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John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Pew Charitable Trusts: $6.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Knouse Food Inc: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → State Center Community College District: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022National Confectioners Association of → Brown & Haley: $556K across 3 grants, latest 2024Maine Technology Institute → North Spore LLC: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Sobrato Family Foundation → Coop Careers: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Maine Coast Heritage Trust: $410K across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Northwest Arkansas Razorback Greenway Alliance: $376K across 2 grants, latest 2023Jobsohio → Conagra Brands: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ball Brothers Foundation → Delaware County Soil & Water: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → Coalition to Abolish Slvy & Traf: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2023Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → Solid Rock Church of God in Christ: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Global Export Marketing Co Ltd: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023John S and James L Knight Foundation → Gablestage Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Jobsohio → Society Brands of Ohio Inc: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → The Sea Fish Industry Authority: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Sobrato Family Foundation → Sfmade: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Homewood Children's Village: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Confectioners Association of → Bazooka Candy Brands: $224K across 2 grants, latest 2023Maine Technology Institute → Bluesonde Technologies: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → Zocalo Public Square: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ball Brothers Foundation → Muncie Downtown Development Partnership: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → Gateway Church: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Food Export USA - Northeast → International American Supermarkets Corp: $960K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Community College of Rhode Island Foundation: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023Jobsohio → Rocky Brands Inc: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2024National Confectioners Association of → American Licorice: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → African American Cultural Center: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021Maine Technology Institute → Maine Outdoor Brands: $83K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → Young Storytellers Foundation: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Sobrato Family Foundation → California Community Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bentonville Advertising and Promotion Commission: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → North City Church: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Food Export USA - Northeast → Sea Breeze Fruit Flavors Inc: $906K across 2 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Alexander Minn Wine Group: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Royal Wine Corporation: $627K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Lovebug Nutrition Inc: $599K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Pablo Martinez - Qualia Group LLC: $570K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Mehadrin Dairy Corp: $568K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Kens Foodinc: $487K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Foodtown International Inc: $479K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Lieber's Kosher Food Specialties Inc Dba Liber Chocolate: $467K across 2 grants, latest 2023Food Export USA - Northeast → Dairy Delights LLC: $398K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Kinkind: $357K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → To Doggy With Love LLC Dba Kinkind: $353K across 2 grants, latest 2023Food Export USA - Northeast → Rastelli Brothers Inc- Rastelli Foods: $348K across 2 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Real Kosher Ice Cream Dba Kleins Ice Cream: $337K across 2 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Grandma Mae's Country Naturals LLC: $282K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Maxi Health Research LLC: $278K across 2 grants, latest 2023Food Export USA - Northeast → Chicken Soup for the Soul Foods LLC: $277K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → A & B Famous Gefilte Fish Inc: $272K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Kontos Food Inc: $271K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Great Falls College - Montana State University: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → College of Eastern Idaho: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Northwest-Shoals Community College: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → County College of Morris Foundation: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023Food Export USA - Northeast → Lunds Fisheries Inc: $249K across 4 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Kenover Marketing Corp - Kayco: $239K across 2 grants, latest 2023Food Export USA - Northeast → Liber Chocolate and Food Products Dba Liebers Kosher Food: $226K across 1 grant, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Eastern Fisheries Inc: $202K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Free Press Indiana Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Godshalls Quality Meats Inc: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast → Maxi Health: $157K across 1 grant, latest 2024Food Export USA - Northeast: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.Food Export USA - Northeast$13MJohn S and James L Knight Foundation: $7.5M on this topic. Open the funder.John S and James L Knight Fou…$7.5MLumina Foundation for Education Inc: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Lumina Foundation for Educati…$3.5MNational Confectioners Association of: $960K on this topic. Open the funder.National Confectioners Associ…$960KJobsohio: $825K on this topic. Open the funder.Jobsohio$825KThe Sobrato Family Foundation: $800K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sobrato Family Foundation$800KRichard King Mellon Foundation: $790K on this topic. Open the funder.Richard King Mellon Foundation$790KMaine Technology Institute: $689K on this topic. Open the funder.Maine Technology Institute$689KWalton Family Foundation Inc: $676K on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$676KThe Ahmanson Foundation: $288K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ahmanson Foundation$288KBall Brothers Foundation: $230K on this topic. Open the funder.Ball Brothers Foundation$230KIndianapolis Center for Congregations Inc: $55K on this topic. Open the funder.Indianapolis Center for Congr…$55KThe Pew Charitable Trusts: received $6.5M on this topicThe Pew Charitable Trusts$6.5MKnouse Food Inc: received $1.1M on this topicKnouse Food Inc$1.1MGlobal Export Marketing Co Ltd: received $1.1M on this topicGlobal Export Marketing Co Ltd$1.1MState Center Community College District: received $1.0M on this topicState Center Community College…$1.0MLouisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicLouisiana Community and Technic…$1.0MGablestage Inc: received $1.0M on this topicGablestage Inc$1.0MInternational American Supermarkets Corp: received $960K on this topicInternational American Supermar…$960KSea Breeze Fruit Flavors Inc: received $906K on this topicSea Breeze Fruit Flavors Inc$906KAlexander Minn Wine Group: received $750K on this topicAlexander Minn Wine Group$750KRoyal Wine Corporation: received $627K on this topicRoyal Wine Corporation$627KLovebug Nutrition Inc: received $599K on this topicLovebug Nutrition Inc$599KPablo Martinez - Qualia Group LLC: received $570K on this topicPablo Martinez - Qualia Group L…$570KMehadrin Dairy Corp: received $568K on this topicMehadrin Dairy Corp$568KBrown & Haley: received $556K on this topicBrown & Haley$556KNorth Spore LLC: received $500K on this topicNorth Spore LLC$500KCoop Careers: received $500K on this topicCoop Careers$500KKens Foodinc: received $487K on this topicKens Foodinc$487KFoodtown International Inc: received $479K on this topicFoodtown International Inc$479KLieber's Kosher Food Specialties Inc Dba Liber Chocolate: received $467K on this topicLieber's Kosher Food Specialtie…$467KMaine Coast Heritage Trust: received $410K on this topicMaine Coast Heritage Trust$410KDairy Delights LLC: received $398K on this topicDairy Delights LLC$398KNorthwest Arkansas Razorback Greenway Alliance: received $376K on this topicNorthwest Arkansas Razorback Gr…$376KKinkind: received $357K on this topicKinkind$357KTo Doggy With Love LLC Dba Kinkind: received $353K on this topicTo Doggy With Love LLC Dba Kink…$353KRastelli Brothers Inc- Rastelli Foods: received $348K on this topicRastelli Brothers Inc- Rastelli…$348KReal Kosher Ice Cream Dba Kleins Ice Cream: received $337K on this topicReal Kosher Ice Cream Dba Klein…$337KConagra Brands: received $300K on this topicConagra Brands$300KSociety Brands of Ohio Inc: received $300K on this topicSociety Brands of Ohio Inc$300KGrandma Mae's Country Naturals LLC: received $282K on this topicGrandma Mae's Country Naturals…$282KMaxi Health Research LLC: received $278K on this topicMaxi Health Research LLC$278KChicken Soup for the Soul Foods LLC: received $277K on this topicChicken Soup for the Soul Foods…$277KA & B Famous Gefilte Fish Inc: received $272K on this topicA & B Famous Gefilte Fish Inc$272KKontos Food Inc: received $271K on this topicKontos Food Inc$271KThe Sea Fish Industry Authority: received $250K on this topicThe Sea Fish Industry Authority$250KSfmade: received $250K on this topicSfmade$250KCommunity College of Rhode Island Foundation: received $250K on this topicCommunity College of Rhode Isla…$250KGreat Falls College - Montana State University: received $250K on this topicGreat Falls College - Montana S…$250KCollege of Eastern Idaho: received $250K on this topicCollege of Eastern Idaho$250KNorthwest-Shoals Community College: received $250K on this topicNorthwest-Shoals Community Coll…$250KCounty College of Morris Foundation: received $250K on this topicCounty College of Morris Founda…$250KLunds Fisheries Inc: received $249K on this topicLunds Fisheries Inc$249KKenover Marketing Corp - Kayco: received $239K on this topicKenover Marketing Corp - Kayco$239KHomewood Children's Village: received $230K on this topicHomewood Children's Village$230KLiber Chocolate and Food Products Dba Liebers Kosher Food: received $226K on this topicLiber Chocolate and Food Produc…$226KRocky Brands Inc: received $225K on this topicRocky Brands Inc$225KBazooka Candy Brands: received $224K on this topicBazooka Candy Brands$224KEastern Fisheries Inc: received $202K on this topicEastern Fisheries Inc$202KFree Press Indiana Inc: received $200K on this topicFree Press Indiana Inc$200KGodshalls Quality Meats Inc: received $181K on this topicGodshalls Quality Meats Inc$181KAmerican Licorice: received $180K on this topicAmerican Licorice$180KDelaware County Soil & Water: received $175K on this topicDelaware County Soil & Water$175KMaxi Health: received $157K on this topicMaxi Health$157KAfrican American Cultural Center: received $150K on this topicAfrican American Cultural Center$150KCoalition to Abolish Slvy & Traf: received $110K on this topicCoalition to Abolish Slvy & Traf$110KBluesonde Technologies: received $107K on this topicBluesonde Technologies$107KZocalo Public Square: received $100K on this topicZocalo Public Square$100KMaine Outdoor Brands: received $83K on this topicMaine Outdoor Brands$83KYoung Storytellers Foundation: received $78K on this topicYoung Storytellers Foundation$78KMuncie Downtown Development Partnership: received $55K on this topicMuncie Downtown Development Par…$55KCalifornia Community Foundation: received $50K on this topicCalifornia Community Foundation$50KBentonville Advertising and Promotion Commission: received $50K on this topicBentonville Advertising and Pro…$50KSolid Rock Church of God in Christ: received $25K on this topicSolid Rock Church of God in Chr…$25KGateway Church: received $15K on this topicGateway Church$15KNorth City Church: received $15K on this topicNorth City Church$15K
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