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12 funders with a record of paying for “boating”

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Dolphin Swimmng and Boating Foundation → Dolphin Swimming and Boating: $2.3M across 5 grants, latest 2025Houston Endowment Inc → Boat People Sos - Houston: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2022Maine Technology Institute → Brooklin Boat Yard Inc: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Schmidt Family Foundation → Rocking the Boat Inc: $256K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → New Hampshire Boat Museum: $219K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Helen and Ritter Shumway Fdn → Antique Boat Museum: $180K across 4 grants, latest 2024Medina Foundation → Puget Sound Voyaging Societycommunity Boat Project: $156K across 9 grants, latest 2024Lucky Seven Foundation → Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building: $150K across 7 grants, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Antique Boat Museum: $57K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Humane Society of the Commonwealth → Community Boating Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Bonnell Cove Foundation → Wooden Boats for Veterans Foundatio: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Boat People Sos Inc: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2024Maine Technology Institute → Maine Electric Boat Company LLC: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Community Boating Center Inc: $235K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Venice Youth Boating Association Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Pleasant Bay Community Boating Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2025Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Wooden Boats for Veterans Foundation: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2025Helen and Ritter Shumway Fdn → Rochester Sailing & Boating: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lucky Seven Foundation → Sail Sand Point: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dolphin Swimmng and Boating Foundation → Spaulding Marine Center: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Humane Society of the Commonwealth → Big Tree Boating: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bonnell Cove Foundation → Rocking the Boat: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Schmidt Family Foundation → Teaching With Small Boats Alliance Inc: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Narragansett Boat Club: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Boat People Sos: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2020Maine Technology Institute → The Boat Yard LLC: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Boy Scouts of America Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Rocking the Boat Inc: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bonnell Cove Foundation → Bellingham Bay Community Boating Ce: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Humane Society of the Commonwealth → Cape Cod Maritime Museum: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Lowells Maritime Foundation Dba Lowells Boat Shop: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024Maine Technology Institute → Nick Planson LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Vesper Boat Club Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Maine Technology Institute → Portland Mattress Makersportland Boat Mattress: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Spaulding Wooden Boat Center: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bonnell Cove Foundation → Spaulding Wooden Boat Center: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Penobscot Marine Museum: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bonnell Cove Foundation → Bellingham Bay Community Boating Ct: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Humane Society of the Commonwealth → Egan Maritime Institute: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2025Bonnell Cove Foundation → Community Boating Center Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025Dolphin Swimmng and Boating Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Dolphin Swimmng and Boating F…$2.3MHouston Endowment Inc: $825K on this topic. Open the funder.Houston Endowment Inc$825KMaine Technology Institute: $664K on this topic. Open the funder.Maine Technology Institute$664KThe Schmidt Family Foundation: $571K on this topic. Open the funder.The Schmidt Family Foundation$571KGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $492K on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$492KThe Ayco Charitable Foundation: $290K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ayco Charitable Foundation$290KHelen and Ritter Shumway Fdn: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.Helen and Ritter Shumway Fdn$225KLucky Seven Foundation: $195K on this topic. Open the funder.Lucky Seven Foundation$195KMedina Foundation: $156K on this topic. Open the funder.Medina Foundation$156KTahoe Maritime Foundation: $155K on this topic. Open the funder.Tahoe Maritime Foundation$155KThe Humane Society of the Commonwealth: $74K on this topic. Open the funder.The Humane Society of the Com…$74KBonnell Cove Foundation: $61K on this topic. Open the funder.Bonnell Cove Foundation$61KDolphin Swimming and Boating: received $2.3M on this topicDolphin Swimming and Boating$2.3MBoat People Sos - Houston: received $400K on this topicBoat People Sos - Houston$400KBoat People Sos Inc: received $375K on this topicBoat People Sos Inc$375KBrooklin Boat Yard Inc: received $320K on this topicBrooklin Boat Yard Inc$320KRocking the Boat Inc: received $267K on this topicRocking the Boat Inc$267KMaine Electric Boat Company LLC: received $250K on this topicMaine Electric Boat Company LLC$250KCommunity Boating Center Inc: received $240K on this topicCommunity Boating Center Inc$240KAntique Boat Museum: received $237K on this topicAntique Boat Museum$237KNew Hampshire Boat Museum: received $219K on this topicNew Hampshire Boat Museum$219KChesapeake Region Accessible Boating Inc: received $200K on this topicChesapeake Region Accessible Bo…$200KPuget Sound Voyaging Societycommunity Boat Project: received $156K on this topicPuget Sound Voyaging Societycom…$156KNorthwest School of Wooden Boat Building: received $150K on this topicNorthwest School of Wooden Boat…$150KVenice Youth Boating Association Inc: received $150K on this topicVenice Youth Boating Associatio…$150KTeaching With Small Boats Alliance Inc: received $80K on this topicTeaching With Small Boats Allia…$80KNarragansett Boat Club: received $70K on this topicNarragansett Boat Club$70KPleasant Bay Community Boating Inc: received $60K on this topicPleasant Bay Community Boating…$60KWooden Boats for Veterans Foundation: received $54K on this topicWooden Boats for Veterans Found…$54KLowells Maritime Foundation Dba Lowells Boat Shop: received $52K on this topicLowells Maritime Foundation Dba…$52KBoat People Sos: received $50K on this topicBoat People Sos$50KThe Boat Yard LLC: received $49K on this topicThe Boat Yard LLC$49KRochester Sailing & Boating: received $45K on this topicRochester Sailing & Boating$45KSail Sand Point: received $45K on this topicSail Sand Point$45KCommunity Boating Inc: received $45K on this topicCommunity Boating Inc$45KNick Planson LLC: received $25K on this topicNick Planson LLC$25KSpaulding Wooden Boat Center: received $24K on this topicSpaulding Wooden Boat Center$24KBoy Scouts of America Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council: received $23K on this topicBoy Scouts of America Silicon V…$23KWooden Boats for Veterans Foundatio: received $23K on this topicWooden Boats for Veterans Found…$23KVesper Boat Club Inc: received $20K on this topicVesper Boat Club Inc$20KPortland Mattress Makersportland Boat Mattress: received $20K on this topicPortland Mattress Makersportlan…$20KSpaulding Marine Center: received $17K on this topicSpaulding Marine Center$17KBig Tree Boating: received $15K on this topicBig Tree Boating$15KRocking the Boat: received $10K on this topicRocking the Boat$10KBellingham Bay Community Boating Ce: received $10K on this topicBellingham Bay Community Boatin…$10KCape Cod Maritime Museum: received $10K on this topicCape Cod Maritime Museum$10KPenobscot Marine Museum: received $5K on this topicPenobscot Marine Museum$5KBellingham Bay Community Boating Ct: received $5K on this topicBellingham Bay Community Boatin…$5KEgan Maritime Institute: received $5K on this topicEgan Maritime Institute$5K
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