Rain Taxi Supporters

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of members and donors. Contributions help our nonprofit organization publish quarterly book coverage, in print and online; produce a dynamic literary event series, in the Twin Cities and virtually; organize the annual Twin Cities Book Festival; and much more! 

Thanks to the following supporters for giving in 2024 and helping Rain Taxi enter 2025—our 30th year—on strong footing! List includes donations received from January 1 to December 31, 2024. Support Rain Taxi and Literary Culture—to be included on our annual list of supporters, see here.

John Abraham-Watne
Lynn Abrahamsen
William Anderson
Nathalie Andrews
Anonymous
Carlos Aristeguieta
Stephen Armstrong
Wayne Atherton
Sherene Azar
Merle Bachman
E.J. Bader
Nicholson Baker
Stephanie Baker
Maria Bamford
Grant Barber
Dennis Barone
Dara Barrois/Dixon
Harriet Bart
Charles Baxter
Alicen Beheler
Martine Bellen
Catherine M. Bennett
Jessie Bennett
  and Stephanie Burt

Mary Benson
Alan Berks
Ute Bertog
Carol Bessler
Eric Bies
Kris Bigalk
Emma R. Bohmann
Leo Borer
John Bradley
Anne Brandt
David Breeden
Jill Bresnahan
Catherine Bresner
David Brisbin
Cynthia Broshi
Donald Brunnquell
Mary Burmaster
Mary Buss
Steven Byers
Kevin Carollo
Robert Casper
  and Matthea Harvey

Tom and Dawn Cassidy
Alan Catlin
April Cavanaugh
Chris Chady
Carmine Chickadel
Kaitlyn Christianson
Paula Cisewski
Scott Clark
Andrew Cleary
Alisa Coddington
Mark Cohen
John Colburn
Norma Cole
Michael Colicchia
Scott Cooper
John Cox
Brian E. Cronwall
Elizabeth Cross
Shaleen Culbert-Kivlin
Donald Cummings
Garin Cycholl
Piyali Dalal
Maria Damon
Harold Davis
Chad Dayton
D. Debrauske
Deluxe Corporation
Sher Demeter
Alexander Dickow
Neil Dimick
  and Joan Bibelhausen

John Domini
Ken Doresky
  and Jennifer Simonson

Rudi Dornemann
Dreamhaven Books
Lenora Drowns
Thomas Dubbe
Matthew Duffus
Patrick Dunagan
Robin Dunn
Kristin Dykstra
Mary Moore Easter
William Ehmann
Linda Engberg
Paul Engh
James Ervin
Adam Estrem
Jil Evans
Colleen Everding
Roger Everhart
Sid Farrar
Alan Felsenthal
  / The Song Cave

Kevin Fenton
David Fettig
Jay Fier
Michelle Filkins
Winifred Flint
Fonograph Editions
Conra Frazier
Perry Friedman
Kristie Frudden
Gloria Frym
Rachel Fulkerson
Renoir W. Gaither
Robert Gardner
Susan Garnett
Vance Gellert
Mary Gibney
Peter Gizzi
Jaimy Gordon
Michelle Gorka
Henry Gould
H. Greenberg
Jeffrey Grimes
Kim Gruidl
Suzy Gustafson
Mark Gustafson
  and Sarah Campbell

Nor Hall and Roger Hale
Steven Halverson
Daniel Handler
  and Lisa Brown

Kristen Hanlon
Margaret Hasse
  and David Grothe

Andrew Hatchell
Mary Healy
Kristin Heiberg
Rosemary Heille
Barbara Henning
Joel Hernandez
Forrest Herring
Laurie Hertzel
Steve Hettig
Tom Holmes
Bruce Holsapple
Stuart Hopen
Nora Lee Hornicek
David Housewright
John Hughes
Tim Hunt
Inner Peace Press
Donna Isaac
Todd Jailer
Thomas Jandric
Ronald Janssen
Howana Janzen
Brian Jennings
Shane Jimenez
Joseph Johaneman
Sarah Johns
Daniel Johnson
Owen Johnson
Randi Johnson
Diane Josefowicz
Rob Jung
Julie Jurrjens
Karen Karsten
David Kermani
Stephen Kessler
Burt Kimmelman
Thomas Kitson
Carol Klee
Lanica Klein
Pamela Klinger-Horn
Jessica Knight
  and Steve Healey

Nicola Koh
Cinda Kornblum
Leonard Krubner
Carolyn Kuebler
Annie Kuhn
LeeAnn Kuhn
Kathryn Kysar
Tom Laichas
Steven Lang
Mary Lannon
Scott LaPier
Steven Larsen
Jack Lattemann
Patrick Lawler
Kris Lawson
James Leckband
Jessica Lee
Jeffrey Lependorf
Ken Letko
Seth Leventhal
Carlo Maurice Levy
Ellen Levy
Erin Lewenauer
Jon Lewis
Margy Ligon
Christopher Lincoln
Michael Lindgren
Lithic Press
Summer Lizer
George Longenecker
Daniel LoPreto
Ryan MacAskill
Michael MacDonald
Amy Madson
Tom Mahoney
Dennis Maloney
Margaret Manderfeld
Jennifer Manion
Brooke Manley
Tim Martin
Carol Masters
Ted Mathys
Steven Matuszak
Daniel May
James McCarthy
James McCorkle
Mary K McCormick
Nanci McCrackin
Frances McCue
Karen McDonald
Michael McLaughlin
Donna McNamara
Christina Melloh
Jeffrey Mentis
Amey Miller
Peter Mladinic
Andrew Mogck
Dana Mongoven
Christopher Monigle
David Moore
William Morris
Paulette Myers-Rich
Anne Myles
Martin Nakell
Deborah Nelson
Linda M. Nelson
Vy Nguyen
Terri Niccum
Will Nixon
Karen Noll
Gail Nordstrom
Kathleen Novak
Ruben Nusz
Jules Nyquist
Sheila O’Connor
Lance & Andi Olsen
Albert Onello
Maureen Owen
Ron Padgett
Theresa Pappas
Rima Parikh
Scott Parker
Brian PaStarr
LuAnne Pederson
Theodore Pelton
Laura Pendell
Joseph Perlman
Marshall Peter
Kent Petterson
SF Pippin
C Pirloul
Robert Polito
Randall Pottebaum
Colin Powers
Press 53
Victoria Prince
Joanne Provo
Nancy Quinn
Anthony Rauch
Mari Richards
Linda Roberts
Lisa Roberts
Elizabeth Robinson
Douglas Rodel
Carol Roos
Natalie Rosinsky
Lee Rossi
Barbara Ruchames
Janice Russell
Arvid Rydholm
Grant Rykken
D.A. Sachs
Michelle Salmonson
Rebecca Sang
Neeraj Sathnur
Kimi Saunders
Travis Saunders
Hayden Saunier
Gretchen Schilling
Richard Schmoller
Carl Schnedeker
John Scofield
Shannon Scott
Jennifer Sears-Pigliucci
Motoyuki Shibata
Jon Skaalen
Christine Sneed
Rasoul Sorkhabi
Caleb Spooner
Quentin Sprengelmeyer
Nancy St. John
M. Zoe Starkweather
Josh Steinbauer
Larry Stenzel
Kim Stephan
Brendan Stermer
Amy Stolls
Niels Strandskov
Dennis Straus
Jeffrey Sugerman
  and Sarah Schultz

Joyce Sutphen
Henry Sutter
Susan Swartwout
Rachel Swearingen
Ramona Szczerba
Ben Taylor
Margaret Telfer
  and Ed McConaghay

The Book House
  in Dinkytown

The Song Cave
Kevin Thomsen
Jean Thomson
Rachel Tipping
Emily Trenholm
David Tripp
Anne True
Yunus Tuncel
William Tuomala
Faruk Ulay
Tom Umhoefer
David Unowsky
Robert Utke
James Vallely
Sam Van Cook
JoAnn Verburg
  and Jim Moore

Jerry Viou
Lisa Von Drasek
Allan Vorda
Nancy Walton
Kori Wamser-Berce
Dessa Wander
Jane Ward
Rebecca Weaver
Miriam Weinstein
Edward K. Weir
Elizabeth Weir
Jason Weiss
Tammy Wenberg
Nikkia Wheeler
Bethany Whitehead
Jessica Wickens
Amanda Wigen
Darryl Wilkinson
Nicholas Wineriter
Warren Woessner
Benjamin Woodard
Jeffrey C. Wright
Writing Circles for Healing
Sara Dovre Wudall
Robert Zaller
Lindsey Zellman
Olga Zilberbourg
Lisa Zuckerman 

To support Rain Taxi and be included on the next iteration of this list, see here!

Rain Taxi is also currently supported by grants from the McKnight Foundation, the National Endowment for the ArtsCLMP / Hawthornden Foundation, Rehael Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation, Lenfestey Family Foundation, and Elmer L. And Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation. We thank them all for their support!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

We thank all our readers, philanthropic organizations, and government institutions for their support!