Information for 2025
Institutional Supporters
- American Online Giving Foundation
- Athens County Foundation
- Institute for Nonprofit News
- The Joyce Foundation, NewsMatch
- Kleinpenny Educational Fund
- LION Publishers
- Listening Post Collective
- Nelsonville Community Foundation, Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
- NewsMatch
- Ohio River Valley Participatory Fund
- Press Forward
- Press Forward Local, Central Appalachia
- The Poynter Institute
- The Revada Foundation
- Reynolds Journalism Institute
- Rural Partner Fund, NewsMatch
- Scripps Howard Foundation
- The Sugar Bush Foundation
Community Partners
- Art Park Framing
- Athens Arts Parks and Recreation
- Athens Eye Candy
- Athens Farmers Market
- Athens Realty
- Bakery 323
- Black Diamond Ironworks
- Black Diamond Tavern
- Blockhouse Bouldering
- Cannabis Museum
- Casa Nueva
- Devil’s Kettle
- Doctor Sparkle Earrings
- Donkey Coffee
- Dutch Creek Winery
- Eclipse Company Store
- Envisage Wealth
- Factory Street Studio
- Friendly Paws
- Functional Integrated Training
- Hampton Inn
- Happy Snacking
- Hyacinth Bean Florist
- Jackie O’s
- Kona Ice
- Little Fish Brewing Company
- The Mine Tavern
- Moonville Printshop
- Ohio Brew Week
- Ohio University Center for Community Impact
- Quinn Amorette Ceramics
- Rising Appalachia
- Southeast Ohio History Center
- Space Cadet Soaps
- Stuart’s Opera House
- Sunspots by Adria
- Talcon Quinn
- Tavolino
- Tony’s Tavern
- West End Cider House
Founders
- Donors to our Founders Campaign, which launched in 2023 and ended Dec. 31, 2025:
- Independent News Champions ($30,000 or more)
- David & Sarah Cox
- Andy & Holly Clubok in memory of Arthur Clubok
- Don Flournoy
- The Revada Foundation
- The Sugar Bush Foundation
- Couriers ($15,000 or more)
- David Descutner & DeLysa Burnier
- Muckrakers ($7,500 or more)
- Kleinpenny Educational Fund
- Don & Sally Linder
- Supporters ($3,000 or more)
- Martha Boyce
- Jeffrey Chaddock
- The Cornwell Family Foundation
- Terry & Lyntha Eiler
- Dr. Kaelyn Ferris
- Eli Flournoy
- Michael Geringer
- Marilyn Greenwald
- Lynn Harter & Scott Titsworth
- Brent & Sara Hartman
- Adele & Sam Hanson
- Tom & Jan Hodson
- Mark Isaac
- Tony Kington
- Anna Florentine Knott
- Max & Sheila Mark
- Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey A. Morgan
- Will Myers
- Kelee Riesbeck
- Marc & Lila Rosenweig
- Robin Smith
- Libby Villavicencio
- Sunday Creek Horizons
- Susan Westenbarger
Individual donors (as of Dec. 31, 2025)
Names in bold are our members — those who give recurring annual or monthly gifts. Names in pink are members of the Indy staff or of the board of Southeast Ohio Independent News.
Publishers Circle
- Donors who contributed $1,000 or more in the calendar year
- Robert Benz
- Martha Boyce
- David Descutner & DeLysa Burnier
- Linda Cochran
- Jeffrey Chaddock
- Andy & Holly Clubok in memory of Arthur Clubok
- James & Sarah Cox
- Terry & Lyntha Eiler
- Don Flournoy
- Eli Flournoy
- Michael Geringer
- Marilyn Greenwald
- Lynn Harter & Scott Titsworth
- Sam and Adele Hanson
- Tom & Jan Hodson
- Anna Florentine Knott
- The Koshal Family
- Mark Isaac
- Tony Kington
- Don & Sally Linder
- Sheila and Max Mark
- Sue Ellen Miller
- Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Morgan
- Kelee Riesbeck
- Marc & Lila Rosenweig
- Leslie Schaller
- Christine Smith
- Robin Smith
- Sunday Creek Horizons
- Libby Villavicencio
- Janne Wernet
- Susan Westenbarger
- Catherine Woolley
Order of The Opossum
- Donors who contributed $600-$999 in the calendar year
- Carol Beal
- Berry Dilley
- Julie Finlay
- Laura Myers
- John Pribble III
The Red Fox Den
- Donors who contributed $300-$599 in the calendar year
- Elizabeth Amoriya
- Taft Barnett
- Wren Barnett
- F.E. (Ted) Bernard
- Rachel Boughton
- Ann Braxton
- Michael Carpenter
- Tim Carvell
- Linda Clark
- Tanya Conrath
- Amy Coombs
- Damon Crane
- Lori Crook
- Judith Daso
- James & Kathleen Fuller
- Kristina Gerig
- Michael Geringer
- Elizabeth Guarino
- John Gutekanst
- John Haseley
- Barbara Ann Harrison
- Mara Holt
- Janice Huwe
- James Johnson
- Katherine King
- Laura Kington
- Suzanne Knauerhase
- Ben Lachman
- Audrey Larrimer
- Sally Linder
- Austin Markwell
- Colleen Matthews
- Jill H McKinney
- Joanne McMullen
- Diane McVey
- William Myers
- Gregory Newton
- Beth Pratt
- Bonnie Prince
- McCray Powell
- Christopher S. Pyle
- Jonathan Reiss
- Sarah Riddlebarger
- Deanna M Schwartz
- Solveig Spjeldnes
- Mark A Turner
- Brian Vadakin
- Myke and Regan Welch
- John Wetzel
- Heidi Wilhelm
- Karen Williams
- Lorraine Wochna
The Box Turtle Club
- Donors who contributed $120-$299 in the calendar year
- Laura Alloway
Elizabeth Amoriya
Josh Antonuccio - Rebecca Austin
- Rudy Baumgartel
- Jeff Beach
- Eva Bear
- Laura Bennett
- Martha Bergstein
Lora Blankenship
Ruth Blickle
Rachel Boughton - Sue Boyd
- Darla Boyd
- Martin Boyer
Elizabeth Braun - Megan Bulow
John Canter & Shawn King - Michael Carpenter
- Jacob Chaffin
- Jennifer Woody Collins
- Sarah Conley
- Crissa Cummings
- Kirsten & Geoff Dabelko
Holly Dallman - Kristine Hoke Daugherty
- Matthew deTar
- Janet Duerr
- Leslie Dybiec
- Lara Edge
- Ilise Eldridge
- Catherine and Dani Esperanza
- Leslie Flemming
- Jqohn Frech
- Alaina Friedrich
- Cameron Fuller
- Lisa Gardner – Springer
- Andrea Gibson
- Wanda A Gilmore
Tacy Greenwood - Derek Hansford
Laura Harbert - Sharon Hatfield
Susan Hilvert - Tara Hire
- Terry & Debbie Hogan
- June Holley
Amy Hollis - Stephanie Hunter
Meredith Jensen - Mary Jane Kelley
- Zak Kramer
- Heather Johnson
Faith Knutsen - Brooks Kohli
Tim Kresse - John Laughlin
- Shelley Lieberman
Donald Linder - Jay Lindner
- Brian & Lindsey Long
- Susan R Loughridge
Tom & Lynn Lovdal - Claudia M Lyon
- Susan Lyons
Corbin Marsh
Robert Martin - Tim Martin
- Loraine A McCosker
- Sarah McGrew
- Sylvia G McIntosh
- Susan McNish
- Valerie & Jerry Miller
Adriane Mohlenkamp - Steve Mokris
- Birch Moonwoman
Kelly Morman - Sue Morrow
- Sherry Norris
- Rebecca Onion
Doug Orr
Shawn Ostermann - Patricia Parker
Michele Papai - Lynette Peck
- Missy Pence
- Philip Perry
- Steven Pierson
- Robert Scott Placier
- Beth Pratt
Alexis Preskar - Martie Rector
- Michael Reed
- Thomas Reid
- Rhonda Reilly
- Kay M Rhyan
Tom Rickard - Susan Righi
- Mat Roberts
- Sallie Anne Roberts
- Dora Rodriguez
Dawna Roederer - Adam Saltman
- Peggy Sattler
- Kelly Sauber
- Jim Scarff
- Quinn Schmalenberg
- Debra Schneider
Nancy Shafer
Heidi Shaw - Seth Sheldon
- Cody Sigmon
- James D Sillery
- Seth Sisler
- Carolyn Sheehan
- Terry Smith
- Avery Snyder
- Dan Squiller
Bob Stewart - Cita Strauss
- Jaymie Strecker
- Grace Stutler
- James Thompson
- Kaitlin Thorne
Christine Tom - Susan Urano
- Anne Valeant
- Melissa Wales
Laurel Wamsley - Matt Weeks
- Celcilia M Weldon
Bruce Wentworth - Rees Wyant
- Lamar Wyse
Hellbender Society:
- Donors who contributed $60-$119 in the calendar year
- Amy Abercrombie
- Jilly Anderson
- Ratna Ariyanti
- Carol Ault
- Thomas J Baker
- Richard Ballentine
- Autumn Barber
- Michael Barr
- Gary Bartlett
- Jen Bartlett
- Josh Bartlett
- Marlene Bartlett
- Eva Bear
- Joshua Bear
- Liesbeth Korink Beasley
- David Beauvais
- Corey Beck
- Tadgh Bentley
- Kathy Berry
- Nicholas Bochenek
- Rebecca Bowen
- Robert Boyce
- Elizabeth Braun
- John Brennan
- Autumn Brown
- Jeanette Buck
- Kyle Butler
- Jenny Byers
- Danny Cain
- Susan Calhoun
- Heather Cantino
- Lisa Carson
- Gerald Chorba
- Elizabeth Clodfelter
- Isaac Coblentz
- Brian Collins
- Jennifer Woody Collins
- Nancy Cooper
- Sarah Cornwell
- Isaac Coblentz
- Mary Boone Costello
- John Cunningham
- Matthew Curry
- Kelly Czack
- Kirsten & Geoff Dabelko
- Patrick Daugherty
- Sydney Dawes
- Doug Debrick
- Robert Delach
- Tim Dransfield
- Sherri Duerst
- Marsha L Dutton
- Leslie Dybiec
- Bonnie Edwards & Gene Ammarell
- Emily Elam
- Tom Erlewine
- Rich-Joseph Facun
- Mitchell Farley
- Kate Fetterolf
- Virginia M Finsterwald
- Jackie Fokes
- Katherine Forney
- Kate Fox
- Becky Filar Fulks
- Mitchell Garley
- Kristina & Chris Gerig
- Susan Gilfert
- Peggy Gish
- Donna Goodman
- Gary Goosman
- Michelle Greenfield
- Amanda Groe
- Christopher Hager
- Mark Halloran
- David R Hannum
- Jim Hart
- Lisa Heinz
- Matt Hendrickson
- Heather Hively
- June Holley
- Jonathan Hootman
- David Howell
- Christine Hughes
- Leah Jaquith
- Lanna & Warren A Jeffers
- Badger Johnson
- Miki Johnson
- Natalie Johnson
- Ryan Johnson
- Mark D Jones
- Cynthia Kabat
- Ann Kamody
- Daniel Karney
- Janet Kasler
- Katherine Kelley
- William Kelmer
- Ani Kington
- Chris Knisely
- Steven Koch
- Madison Koenig
- Ani Kington
- Peggy Pington
- Andrew Kirsop
- Britta Krisjanis
- Audrey Kitzes
- Aubrei Krummert
- Hans Kruse
- Michael Kubisek
- Jenny Lance
- Francis Lea
- Clara Linden
- Jessica Loomis
- Emma Loomis-Amrhein
- Shayne Lopez
- Christine E Luehrman
- Ariel Martian
- Debra McBride
- Ruth McCall-King
- Sylvia G McIntosh
- Mark McMills
- Davey McNelly
- John & Wendy McVicker
- Martha G. Michael
- Lauren Miller
- Mardi Montgomery
- Barbara Moran
- Theresa Moran
- Michael Moyer
- Nicole Musgrave
- Joseph Murphy
- Gregory Myers
- Abby Neff
- Christopher Nelson
- Ed Newman
- Isabel Nissley
- Mary Nossek
- Chris O’Loughlin
- Scott Owen
- Delia Palmisano
- Tim Peacock
- Alexandria Polanosky
- Mccray Powell
- Bonnie Proudfoot
- Christopher S Pyle
- Thomas Quinn
- Delia Rapp
- Mary Reed
- Marsha Reilly
- Susan Righi
- Lauren Riley
- Kay Rhyan
- Seth Riddlebarger
- Jonathan Robe
- Kristyn Robinson
- David Roche
- Julie Roche
- Carol Ross
- Linda Ross
- Kimberly Anne Rush
- Megan Russell
- Oliver E Sharrai
- Debbie Schmieding
- Debra Schneider
- Lucy Schwallie
- Kait Seyal
- Nancy Shafer
- Sheila Shafer
- Carolyn Sheehan
- Jennifer Shrider
- Susan Shroad
- Sasha Sigetic
- Andrew Smigelski
- Judith Graham Smith
- Rob Somers
- Molly Jo Stanley
- Pat Stobbart
- Patricia Stokes
- Barbara L Stout
- Scott Strahan
- Andrew Stuart
- Anne Swardson
- Victoria Taylor
- Nick Tepe
- Pamela Thomas
- Glennda Tingle
- Michael Tobar
- Janice Tucker
- Stacie Tucker
- Janis Tysko
- Emily Vigue
- Michael Ward
- Keith Wasserman
- GeneWestenbarger
- Tessa Wieneke
- Robin Wilson
- Paul Wiehl
- Sherri James Wilson
- Wendy Wilson
- Don Wirtshafter
- John Wryst
- Melinda Yaskoff
- Katherine Young
- Scott Zielinski
- Martha Zinn
- Zach Zylstra
Additional One Time Donors:
- Donors who contributed up to $59 in the calendar year:
- Don Adleta
- Suzy Aftabizadeh
- Wren Barnett
- Sebastian Biot
- Carol Birt
- Ron Birt
- Lora Blankenship
- Autumn Brown
- Phil Campbell
- John Canter
- Phil Cantino
- Michael Catheline
- Neena Van Coppenolle
- Lindsey DesJardins
- Dan Eickholt
- Joyce Frank
- Cassandra Gallagher
- Susan Gallagher
- Michelle Geller
- Grassroots Ohioans
- Douglass Green
- Kate H.
- Laura E Harbert
- Catherine Hare
- Cheryl Hedges
- Jennifer Hinkle
- Laurie Hoffman
- April Holmes
- Keri Johnson
- Jonathan Kealing
- Terry Kelleher
- Katherine King
- Fred Kight
- Lindsey Klaunig
- Catherine Lachman
- Leslie Lawrence
- Frank Ledford
- Carolyn Lewis
- Michelle Wilson
- David Stroh
- Heather Lawrence-Benedict
- Athen Mann
- Toni Marinucci
- Gregory Newton
- Blake Nissen
- Lauren Olson
- Pamela Plaskett
- Brian Russell
- Sheila Shafer
- Kailee Slusser
- Sam Stecklow
- Janalee Stock
- James and Ronalda Tompkins
- Dave Westenbarger
- Keith Wiens
- Natalie Wilson
- Jonathan Young