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"mn-giving-kenny-foundation-expansion-2023", "canonicalEntityId": "mn-internet-personality-patriotic-kenny", "name": "Kenny Jary", "sourceOwner": "minnesota-creators-community-giving-v1", "project": "Patriotic Kenny Foundation scooter expansion", "projectDate": "2023-08-31", "publicFigureField": "Veteran-centered social video", "isCreator": true, "minnesotaRelationship": "Minnesota-based", "place": "Mahtomedi area", "supportMechanisms": [ "nonprofit_foundation_support", "charity_fundraising" ], "causeCategories": [ "veterans_first_responders", "disability_accessibility" ], "geographyClass": "multistate_national", "geographyLabel": "United States", "outcomeStatus": "FOLLOW_UP_DOCUMENTED", "outcomeSummary": "Stars and Stripes documented the later foundation total and that part of book-sale proceeds would support more scooters.", "fundingSourceType": "mixed", "amountDisplay": "66 scooters delivered at report date", "sourceUrl": 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"publicFigureField": "Sports", "isCreator": false, "minnesotaRelationship": "Born and raised in Minnesota", "place": "Burnsville", "supportMechanisms": [ "nonprofit_foundation_support" ], "causeCategories": [ "youth_education", "sports_community_access" ], "geographyClass": "multistate_national", "geographyLabel": "Foundation scholarships and programs", "outcomeStatus": "ONGOING", "outcomeSummary": "Foundation provides scholarships and empowerment programs for girls", "fundingSourceType": null, "amountDisplay": null, "sourceUrl": "https://www.lindseyvonnfoundation.org/about", "sourceClassOriginal": "OFFICIAL FOUNDATION", "sourceClassesNormalized": [ "nonprofit_foundation_institutional" ], "sourceDate": null, "freshnessBand": "unknown", "limitations": "National foundation activity is connected to a Minnesota-origin public figure; it is not described as exclusively Minnesota-based or as a personal donation total.", "internalUrl": "/minnesota/profiles/lindsey-vonn/" }, { "id": "mn-giving-mikayla-fox-rescue-2016", "canonicalEntityId": "mn-internet-personality-mikayla-raines", "name": "Mikayla Raines", "sourceOwner": "minnesota-creators-community-giving-v1", "project": "2016 fur-farm fox rescue campaign", "projectDate": "2016-05-06", "publicFigureField": "Animal-rescue video and education", "isCreator": true, "minnesotaRelationship": "Minnesota-based during the documented work", "place": "Lakeville and Faribault area", "supportMechanisms": [ "audience_crowdfunding", "direct_assistance" ], "causeCategories": [ "animal_welfare" ], "geographyClass": "minnesota", "geographyLabel": "Minnesota", "outcomeStatus": "DELIVERED", "outcomeSummary": "The campaign sought support for fur-farm fox rescue; National Geographic later documented that social reach drove sponsorships and donations to SaveAFox.", "fundingSourceType": "audience_donations", "amountDisplay": "Public campaign; exact total not preserved in the reviewed source", "sourceUrl": 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"isCreator": false, "minnesotaRelationship": "Hopkins High School and hometown connection", "place": "Hopkins / Minnetonka", "supportMechanisms": [ "personal_financial_support", "charity_fundraising" ], "causeCategories": [ "food_insecurity" ], "geographyClass": "minnesota", "geographyLabel": "Hopkins-area food shelf support", "outcomeStatus": "DELIVERED", "outcomeSummary": "CBS News Minnesota reports a $50,000 matching donation supporting ICA Food Shelf.", "fundingSourceType": null, "amountDisplay": null, "sourceUrl": "https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/paige-bueckers-food-shelf-donation/", "sourceClassOriginal": "INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING", "sourceClassesNormalized": [ "independent_journalism" ], "sourceDate": "2026", "freshnessBand": "2026", "limitations": "The $50,000 is Bueckers's documented matching donation; the wider fund total includes other donors and a separate foundation grant.", "internalUrl": "/minnesota/high-school-connections/" }, { "id": "mn-giving-ryan-dungey", "canonicalEntityId": "chaska-person-ryan-dungey", "name": "Ryan Dungey", "sourceOwner": "minnesota-public-figures-giving-back-v1", "project": "St. Jude Ride & 5K Run and Ryan Dungey Foundation", "projectDate": "2012–present program history", "publicFigureField": "Sports", "isCreator": false, "minnesotaRelationship": "Raised in Carver and Chaska; later Minnesota charity events", "place": "Chaska / Chanhassen", "supportMechanisms": [ "charity_fundraising", "nonprofit_foundation_support" ], "causeCategories": [ "health_medical", "sports_community_access" ], "geographyClass": "minnesota", "geographyLabel": "Minnesota event and nonprofit support", "outcomeStatus": "DELIVERED_AND_ONGOING", "outcomeSummary": "St. Jude documents Dungey's Minnesota event and longstanding support; the foundation later formalized work benefiting St. Jude and All Kids Bike.", "fundingSourceType": null, "amountDisplay": null, "sourceUrl": 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"projectDate": "2025", "publicFigureField": "YouTube and disability advocacy", "isCreator": true, "minnesotaRelationship": "Minnesota-based", "place": "Minneapolis", "supportMechanisms": [ "nonprofit_foundation_support", "direct_assistance" ], "causeCategories": [ "disability_accessibility" ], "geographyClass": "multistate_national", "geographyLabel": "United States", "outcomeStatus": "FOLLOW_UP_DOCUMENTED", "outcomeSummary": "The nonprofit's filed program description reports adaptive equipment, assistive technology and financial assistance grants.", "fundingSourceType": "nonprofit_funds", "amountDisplay": "$87,059 in grants reported for 2025", "sourceUrl": "https://philanthropy.org/990/report/454553464/laughing-at-my-nightmare-inc", "sourceClassOriginal": "PUBLIC TAX-FILING DATA + OFFICIAL NONPROFIT", "sourceClassesNormalized": [ "nonprofit_foundation_institutional", "public_filing_government" ], "sourceDate": "2025", "freshnessBand": "2024–2025", "limitations": "This is a nonprofit 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"health_medical" ], "geographyClass": "multistate_national", "geographyLabel": "13 U.S. states", "outcomeStatus": "FOLLOW_UP_DOCUMENTED", "outcomeSummary": "The University of Minnesota program profile documented equipment and training support for 51 fire departments in 13 states.", "fundingSourceType": "mixed", "amountDisplay": "More than $60,000 raised; 51 departments supported", "sourceUrl": "https://umash.umn.edu/spotlight-doing-good-minnesota-millennial-farmer-fundraises-for-farm-safety/", "sourceClassOriginal": "OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY PROGRAM PROFILE", "sourceClassesNormalized": [ "nonprofit_foundation_institutional" ], "sourceDate": "2021-01", "freshnessBand": "Before 2024", "limitations": "The source notes audience fundraising and partners but does not fully disaggregate every contribution.", "internalUrl": "/minnesota/creators-community-giving/#project-mn-giving-zach-grain-bin-2020" }, { "id": "mn-giving-zach-farm-rescue-2025", "canonicalEntityId": "millennial-farmer", "name": "Zach Johnson", "sourceOwner": "minnesota-creators-community-giving-v1", "project": "Farm Rescue harvest assistance", "projectDate": "2025", "publicFigureField": "Agriculture and farm video", "isCreator": true, "minnesotaRelationship": "Minnesota-based", "place": "Lowry area", "supportMechanisms": [ "donated_services", "volunteering_service" ], "causeCategories": [ "community_development", "families_individual_hardship" ], "geographyClass": "minnesota", "geographyLabel": "Buffalo, Minnesota", "outcomeStatus": "DELIVERED", "outcomeSummary": "Minnesota Star Tribune reporting documented Johnson among volunteers assisting with the corn harvest.", "fundingSourceType": "donated_goods_services", "amountDisplay": "Volunteer harvest of approximately 200 acres", "sourceUrl": "https://www.startribune.com/volunteers-help-with-harvest-for-a-minnesota-farm-family-in-need/601512104", "sourceClassOriginal": "INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING", "sourceClassesNormalized": [ "independent_journalism" ], 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