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12 funders with a record of paying for “appt”
Where the money went Lilly Endowment Inc → Court Appt Advocates for Children: $1000K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Harvard College President & Faculty: $184K across 2 grants, latest 2023 United Way of Central Illinois Inc → Senior Services of Central Illinois - Senior Connection: $59K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Kingman Healthcare Inc → Katherine Heidenreich Adult Center: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Volunteer Nh → Court Appt Special Advocates of Nh Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Texas Bar Foundation → Mercy Gate Ministries: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mountain Air Community Fund Inc → My Neighbors: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation → Resource Connect: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Karen Katen Foundation → Court Appt Special Advocate: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention → Wvu Medicine Childrens' Hospital: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Nichols Charitable Foundation → Central Kansas Casa: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trailwest Foundation → Diane Sheppard: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Tuskegee University: $145K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Kingman Healthcare Inc → Kathryn Heidenreich Adult Center Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Texas Bar Foundation → Crt Appt Special Advoc of Den: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Smithsonian Institution → Jackson State University: $127K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Texas Southern University: $127K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Florida A&m University: $127K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Clark Atlanta University Inc: $127K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Elizabeth Grace Veatch LLC: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Harvard College President & F: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Smithsonian Institution → Salisbury University: $57K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → University of Kansas: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Auburn University: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Smithsonian Institution → University of Maryland: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Rutgers University: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → University of Maryland at College Park: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Fisk University: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → University of California - San Francisco: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → The Whitney Institute: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Bernstein Artists Inc: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → University of Connecticut: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Historical Museum of Southern Florida: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Friends of the North Carolina: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Champaign County Forest Preserve: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → University of Florida: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Smithsonian Institution → Millersville University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Smithsonian Institution → The Amistad Research Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Robert W Woodruff Library: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Apollo Theatre Foundation Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Smithsonian Institution → Maryland African American Muse: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Bethune-Cookman University in: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Smithsonian Institution → Inform Evaluation & Research: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → University of Maryland at Coll: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Smithsonian Institution → Chicago Historical Society: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Dubuque County Historical Society: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Scottsdale Museum of the West: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Montana State University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → The Law Office of Goss & Assoc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution → Damascus Gate LLC: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Smithsonian Institution: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Smithsonian Institution $1.5M Lilly Endowment Inc: $1000K on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $1000K United Way of Central Illinois Inc: $59K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Central Illinoi… $59K Kingman Healthcare Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Kingman Healthcare Inc $30K Texas Bar Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. Texas Bar Foundation $18K Volunteer Nh: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Volunteer Nh $15K Mountain Air Community Fund Inc: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. Mountain Air Community Fund I… $8K Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nor… $5K The Karen Katen Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. The Karen Katen Foundation $5K Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Mountain State Trauma Injury… $3K Nichols Charitable Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder. Nichols Charitable Foundation $1K Trailwest Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder. Trailwest Foundation $1K Court Appt Advocates for Children: received $1000K on this topic Court Appt Advocates for Childr… $1000K Harvard College President & Faculty: received $184K on this topic Harvard College President & Fac… $184K Tuskegee University: received $145K on this topic Tuskegee University $145K Jackson State University: received $127K on this topic Jackson State University $127K Texas Southern University: received $127K on this topic Texas Southern University $127K Florida A&m University: received $127K on this topic Florida A&m University $127K Clark Atlanta University Inc: received $127K on this topic Clark Atlanta University Inc $127K Elizabeth Grace Veatch LLC: received $60K on this topic Elizabeth Grace Veatch LLC $60K Senior Services of Central Illinois - Senior Connection: received $59K on this topic Senior Services of Central Illi… $59K Harvard College President & F: received $57K on this topic Harvard College President & F $57K Salisbury University: received $57K on this topic Salisbury University $57K University of Kansas: received $55K on this topic University of Kansas $55K Auburn University: received $55K on this topic Auburn University $55K University of Maryland: received $50K on this topic University of Maryland $50K Rutgers University: received $46K on this topic Rutgers University $46K University of Maryland at College Park: received $44K on this topic University of Maryland at Colle… $44K Fisk University: received $35K on this topic Fisk University $35K University of California - San Francisco: received $28K on this topic University of California - San… $28K The Whitney Institute: received $21K on this topic The Whitney Institute $21K Bernstein Artists Inc: received $17K on this topic Bernstein Artists Inc $17K Katherine Heidenreich Adult Center: received $15K on this topic Katherine Heidenreich Adult Cen… $15K Kathryn Heidenreich Adult Center Inc: received $15K on this topic Kathryn Heidenreich Adult Cente… $15K University of Connecticut: received $15K on this topic University of Connecticut $15K Court Appt Special Advocates of Nh Inc: received $15K on this topic Court Appt Special Advocates of… $15K Historical Museum of Southern Florida: received $13K on this topic Historical Museum of Southern F… $13K Friends of the North Carolina: received $13K on this topic Friends of the North Carolina $13K Mercy Gate Ministries: received $12K on this topic Mercy Gate Ministries $12K Champaign County Forest Preserve: received $11K on this topic Champaign County Forest Preserve $11K University of Florida: received $11K on this topic University of Florida $11K Millersville University: received $10K on this topic Millersville University $10K The Amistad Research Center: received $10K on this topic The Amistad Research Center $10K Robert W Woodruff Library: received $10K on this topic Robert W Woodruff Library $10K Apollo Theatre Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topic Apollo Theatre Foundation Inc $10K Maryland African American Muse: received $10K on this topic Maryland African American Muse $10K Bethune-Cookman University in: received $10K on this topic Bethune-Cookman University in $10K Inform Evaluation & Research: received $9K on this topic Inform Evaluation & Research $9K My Neighbors: received $8K on this topic My Neighbors $8K University of Maryland at Coll: received $7K on this topic University of Maryland at Coll $7K Chicago Historical Society: received $7K on this topic Chicago Historical Society $7K Dubuque County Historical Society: received $7K on this topic Dubuque County Historical Socie… $7K Scottsdale Museum of the West: received $7K on this topic Scottsdale Museum of the West $7K Montana State University: received $7K on this topic Montana State University $7K The Law Office of Goss & Assoc: received $7K on this topic The Law Office of Goss & Assoc $7K Crt Appt Special Advoc of Den: received $6K on this topic Crt Appt Special Advoc of Den $6K Damascus Gate LLC: received $6K on this topic Damascus Gate LLC $6K Resource Connect: received $5K on this topic Resource Connect $5K Court Appt Special Advocate: received $5K on this topic Court Appt Special Advocate $5K Wvu Medicine Childrens' Hospital: received $3K on this topic Wvu Medicine Childrens' Hospital $3K Central Kansas Casa: received $1K on this topic Central Kansas Casa $1K Diane Sheppard: received $1K on this topic Diane Sheppard $1K 12 funders, 50 recipients, grants matching “appt” 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: $109,590 to HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FACULTY — academic appt. stipends
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Largest: $1,500 to Court Appt Special Advocate — unrestrictedgrant
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Largest: $11,775 to Mercy Gate Ministries — crt trng and crt appt adult advoc
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Largest: $999,947 to COURT APPT ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN — strengthening youth programs in in
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Largest: $15,000 to KATHERINE HEIDENREICH ADULT CENTER — provides assistance to the elderly, transportation to phys. appts, meals to homebound persons
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Largest: $29,700 to SENIOR SERVICES OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS - SENIOR CONNECTION — senior transport - transportation to medical and dental appts
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Largest: $14,557 to COURT APPT SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF NH INC — volunteer training
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Largest: $8,000 to My Neighbors — medical appt driver reimbursement
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Largest: $2,500 to WVU MEDICINE CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL — provide free youth bike helmets at targeted injury prevention events and at discharge/clinic appts for those in need
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Largest: $1,250 to Central Kansas CASA — court appt adovates
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Largest: $1,250 to DIANE SHEPPARD — diane was in a side by side accident. she broke some facial bones and an arm and spent several days in the hospital. funds will help cover medical costs and travel to and from doct…
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Largest: $5,000 to Resource Connect — transportation assistance to remove barriers getting to medical appts.
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