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Wausau Pilot & Review

Each year, Wausau Pilot & Review is fortunate to participate in NewsMatch, which doubles all donations, up to $1,000 per person from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. That allows us to raise up to $26,000 to support our nonprofit journalism in 2022.

Now, we have three new opportunities we’re excited to report. Thanks to new national donors, we added another $1,000 to the match fund. And, because we were chosen for an additional $20,000 match for select Wisconsin newsrooms, we can raise a total of $34,000 in our end-of year campaign. And this week we learned of a new program from the Google News Initiative that will award additional funding to newsrooms who see at least 100 NEW donors during the match period. Those new donors can choose to give a one-time match of as little as $1 to help us qualify. And we’re nearly to our goal.

To make a one-time donation using our PayPal software (no PayPal account required, just click this link.

To receive full member benefits including an invitation to our next members-only happy hour event in January, you’ll want to use this form. You can choose a $15 per month or $120 per year membership, or become a Patron for $500.

And, if you’d prefer to donate by check, that’s okay too. Send checks postmarked on or before Dec. 31, 2021 to Wausau Pilot & Review, 500 N. Third St., Wausau WI 54403.

For those of you who have already donated – we are so grateful. Donors who sent a check can expect a handwritten note and tax acknowledgment in January.

Wausau Pilot & Review is a 501(c)3 nonprofit newsroom. Your donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law.

Whether you donate or not, whether you become a member or not, our newsroom will never have a paywall. Our content will always be free. If this isn’t a good time for you, that’s okay, too. But please know we are so humbled by the outpouring of support, which will allow us to launch new programs, cover more issues and hire more staff in 2022. Thank you for allowing us to be your newspaper of choice.

NewsMatch is generously supported by Democracy Fund, Knight Foundation, the Meta Journalism Project, the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust, Google News Initiative, Inasmuch Foundation, the Independence Public Media Foundation, the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Loud Houd, Natasha and Dirk Ziff, the Present Progressive Fund at Schwab Charitable, Sarena Snider, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, and the Wyncote Foundation. Dozens of local and issue-based funders are also secured by newsrooms, increasing the pool of match funds during the year-end campaign.