9.Project: Reading Rainbow (Web) ; Earnings: $5,408,916
Source: Iconosquare
Before Star Trek: The Next Generation, Actor LeVar Burton was already a fan favorite as the host of the Reading Rainbow. That combination attracted 105,855 backers to bring the Peabody and Emmy award winning series back to life. When the campaign ended on 07/02/2014 the LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow team had reached 541% of their fundraising goal and the support needed to introduce the learning adventure to a next generation audience.