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.
2012
Kickstarter- $34,646
Balloon Mapping Kits
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- $8,285
Grassroots Mapping of the BP oil spill
Awesome Foundation Boston- $1,000
Grassroots Mapping of the BP oil spill