The funders listed below support the Public Laboratory organization. Other Public Lab community members have received funding from different organizations which are not listed below. 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- $10,000 Grassroots Mapping of the BP oil spill Awesome Foundation Boston- $1,000 Grassroots Mapping of the BP oil spill