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Lilly Endowment Inc → Second Episcopal Distrct Ame Church: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2025National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → St James Ame Church: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Institute of Church Administration and Management → Sixth Episcopal District Ame: $420K across 2 grants, latest 2021Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Ames Historical Society: $363K across 5 grants, latest 2023Burke Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Story County (Ames Chapter): $220K across 2 grants, latest 2024Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Soldiers Memorial Ame Zion Church: $139K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → Thirteenth Episcopal District of the Ame Church: $107K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc → Bethel Ame Church: $96K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wk Kellogg Foundation → Allen Chapel Ame Church: $87K across 5 grants, latest 2024Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → Bethel Ame Church: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Chicago Food Depository → Carey Tercentenary Ame Church: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2023Calvin University → New Roots Ame Church: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Board of Incorporators-Ame Church: $2.3M across 5 grants, latest 2025National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Historic Brown Chapel Ame: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024Institute of Church Administration and Management → Tenth Episcopal District Ame Church: $396K across 4 grants, latest 2023Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Bennettsville Ame Zion Church: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2022Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Lutheran Church of Hope: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → Kentucky Conference of the Ame Church: $104K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc → The Sixth Episcopal District Ame Church: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wk Kellogg Foundation → Oak Grove Ame Church: $49K across 4 grants, latest 2024Burke Family Foundation → Food at First Ames: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → Historic Wayman Chapel Ame Church: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Chicago Food Depository → St Stephen Ame Church: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2023Calvin University → Bethel Cathedral Ame Church: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Metropolitan Ame Church: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Quinn Chapel Ame Frederick: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024Institute of Church Administration and Management → Sixth Episcopal District Ame Church: $138K across 2 grants, latest 2023Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Cedar Grove Ame Zion Church: $102K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Ames Public Library Friends Foundation: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → East Tennessee Annual Conference of the Ame Church: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc → St Philip Ame Church: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2024Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → Allen Chapel Ame: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2024Calvin University → Saint Peter Ame Zion Church: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2022Burke Family Foundation → Ames Community School District: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Chicago Food Depository → St James Ame Church: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023Wk Kellogg Foundation → St Peters Ame Church: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Sixth Episcopal Distrct-Ame Church: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Fifth Episcopal District-Ame Church: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2025National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Dickerson Chapel Ame Church: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Old Ship Ame Zion Church: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Fourth Episcopal Distrct-Ame Church: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2025National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Burk's Chapel Ame Church: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Burks Chapel Ame Church: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Union Bethel Ame Church: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Brown Chapel Ame: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Campbell Ame Church: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Historic St Paul Ame: $148K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → The Authentic Historic Brown Ame: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Ebenezer Ame Zion: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → St Stephen Ame Church: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Reedy Chapel Ame Church: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Ame Zion Church of Kingston: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Wesley Temple Ame Zion Church: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → St Matthew Ame Zion Church: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2023Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Rock Grove Ame Zion Church: $84K across 2 grants, latest 2024Institute of Church Administration and Management → Ame Zion Church: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023Institute of Church Administration and Management → Saint Philip Ame Church: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2021Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → White Hill Ame Zion Church: $67K across 2 grants, latest 2024Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Sandy Ridge Ame Zion Church: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Moores Chapel Ame Zion Church: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → West Tennessee Annual Conference of the Ame Church: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2024Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Pleasant Grove Ame Zion Church: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2024National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States → Leake Temple Ame: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Institute of Church Administration and Management → Ame (See Page 2): $50K across 1 grant, latest 2020Lilly Endowment Inc: $7.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$7.6MNational Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States: $6.1M on this topic. Open the funder.National Trust for Historic P…$6.1MInstitute of Church Administration and Management: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Institute of Church Administr…$1.1MCharles A Cannon Trust No 1: $724K on this topic. Open the funder.Charles A Cannon Trust No 1$724KCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $572K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$572KThe Community Foundation of: $319K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of$319KBurke Family Foundation: $271K on this topic. Open the funder.Burke Family Foundation$271KBvm Capacity Building Institute Inc: $191K on this topic. Open the funder.Bvm Capacity Building Institu…$191KIndianapolis Center for Congregations Inc: $142K on this topic. Open the funder.Indianapolis Center for Congr…$142KWk Kellogg Foundation: $138K on this topic. Open the funder.Wk Kellogg Foundation$138KCalvin University: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.Calvin University$65KGreater Chicago Food Depository: $62K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Chicago Food Deposito…$62KSecond Episcopal Distrct Ame Church: received $2.8M on this topicSecond Episcopal Distrct Ame Ch…$2.8MBoard of Incorporators-Ame Church: received $2.3M on this topicBoard of Incorporators-Ame Chur…$2.3MSt James Ame Church: received $1.8M on this topicSt James Ame Church$1.8MMetropolitan Ame Church: received $1.3M on this topicMetropolitan Ame Church$1.3MHistoric Brown Chapel Ame: received $1.2M on this topicHistoric Brown Chapel Ame$1.2MQuinn Chapel Ame Frederick: received $500K on this topicQuinn Chapel Ame Frederick$500KSixth Episcopal Distrct-Ame Church: received $500K on this topicSixth Episcopal Distrct-Ame Chu…$500KFifth Episcopal District-Ame Church: received $500K on this topicFifth Episcopal District-Ame Ch…$500KSixth Episcopal District Ame: received $420K on this topicSixth Episcopal District Ame$420KDickerson Chapel Ame Church: received $400K on this topicDickerson Chapel Ame Church$400KTenth Episcopal District Ame Church: received $396K on this topicTenth Episcopal District Ame Ch…$396KAmes Historical Society: received $363K on this topicAmes Historical Society$363KOld Ship Ame Zion Church: received $325K on this topicOld Ship Ame Zion Church$325KFourth Episcopal Distrct-Ame Church: received $250K on this topicFourth Episcopal Distrct-Ame Ch…$250KBoys & Girls Club of Story County (Ames Chapter): received $220K on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Story Coun…$220KBurk's Chapel Ame Church: received $200K on this topicBurk's Chapel Ame Church$200KBurks Chapel Ame Church: received $200K on this topicBurks Chapel Ame Church$200KUnion Bethel Ame Church: received $200K on this topicUnion Bethel Ame Church$200KBethel Ame Church: received $171K on this topicBethel Ame Church$171KBrown Chapel Ame: received $150K on this topicBrown Chapel Ame$150KCampbell Ame Church: received $150K on this topicCampbell Ame Church$150KHistoric St Paul Ame: received $148K on this topicHistoric St Paul Ame$148KSoldiers Memorial Ame Zion Church: received $139K on this topicSoldiers Memorial Ame Zion Chur…$139KSixth Episcopal District Ame Church: received $138K on this topicSixth Episcopal District Ame Ch…$138KBennettsville Ame Zion Church: received $125K on this topicBennettsville Ame Zion Church$125KThe Authentic Historic Brown Ame: received $125K on this topicThe Authentic Historic Brown Ame$125KSt Stephen Ame Church: received $123K on this topicSt Stephen Ame Church$123KLutheran Church of Hope: received $120K on this topicLutheran Church of Hope$120KThirteenth Episcopal District of the Ame Church: received $107K on this topicThirteenth Episcopal District o…$107KKentucky Conference of the Ame Church: received $104K on this topicKentucky Conference of the Ame…$104KCedar Grove Ame Zion Church: received $102K on this topicCedar Grove Ame Zion Church$102KEbenezer Ame Zion: received $100K on this topicEbenezer Ame Zion$100KReedy Chapel Ame Church: received $100K on this topicReedy Chapel Ame Church$100KAme Zion Church of Kingston: received $100K on this topicAme Zion Church of Kingston$100KWesley Temple Ame Zion Church: received $100K on this topicWesley Temple Ame Zion Church$100KSt Matthew Ame Zion Church: received $91K on this topicSt Matthew Ame Zion Church$91KAmes Public Library Friends Foundation: received $90K on this topicAmes Public Library Friends Fou…$90KAllen Chapel Ame Church: received $87K on this topicAllen Chapel Ame Church$87KRock Grove Ame Zion Church: received $84K on this topicRock Grove Ame Zion Church$84KAme Zion Church: received $70K on this topicAme Zion Church$70KSaint Philip Ame Church: received $70K on this topicSaint Philip Ame Church$70KWhite Hill Ame Zion Church: received $67K on this topicWhite Hill Ame Zion Church$67KSandy Ridge Ame Zion Church: received $64K on this topicSandy Ridge Ame Zion Church$64KThe Sixth Episcopal District Ame Church: received $60K on this topicThe Sixth Episcopal District Am…$60KMoores Chapel Ame Zion Church: received $60K on this topicMoores Chapel Ame Zion Church$60KEast Tennessee Annual Conference of the Ame Church: received $54K on this topicEast Tennessee Annual Conferenc…$54KWest Tennessee Annual Conference of the Ame Church: received $54K on this topicWest Tennessee Annual Conferenc…$54KPleasant Grove Ame Zion Church: received $52K on this topicPleasant Grove Ame Zion Church$52KLeake Temple Ame: received $50K on this topicLeake Temple Ame$50KAme (See Page 2): received $50K on this topicAme (See Page 2)$50KOak Grove Ame Church: received $49K on this topicOak Grove Ame Church$49KFood at First Ames: received $36K on this topicFood at First Ames$36KSt Philip Ame Church: received $36K on this topicSt Philip Ame Church$36KHistoric Wayman Chapel Ame Church: received $35K on this topicHistoric Wayman Chapel Ame Chur…$35KAllen Chapel Ame: received $32K on this topicAllen Chapel Ame$32KCarey Tercentenary Ame Church: received $26K on this topicCarey Tercentenary Ame Church$26KNew Roots Ame Church: received $25K on this topicNew Roots Ame Church$25KBethel Cathedral Ame Church: received $22K on this topicBethel Cathedral Ame Church$22KSaint Peter Ame Zion Church: received $18K on this topicSaint Peter Ame Zion Church$18KAmes Community School District: received $15K on this topicAmes Community School District$15KSt Peters Ame Church: received $3K on this topicSt Peters Ame Church$3K
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