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12 funders with a record of paying for “applied”
Where the money went The Applied Materials Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $15M across 19 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Society for Applied Studies: $5.6M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Organization of American States: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Michigan State University: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Open Society Institute → University of York: $385K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Society for Conservation Biology → Duke University: $298K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Firstenburg Foundation → Specialized Housing Inc: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Preuss Family Foundation → Foundations Church: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrico Family Foundation → Guadalupe Community Center: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Catherine Kennedy Home → YWCA Grandparenting Network: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret E Dallas Scholarships → Aubrie Pruess: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Institute of Applied Dermatology: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: $681K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Century Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amaznia: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Society for Conservation Biology → University of Kansas: $227K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Open Society Institute → E S: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Firstenburg Foundation → Evergreen Habitat for Humanity: $151K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Preuss Family Foundation → Life Choices Pregnancy Center: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrico Family Foundation → Weld Food Bank: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Catherine Kennedy Home → St Mary Social Ministry Sr Isaac Center: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret E Dallas Scholarships → Rebecca Shotwell: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → National Council of Applied Economic Research: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities Community Services of Phoenix: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → University of the Witwatersrand: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc: $310K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Society for Conservation Biology → Regents of the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants: $224K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Open Society Institute → Marwa Taha Elhaj Adam: $137K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Firstenburg Foundation → Vancouver Housing Authority: $123K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Preuss Family Foundation → Hearts Horses: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrico Family Foundation → Hope Lives: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Catherine Kennedy Home → Mother Hubbards Cupboard: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Margaret E Dallas Scholarships → Madison Weber: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → Nepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for Research: $850K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Associacao Civil Instituto Escolhas: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → National Partnership for Women and Families Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → National Council of Applied Economic Research: $384K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Grupo De Analisis Para El Desarrollo: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Applied Enterprise Management Corporation: $341K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Agulhas Applied Knowledge: $298K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Instituto Brasileiro De Analises Sociais E Economicas: $284K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Society for Conservation Biology → Arizona State University: $207K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Society for Conservation Biology → Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University Office of Research: $207K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Society for Conservation Biology → The Research Foundation of State University of New York Contracts and Grant: $206K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Society for Conservation Biology → Regents of the University of California Davis Graduate Studies: $202K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Society for Conservation Biology → The Regents of the Ucla: $202K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → The Century Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → The Bank Information Center: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Society for Conservation Biology → University of Southern California: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Society for Conservation Biology → The Regents of the University of California: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc: $188K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Florida Immigrant Coalition: $182K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Citizenship Project: $177K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Sgs Consulting: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → University of Illinois Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Instituto Politicas Alternativas Para O Cone Sul: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Perkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities Legal Services - Arch of Miami: $122K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Open Society Institute → Fatma Othman Mobarak Awadalla: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Open Society Institute → Nada Mohamed Ahmed Shafik Bahgat: $112K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Firstenburg Foundation → Fish of Vancouver: $111K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Applied Materials Foundation: $15M on this topic. Open the funder. The Applied Materials Foundat… $15M Gates Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $11M The Ford Foundation: $4.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $4.9M Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Catholic Legal Immigration Ne… $3.3M Society for Conservation Biology: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Society for Conservation Biol… $2.2M Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Charles Stewart Mott Foundati… $1.4M Open Society Institute: $903K on this topic. Open the funder. Open Society Institute $903K The Firstenburg Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. The Firstenburg Foundation $600K Preuss Family Foundation: $209K on this topic. Open the funder. Preuss Family Foundation $209K Carrico Family Foundation: $146K on this topic. Open the funder. Carrico Family Foundation $146K The Catherine Kennedy Home: $67K on this topic. Open the funder. The Catherine Kennedy Home $67K Margaret E Dallas Scholarships: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. Margaret E Dallas Scholarships $8K Silicon Valley Community Foundation: received $15M on this topic Silicon Valley Community Founda… $15M Society for Applied Studies: received $5.6M on this topic Society for Applied Studies $5.6M Institute of Applied Dermatology: received $1.9M on this topic Institute of Applied Dermatology $1.9M National Council of Applied Economic Research: received $1.8M on this topic National Council of Applied Eco… $1.8M Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc: received $1.5M on this topic Catholic Charities of Los Angel… $1.5M Organization of American States: received $1.0M on this topic Organization of American States $1.0M Nepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for Research: received $850K on this topic Nepal Applied Mathematics and I… $850K Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: received $681K on this topic Catholic Charities of Los Angel… $681K Michigan State University: received $500K on this topic Michigan State University $500K Century Foundation: received $500K on this topic Century Foundation $500K Catholic Charities Community Services of Phoenix: received $450K on this topic Catholic Charities Community Se… $450K University of the Witwatersrand: received $450K on this topic University of the Witwatersrand $450K Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amaznia: received $400K on this topic Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental… $400K Associacao Civil Instituto Escolhas: received $400K on this topic Associacao Civil Instituto Esco… $400K National Partnership for Women and Families Inc: received $400K on this topic National Partnership for Women… $400K University of York: received $385K on this topic University of York $385K Grupo De Analisis Para El Desarrollo: received $350K on this topic Grupo De Analisis Para El Desar… $350K Applied Enterprise Management Corporation: received $341K on this topic Applied Enterprise Management C… $341K Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc: received $310K on this topic Woodwell Climate Research Cente… $310K Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro: received $300K on this topic Universidade Federal Do Rio De… $300K Agulhas Applied Knowledge: received $298K on this topic Agulhas Applied Knowledge $298K Duke University: received $298K on this topic Duke University $298K Instituto Brasileiro De Analises Sociais E Economicas: received $284K on this topic Instituto Brasileiro De Analise… $284K University of Kansas: received $227K on this topic University of Kansas $227K Regents of the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants: received $224K on this topic Regents of the University of Co… $224K Specialized Housing Inc: received $215K on this topic Specialized Housing Inc $215K Arizona State University: received $207K on this topic Arizona State University $207K Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University Office of Research: received $207K on this topic Board of Trustees of Leland Sta… $207K The Research Foundation of State University of New York Contracts and Grant: received $206K on this topic The Research Foundation of Stat… $206K Regents of the University of California Davis Graduate Studies: received $202K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $202K The Regents of the Ucla: received $202K on this topic The Regents of the Ucla $202K The Century Foundation: received $200K on this topic The Century Foundation $200K The Bank Information Center: received $200K on this topic The Bank Information Center $200K University of Southern California: received $200K on this topic University of Southern Californ… $200K The Regents of the University of California: received $200K on this topic The Regents of the University o… $200K Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc: received $188K on this topic Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc $188K Florida Immigrant Coalition: received $182K on this topic Florida Immigrant Coalition $182K Citizenship Project: received $177K on this topic Citizenship Project $177K Sgs Consulting: received $155K on this topic Sgs Consulting $155K E S: received $155K on this topic E S $155K Evergreen Habitat for Humanity: received $151K on this topic Evergreen Habitat for Humanity $151K University of Illinois Foundation: received $150K on this topic University of Illinois Foundati… $150K Instituto Politicas Alternativas Para O Cone Sul: received $150K on this topic Instituto Politicas Alternativa… $150K Perkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari: received $150K on this topic Perkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupa… $150K Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences: received $150K on this topic Malawi University of Business a… $150K Marwa Taha Elhaj Adam: received $137K on this topic Marwa Taha Elhaj Adam $137K Vancouver Housing Authority: received $123K on this topic Vancouver Housing Authority $123K Catholic Charities Legal Services - Arch of Miami: received $122K on this topic Catholic Charities Legal Servic… $122K Fatma Othman Mobarak Awadalla: received $115K on this topic Fatma Othman Mobarak Awadalla $115K Nada Mohamed Ahmed Shafik Bahgat: received $112K on this topic Nada Mohamed Ahmed Shafik Bahgat $112K Fish of Vancouver: received $111K on this topic Fish of Vancouver $111K Foundations Church: received $103K on this topic Foundations Church $103K Life Choices Pregnancy Center: received $59K on this topic Life Choices Pregnancy Center $59K Guadalupe Community Center: received $50K on this topic Guadalupe Community Center $50K Weld Food Bank: received $50K on this topic Weld Food Bank $50K Hearts Horses: received $47K on this topic Hearts Horses $47K Hope Lives: received $46K on this topic Hope Lives $46K YWCA Grandparenting Network: received $25K on this topic YWCA Grandparenting Network $25K St Mary Social Ministry Sr Isaac Center: received $22K on this topic St Mary Social Ministry Sr Isaa… $22K Mother Hubbards Cupboard: received $20K on this topic Mother Hubbards Cupboard $20K Aubrie Pruess: received $5K on this topic Aubrie Pruess $5K Rebecca Shotwell: received $2K on this topic Rebecca Shotwell $2K Madison Weber: received $2K on this topic Madison Weber $2K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “applied” 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: $215,000 to SPECIALIZED HOUSING INC — to be applied to felida park senior housing
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Largest: $1.5M to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOS ANGELES INC — increase immigration legal services by expanding training for nonprofits to help staff members become accredited representatives under the u.s. department of justice office of lega…
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Largest: $385,000 to UNIVERSITY OF YORK — to support the centre for applied human rights to manage a fellowship for human rights defenders at-risk and to develop its knowledge exchange related to human rights defenders thr…
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Largest: $500,000 to CENTURY FOUNDATION — core support for policy research related to labor protections and workforce policies universally applied to workers regardless of labor class, considering power building design and…
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Largest: $1,500 to ALEXIA KLINKHAMMER — apply to higher cost of education
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Largest: $199,965 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — to support applied conservation biology
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Largest: $25,750 to WELD LEGACY FDN NCMC FDN — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
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Largest: $232,897 to APPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — research and learning opportunities
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Largest: $77,123 to FOUNDATIONS CHURCH — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
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Largest: $25,000 to YWCA GRANDPARENTING NETWORK — to support specific programs applied for by grantee
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Largest: $200,000 to Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amaznia — to apply science and technology to refine scientific forecast mapping of amazon fires and work with partners to apply tools for reducing forest destruction.
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Largest: $3.6M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation
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