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Imaginable Futures Foundation → The Aspen Institute Inc: $4.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois → Ascend Justice: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024Charter Fund Inc → Ascend Learning Inc: $1.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → The Aspen Institute Inc: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023Cicp Foundation Inc → Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc Dba Employindy: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Social Good Fund: $885K across 2 grants, latest 2024Business Outreach Center Network Inc → Columbia University: $671K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg → The Aspen Institute Inc: $425K across 4 grants, latest 2024Polk Bros Foundation Inc → Ascend Justice: $285K across 4 grants, latest 2024Arie and Ida Crown Memorial → Ascend Justice: $245K across 7 grants, latest 2024Td Charitable Foundation → Washington Area Community Investment Fund: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2023Wells Fargo Foundation → Ascend Dallas: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023East Bay Community Foundation → Roots Community Health Center: $476K across 1 grant, latest 2021Business Outreach Center Network Inc → Boc Capital Corp: $144K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wells Fargo Foundation → Ascend Dallas: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Td Charitable Foundation → Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2020Cicp Foundation Inc → Employindy (Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc): $764K across 1 grant, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → East Oakland Youth Development Center: $469K across 2 grants, latest 2022Business Outreach Center Network Inc → Research Foundation of Cuny: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2021Wells Fargo Foundation → Metropolitan Economic Development Association: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2025Td Charitable Foundation → Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2020Cicp Foundation Inc → Careerwise Colorado: $404K across 4 grants, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Cypress Mandela Training Center Inc: $361K across 2 grants, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → A Black Education Network: $205K across 2 grants, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → Aids Project of the East Bay: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → The Hannah Project: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → Black Organizing Project: $156K across 1 grant, latest 2021Cicp Foundation Inc → Institute for Workforce Excellence Inc: $156K across 1 grant, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → Safe Return Project Fs Social Good Fund: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2022East Bay Community Foundation → The Mentoring Center: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Parent Voices Oakland: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Inc: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2023Cicp Foundation Inc → Southern Indiana Education Center Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Crawfordsville Comm Schools: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Region 10 Workforce Board Inc Dba Southern Indiana Works: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Westfield Washington Schools: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Motivating Inspiring Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth: $86K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → The African American Art & Culture Complex: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2021East Bay Community Foundation → Community Housing Development Corporation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2021East Bay Community Foundation → Hidden Genius Project: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2021Cicp Foundation Inc → Alliance for Strategic Growth Inc Dba Eastern Indiana Works: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Feed Black Futures: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → The Village Method: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Hamilton County Economic Development Corporation: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2022Cicp Foundation Inc → Regional Opportunity Initiatives Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Village Connect: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → The Teaching Well: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Black Teacher Project: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → The Oakland Reach: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Inner City Bliss: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Cicp Foundation Inc → Center of Workforce Innovations Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Cicp Foundation Inc → Alliance for Strategic Growth Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Business Outreach Center Network Inc → Commonwise Education Inc: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2021Cicp Foundation Inc → Early Learning Indiana Inc: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023East Bay Community Foundation → Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024Business Outreach Center Network Inc → Boc Development Corporation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023East Bay Community Foundation → Change to Come: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Bay Community Foundation → Bay Area One Health Coalition: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Td Charitable Foundation → Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021Td Charitable Foundation → Starfinder Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021Imaginable Futures Foundation: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Imaginable Futures Foundation$4.7MCicp Foundation Inc: $4.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Cicp Foundation Inc$4.2MEast Bay Community Foundation: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.East Bay Community Foundation$3.9MLawyers Trust Fund of Illinois: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois$1.5MCharter Fund Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Charter Fund Inc$1.2MDoris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Doris Duke Charitable Foundat…$1.2MBusiness Outreach Center Network Inc: $894K on this topic. Open the funder.Business Outreach Center Netw…$894KThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg: $425K on this topic. Open the funder.The Harry and Jeanette Weinbe…$425KPolk Bros Foundation Inc: $285K on this topic. Open the funder.Polk Bros Foundation Inc$285KArie and Ida Crown Memorial: $245K on this topic. Open the funder.Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$245KWells Fargo Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Wells Fargo Foundation$150KTd Charitable Foundation: $74K on this topic. Open the funder.Td Charitable Foundation$74KThe Aspen Institute Inc: received $4.7M on this topicThe Aspen Institute Inc$4.7MAscend Justice: received $1.8M on this topicAscend Justice$1.8MThe Aspen Institute Inc: received $1.6M on this topicThe Aspen Institute Inc$1.6MAscend Learning Inc: received $1.2M on this topicAscend Learning Inc$1.2MIndianapolis Private Industry Council Inc Dba Employindy: received $1.1M on this topicIndianapolis Private Industry C…$1.1MIndianapolis Private Industry Council Inc: received $1.0M on this topicIndianapolis Private Industry C…$1.0MSocial Good Fund: received $885K on this topicSocial Good Fund$885KEmployindy (Indianapolis Private Industry Council Inc): received $764K on this topicEmployindy (Indianapolis Privat…$764KColumbia University: received $671K on this topicColumbia University$671KRoots Community Health Center: received $476K on this topicRoots Community Health Center$476KEast Oakland Youth Development Center: received $469K on this topicEast Oakland Youth Development…$469KCareerwise Colorado: received $404K on this topicCareerwise Colorado$404KCypress Mandela Training Center Inc: received $361K on this topicCypress Mandela Training Center…$361KAscend Justice: received $285K on this topicAscend Justice$285KA Black Education Network: received $205K on this topicA Black Education Network$205KAids Project of the East Bay: received $200K on this topicAids Project of the East Bay$200KThe Hannah Project: received $200K on this topicThe Hannah Project$200KBlack Organizing Project: received $156K on this topicBlack Organizing Project$156KInstitute for Workforce Excellence Inc: received $156K on this topicInstitute for Workforce Excelle…$156KBoc Capital Corp: received $144K on this topicBoc Capital Corp$144KSafe Return Project Fs Social Good Fund: received $136K on this topicSafe Return Project Fs Social G…$136KThe Mentoring Center: received $110K on this topicThe Mentoring Center$110KParent Voices Oakland: received $107K on this topicParent Voices Oakland$107KGreater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Inc: received $101K on this topicGreater Indianapolis Chamber of…$101KSouthern Indiana Education Center Inc: received $100K on this topicSouthern Indiana Education Cent…$100KCrawfordsville Comm Schools: received $100K on this topicCrawfordsville Comm Schools$100KRegion 10 Workforce Board Inc Dba Southern Indiana Works: received $100K on this topicRegion 10 Workforce Board Inc D…$100KWestfield Washington Schools: received $100K on this topicWestfield Washington Schools$100KMotivating Inspiring Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth: received $86K on this topicMotivating Inspiring Supporting…$86KThe African American Art & Culture Complex: received $75K on this topicThe African American Art & Cult…$75KCommunity Housing Development Corporation: received $75K on this topicCommunity Housing Development C…$75KHidden Genius Project: received $75K on this topicHidden Genius Project$75KAlliance for Strategic Growth Inc Dba Eastern Indiana Works: received $75K on this topicAlliance for Strategic Growth I…$75KWashington Area Community Investment Fund: received $70K on this topicWashington Area Community Inves…$70KFeed Black Futures: received $67K on this topicFeed Black Futures$67KThe Village Method: received $60K on this topicThe Village Method$60KHamilton County Economic Development Corporation: received $58K on this topicHamilton County Economic Develo…$58KAscend Dallas: received $55K on this topicAscend Dallas$55KAscend Dallas: received $50K on this topicAscend Dallas$50KRegional Opportunity Initiatives Inc: received $50K on this topicRegional Opportunity Initiative…$50KResearch Foundation of Cuny: received $46K on this topicResearch Foundation of Cuny$46KMetropolitan Economic Development Association: received $45K on this topicMetropolitan Economic Developme…$45KVillage Connect: received $38K on this topicVillage Connect$38KThe Teaching Well: received $30K on this topicThe Teaching Well$30KBlack Teacher Project: received $30K on this topicBlack Teacher Project$30KThe Oakland Reach: received $30K on this topicThe Oakland Reach$30KInner City Bliss: received $30K on this topicInner City Bliss$30KCenter of Workforce Innovations Inc: received $25K on this topicCenter of Workforce Innovations…$25KAlliance for Strategic Growth Inc: received $25K on this topicAlliance for Strategic Growth I…$25KCommonwise Education Inc: received $22K on this topicCommonwise Education Inc$22KEarly Learning Indiana Inc: received $22K on this topicEarly Learning Indiana Inc$22KBuilding Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency: received $21K on this topicBuilding Opportunities for Self…$21KBoc Development Corporation: received $10K on this topicBoc Development Corporation$10KChange to Come: received $10K on this topicChange to Come$10KBay Area One Health Coalition: received $7K on this topicBay Area One Health Coalition$7KMaternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County: received $1K on this topicMaternal and Child Health Conso…$1KCradles to Crayons Philadelphia: received $1K on this topicCradles to Crayons Philadelphia$1KHias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc: received $1K on this topicHias and Council Migration Serv…$1KStarfinder Foundation: received $1K on this topicStarfinder Foundation$1K
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