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12 funders with a record of paying for “bible”

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Illuminations Foundation Inc → Seed Company: $87M across 4 grants, latest 2025Servant Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $9.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → Latin American Bible Inst College: $6.5M across 8 grants, latest 2025Eden Bridge Foundation → Lancaster Bible College: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Signatry Charitable Trust → Inspire Bible: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Green Pond Bible Chapel: $477K across 2 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $465K across 4 grants, latest 2025Giveclear Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc: $426K across 2 grants, latest 2024The New Horizons Foundation Inc → Bethel Bible Church: $328K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Bolick Foundation → Eastern European Mission: $286K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Lancaster Bible College: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2025Go Fish Foundation Inc → International Commission: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Illuminations Foundation Inc → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $13M across 4 grants, latest 2025Servant Foundation → Deaf Bible Society: $5.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → Central Christian College of Bible: $4.3M across 5 grants, latest 2025The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Austin Ridge Bible Church: $382K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Signatry Charitable Trust → Museum of the Bible Inc: $356K across 1 grant, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Community Bible Study: $245K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bolick Foundation → Vision Beyond Borders: $240K across 4 grants, latest 2024Eden Bridge Foundation → Calvary Bible Church: $137K across 4 grants, latest 2024Giveclear Foundation → Grace Bible Church - Nacogdoches: $137K across 1 grant, latest 2024The New Horizons Foundation Inc → Grace Bible Church: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Moody Bible Institute: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023Go Fish Foundation Inc → Voice of the Martyrs: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024Illuminations Foundation Inc → Biblica: $11M across 4 grants, latest 2025Servant Foundation → American Bible Society: $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → East Valley Bible Church: $2.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc: $243K across 2 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → American Bible Society: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Bolick Foundation → Clc Ministries International: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Signatry Charitable Trust → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2024Eden Bridge Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $103K across 4 grants, latest 2024Giveclear Foundation → Grace Bible Church: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2023The New Horizons Foundation Inc → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Go Fish Foundation Inc → Bibles for the World: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Museum of the Bible Inc: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024Illuminations Foundation Inc → Spoken Worldwide: $2.8M across 4 grants, latest 2025Illuminations Foundation Inc → American Bible Society: $2.1M across 4 grants, latest 2025Servant Foundation → Museum of the Bible Inc: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2022Servant Foundation → Deaf Bible Society: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023Illuminations Foundation Inc → Deaf Bible Society: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Hispanic Bible School: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023Illuminations Foundation Inc → The Word for the World: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Church of God-Prophecy Bible Place: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2023Illuminations Foundation Inc → Unfolding Word: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025Illuminations Foundation Inc → Strategic Resource Group Inc: $967K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Inspire Bible: $967K across 2 grants, latest 2022Servant Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $864K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Mars Hill Bible Church: $831K across 1 grant, latest 2024Illuminations Foundation Inc → Pioneer Bible Translators: $620K across 3 grants, latest 2025Servant Foundation → Pioneer Bible Translators: $591K across 2 grants, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → Spring Mill Bible Camp Inc: $581K across 2 grants, latest 2025Servant Foundation → Lutheran Bible Translators Inc: $398K across 1 grant, latest 2021Servant Foundation → American Bible Society: $396K across 1 grant, latest 2023Servant Foundation → Inspire Bible: $367K across 1 grant, latest 2023Servant Foundation → Austin Ridge Bible Church: $352K across 2 grants, latest 2022Servant Foundation → Mainstream Bible Outreach Society: $310K across 2 grants, latest 2022Servant Foundation → Back to the Bible: $286K across 2 grants, latest 2022Servant Foundation → Davar Partners International Dba Davar Audio Bibles: $279K across 1 grant, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Faith Bible Church: $253K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Bible Project: $251K across 2 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Calvary Bible Church - Athens: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2021Illuminations Foundation Inc: $121M on this topic. Open the funder.Illuminations Foundation Inc$121MServant Foundation: $31M on this topic. Open the funder.Servant Foundation$31MLilly Endowment Inc: $18M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$18MEden Bridge Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Eden Bridge Foundation$1.3MThe Signatry Charitable Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Signatry Charitable Trust$1.1MThe Us Charitable Gift Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Us Charitable Gift Trust$1.1MAdair Foundation: $910K on this topic. Open the funder.Adair Foundation$910KThe Bolick Foundation: $726K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bolick Foundation$726KGiveclear Foundation: $666K on this topic. Open the funder.Giveclear Foundation$666KThe New Horizons Foundation Inc: $501K on this topic. Open the funder.The New Horizons Foundation I…$501KThe Chatlos Foundation Inc: $115K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chatlos Foundation Inc$115KGo Fish Foundation Inc: $34K on this topic. Open the funder.Go Fish Foundation Inc$34KSeed Company: received $87M on this topicSeed Company$87MWycliffe Bible Translators: received $23M on this topicWycliffe Bible Translators$23MBiblica: received $11M on this topicBiblica$11MDeaf Bible Society: received $6.9M on this topicDeaf Bible Society$6.9MLatin American Bible Inst College: received $6.5M on this topicLatin American Bible Inst Colle…$6.5MAmerican Bible Society: received $6.4M on this topicAmerican Bible Society$6.4MCentral Christian College of Bible: received $4.3M on this topicCentral Christian College of Bi…$4.3MMuseum of the Bible Inc: received $3.4M on this topicMuseum of the Bible Inc$3.4MSpoken Worldwide: received $2.8M on this topicSpoken Worldwide$2.8MEast Valley Bible Church: received $2.4M on this topicEast Valley Bible Church$2.4MMuseum of the Bible Inc: received $1.8M on this topicMuseum of the Bible Inc$1.8MDeaf Bible Society: received $1.5M on this topicDeaf Bible Society$1.5MHispanic Bible School: received $1.3M on this topicHispanic Bible School$1.3MMoody Bible Institute of Chicago: received $1.3M on this topicMoody Bible Institute of Chicago$1.3MThe Word for the World: received $1.2M on this topicThe Word for the World$1.2MPioneer Bible Translators: received $1.2M on this topicPioneer Bible Translators$1.2MLancaster Bible College: received $1.1M on this topicLancaster Bible College$1.1MChurch of God-Prophecy Bible Place: received $1.1M on this topicChurch of God-Prophecy Bible Pl…$1.1MWycliffe Bible Translators: received $1.0M on this topicWycliffe Bible Translators$1.0MUnfolding Word: received $1.0M on this topicUnfolding Word$1.0MInspire Bible: received $967K on this topicInspire Bible$967KStrategic Resource Group Inc: received $967K on this topicStrategic Resource Group Inc$967KInspire Bible: received $967K on this topicInspire Bible$967KMars Hill Bible Church: received $831K on this topicMars Hill Bible Church$831KWycliffe Bible Translators Inc: received $669K on this topicWycliffe Bible Translators Inc$669KSpring Mill Bible Camp Inc: received $581K on this topicSpring Mill Bible Camp Inc$581KGreen Pond Bible Chapel: received $477K on this topicGreen Pond Bible Chapel$477KLutheran Bible Translators Inc: received $398K on this topicLutheran Bible Translators Inc$398KAmerican Bible Society: received $396K on this topicAmerican Bible Society$396KAustin Ridge Bible Church: received $382K on this topicAustin Ridge Bible Church$382KAustin Ridge Bible Church: received $352K on this topicAustin Ridge Bible Church$352KBethel Bible Church: received $328K on this topicBethel Bible Church$328KMainstream Bible Outreach Society: received $310K on this topicMainstream Bible Outreach Socie…$310KBack to the Bible: received $286K on this topicBack to the Bible$286KEastern European Mission: received $286K on this topicEastern European Mission$286KDavar Partners International Dba Davar Audio Bibles: received $279K on this topicDavar Partners International Db…$279KFaith Bible Church: received $253K on this topicFaith Bible Church$253KBible Project: received $251K on this topicBible Project$251KCalvary Bible Church - Athens: received $250K on this topicCalvary Bible Church - Athens$250KCommunity Bible Study: received $245K on this topicCommunity Bible Study$245KVision Beyond Borders: received $240K on this topicVision Beyond Borders$240KClc Ministries International: received $200K on this topicClc Ministries International$200KCalvary Bible Church: received $137K on this topicCalvary Bible Church$137KGrace Bible Church - Nacogdoches: received $137K on this topicGrace Bible Church - Nacogdoches$137KGrace Bible Church: received $105K on this topicGrace Bible Church$105KGrace Bible Church: received $103K on this topicGrace Bible Church$103KMoody Bible Institute: received $35K on this topicMoody Bible Institute$35KFaith Baptist Bible College & Seminary: received $30K on this topicFaith Baptist Bible College & S…$30KInternational Commission: received $25K on this topicInternational Commission$25KVoice of the Martyrs: received $5K on this topicVoice of the Martyrs$5KBibles for the World: received $5K on this topicBibles for the World$5K
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