LkldNow is extremely grateful for the individuals and organizations that support community journalism through financial generosity.

Grants, Major Donors

  • $20,000 from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Sustainable Publishing Solutions Initiative
  • $15,000 from the Fund for Nonprofit News at The Miami Foundation
  • $6,000 from the LION-GNI Sustainability Audits and Funding program
  • $1,500 through the Empower Polk grant provided by the GiveWell Community Foundation

MAJOR DONORS: LkldNow received $5,000 or more in 2022 from The Bell-Barnett Family Fund at the GiveWell Foundation and The Lunz Group, architects.

2022 Donors

  • Bruce Abels
  • Jen Aguilar
  • Ralph Allen
  • Thomas Anderson
  • Ann Caroline + David Bean Family Foundation
  • Hans Arndt
  • Linda Bagley Wiggs
  • Gail Bagley
  • Nolen Bailey
  • Citizens Bank and Trust
  • Wesley Barnett
  • Jan Barrow
  • Tori Bateman
  • Wendy Beaver
  • Bell-Barnett Family fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation
  • Bella Visage Medical and Aesthetic Rejuvenation
  • Kim Bentley
  • Susan Bentley
  • Sanford Betz
  • Nancye Blair Black
  • Thomas Boll
  • Yonatan Breiter
  • Maggie Briggs
  • Terry Brigman
  • Linda Britt
  • Lonnie Brown
  • Maureen Browne
  • Stephanie Buck
  • Donald Burns
  • John Burton
  • McKara Calhoon
  • Anita Carson
  • Christopher Carson
  • Nancy Cattarius
  • Chris Chadwell
  • Lesley and Brian Chambers
  • Sally Chapman
  • Joe Childs
  • Dennis Chittle
  • Nancy Christy
  • Matthew Clark
  • Ron Clark
  • Christopher Cleghorn
  • Natalya Clemens
  • Irma Cole
  • Patricia Collings
  • David Collins
  • Susan Confer
  • Jane Coyle
  • Andy Crossfield
  • Brenda Cruise
  • Jennipher Daniels
  • Martha Dayvault
  • Lori DeAngelis
  • Celeste Deardorff
  • Amy Dobson
  • Hannah Dobson
  • Andrea Dockery
  • Brian Dockery
  • Paula Dockery
  • Olivia Dorman
  • Mary Dottavio
  • James Edwards
  • William Eickenberg
  • Heather Epps
  • Rex Fermier
  • John Fitzwater
  • Katherine Fitzwater
  • Lu Fitzwater
  • Edith Flager
  • Marcia Ford
  • Jack Fouts
  • Martha Franks
  • Barry Friedman
  • Sylvia Friedman
  • Carolyn Fulmer
  • John Gallik
  • Lacey Gardner
  • Bob Gernert
  • Dan Gilbert
  • Pete Gill
  • Scott Girouard
  • Brian Goding
  • Jorge Gonzalez
  • Barbara Graham
  • Catherine Green
  • Margaret Grisdela
  • Denise Gross
  • Anthony Guinn
  • Vanessa Hammill
  • Gay Harlowe
  • Will Harrell
  • Sunnye Harrison
  • Ondrew Hartigan
  • Margaret Hathon
  • Christopher Hazzard
  • Stacey Heacock Weeks
  • Beverly Hendricks
  • Robert Herring
  • Michael Hickman
  • C Alan Higgins
  • Erin Hollenkamp
  • Michael Holley
  • Sheila Hollowell
  • Lois Horn-Diaz
  • Stephanie Hoskins
  • Kelley and Brian Hurley
  • Lee Jackson
  • Abigail Jarvis
  • Linda Jezard
  • Andrew Johnson
  • Marty Jones
  • Andrew Kell
  • Jeffrey Kline
  • Alice Koehler
  • Jess Kostella
  • Roy Labrador
  • Jasmine Lane
  • Leah Lauderdale
  • Trinity Laurino
  • Jessica Lawson
  • William Link
  • Mary Pope
  • Frankie Majowich
  • Jeannette Manning
  • Lori Martini
  • Edward Matthews
  • Joseph Mawhinney
  • Chuck McDanal
  • Michael McGee
  • Maria McKay
  • Chris McLaughlin
  • Donna McWilliams
  • James Meyer
  • Ashley Miller
  • Lourdes Miro
  • Debora Misch
  • Shari Mock
  • Karen Moore
  • Kem Moore
  • Kimberly Moore
  • LaTrice Moore
  • Mark Moore
  • Craig Morby
  • Stephan Morris
  • John Morrow
  • Craig Mozhdehi
  • April Mucci
  • April Mullins
  • Peter Munson
  • H. William Mutz
  • Cathleen Nelson
  • Sue Nelson
  • Cory Neupauer
  • Robert Nickell
  • Ronald Nickolas
  • Taylor Nobbe
  • Carole Nunnally
  • Natalie Oldenkamp
  • Jorgeanne Carpenter
  • Trista Otto
  • Cathryn Page
  • Laura Pallos
  • Jeanna Parker
  • Lisa Parks Abberger
  • Holly Parrish
  • Betty Pauley
  • John Peacock
  • Robbie Pearce
  • James Peluso
  • Skip Perez
  • Don Pickard
  • Emily Plank
  • Polk County History Center
  • Frank Pollard
  • Meredith Pope
  • Anne Powell
  • Keith Power
  • Victor Prebor
  • Nancy Pridmore
  • MC Pruitt
  • Trudy Rankin
  • E Beatty Raymond
  • Andrew Reed
  • Brian Renz
  • Melody Rider
  • Michael Riskin
  • Joel Robertson
  • Jason Rodda
  • Kathleen Rubo
  • Paul Rybinski
  • Jennifer Sabin
  • Sanoba Law Firm
  • Kim Schell
  • Mary Schottelkotte
  • Sue Schultz
  • Mark Scolnick
  • Rita and Donald Selvage Family Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation
  • Sarah Semon
  • Stephen Senn
  • Tammy and Ira Serebrin
  • Conni Shelnut
  • Marilyn Signer
  • Claudia Slate
  • Dylan Smith
  • Katie Smith
  • Cindy Snow
  • South Kentucky Ave Property LLC
  • Joan Steele
  • Carol Steinhoff
  • Cindy Sternlicht
  • Brian Stevens
  • Steve Strom
  • Brad Sundgren
  • Shari Szabo
  • Joseph Tedder
  • Daniel Thumberg
  • Michael Trice
  • Nicholas Truden
  • Susan Truett
  • Ken Turner
  • Lanita Van Duyn
  • Colleen Vann
  • Thomas Waller
  • David Walter
  • Daryl Ward
  • Cathy Wedt
  • Michael Westbrook
  • Tara Wheat
  • Matthew Wiatt
  • Amy Wiggins
  • Marie Willard
  • Robin Williams Adams
  • Gregory Williams
  • Lynn Wilson
  • Shawn Wilson
  • Sara Winkler
  • Cynthia Wolfe
  • Katie Worthington Decker
  • Victoria Wuertz