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12 funders with a record of paying for “better”
Where the money went The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Vose River Charitable Fund: $8.9M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Foundation for California Community Colleges: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Board of Jewish Education Inc → Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America: $3.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Center for Creative Leadership: $3.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bellwether Education Partners Inc: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → The Trustees of Princeton University: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023 South Dakota Community Foundation → Mitchell Technical College: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → A Better Balance: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The California Endowment → Communities for A Better Environment: $800K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc → Eisenhower Health: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Massie Family Foundation → Regeneration Nashville: $212K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fauquier Health Foundation → Town of Warrenton: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Tides Center: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → W E Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation: $2.8M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Education Design Lab: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Community Catalyst: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → The Council of State Governments: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023 South Dakota Community Foundation → Lake Area Technical College: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Panorama Global: $900K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The California Endowment → East Bay Housing Organizations: $550K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc → Eisenhower Health Foundation: $373K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Massie Family Foundation → Teen Challenge Norwestcal Nevada: $154K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Board of Jewish Education Inc → Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in 052522: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fauquier Health Foundation → Rappahannock County Lions Club Foundation: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Coalition for Responsible Community Development: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → America Achieves Inc: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Goodwill Industries of Central Michigans Heartland Inc: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Urban Inst: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2023 South Dakota Community Foundation → Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Rand Corporation: $510K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The California Endowment → Alliance for A Better Community: $395K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc → American National Red Cross: $180K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Massie Family Foundation → Sacramento Valley Teen Challenge Inc: $116K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Board of Jewish Education Inc → Shaloh School Oholei Torah: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fauquier Health Foundation → Headwaters Foundation: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Kellogg Community College: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Seattle Foundation: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Hopewell Fund: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ascend at the Aspen Inst: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Walton Arts Center Council Inc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bonneville Environmental Foundation: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Partners for Better Housing: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 South Dakota Community Foundation → Western Dakota Technical College: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 South Dakota Community Foundation → Southeast Technical College: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wk Kellogg Foundation → A Better Balance: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → San Francisco Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 South Dakota Community Foundation → Foothills Community Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Transcend Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The James Irvine Foundation → Community Development Technologies Center: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Boston College Trustees: $994K across 2 grants, latest 2024 South Dakota Community Foundation → South Dakota Hall of Fame: $890K across 3 grants, latest 2024 South Dakota Community Foundation → Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation: $859K across 3 grants, latest 2024 South Dakota Community Foundation → Black Hills Special Services Cooperative: $853K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Entertainment Industry Foundation: $850K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Uaw Center for Manufacturing A Green Economy: $775K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Studentsfirst New York Institute: $775K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Child Trends Incorporated: $763K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Foundation for Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → Institute for Local Government: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The James Irvine Foundation → City and County of San Francisco: $675K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Meliore Fondation Dutilite Publique: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $17M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $17M The James Irvine Foundation: $16M on this topic. Open the funder. The James Irvine Foundation $16M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $15M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $15M Wk Kellogg Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $13M South Dakota Community Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. South Dakota Community Founda… $10M Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $4.6M Board of Jewish Education Inc: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Board of Jewish Education Inc $3.7M The Ford Foundation: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $3.4M The California Endowment: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The California Endowment $1.7M Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc: $953K on this topic. Open the funder. Bighorn Golf Club Charities I… $953K The Massie Family Foundation: $482K on this topic. Open the funder. The Massie Family Foundation $482K Fauquier Health Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. Fauquier Health Foundation $80K Vose River Charitable Fund: received $8.9M on this topic Vose River Charitable Fund $8.9M Foundation for California Community Colleges: received $4.4M on this topic Foundation for California Commu… $4.4M Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America: received $3.6M on this topic Union of Orthodox Jewish Congre… $3.6M Center for Creative Leadership: received $3.4M on this topic Center for Creative Leadership $3.4M Tides Center: received $3.0M on this topic Tides Center $3.0M W E Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation: received $2.8M on this topic W E Upjohn Unemployment Trustee… $2.8M Bellwether Education Partners Inc: received $2.6M on this topic Bellwether Education Partners I… $2.6M Education Design Lab: received $2.5M on this topic Education Design Lab $2.5M Coalition for Responsible Community Development: received $2.5M on this topic Coalition for Responsible Commu… $2.5M Community Catalyst: received $2.4M on this topic Community Catalyst $2.4M A Better Balance: received $2.4M on this topic A Better Balance $2.4M The Trustees of Princeton University: received $2.2M on this topic The Trustees of Princeton Unive… $2.2M America Achieves Inc: received $2.0M on this topic America Achieves Inc $2.0M Goodwill Industries of Central Michigans Heartland Inc: received $1.9M on this topic Goodwill Industries of Central… $1.9M Urban Inst: received $1.9M on this topic Urban Inst $1.9M The Council of State Governments: received $1.9M on this topic The Council of State Governments $1.9M Kellogg Community College: received $1.6M on this topic Kellogg Community College $1.6M Seattle Foundation: received $1.6M on this topic Seattle Foundation $1.6M Mitchell Technical College: received $1.5M on this topic Mitchell Technical College $1.5M Lake Area Technical College: received $1.5M on this topic Lake Area Technical College $1.5M Hopewell Fund: received $1.5M on this topic Hopewell Fund $1.5M Ascend at the Aspen Inst: received $1.4M on this topic Ascend at the Aspen Inst $1.4M Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc: received $1.4M on this topic Blue Grass Community Foundation… $1.4M Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center: received $1.4M on this topic Missouri Shores Domestic Violen… $1.4M Walton Arts Center Council Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Walton Arts Center Council Inc $1.3M Bonneville Environmental Foundation: received $1.3M on this topic Bonneville Environmental Founda… $1.3M Partners for Better Housing: received $1.3M on this topic Partners for Better Housing $1.3M Western Dakota Technical College: received $1.2M on this topic Western Dakota Technical College $1.2M Southeast Technical College: received $1.2M on this topic Southeast Technical College $1.2M San Francisco Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic San Francisco Foundation $1.0M Foothills Community Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Foothills Community Foundation $1.0M Transcend Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Transcend Inc $1.0M Community Development Technologies Center: received $1.0M on this topic Community Development Technolog… $1.0M Boston College Trustees: received $994K on this topic Boston College Trustees $994K Panorama Global: received $900K on this topic Panorama Global $900K South Dakota Hall of Fame: received $890K on this topic South Dakota Hall of Fame $890K Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation: received $859K on this topic Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation $859K Black Hills Special Services Cooperative: received $853K on this topic Black Hills Special Services Co… $853K Entertainment Industry Foundation: received $850K on this topic Entertainment Industry Foundati… $850K Communities for A Better Environment: received $800K on this topic Communities for A Better Enviro… $800K Uaw Center for Manufacturing A Green Economy: received $775K on this topic Uaw Center for Manufacturing A… $775K Studentsfirst New York Institute: received $775K on this topic Studentsfirst New York Institute $775K Child Trends Incorporated: received $763K on this topic Child Trends Incorporated $763K Foundation for Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges: received $750K on this topic Foundation for Grossmont and Cu… $750K Institute for Local Government: received $750K on this topic Institute for Local Government $750K City and County of San Francisco: received $675K on this topic City and County of San Francisco $675K Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: received $600K on this topic Benton Institute for Broadband… $600K Meliore Fondation Dutilite Publique: received $600K on this topic Meliore Fondation Dutilite Publ… $600K Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc: received $600K on this topic Florida Chamber of Commerce Fou… $600K East Bay Housing Organizations: received $550K on this topic East Bay Housing Organizations $550K Rand Corporation: received $510K on this topic Rand Corporation $510K Eisenhower Health: received $400K on this topic Eisenhower Health $400K Alliance for A Better Community: received $395K on this topic Alliance for A Better Community $395K Eisenhower Health Foundation: received $373K on this topic Eisenhower Health Foundation $373K Regeneration Nashville: received $212K on this topic Regeneration Nashville $212K American National Red Cross: received $180K on this topic American National Red Cross $180K Teen Challenge Norwestcal Nevada: received $154K on this topic Teen Challenge Norwestcal Nevada $154K Sacramento Valley Teen Challenge Inc: received $116K on this topic Sacramento Valley Teen Challeng… $116K Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in 052522: received $65K on this topic Union of Orthodox Jewish Congre… $65K Town of Warrenton: received $60K on this topic Town of Warrenton $60K Shaloh School Oholei Torah: received $40K on this topic Shaloh School Oholei Torah $40K Rappahannock County Lions Club Foundation: received $10K on this topic Rappahannock County Lions Club… $10K Headwaters Foundation: received $10K on this topic Headwaters Foundation $10K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “better” 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: $1.5M to Mitchell Technical College — community welfare and betterment
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Largest: $55,000 to TOWN OF WARRENTON — better together
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Largest: $3.6M to UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA — better together intergenerational program
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Largest: $400,000 to EISENHOWER HEALTH — fund community betterment
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Largest: $1.5M to HOPEWELL FUND — 81888 supporting better taxes for a better america in working to advance a progressive tax code to increase revenue for critical family-supporting programs
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Largest: $250,000 to HOPEWELL FUND — core support for the better taxes for a better america funder table to help build ecosystem of organizations working for better taxes at the state and federal levels.
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Largest: $20,000 to BETTER WISER STRONGER INC — sponsor and support better wiser strong inc.'s we matter now and boys to men efforts to provide education and enrichment programming for boys and young men of color in grand rapids…
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Largest: $4.4M to Foundation for California Community Colleges — to support better careers in california
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Largest: $1.1M to THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — to develop a research infrastructure that helps cities better understand and respond to waves of gun violence.
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Largest: $550,000 to EdBuild Inc — to launch a new initiative, called edfund, that will commission and curate research from the nation's leading school finance experts so thatadvocates and policymakers are better eq…
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Largest: $150,000 to ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY — increasing community schools for better health and academic outcomes: to improve the health and academic outcomes among students in southeast los angeles by advocating for equitabl…
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Largest: $170,000 to REGENERATION NASHVILLE — general use and the betterment of the organization.
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