buy Children's Foundation

Individual contributors $25,000 and above

John and Louise Bryson
Gordon and Dona Crawford
Charles and Carolyn Miller
The Ward Family Foundation
Karin L. Larson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sivertsen
Daniel and Constance Kunin
Anonymous
Joanne and Philip Von Blon
Thomas W. and Lorna Gleason
Peter and Helen Bing
Dusty and George Mairs
Mohn Family Foundation