Ontario Proud’s financial records have not yet been made public. Ballingall says 1,300 donors both big and small have contributed funds to what was once an out-of-pocket bootstrap organization. A PowerPoint presentation leaked to The Walrus this summer showed that Ontario Proud was seeking $700,000 in funding to ‘inform,’ ‘influence,’ and ‘mobilize’ voters ahead of the 2018 election — roughly the spending limit placed on third-party organizations in Ontario.