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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority: $37M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Community Catalyst: $19M across 4 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Grand River Dam Authority: $16M across 5 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Marietta: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → The Commonwealth Fund: $4.6M across 33 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Energy Development Authority: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Jobsohio → Western Reserve Port Authority: $2.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → National Association of Charter School Authorizers: $1.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $702K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ohio Capital Impact Corporation → Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority: $424K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bill Stroecker Foundation → Salvation Army: $364K across 4 grants, latest 2025Carnegie Fund for Authors → Yvonne Onakame Etaghane: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana: $29M across 1 grant, latest 2023Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Hinesville: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → National Association of Charter School Authorizers: $5.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Center for Comm Change: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023Jobsohio → Athens County Port Authority: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Kampala Capital City Authority: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: $625K across 2 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → State Higher Education Executive Officers Association: $490K across 4 grants, latest 2023Ohio Capital Impact Corporation → Louisville Metro Housing Authority: $264K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bill Stroecker Foundation → Fairbanks Rescue Mission: $153K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Commonwealth Fund → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $128K across 1 grant, latest 2024Carnegie Fund for Authors → Albert Young: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of Americus: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Jobsohio → Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Authority of Social Contribution - Ma'an: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Informing Change: $856K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Bristol County Water Authority: $810K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Allegheny County Airport Authority Charitable Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Drexel University: $449K across 3 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → The Sea Fish Industry Authority: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bill Stroecker Foundation → Alaska Airmen's Association: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Commonwealth Fund → Regents of the University of Colorado: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ohio Capital Impact Corporation → Harrison Metropolitan Housing Authority: $89K across 3 grants, latest 2024Carnegie Fund for Authors → Andrew Sass: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Athens: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur: $6.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb County: $3.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024Georgia Hap Administrators Inc → The Housing Authority of Macon-Bibb County: $2.8M across 2 grants, latest 2022Jobsohio → Monroe County Port Authority: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023Jobsohio → Zanesville Muskingum County Port Authority: $976K across 1 grant, latest 2021Gates Foundation → Food and Drugs Authority: $864K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra): $795K across 4 grants, latest 2024Jobsohio → Uptown Transportation Authority LLC: $778K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → American Pub Hlt Assn: $701K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Changelab Solutions: $650K across 1 grant, latest 2023Jobsohio → Clinton County Port Authority: $648K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jobsohio → Southern Ohio Port Authority: $609K across 2 grants, latest 2023Jobsohio → Coshocton Port Authority: $606K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Institute for Comm Hlt: $601K across 4 grants, latest 2023Jobsohio → Columbus Regional Airport Authority: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Academyhealth: $580K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ohio St U Off of Sponsored Pro: $417K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Denver Hlt & Hosp Authority: $345K across 2 grants, latest 2020The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority: $302K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority: $298K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority: $297K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gates Foundation → Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (Tmda): $295K across 2 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $67M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$67MGeorgia Hap Administrators Inc: $61M on this topic. Open the funder.Georgia Hap Administrators Inc$61MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $26M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$26MWalton Family Foundation Inc: $21M on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$21MJobsohio: $11M on this topic. Open the funder.Jobsohio$11MGates Foundation: $6.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$6.2MThe Commonwealth Fund: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder.The Commonwealth Fund$4.8MThe Heinz Endowments: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Heinz Endowments$4.4MLaura and John Arnold Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Laura and John Arnold Foundat…$1.6MOhio Capital Impact Corporation: $778K on this topic. Open the funder.Ohio Capital Impact Corporati…$778KBill Stroecker Foundation: $657K on this topic. Open the funder.Bill Stroecker Foundation$657KCarnegie Fund for Authors: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Carnegie Fund for Authors$15KCoastal Protection & Restoration Authority: received $37M on this topicCoastal Protection & Restoratio…$37MCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana: received $29M on this topicCoastal Protection and Restorat…$29MCommunity Catalyst: received $19M on this topicCommunity Catalyst$19MGrand River Dam Authority: received $16M on this topicGrand River Dam Authority$16MThe Housing Authority of the City of Marietta: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Hinesville: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of Americus: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of Americ…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Athens: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Columbus: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Augusta: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MThe Housing Authority of the City of Decatur: received $6.1M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$6.1MNational Association of Charter School Authorizers: received $5.0M on this topicNational Association of Charter…$5.0MThe Commonwealth Fund: received $4.6M on this topicThe Commonwealth Fund$4.6MThe Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb County: received $3.3M on this topicThe Housing Authority of the Ci…$3.3MEnergy Development Authority: received $3.0M on this topicEnergy Development Authority$3.0MThe Housing Authority of Macon-Bibb County: received $2.8M on this topicThe Housing Authority of Macon-…$2.8MCenter for Comm Change: received $2.3M on this topicCenter for Comm Change$2.3MWestern Reserve Port Authority: received $2.1M on this topicWestern Reserve Port Authority$2.1MAthens County Port Authority: received $1.8M on this topicAthens County Port Authority$1.8MNational Association of Charter School Authorizers: received $1.8M on this topicNational Association of Charter…$1.8MPort of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority: received $1.3M on this topicPort of Greater Cincinnati Deve…$1.3MKampala Capital City Authority: received $1.2M on this topicKampala Capital City Authority$1.2MMonroe County Port Authority: received $1.1M on this topicMonroe County Port Authority$1.1MAuthority of Social Contribution - Ma'an: received $1.0M on this topicAuthority of Social Contributio…$1.0MZanesville Muskingum County Port Authority: received $976K on this topicZanesville Muskingum County Por…$976KFood and Drugs Authority: received $864K on this topicFood and Drugs Authority$864KInforming Change: received $856K on this topicInforming Change$856KBristol County Water Authority: received $810K on this topicBristol County Water Authority$810KSouth African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra): received $795K on this topicSouth African Health Products R…$795KUptown Transportation Authority LLC: received $778K on this topicUptown Transportation Authority…$778KTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $702K on this topicTrustees of the University of P…$702KAmerican Pub Hlt Assn: received $701K on this topicAmerican Pub Hlt Assn$701KChangelab Solutions: received $650K on this topicChangelab Solutions$650KClinton County Port Authority: received $648K on this topicClinton County Port Authority$648KSports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: received $625K on this topicSports & Exhibition Authority o…$625KSouthern Ohio Port Authority: received $609K on this topicSouthern Ohio Port Authority$609KCoshocton Port Authority: received $606K on this topicCoshocton Port Authority$606KInstitute for Comm Hlt: received $601K on this topicInstitute for Comm Hlt$601KColumbus Regional Airport Authority: received $600K on this topicColumbus Regional Airport Autho…$600KAcademyhealth: received $580K on this topicAcademyhealth$580KAllegheny County Airport Authority Charitable Foundation: received $500K on this topicAllegheny County Airport Author…$500KState Higher Education Executive Officers Association: received $490K on this topicState Higher Education Executiv…$490KDrexel University: received $449K on this topicDrexel University$449KColumbus Metropolitan Housing Authority: received $424K on this topicColumbus Metropolitan Housing A…$424KOhio St U Off of Sponsored Pro: received $417K on this topicOhio St U Off of Sponsored Pro$417KSalvation Army: received $364K on this topicSalvation Army$364KThe Sea Fish Industry Authority: received $350K on this topicThe Sea Fish Industry Authority$350KDenver Hlt & Hosp Authority: received $345K on this topicDenver Hlt & Hosp Authority$345KPittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority: received $302K on this topicPittsburgh Water and Sewer Auth…$302KEthiopian Food and Drug Authority: received $298K on this topicEthiopian Food and Drug Authori…$298KWyoming Valley Sanitary Authority: received $297K on this topicWyoming Valley Sanitary Authori…$297KTanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (Tmda): received $295K on this topicTanzania Medicines and Medical…$295KLouisville Metro Housing Authority: received $264K on this topicLouisville Metro Housing Author…$264KSussex County Municipal Utilities Authority: received $260K on this topicSussex County Municipal Utiliti…$260KFairbanks Rescue Mission: received $153K on this topicFairbanks Rescue Mission$153KAlaska Airmen's Association: received $140K on this topicAlaska Airmen's Association$140KRegents of the University of Minnesota: received $128K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$128KRegents of the University of Colorado: received $107K on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$107KHarrison Metropolitan Housing Authority: received $89K on this topicHarrison Metropolitan Housing A…$89KYvonne Onakame Etaghane: received $5K on this topicYvonne Onakame Etaghane$5KAlbert Young: received $5K on this topicAlbert Young$5KAndrew Sass: received $5K on this topicAndrew Sass$5K
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