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ProPublica
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The Bingham Program
The William Sloane Jelin Foundation
University of Maryland College Park Foundation


Publisher Circle Members

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Truthseeker Members

Belvedere Charitable Trust Grantmaking Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Helen Norton
Adam and Diana Lee
Coxe Family Fund
Jane and Frank Bragg
Point Harbor Fund of The Maine Community Foundation
Arete Foundation
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The Minimoney Fund
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Kennebec Savings Bank
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Whalen Charitable
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Mary & Jim Hunter Parakilas
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Sarah and Chris Tomalty
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Ellen Bowman
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The S and K Family Fund
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