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12 funders with a record of paying for “broadband”
Where the money went California Emerging Technology Fund → School2home (Multiple Partners): $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → New Venture Fund: $1.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Rural Economic Development Center Inc: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Central Pa Regional Planning & → Alleghenies Broadband: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Priddy Foundation → Connected Nation Inc: $483K across 20 grants, latest 2025 Alphawood Foundation → Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: $275K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Student Freedom Initiative Inc → Claflin University: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Civic Nation → Texas Latino Pride: $146K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Heartland Forward Inc → Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: $129K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Icatholic Media Inc → Our Lady of Assumption: $107K across 4 grants, latest 2024 C K Blandin Foundation → Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Island Institute → Town of Isle Au Haut: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2024 California Emerging Technology Fund → Agif Education Foundation of Santa Maria: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Heartland Forward Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → North Carolina State University: $704K across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Central Pa Regional Planning & → Southwestern Pa Corp: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Heartland Forward Inc → Benton Institute for Broadband and Society: $126K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Icatholic Media Inc → Immaculate Conception - Revere: $107K across 4 grants, latest 2024 C K Blandin Foundation → Big Stone Area Growth: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Student Freedom Initiative Inc → Alcorn State University: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Civic Nation → South Dakota Voices for Peace: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Island Institute → Monhegan Plantation: $37K across 2 grants, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → Agif Education Foundation: $880K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: $660K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: $205K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Icatholic Media Inc → St Agnes School: $107K across 4 grants, latest 2024 North Central Pa Regional Planning & → Mckean County Commissioners: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2023 C K Blandin Foundation → Lincoln County Housing and Redevelopment Authority: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Student Freedom Initiative Inc → Denmark Technical College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Civic Nation → Urban Affairs Coalition: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Island Institute → Hancock County Planning Commission: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Allied Media Projects Inc: $595K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Arizona State University Foundation: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Institute for Local Self-Reliance: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024 California Emerging Technology Fund → Csu Fresno Foundation: $399K across 2 grants, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → Agif Education Foundation of Santa Maria: $394K across 2 grants, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → Southern California Association of Governments: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Connect Humanity: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 California Emerging Technology Fund → Nextgen Climate America Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → California State Association of Counties: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Southern Rural Black Womens Initiative for Economic and Social Justice Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Tides Center: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → San Diego Association of Governments: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → Fcc Acp Outreach Grants (Multiple Cbos): $190K across 1 grant, latest 2023 California Emerging Technology Fund → Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → Economic Development Collaborative: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → Valley Vision: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → North State Planning and Development Council: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → Monterey Bay Economic Partnership: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2024 California Emerging Technology Fund → Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 California Emerging Technology Fund → Bizfed Institute: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → Sigma Beta Xi: $106K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Icatholic Media Inc → Julie's Family Learning Center: $102K across 4 grants, latest 2024 California Emerging Technology Fund → Imperial Valley Economic Development Corp: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → La Deal: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 California Emerging Technology Fund → Los Angeles County Office of Education: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund → San Diego Association of Governments: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 California Emerging Technology Fund → Sierra Business Council: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Emerging Technology Fund → Southern California Association of Governments: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 California Emerging Technology Fund → Calpoly Humboldt: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 California Emerging Technology Fund → California State Association of Counties: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Emerging Technology Fund: $7.7M on this topic. Open the funder. California Emerging Technolog… $7.7M The Ford Foundation: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $6.5M Dogwood Health Trust: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Dogwood Health Trust $2.0M North Central Pa Regional Planning &: $802K on this topic. Open the funder. North Central Pa Regional Pla… $802K The Priddy Foundation: $483K on this topic. Open the funder. The Priddy Foundation $483K Icatholic Media Inc: $423K on this topic. Open the funder. Icatholic Media Inc $423K Student Freedom Initiative Inc: $370K on this topic. Open the funder. Student Freedom Initiative Inc $370K Alphawood Foundation: $275K on this topic. Open the funder. Alphawood Foundation $275K Heartland Forward Inc: $255K on this topic. Open the funder. Heartland Forward Inc $255K C K Blandin Foundation: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. C K Blandin Foundation $250K Civic Nation: $227K on this topic. Open the funder. Civic Nation $227K Island Institute: $122K on this topic. Open the funder. Island Institute $122K School2home (Multiple Partners): received $1.9M on this topic School2home (Multiple Partners) $1.9M New Venture Fund: received $1.8M on this topic New Venture Fund $1.8M Benton Institute for Broadband & Society: received $1.3M on this topic Benton Institute for Broadband… $1.3M Agif Education Foundation of Santa Maria: received $1.2M on this topic Agif Education Foundation of Sa… $1.2M Rural Economic Development Center Inc: received $1.1M on this topic Rural Economic Development Cent… $1.1M Heartland Forward Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Heartland Forward Inc $1.0M Agif Education Foundation: received $880K on this topic Agif Education Foundation $880K North Carolina State University: received $704K on this topic North Carolina State University $704K Allied Media Projects Inc: received $595K on this topic Allied Media Projects Inc $595K Alleghenies Broadband: received $522K on this topic Alleghenies Broadband $522K Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $500K on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $500K Arizona State University Foundation: received $500K on this topic Arizona State University Founda… $500K Institute for Local Self-Reliance: received $500K on this topic Institute for Local Self-Relian… $500K Connected Nation Inc: received $483K on this topic Connected Nation Inc $483K Csu Fresno Foundation: received $399K on this topic Csu Fresno Foundation $399K Agif Education Foundation of Santa Maria: received $394K on this topic Agif Education Foundation of Sa… $394K Southern California Association of Governments: received $300K on this topic Southern California Association… $300K Connect Humanity: received $300K on this topic Connect Humanity $300K Claflin University: received $250K on this topic Claflin University $250K Nextgen Climate America Inc: received $250K on this topic Nextgen Climate America Inc $250K California State Association of Counties: received $250K on this topic California State Association of… $250K Southern Rural Black Womens Initiative for Economic and Social Justice Inc: received $200K on this topic Southern Rural Black Womens Ini… $200K Tides Center: received $200K on this topic Tides Center $200K San Diego Association of Governments: received $200K on this topic San Diego Association of Govern… $200K Fcc Acp Outreach Grants (Multiple Cbos): received $190K on this topic Fcc Acp Outreach Grants (Multip… $190K Southwestern Pa Corp: received $190K on this topic Southwestern Pa Corp $190K Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium: received $150K on this topic Inland Empire Regional Broadban… $150K Economic Development Collaborative: received $150K on this topic Economic Development Collaborat… $150K Valley Vision: received $150K on this topic Valley Vision $150K North State Planning and Development Council: received $150K on this topic North State Planning and Develo… $150K Texas Latino Pride: received $146K on this topic Texas Latino Pride $146K Benton Institute for Broadband and Society: received $126K on this topic Benton Institute for Broadband… $126K Monterey Bay Economic Partnership: received $120K on this topic Monterey Bay Economic Partnersh… $120K Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation: received $120K on this topic Los Angeles County Economic Dev… $120K Bizfed Institute: received $110K on this topic Bizfed Institute $110K Our Lady of Assumption: received $107K on this topic Our Lady of Assumption $107K Immaculate Conception - Revere: received $107K on this topic Immaculate Conception - Revere $107K St Agnes School: received $107K on this topic St Agnes School $107K Sigma Beta Xi: received $106K on this topic Sigma Beta Xi $106K Julie's Family Learning Center: received $102K on this topic Julie's Family Learning Center $102K Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures: received $100K on this topic Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures $100K Imperial Valley Economic Development Corp: received $100K on this topic Imperial Valley Economic Develo… $100K La Deal: received $100K on this topic La Deal $100K Los Angeles County Office of Education: received $100K on this topic Los Angeles County Office of Ed… $100K San Diego Association of Governments: received $100K on this topic San Diego Association of Govern… $100K Sierra Business Council: received $100K on this topic Sierra Business Council $100K Southern California Association of Governments: received $100K on this topic Southern California Association… $100K The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc: received $100K on this topic The Joint Center for Political… $100K Calpoly Humboldt: received $100K on this topic Calpoly Humboldt $100K California State Association of Counties: received $100K on this topic California State Association of… $100K Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc: received $100K on this topic Joint Center for Political and… $100K Mckean County Commissioners: received $90K on this topic Mckean County Commissioners $90K Big Stone Area Growth: received $75K on this topic Big Stone Area Growth $75K Lincoln County Housing and Redevelopment Authority: received $75K on this topic Lincoln County Housing and Rede… $75K Alcorn State University: received $70K on this topic Alcorn State University $70K Town of Isle Au Haut: received $53K on this topic Town of Isle Au Haut $53K Denmark Technical College: received $50K on this topic Denmark Technical College $50K South Dakota Voices for Peace: received $41K on this topic South Dakota Voices for Peace $41K Urban Affairs Coalition: received $41K on this topic Urban Affairs Coalition $41K Monhegan Plantation: received $37K on this topic Monhegan Plantation $37K Hancock County Planning Commission: received $33K on this topic Hancock County Planning Commiss… $33K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “broadband” 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: $150,000 to INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL BROADBAND CONSORTIUM — to support programs that increase broadband awareness and adoption
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Largest: $205,000 to BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY — regional broadband access assessment and digital equity advocacy.
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Largest: $60,000 to BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY — for work to advance state-level education for universal, affordable, and robust broadband
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Largest: $50,000 to IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - REVERE — educational broadband service program
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Largest: $150,000 to CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY — broadband program
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Largest: $45,000 to Connected Nation Inc — community broadband assessment and planning (phases i, 2, and 3) cip 2021-2022 (extended)
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Largest: $37,500 to Town of Isle au Haut — broadband pass-through
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Largest: $182,812 to ALLEGHENIES BROADBAND — broadband technical grant
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Largest: $75,000 to AUSTIN COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FUND — project support for the austin area broadband projects as part of the broadband program in rural minnesota
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Largest: $48,500 to TEXAS LATINO PRIDE — broadband enrollment program
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Largest: $75,000 to BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY — support for broadband internet availability in cook county and statewide
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Largest: $129,000 to BENTON INSTITUTE FOR BROADBAND & SOCIETY — to work with the state broadband office to develop a customized accelerate program for arkansas.
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