The funders listed below support the [Public Lab nonprofit organization](/about). Other Public Lab community members have received funding from different organizations which are not listed below. **2013** Patagonia - $9,000 _Gulf Coast Restoration - monitoring wetlands through community-led aerial imaging_ Kickstarter (crowdfunded) - $71,373 - 1,556 backers _[Infragram: the Infrared Photography Project](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/infragram-the-infrared-photography-project)_ **2012** Kickstarter (crowdfunded) - $110,538 - 1,633 backers _[Public Lab DIY Spectrometry Kit](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jywarren/public-lab-diy-spectrometry-kit/)_ Kickstarter (crowdfunded) - $34,646 - 463 backers _[Balloon Mapping Kits](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1775485688/balloon-mapping-kits)_ DenizenMedia.org - $3250 Balloon Mapping Kits, 2 day workshop, remote support **2011** John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Knight News Challenge- $500,000 General support Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Civic Media- In-kind support Staff and research equipment support National Affordable Housing Network, Butte, MT- In-kind support Butte site support Shpilman Institute for Photography- $10,000 Evaluation of work at Gulf Coast, New York and Montana sites UNICEF Rio- $4,500 To implement a week long training on aerial mapping in Rio de Janiero, Brazil American Anthropological Association, Anthropology and Environment Section- $2,000 In support of hydrogen sulfide sensing tool development DevelopmentSeed- $1,000 To support printing the July 2011 Wilkinson Bay Grassroots Mapping Forum **2010** Kickstarter (crowdfunded) - $8,285 - 145 backers _[Grassroots mapping the Gulf oil spill with balloons and kites](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jywarren/grassroots-mapping-the-gulf-oil-spill-with-balloon)_ Awesome Foundation Boston- $1,000 Grassroots Mapping of the BP oil spill