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12 funders with a record of paying for “amateur”
Where the money went Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Internet Archive: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Evans Scholars Foundation: $760K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Oneamerica Foundation Inc → United Way of Central Indiana: $327K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pittsburgh Foundation → The First Tee of Pittsburgh: $178K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Quarter Century Wireless Association Inc → Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc: $151K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Cape Cod Baseball League Inc → Falmouth Baseball Club Inc Dba Falmouth Commodores: $71K across 3 grants, latest 2024 New England Yankee Hockey → New Hampshire Amateur Hockey: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Yasme Foundation → Ottawa Amateur Radio Club Inc: $39K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Arrl Foundation Inc → Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club - W2mmd: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 North Carolina Amateur Sports Inc → Black Girls Do Bikeplayers Philanthropy Fund: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Louis W Horvath Foundation Inc → Cowboy Joe Club: $17K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Amateur Athletic Union of the Us Inc → Amateur Athletic Union of Michigan: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (Darc) Ev: $778K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Cape Cod Baseball League Inc → Harwich Athletic Association Inc Dba Harwich Mariners: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Oneamerica Foundation Inc → Howard University Dept of Athletics: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New England Yankee Hockey → Maine Amateur Hockey Association I: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Quarter Century Wireless Association Inc → Dayton Amateur Radio Assn Inc: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pittsburgh Foundation → Special Olympics Pennsylvania: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Dade Amateur Golf Association Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Arrl Foundation Inc → Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Louis W Horvath Foundation Inc → American Legion Baseball: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Amateur Athletic Union of the Us Inc → Amateur Athletic Union of Southern Pacific: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Yasme Foundation → Ethiopian Amateur Radio Club: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 North Carolina Amateur Sports Inc → Unc Wilmington: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Arrl Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cape Cod Baseball League Inc → Bourne Athletic Assoc Dba Bourne Braves: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Oneamerica Foundation Inc → Diversity in Aquatics Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New England Yankee Hockey → Vermont State Amateur Hockey Assoc: $37K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Pittsburgh Foundation → Josh Gibson Foundation: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arrl Foundation Inc → All Things Amateur Radio Association: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Athletic Union of the Us Inc → Amateur Athletic Union of North Carolina: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Louis W Horvath Foundation Inc → Sheridan High School Booster Club: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Yasme Foundation → Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Amateur Sports Inc → East Bladen High School Athletic Booster Club: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Quarter Century Wireless Association Inc → Orlando Amateur Radio Club: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corporation: $422K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Antarikchya Pratisthan Nepal (Space Foundation Nepal): $384K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Deep Space Exploration Society: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Allina Health Foundation On Behalf of Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institut: $293K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Central Michigan Amateur Network: $251K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Portland State University Foundation: $242K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → University of Leeds: $201K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Healthcare Community Amateur Radio Club: $199K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → The University of Scranton: $196K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Highline Amateur Radio Club: $183K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of Multimode Digital Voice Modem (Mmdvm): $180K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Pleasant Valley Amateur Radio Club: $154K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Calnet Amateur Radio Group: $152K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → San Francisco Wireless Emergency Mesh Inc - Bay Area Mesh: $147K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → American Indian Science and Engineering Society: $144K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Open Collective Europe: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Teachers in Space Inc: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → York County Amateur Radio Society Club Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (Dba Amsat): $94K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Fondation Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of the Radio Society of Sri Lan: $88K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Radio Scouting Inc: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Boeing Employee's Amateur Radio Society: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Csuci Amateur Radio Interest Group: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Radio Amateur Du-of Quebec Inc (On Behalf La Federation Des Clubs Radioamat: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Cascade Amateur Radio Society: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Military Heritage Museum: $61K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Alberta Digital Radio Communications Society: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Cape Cod Baseball League Inc → Orleans Athletic Association Inc Dba Orlean Firebirds: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications: $7.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Amateur Radio Digital Communi… $7.0M The Chicago Community Trust: $800K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $800K Oneamerica Foundation Inc: $432K on this topic. Open the funder. Oneamerica Foundation Inc $432K Cape Cod Baseball League Inc: $258K on this topic. Open the funder. Cape Cod Baseball League Inc $258K The Pittsburgh Foundation: $255K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pittsburgh Foundation $255K Quarter Century Wireless Association Inc: $208K on this topic. Open the funder. Quarter Century Wireless Asso… $208K New England Yankee Hockey: $148K on this topic. Open the funder. New England Yankee Hockey $148K Arrl Foundation Inc: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Arrl Foundation Inc $75K The Yasme Foundation: $52K on this topic. Open the funder. The Yasme Foundation $52K Louis W Horvath Foundation Inc: $41K on this topic. Open the funder. Louis W Horvath Foundation Inc $41K North Carolina Amateur Sports Inc: $32K on this topic. Open the funder. North Carolina Amateur Sports… $32K Amateur Athletic Union of the Us Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Amateur Athletic Union of the… $30K Internet Archive: received $1.2M on this topic Internet Archive $1.2M Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (Darc) Ev: received $778K on this topic Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (D… $778K Evans Scholars Foundation: received $760K on this topic Evans Scholars Foundation $760K Arrl Foundation: received $500K on this topic Arrl Foundation $500K Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corporation: received $422K on this topic Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Cor… $422K Antarikchya Pratisthan Nepal (Space Foundation Nepal): received $384K on this topic Antarikchya Pratisthan Nepal (S… $384K United Way of Central Indiana: received $327K on this topic United Way of Central Indiana $327K Deep Space Exploration Society: received $300K on this topic Deep Space Exploration Society $300K Allina Health Foundation On Behalf of Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institut: received $293K on this topic Allina Health Foundation On Beh… $293K Central Michigan Amateur Network: received $251K on this topic Central Michigan Amateur Network $251K Portland State University Foundation: received $242K on this topic Portland State University Found… $242K University of Leeds: received $201K on this topic University of Leeds $201K Healthcare Community Amateur Radio Club: received $199K on this topic Healthcare Community Amateur Ra… $199K The University of Scranton: received $196K on this topic The University of Scranton $196K Highline Amateur Radio Club: received $183K on this topic Highline Amateur Radio Club $183K Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of Multimode Digital Voice Modem (Mmdvm): received $180K on this topic Open Collective Europe (On Beha… $180K The First Tee of Pittsburgh: received $178K on this topic The First Tee of Pittsburgh $178K Pleasant Valley Amateur Radio Club: received $154K on this topic Pleasant Valley Amateur Radio C… $154K Calnet Amateur Radio Group: received $152K on this topic Calnet Amateur Radio Group $152K Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc: received $151K on this topic Foundation for Amateur Radio Inc $151K San Francisco Wireless Emergency Mesh Inc - Bay Area Mesh: received $147K on this topic San Francisco Wireless Emergenc… $147K American Indian Science and Engineering Society: received $144K on this topic American Indian Science and Eng… $144K Open Collective Europe: received $125K on this topic Open Collective Europe $125K Teachers in Space Inc: received $110K on this topic Teachers in Space Inc $110K York County Amateur Radio Society Club Inc: received $100K on this topic York County Amateur Radio Socie… $100K Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (Dba Amsat): received $94K on this topic Radio Amateur Satellite Corpora… $94K Fondation Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of the Radio Society of Sri Lan: received $88K on this topic Fondation Open Collective Europ… $88K Radio Scouting Inc: received $85K on this topic Radio Scouting Inc $85K Boeing Employee's Amateur Radio Society: received $84K on this topic Boeing Employee's Amateur Radio… $84K Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation: received $80K on this topic Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundat… $80K Csuci Amateur Radio Interest Group: received $74K on this topic Csuci Amateur Radio Interest Gr… $74K Radio Amateur Du-of Quebec Inc (On Behalf La Federation Des Clubs Radioamat: received $74K on this topic Radio Amateur Du-of Quebec Inc… $74K Falmouth Baseball Club Inc Dba Falmouth Commodores: received $71K on this topic Falmouth Baseball Club Inc Dba… $71K Harwich Athletic Association Inc Dba Harwich Mariners: received $68K on this topic Harwich Athletic Association In… $68K Cascade Amateur Radio Society: received $66K on this topic Cascade Amateur Radio Society $66K Howard University Dept of Athletics: received $65K on this topic Howard University Dept of Athle… $65K Military Heritage Museum: received $61K on this topic Military Heritage Museum $61K Bourne Athletic Assoc Dba Bourne Braves: received $61K on this topic Bourne Athletic Assoc Dba Bourn… $61K Alberta Digital Radio Communications Society: received $60K on this topic Alberta Digital Radio Communica… $60K Orleans Athletic Association Inc Dba Orlean Firebirds: received $59K on this topic Orleans Athletic Association In… $59K New Hampshire Amateur Hockey: received $56K on this topic New Hampshire Amateur Hockey $56K Maine Amateur Hockey Association I: received $55K on this topic Maine Amateur Hockey Associatio… $55K Dayton Amateur Radio Assn Inc: received $53K on this topic Dayton Amateur Radio Assn Inc $53K Special Olympics Pennsylvania: received $42K on this topic Special Olympics Pennsylvania $42K Dade Amateur Golf Association Inc: received $40K on this topic Dade Amateur Golf Association I… $40K Diversity in Aquatics Inc: received $40K on this topic Diversity in Aquatics Inc $40K Ottawa Amateur Radio Club Inc: received $39K on this topic Ottawa Amateur Radio Club Inc $39K Vermont State Amateur Hockey Assoc: received $37K on this topic Vermont State Amateur Hockey As… $37K Josh Gibson Foundation: received $35K on this topic Josh Gibson Foundation $35K Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club - W2mmd: received $25K on this topic Gloucester County Amateur Radio… $25K Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Inc: received $25K on this topic Anchorage Amateur Radio Club Inc $25K All Things Amateur Radio Association: received $25K on this topic All Things Amateur Radio Associ… $25K Black Girls Do Bikeplayers Philanthropy Fund: received $21K on this topic Black Girls Do Bikeplayers Phil… $21K Cowboy Joe Club: received $17K on this topic Cowboy Joe Club $17K American Legion Baseball: received $15K on this topic American Legion Baseball $15K Amateur Athletic Union of Michigan: received $10K on this topic Amateur Athletic Union of Michi… $10K Amateur Athletic Union of Southern Pacific: received $10K on this topic Amateur Athletic Union of South… $10K Amateur Athletic Union of North Carolina: received $10K on this topic Amateur Athletic Union of North… $10K Sheridan High School Booster Club: received $8K on this topic Sheridan High School Booster Cl… $8K Ethiopian Amateur Radio Club: received $6K on this topic Ethiopian Amateur Radio Club $6K Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society: received $6K on this topic Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society $6K Unc Wilmington: received $6K on this topic Unc Wilmington $6K East Bladen High School Athletic Booster Club: received $5K on this topic East Bladen High School Athleti… $5K Orlando Amateur Radio Club: received $4K on this topic Orlando Amateur Radio Club $4K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “amateur” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $3,500 to CASE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY W8EDU — provide materials and lab support for undergraduate engineering senior projects focused on amateur radio research and experimentation, with results released openly.
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Largest: $32,345 to BOURNE ATHLETIC ASSOC DBA BOURNE BRAVES — promote, govern and conduct amateur baseball
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Largest: $17,833 to PARC - PIEDMONT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB — to advance amateur radio
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Largest: $4,000 to Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio — support the development of leading-edge digital technologies for amateur radio enthusiasts.
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Largest: $122,744 to THE FIRST TEE OF PITTSBURGH — amateur sports
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Largest: $327,391 to United Way of Central Indiana — health, welfare, & amateur athletics
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Largest: $12,308 to BLACK GIRLS DO BIKEPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND — promote amateur athletics in nc
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Largest: $30,000 to Ottawa Amateur Radio Club Inc — yota and carlton university
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Largest: $10,000 to AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF IOWA — covid-19 recovery assistance
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Largest: $27,680 to NEW HAMPSHIRE AMATEUR HOCKEY — promotion of hockey
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Largest: $5,000 to COWBOY JOE CLUB — amateur athletics
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Largest: $373,700 to Evans Scholars Foundation — support for green coat gala (no tickets or tangible benefits), general operating support, general operating support - per dunes club 2023 match play challenge campaign, support for…
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