How is the Sanford Lab funded?

$10 million HUD grant (2002).
$39 million from the state Legislature (2004, 2005, 2010).
$70 million donation from T. Denny Sanford (2006)
Barrick Gold donated Homestake mine to South Dakota (2006).

Too many people buy stuff they don't want, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't like!