Source-backed Minnesota project directory
Which Minnesota-connected creators have documented public projects involving community assistance, fundraising, donated goods or direct support? This selected directory compares projects and outcomes without ranking generosity or treating every viral giving video as proof of long-term impact.
Direct answer
The roster includes creator-led work involving clean water, direct assistance, medical and accessibility needs, veteran mobility, animal rescue, farm safety, community service and donated goods. Every creator needs both a precise Minnesota connection and at least one public project record.
Creator directory
Alphabetical by creator name. Josh Liljenquist receives the same card, evidence rule and project treatment as every other record.
YouTube, books and photography
Kindness-centered social video
Community-support storytelling
Online as Joshlilj
Veteran-centered social video
Online as Patriotic Kenny
Animal-rescue video and education
Online as SaveAFox
YouTube and disability advocacy
Online as Squirmy and Grubs
Internet-native music
Agriculture and farm video
Online as Millennial Farmer
Project-level evidence
The order follows the dataset sequence: creator name, then project date. Amounts remain attached to individual projects and are never combined into a misleading cross-creator total.
Connor Franta
Documented support: More than $230,000 reported
Outcome: The campaign funded clean-water well work; Thirst Project later reported Franta had helped raise more than $500,000 across his campaigns.
Primary project source · OFFICIAL NONPROFIT
Boundary: The source reports a later cross-campaign total; it is not used as a creator-level donation total.
Connor Franta
Documented support: More than $191,000 reported
Outcome: Reporting tied the campaign to 16 water wells.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT TRADE REPORTING
Boundary: The published total is a campaign result, not Franta's personal contribution.
Connor Franta
Documented support: $3,190 raised
Outcome: charity: water marks the campaign complete and the funds sent to the field, with an estimated 79 people served.
Primary project source · OFFICIAL NONPROFIT CAMPAIGN RECORD
Boundary: People served is the nonprofit's estimate.
Jimmy Darts
Documented support: $761,920 displayed at review
Outcome: The public campaign exceeded its stated $750,000 goal.
Primary project source · PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RECORD
Boundary: The campaign total does not establish how every dollar was used or a long-term housing outcome.
Jimmy Darts
Documented support: $300,000 and a vehicle reported
Outcome: Local reporting documented the financial presentation and a new vehicle for the family.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING
Boundary: The report does not fully disaggregate the creator's money, audience donations, and vehicle funding.
Jimmy Darts
Documented support: $16,712 displayed at review
Outcome: The public campaign documents funds raised toward bills and a stated rehabilitation goal.
Primary project source · PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RECORD
Boundary: No later rehabilitation outcome is claimed.
Jimmy Darts
Documented support: $274,541 displayed at review
Outcome: The public campaign records substantial funding toward housing, food, utilities and stability.
Primary project source · PUBLIC CAMPAIGN PROFILE
Boundary: The profile snapshot does not establish a completed long-term housing outcome.
Jimmy Darts
Documented support: $112,632 displayed at review
Outcome: The public campaign exceeded its displayed $100,000 target.
Primary project source · PUBLIC CAMPAIGN PROFILE
Boundary: A funded campaign is not treated as proof of a medical or housing outcome.
Joshlilj
Documented support: $500 food purchase reported
Outcome: Independent reporting documented a restaurant purchase and distribution of the food.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING
Boundary: The report also discusses ethical questions around filmed giving; the project is not presented as evidence of long-term impact.
Joshlilj
Documented support: Public fundraiser; no amount claimed from the independent report
Outcome: Independent reporting documents that Liljenquist started the public fundraiser.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING
Boundary: No completed medical, pension, or long-term financial outcome is claimed.
Joshlilj
Documented support: More than $55,000 reported
Outcome: KMBC documented the fundraising and donor-search effort; no donor had been found at the report date.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING
Boundary: The fundraiser outcome and medical outcome are kept separate.
Patriotic Kenny
Documented support: 25 scooters documented
Outcome: CBS Minnesota documented that the initial audience response enabled 25 free scooters for veterans.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING
Boundary: This record covers the initial campaign, not the later cumulative foundation total.
Patriotic Kenny
Documented support: 66 scooters delivered at report date
Outcome: Stars and Stripes documented the later foundation total and that part of book-sale proceeds would support more scooters.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT REPORTING
Boundary: The 66-scooter figure is a dated cumulative program snapshot, not a separate 66-scooter campaign.
SaveAFox
Documented support: Public campaign; exact total not preserved in the reviewed source
Outcome: The campaign sought support for fur-farm fox rescue; National Geographic later documented that social reach drove sponsorships and donations to SaveAFox.
Primary project source · corroborating source · PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RECORD + INDEPENDENT REPORTING
Boundary: No precise historical campaign amount is asserted.
SaveAFox
Documented support: $6,845 raised
Outcome: The public campaign exceeded its $5,000 target for veterinary expenses and health upkeep.
Primary project source · PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RECORD
Boundary: The campaign record supports funding, not a recipient-by-recipient veterinary outcome.
Squirmy and Grubs
Documented support: 11 adaptive-technology grants documented
Outcome: Laughing At My Nightmare documented 11 technology grants in the annual campaign.
Primary project source · OFFICIAL NONPROFIT CAMPAIGN RECORD
Boundary: The campaign is associated with Shane Burcaw and the nonprofit; it is not represented as a Squirmy and Grubs audience-only fundraiser.
Squirmy and Grubs
Documented support: $87,059 in grants reported for 2025
Outcome: The nonprofit's filed program description reports adaptive equipment, assistive technology and financial assistance grants.
Primary project source · corroborating source · PUBLIC TAX-FILING DATA + OFFICIAL NONPROFIT
Boundary: This is a nonprofit program total, not a personal gift by Shane or Hannah.
Yung Gravy
Documented support: 1,900 bras donated
Outcome: The nonprofit received and sorted 1,900 bras collected during the tour.
Primary project source · corroborating source · INDEPENDENT REPORTING + NONPROFIT RECORD
Boundary: The record does not include an independently verified cash-match amount, so none is claimed.
Millennial Farmer
Documented support: More than $60,000 raised; 51 departments supported
Outcome: The University of Minnesota program profile documented equipment and training support for 51 fire departments in 13 states.
Primary project source · OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY PROGRAM PROFILE
Boundary: The source notes audience fundraising and partners but does not fully disaggregate every contribution.
Millennial Farmer
Documented support: Volunteer harvest of approximately 200 acres
Outcome: Minnesota Star Tribune reporting documented Johnson among volunteers assisting with the corn harvest.
Primary project source · INDEPENDENT LOCAL REPORTING
Boundary: Johnson participated with Farm Rescue and other volunteers; the work is not attributed to him alone.
Methodology
A record needs a precise Minnesota relationship and a documented support project. Creator-owned posts may supplement but do not replace stronger available sources.
Audience donations, creator funds, nonprofit funds and donated goods or services are labeled separately. Mixed records say when the sources do not fully separate contributions.
Inclusion documents a public project; it does not measure generosity, effectiveness, motives or the relative value of one kind of help.
Ethical context: Independent reporting has raised questions about consent, dignity, privacy and power in filmed giving. This directory preserves those limitations where material and does not treat visibility as proof of lasting benefit.
Last reviewed: September 20, 2026. Open the versioned dataset.
Related Minnesota resources
This project directory is narrower than the statewide creator directory and broader than Josh Liljenquist's own impact archive.
