If there’s any silver lining for public media under pressure from the Trump administration, it’s that audiences seem to be showing up with outsized support.

Minnesota Public Radio blew past a $1 million goal for its spring member drive in mid-May, raising a little over $1.5 million.

That’s three times more than last year’s spring fundraiser.

“It’s a big deal,” said MPR President Duchesne Drew. “It’s a big moment, I think, for our organization, our community, our country.”

Anecdotally, smaller stations are also seeing more support. KAXE in northern Minnesota raised $9,000 more this year than last year during its April fundraiser.

The station also received “some larger gifts after our pledge drive,” said KAXE CEO Sarah Bignall.

The surprise donations were “hundred- or thousand-dollar g

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