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