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TOP DONORS

Thanks to these donors for deep support that has enabled us to develop ongoing series about addressing gender-based violence and collective health:

  • Bill & Michelle Pohlad
  • Kristin Siegesmund
  • Becca Brackett
  • Susan Armington
  • Valerie Johnson
  • Jenna & George Hutchinson
  • Ellie Krug
  • Joan Gilles

LONG-TIME DONORS

  • Cindy Toppin
  • Barb Minor
  • Terri McNeil
  • J Marie Fieger
  • Barbara Saunders
  • Melissa Driscoll
  • Lorraine Wookey
  • Kay Dawson
  • Chante Wolf
  • Lea Dahl
  • Margaret Weekes
  • Mary Madison
  • Mike Tikkanen
  • Suzanne Fenton
  • Jennifer Gasperini
  • Chris Cohen
  • June Mathiowetz
  • Terri Karis
  • Mena Hautau
  • Susan Stacey
  • Joyce Tofte
  • Tracy Moore
  • Erika Yacht
  • Lyn Crosby
  • Michele Van DeRanum
  • Wendy Darst
  • Anne Star Mavity
  • Katy Backes Kozhimannil
  • Sue Abderholden
  • Joanna Winship
  • Heidi Adelsman
  • Emily Baxter
  • Anne Peek
  • Kit Ketchum
  • Lisa Hinz
  • Kathryn Knoblauch
  • Judy Schumacher
  • Brooke Christenson
  • Jennifer Johnson
  • Kathryn Ringham
  • Michelle Moran
  • Virginia Belden-Charles
  • Karin Wille
  • Karen Wills
  • Patricia Wasser
  • Trish Keating
  • Barbara Vaile
  • Kyoko Katayama
  • Brenda Hanson
  • Wendy Reid
  • Naomi English
  • Alan Berks
  • Tiffany Calderon
  • Je’ Taylor and Megan Coylewright
  • Kathryn Charlet
  • Deborah Halvorson

Foundations and Organizational Support

We have been able to launch two new series in 2025 thanks to the support of:

  • Unidos MN
  • Press Forward Minnesota
  • Lenfest Institute for Journalism
  • Minnesota Promise Act

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Looking to 2026

Thanks to these Badass members, we are able to look ahead to 2026 for a continuation of the above series, as well as new development focused on ecosystems, economies, ecofeminism — and the change agents who are creating new systems and leadership.

  • Alan Berks

  • Allegra Birdseye-Hannula

  • Alyssa Fritz

  • Ann Beecher

  • Ann Romanczuk

  • Anne Peek

  • Anne Star Mavity

  • Barb Minor

  • Barbara Case

  • Barbara P. Vaile

  • Barbara Saunders

  • Bonnie Russ

  • Brenda Hanson

  • Brenda Himrich

  • Brenna Sonke

  • Brianna Gibson

  • Brooke Christenson

  • Carol Kuechler

  • Carol Lacey

  • Catherine Squires

  • Chante Wolf

  • Chris Brazelton

  • Chris Cohen

  • Chris Mansfield

  • Cindy Toppin

  • Colleen Cowie

  • Cyndie Hays

  • Cynthia Packer

  • Dan & Welcome Jerde

  • Deborah Halvorson

  • Deborah Thorp

  • Debra Lerdal

  • Elisabeth Pletcher

  • Elizabeth Feckter

  • Elizabeth McCambridge

  • Emily Baxter

  • Emma McKhann

  • Erika Van De Yacht

  • Erin Hagemeyer

  • Gladys Benson

  • Gretchen Beilke

  • Heidi Adelsman

  • Holly Hamilton

  • Ilse Perlich

  • J. Marie Fieger

  • Jackie Christensen

  • Jane Nefores

  • Jane Waddell

  • Jane Willard

  • Janine Staufacker

  • Je’Taylor and Megan Coylewright

  • Jeana Lidfors

  • Jeanne Landkamer

  • Jennifer Gasperini

  • Jennifer Johnson

  • Jessica Mager

  • Jo Ann Buysse

  • Joanna Winship

  • Joyce Tofte

  • Judith Lies

  • Judith Rangel

  • Judy Schumacher

  • Julie Fryer

  • Julie Ingleman

  • June Mathiowetz

  • Karen Baumgaertner

  • Karen Cadigan

  • Karen Lunde

  • Karen Wilcox

  • Karen Wills

  • Karin Wille

  • Kate Graham

  • Kathryn Charlet

  • Kathryn Knoblauch

  • Kathryn Ringham

  • Katy Backes Kozhimannil

  • Katy Gaynor

  • Kay Dawson

  • Kenton Spading

  • Kit Ketchum

  • Krista Hanson

  • Kristen Froebel

  • Kyoko Katayama

  • Larry Dittberner

  • Layl McDill

  • Lea Dahl

  • Lilly Mercer

  • Lisa Hinz

  • Lisa McKhann

  • Lisa Rudolph

  • Lorraine Wookey

  • Louise Ziegler

  • Lynne Hardey

  • Maggie Kozak

  • Marcia Leussler

  • Marcia Wattson

  • Margaret Weekes

  • Marlene Johnson

  • Mary Jo Schifsky

  • Mary Madison

  • Melissa Driscoll

  • Mena Hautau

  • Michele Holzwarth

  • Michele Ranum

  • Michelle Christian

  • Michelle Moran

  • Mike Tikkanen

  • Nancy Lyons

  • Nicole Everling

  • Nikki Engel

  • Nina Guertin

  • Nora Hertel

  • Pamela Dyer

  • Patricia Wasser

  • Priscilla Trinh

  • Rachel Ratner

  • Rebecca Cramer

  • Rosario de La Torre

  • Ruth DeFoster

  • Sam O’Connell

  • Sara Nett-Torgrimson

  • Sarah Bagwell

  • Sarah Pierson

  • Shannon Gibney

  • Shelley Madore

  • Sophia Morrissette

  • Stacey Kloek

  • Stephanie Worcester

  • Sue Abderholden

  • Susan Stacey

  • Suzann Willhite

  • Suzanne Fenton

  • Teresa McGinley

  • Terri Karis

  • Terri McNeil

  • Terri Nelson

  • Theresa Wanta

  • Tiffany Calderon

  • Timothy Heelan

  • Tracey Kinney

  • Tracy Moore

  • Trish Keating

  • Val Mondor

  • Virginia Belden-Charles

  • Wayne Schilling

  • Wendy Berry

  • Wendy Darst

  • Wendy Reid

  • Xay Yang

NEWER MEMBERS

Thanks to these newer Badass members whose support is helping us expand our conversation statewide.

  • Naomi English
  • Kristen Froebel
  • Erin Anderson
  • Mary Bolton
  • Rebecca Coleman
  • Laura Ross
  • Melissa Reid
  • Michelle Crain
  • Katie Cashman
  • Helene Haapala
  • Denise Marlowe
  • Julie Carr
  • Kim Bartmann
  • Theresa Wanta
  • Sindy Mau
  • Jim Lovestar
  • Anonymous
  • Anabel Sanford
  • Carol Dines

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