Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Foundations:
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Tawani Foundation
Illinois Humanities Council
Lawrence S. Newmark and Gloria Newmark Foundation
Jack Ringer Family Foundation
Biff Ruttenberg Foundation
The Kellcie Fund
Kurzman Family Fund
Employee Matching Gift Programs:
McDonald's Corporation
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
William Harris Investors, Inc.
Individuals:
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Diane and Bob Abt Ed Bancroft and Pat Collins Skip Blumberg Nancy and Herbert Channick Sara Chapman Joel Cohen Howard L Cohodas Co-Op Image / Mike Bancroft Ted Cucuro Dee Davis and Amelia Pickering Jack Dogs Jason Doyle Joan and Michael Dry East Troy Tax Service Annette Faber Carolyn Faber Thea Flaum and Robert Hill Judy Hoffman Tony Judge Laurence J. Kirshbaum Brian Kramer Eric Kramer Suzie Kuranishi Michael Kurzman / Lurie Company Fred Lane Jeanne Meyers Jim Morrissette James J. Pelts Mike Prussian / Inter-Park Robert Riesman Sara Jill Rubel David Sanini Casey and Larry Straus Pat and Miles Szczurek Scott Szczurek Judy and Roger Wallenstein Jane G. Weinberg John L. Weinberg Tom Weinberg
Archive Angels ($100-499 or in-kind)
Stephen and Sandra Abramson Stephen Atlas Georgeanne Beaver Julie Bridge James and Barbara Bronner Ron Chapman Chicago Hot Glass Patrick Creadon Clarence Cross Jon and Jane Davis Frederick Doner Rich duCasse Steve Elkins Arthur and Julie Friedman Vannie Galios Lisa Gardner Richard Gershenzon Julia Gibbs Jeff Glazer Lee Glazer Jimmy and Nancy Golding Stephen Gong Dr. Andrew and Moira Griffin Hazel and Bud Herzog In-Motion Productions Scott Jacobs Alan and Ursula Kellman Justin Kulovsek Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Valjean McLenighan Amy and Harvey Mysel David Newman Sol Omans Ann and Harry Oppenheimer Tom Palazzolo Russell Porter Mavis Prall Alan Scholom Spike and Marily Schonthal So-Fresh Printing Susie and Bob Star Jim Sternfield Ellen Stone-Belic David Tekler Elizabeth Thiele Kristine Weir-Martell Gail Weiss Zeke's Baseball Cards Michael Zielenziger
Early Believers
Emily Ash Emily Baron John Callaway Nick DeSpota
Barnaby Dinges Paul Engelman Robert Feder Harry Gottlieb
Julie and Barbara Hedrich Katie Jenness Matthew Palm Anna Weinberg
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Special Thanks:
Nancy Cain, for Nancy's Network Stephen Gong, Center for Asian American Media, for believing and understanding David Halberstam, for supporting our work for decades Judy Hoffman, for being the best advocate anyone could want Paul Roston/Roscor, for helping Chicago independent video since 1975 Studs Terkel for contributing his extensive and wonderful archives Encarnación Teruel, for persistence and help Mary Frances Veeck and Family for contributing hundreds of videos Columbia College, for early support of the archive
…and, many hundreds of talented independent producers for more than 30 years of work and their support of mediaburn.org
…and to our families, for continuous support while we followed the rocky road to creating the website.
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The University of Chicago Tom Gunning, Geoffrey Stone, Arno Bosse, and others for helping develop academic applications for Media Burn
Enomaly, Inc., Toronto George Bazos Reuven Cohen Lars Forsberg and the team for their patience with us in developing this innovative website
On Deck Tech/Gray Rothkopf for technical expertise when we needed it, and for helping us show the world our site on top of the roof
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Advisory Board
Advisory Board
John Callaway Author, Speaker, Journalist, Radio and Television Veteran, Chicago, IL
Joel Cohen Independent Producer, Semaphore Media, Chicago, IL
Reuven Cohen President, Enomaly Open Source Consulting, Toronto, ON
Judy Hoffman Senior Lecturer, Committee on Cinema and Media Studies and Department of Visual Arts, University of Chicago
Brian Kramer Global Web Communications Manager, McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, IL
James Morrissette Independent Videographer Senior Technical Consultant, Kartemquin Films, Chicago, IL
Russell Porter Writer, Filmmaker Director, Documentary Program, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Michael Prussian President, Inter-Park, Chicago, IL Founder, VideoTools and Meridian Data, Chicago, IL
Paul Roston President, Roscor, Inc., Chicago, IL
Gray Rothkopf Founder and Manager, On Deck Tech technology firm, Chicago, IL
Rivka Sadarangani Managing Director, Portland Community Media, Portland, OR
Scott Szczurek Online Video Specialist, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, IL
Naomi Walker Outreach Director / Grantwriter, Cinema/Chicago Director, Future Filmmakers Festival, Chicago, IL
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency 
Illinois Humanities Council