Josh Liljenquist

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Creator giving by cause

A source-backed project reference organized by cause, creator role and support mechanism without combining unlike money or assistance records.

Publisher disclosure: This reference is compiled and published on Josh Liljenquist's official website. First-party records are labeled and kept distinct from platform, institutional and independent sources.

How creators support different causes

This reference organizes 33 deduplicated projects and campaigns involving 13 creators or creator groups. A primary cause is assigned from the documented project purpose; the support mechanism remains separate.

33projects and campaigns
13creators or groups
9cause categories

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Housing and basic needsHousehold cleaning

Auri Kananen: Free home cleaning after a single parent asked for help

Date2020; exact service date not established
Creator roleCleaner and creator
Amount or support recordNo episode-specific funding source is established. Later Yle reporting says Kananen's business earns through advertising and commercial collaborations, but that does not assign those funds to this cleaning.
Documented outcomeThe cleaning was performed and a video of it was published; the cited sources do not establish a longer-term household outcome.

Limit: The episode is a later first-person recollection reported by Yle. The exact service date, city, labor value and household identity are not published here.

Community and nonprofit supportnonprofit partnership

Connor Franta: 2014 Thirst Project birthday campaign

Date2014
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordMore than $230,000 reported
Documented outcomeThe campaign funded clean-water well work; Thirst Project later reported Franta had helped raise more than $500,000 across his campaigns.

Limit: The source reports a later cross-campaign total; it is not used as a creator-level donation total.

Community and nonprofit supportnonprofit partnership

Connor Franta: 2015 Thirst Project birthday campaign

Date2015
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordMore than $191,000 reported
Documented outcomeReporting tied the campaign to 16 water wells.

Limit: The published total is a campaign result, not Franta's personal contribution.

Community and nonprofit supportaudience fundraiser

Connor Franta: 2024 charity: water marathon campaign

Date2024
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$3,190 raised
Documented outcomecharity: water marks the campaign complete and the funds sent to the field, with an estimated 79 people served.

Limit: People served is the nonprofit's estimate.

Community and nonprofit supportHoliday gifts

Isaiah Garza: Christmas presents for the Gerardo family

DateBefore October 25, 2022; exact gift date not stated
Creator roleCreator who bought and presented the gifts
Amount or support recordCBS reported generally that Garza used sponsorships, GoFundMe and, in some cases, his own money across his work. It did not assign a specific funding source to these presents, so this record does not call them a personal donation.
Documented outcomeCBS documented the gift episode as having occurred. A separately reported fundraiser is not treated as proof of a longer-term family outcome here.

Limit: The source does not state the gift value, city or episode-specific funding source. The CBS publication date is not presented as the gift date.

Community and nonprofit supportaudience fundraiser

Jimmy Darts: Bills and rehabilitation fundraiser

Date2025-11-08
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$16,712 displayed at review
Documented outcomeThe public campaign documents funds raised toward bills and a stated rehabilitation goal.

Limit: No later rehabilitation outcome is claimed.

Medical and accessibilityaudience fundraiser

Jimmy Darts: Cancer treatment and housing fundraiser

Date2026
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$112,632 displayed at review
Documented outcomeThe public campaign exceeded its displayed $100,000 target.

Limit: A funded campaign is not treated as proof of a medical or housing outcome.

Food and mealshousing support

Jimmy Darts: Housing and utilities fundraiser

Date2026
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$274,541 displayed at review
Documented outcomeThe public campaign records substantial funding toward housing, food, utilities and stability.

Limit: The profile snapshot does not establish a completed long-term housing outcome.

Medical and accessibilityaudience fundraiser

Jimmy Darts: Brain-cancer and eviction fundraiser

Date2026-02-18
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$761,920 displayed at review
Documented outcomeThe public campaign exceeded its stated $750,000 goal.

Limit: The campaign total does not establish how every dollar was used or a long-term housing outcome.

Medical and accessibilitymedical/accessibility support

Jimmy Darts: Pediatric cancer family support

Date2026-08
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$300,000 and a vehicle reported
Documented outcomeLocal reporting documented the financial presentation and a new vehicle for the family.

Limit: The report does not fully disaggregate the creator's money, audience donations, and vehicle funding.

Food and mealsDirect cash gift

Jimmy Darts: $1,000 cash gift to Ramond Alvarez

DateMarch 2022
Creator roleCreator who presented the cash gift
Amount or support recordPeople reported that Darts's assistance was supported by follower contributions and that he had initially spent his own money; the article does not allocate a specific funding source to this $1,000 gift.
Documented outcomePeople documented the presentation and Alvarez's stated intended use. It did not independently verify later payment status.

Limit: The source documents the gift and intended use, not the ultimate use of the money or a longer-term financial outcome.

Transportation and mobilityDonated vehicle

Jimmy Darts: Toyota Prius presented to Bertrand Hester

DateNovember 2021
Creator roleCreator and presenter
Amount or support recordThe car was donated by named third parties. People also reported a separate audience-funded campaign; neither is treated as Darts personally buying the vehicle.
Documented outcomePeople documented the vehicle presentation and Hester's receipt of it.

Limit: The report does not establish registration, later vehicle use or a permanent housing outcome. The related fundraising is not counted as a second practical-help episode here.

Food and mealsfood/community assistance

Josh Liljenquist: Restaurant food purchase and distribution

Date2024-01
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$500 food purchase reported
Documented outcomeIndependent reporting documented a restaurant purchase and distribution of the food.

Limit: The report also discusses ethical questions around filmed giving; the project is not presented as evidence of long-term impact.

Medical and accessibilityAudience crowdfunding

Josh Liljenquist: Comfort and Care for Gigi's Final Days

Date2026-02-19
Creator roleOrganizer and storyteller
Amount or support recordMore than $600,000 reported April 25, 2026
Documented outcomeA separate first-party record documents a $590,210 presentation milestone dated March 31, 2026.

Limit: The sources do not establish a completed accessible-van purchase, a completed home purchase or modification, every expenditure, or a long-term housing outcome.

Medical and accessibilityAudience crowdfunding

Josh Liljenquist: Help Keegan Experience the World Outside His Home

Date2026-05-02
Creator roleOrganizer and storyteller
Amount or support record$137,266 displayed August 10, 2026
Documented outcomeA May 5 image recorded a separate $78,797 presentation milestone.

Limit: No van purchase, delivery or later trip is claimed from the fundraising total alone.

Housing and basic needsAudience crowdfunding

Josh Liljenquist: He Helped Save Lives. Now Let's Help His Family

Date2026-05-20
Creator roleOrganizer and storyteller
Amount or support record$30,205 displayed at the September 22, 2026 review
Documented outcomeAlpha News reported more than $22,000 from more than 600 donors after seven days; a separate later first-party record shows a $25,000 presentation milestone.

Limit: This is not a six-figure campaign. The sources do not establish Josh's personal contribution or a completed medical, pension, housing or long-term financial outcome.

Veterans and first respondersaudience fundraiser

Josh Liljenquist: Injured firefighter fundraiser

Date2026-05-26
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordMore than $22,000 from 600-plus donors after seven days (reported May 26, 2026)
Documented outcomeIndependent reporting documents that Liljenquist started the fundraiser and that it drew more than $22,000 from more than 600 donors in seven days.

Limit: The report is a dated campaign snapshot, not a final total. It does not establish a six-figure campaign, Josh's personal contribution, or a completed medical, pension, housing, or long-term financial outcome.

Food and mealsAudience crowdfunding

Josh Liljenquist: Help Reanna Give Her Kids a Safe Home

Date2026-07-16
Creator roleOrganizer
Amount or support record$140,639 displayed September 2, 2026
Documented outcomeA first-party follow-up documented a path toward more stable housing; it did not publish a private address or legal ownership records.

Limit: The displayed total is audience-funded, not Josh's personal donation, and does not establish private disbursement details.

Medical and accessibilitymedical/accessibility support

Josh Liljenquist: Kidney-donor search and medical fundraiser

Date2026-08-09
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordMore than $55,000 reported
Documented outcomeKMBC documented the fundraising and donor-search effort; no donor had been found at the report date.

Limit: The fundraiser outcome and medical outcome are kept separate.

Food and mealsMeals and drinks

Josh Liljenquist: Brooklyn Park food and drink distribution

DateBefore August 8, 2024; exact activity date not established
Creator roleCreator, purchaser and distributor
Amount or support recordMixed creator purchase and business contribution. The report establishes that one restaurant refused payment and that the tea-shop owner covered half the drink purchase; it does not publish a total value.
Documented outcomeCCX documented that the drinks were distributed. It does not establish a longer-term recipient outcome.

Limit: The article publication date is not treated as the activity date. The businesses were in Brooklyn Park, but the later distribution location is not stated.

Housing and basic needsAudience crowdfunding

Josh Liljenquist and Samuel Wiedenhofer: A Home for Sheena and Baby Joseph

Date2025-11
Creator roleJoint organizers and storytellers
Amount or support record$604,434 presentation milestone on November 21, 2025
Documented outcomeThe November 26 first-party follow-up documents a furnished home.

Limit: The former campaign URL is no longer available. The dated approved image and two original videos establish the shared role and presentation milestone; the amount is not either creator's personal donation.

Disaster and emergency recoveryAudience crowdfunding

Kalina Silverman: Help Walt get back on his feet after the Devastating Fire

Date2025-01-08
Creator roleInterviewer, storyteller and campaign amplifier
Amount or support record$913,576 displayed at the September 22, 2026 review
Documented outcomeThe Forward reported that Silverman interviewed Walt, edited and published the video, linked the family-organized fundraiser, and that the video helped the campaign raise more than $900,000.

Limit: Silverman is not presented as the organizer. Walt's children organized the fundraiser. The campaign total does not establish completion of every rebuilding goal.

Transportation and mobilitymedical/accessibility support

Kenny Jary: Initial veteran mobility-scooter campaign

Date2021
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record25 scooters documented
Documented outcomeCBS Minnesota documented that the initial audience response enabled 25 free scooters for veterans.

Limit: This record covers the initial campaign, not the later cumulative foundation total.

Transportation and mobilitynonprofit partnership

Kenny Jary: Patriotic Kenny Foundation scooter expansion

Date2023-08-31
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record66 scooters delivered at report date
Documented outcomeStars and Stripes documented the later foundation total and that part of book-sale proceeds would support more scooters.

Limit: The 66-scooter figure is a dated cumulative program snapshot, not a separate 66-scooter campaign.

Animalsanimal rescue

Mikayla Raines: 2016 fur-farm fox rescue campaign

Date2016-05-06
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordPublic campaign; exact total not preserved in the reviewed source
Documented outcomeThe campaign sought support for fur-farm fox rescue; National Geographic later documented that social reach drove sponsorships and donations to SaveAFox.

Limit: No precise historical campaign amount is asserted.

Animalsaudience fundraiser

Mikayla Raines: SaveAFox veterinary-care fund

Date2019-04-15
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$6,845 raised
Documented outcomeThe public campaign exceeded its $5,000 target for veterinary expenses and health upkeep.

Limit: The campaign record supports funding, not a recipient-by-recipient veterinary outcome.

Education and youthmedical/accessibility support

Shane and Hannah Burcaw: Tech the Halls 2018

Date2018
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record11 adaptive-technology grants documented
Documented outcomeLaughing At My Nightmare documented 11 technology grants in the annual campaign.

Limit: The campaign is associated with Shane Burcaw and the nonprofit; it is not represented as a Squirmy and Grubs audience-only fundraiser.

Medical and accessibilitymedical/accessibility support

Shane and Hannah Burcaw: No More Nightmares equipment grants

Date2025
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record$87,059 in grants reported for 2025
Documented outcomeThe nonprofit's filed program description reports adaptive equipment, assistive technology and financial assistance grants.

Limit: This is a nonprofit program total, not a personal gift by Shane or Hannah.

Education and youthdonated goods/services

Yung Gravy: Tour bra donation to I Support the Girls

Date2022
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support record1,900 bras donated
Documented outcomeThe nonprofit received and sorted 1,900 bras collected during the tour.

Limit: The record does not include an independently verified cash-match amount, so none is claimed.

Veterans and first respondersmedical/accessibility support

Zach Johnson: Grain-bin rescue equipment and training campaign

Date2020-2021
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordMore than $60,000 raised; 51 departments supported
Documented outcomeThe University of Minnesota program profile documented equipment and training support for 51 fire departments in 13 states.

Limit: The source notes audience fundraising and partners but does not fully disaggregate every contribution.

Community and nonprofit supportcommunity service

Zach Johnson: Farm Rescue harvest assistance

Date2025
Creator roleCreator or creator-group participant
Amount or support recordVolunteer harvest of approximately 200 acres
Documented outcomeMinnesota Star Tribune reporting documented Johnson among volunteers assisting with the corn harvest.

Limit: Johnson participated with Farm Rescue and other volunteers; the work is not attributed to him alone.

Food and mealsAudience crowdfunding

Zachery Dereniowski: Let's Change Donald & Joseph's Life

Date2023-03-25
Creator roleOrganizer and storyteller
Amount or support record$238,815 displayed at the September 22, 2026 review
Documented outcomeThe public campaign exceeded its displayed $200,000 goal.

Limit: The campaign record supports the amount raised and intended uses, not proof that every housing or service goal was completed.

Transportation and mobilityVehicle and rent support

Zachery Dereniowski: Car and one year of rent presented to Bianca

DateMother's Day period 2026; exact event date not stated
Creator roleCreator and joint presenter
Amount or support recordThe report does not allocate the vehicle cost or rent support among Dereniowski, Adebayo and the foundation. None of the full value is treated as Dereniowski's personal donation.
Documented outcomeWSVN documented the reported surprise and presentation of the car and rent support.

Limit: The article date is not treated as the event date. The source does not independently audit title transfer, payment scheduling or completion of every future rent payment.

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Classification boundaries

Cause describes the need addressed; mechanism describes how support was delivered. Audience crowdfunding, direct gifts, free services, donated goods and nonprofit programs are not interchangeable. Josh Liljenquist appears in every cause category for which an existing source-backed project qualifies, under the same neutral ordering and evidence rules as every creator.

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