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12 funders with a record of paying for “buddies”

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Aspen Community Foundation → The Buddy Program: $308K across 13 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Nami Tennessee: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Birdies for Buddies: $183K across 3 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Buddies Place: $159K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of the Lowcountry → Backpack Buddies of Greater Bluffton and Hardeeville: $145K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Lowcountry Food Bank Inc: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Best Buddies International Inc: $55K across 10 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Best Buddies International Inc: $47K across 4 grants, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → Best Buddies in New York: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Best Buddies International Inc: $32K across 10 grants, latest 2023International Paper Company Foundation → Lowcountry Food Bank: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Silver Lining Foundation Inc → Brooklet United Methodist Church: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Folds of Honor Tennessee: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Buddy Up for Life Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of the Lowcountry → Backpack Buddies of Greater Bluffton and Hardeeville: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2022Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Best Buddies International Inc: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Best Buddies: $40K across 7 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → The Buddy Program Inc: $37K across 4 grants, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → Best Buddies International: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Bank of America Charitable → Best Buddies International: $29K across 8 grants, latest 2023Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Alexandria Tutoring Consortium Inc: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024International Paper Company Foundation → Northwest Georgia Hunger Ministries: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aspen Community Foundation → Best Buddies Colorado: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Silver Lining Foundation Inc → Brooklet United Methodist Church: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → Wounded Warrior Project: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Best Buddies International Inc: $59K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of the Lowcountry → The Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry Dba Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Td Charitable Foundation → The Foundation for Osceola Education Inc: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2023Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Dfw Beagle Buddies: $27K across 4 grants, latest 2024International Paper Company Foundation → Rockville First United Methodist Church: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Backpack Buddy: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Project Fire Buddies: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Help 4 Kids: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Buddys Second Chance Rescue Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Silver Lining Foundation Inc → Eastern Heights Baptist Church: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Shatterproof: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Men of Valor: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Nashville Rescue Mission: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Best Buddies Tennessee: $65K across 6 grants, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Buddy Up for Life: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Highland Park Church: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of the Lowcountry → Crossroads Community Services Backpack Buddies of Bluffton: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021Community Foundation of the Lowcountry → Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Community Foundation of Middle → Vanguard Charitable: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → United Way of Passaic County: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2024Td Charitable Foundation → West End House: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → Best Buddies International Inc: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2022Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Buddy Up Tennis Inc: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → YWCA Knoxville: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Gleaners Community Food Bank Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Wayne County Sheriffs Reserve Officers Foundation: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Lil Buddies Learning Center: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023International Paper Company Foundation → Mount Carmel Area School District: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2024International Paper Company Foundation → United Way of the Coastal Empire: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Parkland Buddies: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of the Lowcountry → The Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022International Paper Company Foundation → Parke Heritage Buddy Bags: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Parkland Buddy Sports Inc: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2023Td Charitable Foundation → Middle Country Library Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Our Lady of Angels Conference Society of St Vincent De Paul: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023International Paper Company Foundation → United Way of Baldwin County Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → North East Wake Backpack Buddies: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Heros Bridge: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Family Connection of Sc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$1.4MColumbus Foundation: $394K on this topic. Open the funder.Columbus Foundation$394KAspen Community Foundation: $323K on this topic. Open the funder.Aspen Community Foundation$323KCommunity Foundation of the Lowcountry: $311K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of the L…$311KCommunities Foundation of Texas Inc: $246K on this topic. Open the funder.Communities Foundation of Tex…$246KTd Charitable Foundation: $180K on this topic. Open the funder.Td Charitable Foundation$180KEnterprise Holdings Foundation: $127K on this topic. Open the funder.Enterprise Holdings Foundation$127KDominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $126K on this topic. Open the funder.Dominion Energy Charitable Fo…$126KThe Chicago Community Trust: $93K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$93KInternational Paper Company Foundation: $84K on this topic. Open the funder.International Paper Company F…$84KThe Bank of America Charitable: $63K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$63KThe Silver Lining Foundation Inc: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.The Silver Lining Foundation…$3KThe Buddy Program: received $308K on this topicThe Buddy Program$308KNami Tennessee: received $250K on this topicNami Tennessee$250KFolds of Honor Tennessee: received $250K on this topicFolds of Honor Tennessee$250KWounded Warrior Project: received $250K on this topicWounded Warrior Project$250KShatterproof: received $250K on this topicShatterproof$250KBest Buddies International Inc: received $207K on this topicBest Buddies International Inc$207KBirdies for Buddies: received $183K on this topicBirdies for Buddies$183KBuddies Place: received $159K on this topicBuddies Place$159KBackpack Buddies of Greater Bluffton and Hardeeville: received $145K on this topicBackpack Buddies of Greater Blu…$145KMen of Valor: received $100K on this topicMen of Valor$100KNashville Rescue Mission: received $100K on this topicNashville Rescue Mission$100KBuddy Up for Life Inc: received $100K on this topicBuddy Up for Life Inc$100KLowcountry Food Bank Inc: received $70K on this topicLowcountry Food Bank Inc$70KBest Buddies Tennessee: received $65K on this topicBest Buddies Tennessee$65KBest Buddies International: received $62K on this topicBest Buddies International$62KBuddy Up for Life: received $53K on this topicBuddy Up for Life$53KHighland Park Church: received $50K on this topicHighland Park Church$50KBest Buddies International Inc: received $47K on this topicBest Buddies International Inc$47KBackpack Buddies of Greater Bluffton and Hardeeville: received $42K on this topicBackpack Buddies of Greater Blu…$42KBest Buddies in New York: received $40K on this topicBest Buddies in New York$40KThe Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry Dba Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head: received $40K on this topicThe Hunger Coalition of the Low…$40KCrossroads Community Services Backpack Buddies of Bluffton: received $40K on this topicCrossroads Community Services B…$40KBest Buddies: received $40K on this topicBest Buddies$40KThe Buddy Program Inc: received $37K on this topicThe Buddy Program Inc$37KHunger Coalition of the Lowcountry: received $34K on this topicHunger Coalition of the Lowcoun…$34KVanguard Charitable: received $31K on this topicVanguard Charitable$31KThe Foundation for Osceola Education Inc: received $30K on this topicThe Foundation for Osceola Educ…$30KUnited Way of Passaic County: received $30K on this topicUnited Way of Passaic County$30KAlexandria Tutoring Consortium Inc: received $28K on this topicAlexandria Tutoring Consortium…$28KDfw Beagle Buddies: received $27K on this topicDfw Beagle Buddies$27KWest End House: received $20K on this topicWest End House$20KBuddy Up Tennis Inc: received $19K on this topicBuddy Up Tennis Inc$19KLowcountry Food Bank: received $18K on this topicLowcountry Food Bank$18KNorthwest Georgia Hunger Ministries: received $16K on this topicNorthwest Georgia Hunger Minist…$16KBest Buddies Colorado: received $15K on this topicBest Buddies Colorado$15KYWCA Knoxville: received $15K on this topicYWCA Knoxville$15KRockville First United Methodist Church: received $14K on this topicRockville First United Methodis…$14KBackpack Buddy: received $14K on this topicBackpack Buddy$14KGleaners Community Food Bank Inc: received $12K on this topicGleaners Community Food Bank Inc$12KWayne County Sheriffs Reserve Officers Foundation: received $12K on this topicWayne County Sheriffs Reserve O…$12KLil Buddies Learning Center: received $12K on this topicLil Buddies Learning Center$12KMount Carmel Area School District: received $11K on this topicMount Carmel Area School Distri…$11KUnited Way of the Coastal Empire: received $11K on this topicUnited Way of the Coastal Empire$11KParkland Buddies: received $11K on this topicParkland Buddies$11KProject Fire Buddies: received $10K on this topicProject Fire Buddies$10KThe Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry: received $10K on this topicThe Hunger Coalition of the Low…$10KParke Heritage Buddy Bags: received $9K on this topicParke Heritage Buddy Bags$9KParkland Buddy Sports Inc: received $8K on this topicParkland Buddy Sports Inc$8KHelp 4 Kids: received $8K on this topicHelp 4 Kids$8KMiddle Country Library Foundation: received $8K on this topicMiddle Country Library Foundati…$8KOur Lady of Angels Conference Society of St Vincent De Paul: received $6K on this topicOur Lady of Angels Conference S…$6KUnited Way of Baldwin County Inc: received $5K on this topicUnited Way of Baldwin County Inc$5KNorth East Wake Backpack Buddies: received $5K on this topicNorth East Wake Backpack Buddies$5KHeros Bridge: received $5K on this topicHeros Bridge$5KFamily Connection of Sc: received $5K on this topicFamily Connection of Sc$5KBrooklet United Methodist Church: received $1K on this topicBrooklet United Methodist Church$1KBrooklet United Methodist Church: received $1K on this topicBrooklet United Methodist Church$1KBuddys Second Chance Rescue Inc: received $1K on this topicBuddys Second Chance Rescue Inc$1KEastern Heights Baptist Church: received $1K on this topicEastern Heights Baptist Church$1K
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