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The Applied Materials Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $15M across 19 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Society for Applied Studies: $5.6M across 7 grants, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Organization of American States: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Michigan State University: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024Open Society Institute → University of York: $385K across 1 grant, latest 2023Society for Conservation Biology → Duke University: $298K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Firstenburg Foundation → Specialized Housing Inc: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2024Preuss Family Foundation → Foundations Church: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2024Carrico Family Foundation → Guadalupe Community Center: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Catherine Kennedy Home → YWCA Grandparenting Network: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Margaret E Dallas Scholarships → Aubrie Pruess: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Institute of Applied Dermatology: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: $681K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Century Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amaznia: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024Society for Conservation Biology → University of Kansas: $227K across 2 grants, latest 2024Open Society Institute → E S: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Firstenburg Foundation → Evergreen Habitat for Humanity: $151K across 4 grants, latest 2024Preuss Family Foundation → Life Choices Pregnancy Center: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024Carrico Family Foundation → Weld Food Bank: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Catherine Kennedy Home → St Mary Social Ministry Sr Isaac Center: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023Margaret E Dallas Scholarships → Rebecca Shotwell: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → National Council of Applied Economic Research: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities Community Services of Phoenix: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → University of the Witwatersrand: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc: $310K across 3 grants, latest 2024Society for Conservation Biology → Regents of the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants: $224K across 2 grants, latest 2023Open Society Institute → Marwa Taha Elhaj Adam: $137K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Firstenburg Foundation → Vancouver Housing Authority: $123K across 4 grants, latest 2024Preuss Family Foundation → Hearts Horses: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024Carrico Family Foundation → Hope Lives: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Catherine Kennedy Home → Mother Hubbards Cupboard: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Margaret E Dallas Scholarships → Madison Weber: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gates Foundation → Nepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for Research: $850K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Associacao Civil Instituto Escolhas: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → National Partnership for Women and Families Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → National Council of Applied Economic Research: $384K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Grupo De Analisis Para El Desarrollo: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Applied Enterprise Management Corporation: $341K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Agulhas Applied Knowledge: $298K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Instituto Brasileiro De Analises Sociais E Economicas: $284K across 2 grants, latest 2024Society for Conservation Biology → Arizona State University: $207K across 2 grants, latest 2024Society for Conservation Biology → Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University Office of Research: $207K across 2 grants, latest 2023Society for Conservation Biology → The Research Foundation of State University of New York Contracts and Grant: $206K across 2 grants, latest 2023Society for Conservation Biology → Regents of the University of California Davis Graduate Studies: $202K across 2 grants, latest 2023Society for Conservation Biology → The Regents of the Ucla: $202K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → The Century Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → The Bank Information Center: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Society for Conservation Biology → University of Southern California: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Society for Conservation Biology → The Regents of the University of California: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc: $188K across 2 grants, latest 2023Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Florida Immigrant Coalition: $182K across 3 grants, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Citizenship Project: $177K across 3 grants, latest 2024Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Sgs Consulting: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → University of Illinois Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Instituto Politicas Alternativas Para O Cone Sul: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Perkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Catholic Charities Legal Services - Arch of Miami: $122K across 1 grant, latest 2022Open Society Institute → Fatma Othman Mobarak Awadalla: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2023Open Society Institute → Nada Mohamed Ahmed Shafik Bahgat: $112K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Firstenburg Foundation → Fish of Vancouver: $111K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Applied Materials Foundation: $15M on this topic. Open the funder.The Applied Materials Foundat…$15MGates Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$11MThe Ford Foundation: $4.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$4.9MCatholic Legal Immigration Network Inc: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Catholic Legal Immigration Ne…$3.3MSociety for Conservation Biology: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Society for Conservation Biol…$2.2MCharles Stewart Mott Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Charles Stewart Mott Foundati…$1.4MOpen Society Institute: $903K on this topic. Open the funder.Open Society Institute$903KThe Firstenburg Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder.The Firstenburg Foundation$600KPreuss Family Foundation: $209K on this topic. Open the funder.Preuss Family Foundation$209KCarrico Family Foundation: $146K on this topic. Open the funder.Carrico Family Foundation$146KThe Catherine Kennedy Home: $67K on this topic. Open the funder.The Catherine Kennedy Home$67KMargaret E Dallas Scholarships: $8K on this topic. Open the funder.Margaret E Dallas Scholarships$8KSilicon Valley Community Foundation: received $15M on this topicSilicon Valley Community Founda…$15MSociety for Applied Studies: received $5.6M on this topicSociety for Applied Studies$5.6MInstitute of Applied Dermatology: received $1.9M on this topicInstitute of Applied Dermatology$1.9MNational Council of Applied Economic Research: received $1.8M on this topicNational Council of Applied Eco…$1.8MCatholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc: received $1.5M on this topicCatholic Charities of Los Angel…$1.5MOrganization of American States: received $1.0M on this topicOrganization of American States$1.0MNepal Applied Mathematics and Informatics Institute for Research: received $850K on this topicNepal Applied Mathematics and I…$850KCatholic Charities of Los Angeles: received $681K on this topicCatholic Charities of Los Angel…$681KMichigan State University: received $500K on this topicMichigan State University$500KCentury Foundation: received $500K on this topicCentury Foundation$500KCatholic Charities Community Services of Phoenix: received $450K on this topicCatholic Charities Community Se…$450KUniversity of the Witwatersrand: received $450K on this topicUniversity of the Witwatersrand$450KInstituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amaznia: received $400K on this topicInstituto De Pesquisa Ambiental…$400KAssociacao Civil Instituto Escolhas: received $400K on this topicAssociacao Civil Instituto Esco…$400KNational Partnership for Women and Families Inc: received $400K on this topicNational Partnership for Women…$400KUniversity of York: received $385K on this topicUniversity of York$385KGrupo De Analisis Para El Desarrollo: received $350K on this topicGrupo De Analisis Para El Desar…$350KApplied Enterprise Management Corporation: received $341K on this topicApplied Enterprise Management C…$341KWoodwell Climate Research Center Inc: received $310K on this topicWoodwell Climate Research Cente…$310KUniversidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro: received $300K on this topicUniversidade Federal Do Rio De…$300KAgulhas Applied Knowledge: received $298K on this topicAgulhas Applied Knowledge$298KDuke University: received $298K on this topicDuke University$298KInstituto Brasileiro De Analises Sociais E Economicas: received $284K on this topicInstituto Brasileiro De Analise…$284KUniversity of Kansas: received $227K on this topicUniversity of Kansas$227KRegents of the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants: received $224K on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$224KSpecialized Housing Inc: received $215K on this topicSpecialized Housing Inc$215KArizona State University: received $207K on this topicArizona State University$207KBoard of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University Office of Research: received $207K on this topicBoard of Trustees of Leland Sta…$207KThe Research Foundation of State University of New York Contracts and Grant: received $206K on this topicThe Research Foundation of Stat…$206KRegents of the University of California Davis Graduate Studies: received $202K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$202KThe Regents of the Ucla: received $202K on this topicThe Regents of the Ucla$202KThe Century Foundation: received $200K on this topicThe Century Foundation$200KThe Bank Information Center: received $200K on this topicThe Bank Information Center$200KUniversity of Southern California: received $200K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$200KThe Regents of the University of California: received $200K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$200KCatholic Charities of Dallas Inc: received $188K on this topicCatholic Charities of Dallas Inc$188KFlorida Immigrant Coalition: received $182K on this topicFlorida Immigrant Coalition$182KCitizenship Project: received $177K on this topicCitizenship Project$177KSgs Consulting: received $155K on this topicSgs Consulting$155KE S: received $155K on this topicE S$155KEvergreen Habitat for Humanity: received $151K on this topicEvergreen Habitat for Humanity$151KUniversity of Illinois Foundation: received $150K on this topicUniversity of Illinois Foundati…$150KInstituto Politicas Alternativas Para O Cone Sul: received $150K on this topicInstituto Politicas Alternativa…$150KPerkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari: received $150K on this topicPerkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupa…$150KMalawi University of Business and Applied Sciences: received $150K on this topicMalawi University of Business a…$150KMarwa Taha Elhaj Adam: received $137K on this topicMarwa Taha Elhaj Adam$137KVancouver Housing Authority: received $123K on this topicVancouver Housing Authority$123KCatholic Charities Legal Services - Arch of Miami: received $122K on this topicCatholic Charities Legal Servic…$122KFatma Othman Mobarak Awadalla: received $115K on this topicFatma Othman Mobarak Awadalla$115KNada Mohamed Ahmed Shafik Bahgat: received $112K on this topicNada Mohamed Ahmed Shafik Bahgat$112KFish of Vancouver: received $111K on this topicFish of Vancouver$111KFoundations Church: received $103K on this topicFoundations Church$103KLife Choices Pregnancy Center: received $59K on this topicLife Choices Pregnancy Center$59KGuadalupe Community Center: received $50K on this topicGuadalupe Community Center$50KWeld Food Bank: received $50K on this topicWeld Food Bank$50KHearts Horses: received $47K on this topicHearts Horses$47KHope Lives: received $46K on this topicHope Lives$46KYWCA Grandparenting Network: received $25K on this topicYWCA Grandparenting Network$25KSt Mary Social Ministry Sr Isaac Center: received $22K on this topicSt Mary Social Ministry Sr Isaa…$22KMother Hubbards Cupboard: received $20K on this topicMother Hubbards Cupboard$20KAubrie Pruess: received $5K on this topicAubrie Pruess$5KRebecca Shotwell: received $2K on this topicRebecca Shotwell$2KMadison Weber: received $2K on this topicMadison Weber$2K
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