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12 funders with a record of paying for “aquarium”

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The Chicago Community Trust → John G Shedd Aquarium: $23M across 4 grants, latest 2023The Schmidt Family Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $14M across 3 grants, latest 2024The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $12M across 10 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Seattle Aquarium Society-Seas: $7.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Morgridge Family Foundation → Shedd Aquarium Society: $5.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024Seattle Foundation → Seattle Aquarium: $1.5M across 28 grants, latest 2024The North Carolina Aquarium Society → North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Association of → The Florida Aquarium: $755K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Shedd Aquarium Society: $510K across 6 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tennessee Aquarium: $241K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Aquarium of the Pacific: $225K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Shedd Aquarium Society: $128K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Chicago Community Trust → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $6.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023The North Carolina Aquarium Society → North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $885K across 4 grants, latest 2022American Association of → Monterey Bay Aquarium: $602K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $319K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: $205K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Oceanographic Teaching Stations - Roundhouse Aquarium: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $87K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bank of America Charitable → Florida Aquarium Inc: $78K across 5 grants, latest 2023The North Carolina Aquarium Society → North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → New England Aquarium Corporation: $515K across 4 grants, latest 2023American Association of → Pittsburgh Zoo & Ppg Aquarium: $514K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Florida Aquarium Inc: $162K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Schmidt Family Foundation → Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Aquarium of the Pacific: $78K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Aquarium of the Pacific: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Shedd Aquarium Society: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography Uc San Diego: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of → Texas State Aquarium: $460K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of → South Carolina Aquarium: $457K across 1 grant, latest 2022The North Carolina Aquarium Society → Jennette's Pier: $377K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of → Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center: $344K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: $332K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Odysea Aquarium LLC: $309K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of → Seattle Aquarium Society: $256K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → National Aquarium Inc: $235K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Association of → The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: $227K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of → Aquarium of Niagara: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Association of → Oklahoma Aquarium: $183K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Shedd Aquarium Society: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Association of → Georgia Aquarium Inc: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island: $124K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Oregon Coast Aquarium: $118K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Birch Aquarium at Scripps: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Loveland Living Planet Aquarium: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → New England Aquarium: $81K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of → Aquarium of the Pacific: $81K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Association of → Adventure Aquarium: $71K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Sea Research Foundation Mystic Aquarium: $69K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Clearwater Marine Aquarium: $61K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Association of → North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Clearwater Marine Aquarium: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of → Steinhart Aquarium: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Association of Zoos and Aquarium: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Association of → National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Bank of America Charitable → National Aquarium Inc: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2021Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → New England Aquarium Corporation: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Association of → Gulf Specimen Maring Lab & Aquarium: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → National Aquarium Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust: $30M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$30MThe Schmidt Family Foundation: $15M on this topic. Open the funder.The Schmidt Family Foundation$15MThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.The David and Lucile Packard…$13MGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $7.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$7.7MAmerican Association of: $5.9M on this topic. Open the funder.American Association of$5.9MThe Morgridge Family Foundation: $5.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Morgridge Family Foundati…$5.1MThe North Carolina Aquarium Society: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The North Carolina Aquarium S…$3.9MSeattle Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$1.5MNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $887K on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$887KThe Bank of America Charitable: $687K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$687KThe Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris: $360K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kenneth T and Eileen L No…$360KThe Ayco Charitable Foundation: $292K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ayco Charitable Foundation$292KJohn G Shedd Aquarium: received $23M on this topicJohn G Shedd Aquarium$23MMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: received $18M on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$18MMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: received $15M on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$15MSeattle Aquarium Society-Seas: received $7.2M on this topicSeattle Aquarium Society-Seas$7.2MShedd Aquarium Society: received $5.9M on this topicShedd Aquarium Society$5.9MSeattle Aquarium: received $1.5M on this topicSeattle Aquarium$1.5MNorth Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island: received $1.3M on this topicNorth Carolina Aquarium at Roan…$1.3MNorth Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores: received $1.1M on this topicNorth Carolina Aquarium at Pine…$1.1MNorth Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher: received $1.1M on this topicNorth Carolina Aquarium at Fort…$1.1MMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: received $1.1M on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium Research…$1.1MThe Florida Aquarium: received $755K on this topicThe Florida Aquarium$755KMonterey Bay Aquarium: received $602K on this topicMonterey Bay Aquarium$602KNew England Aquarium Corporation: received $515K on this topicNew England Aquarium Corporation$515KPittsburgh Zoo & Ppg Aquarium: received $514K on this topicPittsburgh Zoo & Ppg Aquarium$514KTexas State Aquarium: received $460K on this topicTexas State Aquarium$460KSouth Carolina Aquarium: received $457K on this topicSouth Carolina Aquarium$457KAquarium of the Pacific: received $454K on this topicAquarium of the Pacific$454KJennette's Pier: received $377K on this topicJennette's Pier$377KVirginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center: received $344K on this topicVirginia Aquarium & Marine Scie…$344KPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: received $332K on this topicPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium$332KOdysea Aquarium LLC: received $309K on this topicOdysea Aquarium LLC$309KNational Aquarium Inc: received $290K on this topicNational Aquarium Inc$290KSeattle Aquarium Society: received $256K on this topicSeattle Aquarium Society$256KTennessee Aquarium: received $241K on this topicTennessee Aquarium$241KThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: received $227K on this topicThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk$227KClearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: received $205K on this topicClearwater Marine Aquarium Inc$205KAquarium of Niagara: received $190K on this topicAquarium of Niagara$190KOklahoma Aquarium: received $183K on this topicOklahoma Aquarium$183KThe Florida Aquarium Inc: received $162K on this topicThe Florida Aquarium Inc$162KGeorgia Aquarium Inc: received $126K on this topicGeorgia Aquarium Inc$126KNorth Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island: received $124K on this topicNorth Carolina Aquarium at Roan…$124KOregon Coast Aquarium: received $118K on this topicOregon Coast Aquarium$118KClearwater Marine Aquarium: received $117K on this topicClearwater Marine Aquarium$117KBirch Aquarium at Scripps: received $110K on this topicBirch Aquarium at Scripps$110KOceanographic Teaching Stations - Roundhouse Aquarium: received $105K on this topicOceanographic Teaching Stations…$105KOregon Coast Aquarium Inc: received $100K on this topicOregon Coast Aquarium Inc$100KLoveland Living Planet Aquarium: received $84K on this topicLoveland Living Planet Aquarium$84KNew England Aquarium: received $81K on this topicNew England Aquarium$81KFlorida Aquarium Inc: received $78K on this topicFlorida Aquarium Inc$78KAdventure Aquarium: received $71K on this topicAdventure Aquarium$71KSea Research Foundation Mystic Aquarium: received $69K on this topicSea Research Foundation Mystic…$69KNorth Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores: received $60K on this topicNorth Carolina Aquarium at Pine…$60KSteinhart Aquarium: received $49K on this topicSteinhart Aquarium$49KAssociation of Zoos and Aquarium: received $31K on this topicAssociation of Zoos and Aquarium$31KNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: received $30K on this topicNational Mississippi River Muse…$30KBirch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography Uc San Diego: received $30K on this topicBirch Aquarium at Scripps Insti…$30KNew England Aquarium Corporation: received $27K on this topicNew England Aquarium Corporation$27KGulf Specimen Maring Lab & Aquarium: received $25K on this topicGulf Specimen Maring Lab & Aqua…$25KCox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: received $25K on this topicCox Science Center and Aquarium…$25K
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