And my funding goes to...

If I were given $100 and had to choose who to fund out of the five projects I listed above, I would divvy up my money as follows:

 I would not fund iCrates, since I think that it is too focused on vinyl music and does not appeal to a wide enough audience to be able to justify a 96-page edition once a year. A print magazine of that quality and size would need some excellent photos to justify needing such a medium, and I don't think that iCrates will be able to offer photo and graphic options for a magazine of that nature.

I would give Matter $50 because it has already established itself as an idea that has appealed to a wide audience and it presents itself as publication that values good journalism, which I appreciate.

I would give Hello Mr. $30 because I think it is a good idea that has a wide range of appeal and is a niche publication that would be able to easily find a market, since it prides itself on being different than other kinds of magazines directed at gay men. I would not give it more than this with the money I have, however, because I am concerned about shipping costs overseas.

I would give WhoWhatWhy and State of the Re:Union $10 each because I appreciate their ideas and I think that each of them do have a place in the journalistic world and deserve a push forward, but their ideas didn't speak to me the same way that the other ones did. WhoWhatWhy is a good idea, but I don't know how interested its audience can maintain after a while since their "problem" they outline in their pitch might not be easily solved just by their website. State of the Re:Union is a good idea, but I'm not sure how wide it will reach, as it is a radio show, and radio is not the go-to method of journalistic communication these days.