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Frostburg State University Foundat → Frostburg State University: $3.0M across 5 grants, latest 2024Florida Council Against Sexual Violence → Office of the State Attorney 19th Judicial Circuit Sexual Assault Assistan: $992K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Missouri Inc → The Salvation Army: $480K across 2 grants, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Community Resources in Service to People Attn Carol Liechty Crisp Assistan: $122K across 13 grants, latest 2022Concord Christian Academy Giving & → Concord Christian Academy: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2022Side By Side Charitable Organization Inc → Habitat for Humanity: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2025A2 Ministries → Other Miscellaneuos Organizations: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2023Georgia Civil Justice Foundation → Middle Ga Access to Justice Council: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025The William Carey Hay Foundation Inc → Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center: $42K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Mccarty Family Foundation Inc → All Hands and Hearts: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025Allen Family Charitable Trust → California State Parks: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Select Medical Charitable → Lucien: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Little Explorers Discovery Center: $358K across 2 grants, latest 2025Concord Christian Academy Giving & → Laconia Christian Academy: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022Side By Side Charitable Organization Inc → Pga Reach New England: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025Georgia Civil Justice Foundation → Asian Americans Advancing Justice-A: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025A2 Ministries → American Friends of Parents Circle: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023Select Medical Charitable → Joyce: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Allen Family Charitable Trust → Russell Ferber Foundation: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Rape and Abuse Crisis Service: $330K across 2 grants, latest 2025Side By Side Charitable Organization Inc → Travis Mills Foundations: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Georgia Civil Justice Foundation → Ga Innocence Project: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025Concord Christian Academy Giving & → Claremont Christian Academy: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022Allen Family Charitable Trust → African Wildlife Foundation: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024Select Medical Charitable → Lydia: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Special Learning Center: $320K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Compass Health Network: $286K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Boys & Girls Club: $246K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → American Red Cross: $197K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters: $181K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Jefferson City Area YMCA: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Senior Nutrition Center: $141K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Central Mo Foster Care and Adoption: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → The Sneaker Project: $109K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Catholic Charities: $103K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Community Health Center: $98K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Hhc (Respitetransequip): $92K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Common Ground Community Building: $83K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Council for Drug Free Youth: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Girl Scouts: $72K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Tri-County YMCA: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Scouting America: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Ucp Heartland - Gibbs Center: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Dreams to Reality: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Capital City Casa: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Capitol Projects: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Aging Best: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → 4-H Youth: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Able Learning Center: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Chads Coalition for Mental Health: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Independent Living Resource Center: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Citizens Against Domestic Violence: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025Georgia Civil Justice Foundation → Southwest Ga Legal Self-Help Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Lake Area Industries: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025Concord Christian Academy Giving & → Portsmouth Christian Academy: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Gateway Industries of Eldon: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → The Rolla Mission: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Special Olympics Missouri: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → The Halo Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Wonderland Camp: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024Side By Side Charitable Organization Inc → Project New Hope: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Side By Side Charitable Organization Inc → Central Massachusetts Veteran: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Missouri Mental Health Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc → Coyote Hill: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025United Way of Central Missouri Inc: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Central Missour…$4.0MFrostburg State University Foundat: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Frostburg State University Fo…$3.0MFlorida Council Against Sexual Violence: $992K on this topic. Open the funder.Florida Council Against Sexua…$992KConcord Christian Academy Giving &: $237K on this topic. Open the funder.Concord Christian Academy Giv…$237KSide By Side Charitable Organization Inc: $195K on this topic. Open the funder.Side By Side Charitable Organ…$195KCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $122K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$122KGeorgia Civil Justice Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder.Georgia Civil Justice Foundat…$120KA2 Ministries: $66K on this topic. Open the funder.A2 Ministries$66KThe William Carey Hay Foundation Inc: $42K on this topic. Open the funder.The William Carey Hay Foundat…$42KThe Mccarty Family Foundation Inc: $33K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mccarty Family Foundation…$33KSelect Medical Charitable: $14K on this topic. Open the funder.Select Medical Charitable$14KAllen Family Charitable Trust: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Allen Family Charitable Trust$13KFrostburg State University: received $3.0M on this topicFrostburg State University$3.0MOffice of the State Attorney 19th Judicial Circuit Sexual Assault Assistan: received $992K on this topicOffice of the State Attorney 19…$992KThe Salvation Army: received $480K on this topicThe Salvation Army$480KLittle Explorers Discovery Center: received $358K on this topicLittle Explorers Discovery Cent…$358KRape and Abuse Crisis Service: received $330K on this topicRape and Abuse Crisis Service$330KSpecial Learning Center: received $320K on this topicSpecial Learning Center$320KCompass Health Network: received $286K on this topicCompass Health Network$286KBoys & Girls Club: received $246K on this topicBoys & Girls Club$246KAmerican Red Cross: received $197K on this topicAmerican Red Cross$197KBig Brothers Big Sisters: received $181K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters$181KJefferson City Area YMCA: received $150K on this topicJefferson City Area YMCA$150KSenior Nutrition Center: received $141K on this topicSenior Nutrition Center$141KCommunity Resources in Service to People Attn Carol Liechty Crisp Assistan: received $122K on this topicCommunity Resources in Service…$122KConcord Christian Academy: received $115K on this topicConcord Christian Academy$115KCentral Mo Foster Care and Adoption: received $111K on this topicCentral Mo Foster Care and Adop…$111KThe Sneaker Project: received $109K on this topicThe Sneaker Project$109KCatholic Charities: received $103K on this topicCatholic Charities$103KCommunity Health Center: received $98K on this topicCommunity Health Center$98KHhc (Respitetransequip): received $92K on this topicHhc (Respitetransequip)$92KCommon Ground Community Building: received $83K on this topicCommon Ground Community Building$83KLaconia Christian Academy: received $80K on this topicLaconia Christian Academy$80KHabitat for Humanity: received $75K on this topicHabitat for Humanity$75KCouncil for Drug Free Youth: received $73K on this topicCouncil for Drug Free Youth$73KGirl Scouts: received $72K on this topicGirl Scouts$72KTri-County YMCA: received $70K on this topicTri-County YMCA$70KScouting America: received $66K on this topicScouting America$66KUcp Heartland - Gibbs Center: received $52K on this topicUcp Heartland - Gibbs Center$52KDreams to Reality: received $52K on this topicDreams to Reality$52KOther Miscellaneuos Organizations: received $51K on this topicOther Miscellaneuos Organizatio…$51KMiddle Ga Access to Justice Council: received $50K on this topicMiddle Ga Access to Justice Cou…$50KPga Reach New England: received $50K on this topicPga Reach New England$50KTravis Mills Foundations: received $50K on this topicTravis Mills Foundations$50KCapital City Casa: received $49K on this topicCapital City Casa$49KSwiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center: received $42K on this topicSwiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equ…$42KCapitol Projects: received $41K on this topicCapitol Projects$41KAging Best: received $38K on this topicAging Best$38K4-H Youth: received $36K on this topic4-H Youth$36KAll Hands and Hearts: received $33K on this topicAll Hands and Hearts$33KAble Learning Center: received $28K on this topicAble Learning Center$28KAsian Americans Advancing Justice-A: received $25K on this topicAsian Americans Advancing Justi…$25KGa Innocence Project: received $25K on this topicGa Innocence Project$25KChads Coalition for Mental Health: received $25K on this topicChads Coalition for Mental Heal…$25KIndependent Living Resource Center: received $22K on this topicIndependent Living Resource Cen…$22KClaremont Christian Academy: received $22K on this topicClaremont Christian Academy$22KCitizens Against Domestic Violence: received $20K on this topicCitizens Against Domestic Viole…$20KSouthwest Ga Legal Self-Help Center: received $20K on this topicSouthwest Ga Legal Self-Help Ce…$20KLake Area Industries: received $20K on this topicLake Area Industries$20KPortsmouth Christian Academy: received $20K on this topicPortsmouth Christian Academy$20KGateway Industries of Eldon: received $18K on this topicGateway Industries of Eldon$18KThe Rolla Mission: received $16K on this topicThe Rolla Mission$16KSpecial Olympics Missouri: received $16K on this topicSpecial Olympics Missouri$16KAmerican Friends of Parents Circle: received $15K on this topicAmerican Friends of Parents Cir…$15KThe Halo Foundation: received $15K on this topicThe Halo Foundation$15KWonderland Camp: received $14K on this topicWonderland Camp$14KProject New Hope: received $10K on this topicProject New Hope$10KCentral Massachusetts Veteran: received $10K on this topicCentral Massachusetts Veteran$10KMissouri Mental Health Foundation: received $10K on this topicMissouri Mental Health Foundati…$10KCoyote Hill: received $10K on this topicCoyote Hill$10KCalifornia State Parks: received $6K on this topicCalifornia State Parks$6KLucien: received $5K on this topicLucien$5KJoyce: received $5K on this topicJoyce$5KRussell Ferber Foundation: received $4K on this topicRussell Ferber Foundation$4KAfrican Wildlife Foundation: received $4K on this topicAfrican Wildlife Foundation$4KLydia: received $4K on this topicLydia$4K
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