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Where the money went Pannonia Foundation → New York Public Library: $2.2M across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → The Hotchkiss School: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Bangor Region YMCA: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Romney Foundation for Children → Mass General Brigham: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nazarian Family Foundation → Armenian General Benevolent Union: $994K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family → Armenian General Benevolent Union: $891K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Nazee & Joseph Moinian Foundation → Persian Cong of Flatbush: $618K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc → Montclair Film Festival: $315K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bilek Charitable Foundation → Stars and Stripes Childrens Foundation: $94K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Esther Koven Foundation Inc → Jewish National Fund: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Carol & Arnold Wolowitz Foundation → Northwell Health Foundation: $63K across 3 grants, latest 2024 South Wind Foundation → Repair the World Inc: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Acadia Hospital: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nazarian Family Foundation → Wesleyan University: $790K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Romney Foundation for Children → The Brigham & Womens Hospital: $674K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pannonia Foundation → Museum of Moving Image: $575K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program: $492K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nazee & Joseph Moinian Foundation → Iranian American Jewish Foundation of Ny: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family → Diocese of the Armenian Church: $97K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc → Page 73 Productions: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Carol & Arnold Wolowitz Foundation → Uja - Federation of New York: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Esther Koven Foundation Inc → Rye Country Day School: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Bilek Charitable Foundation → National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 South Wind Foundation → Community Help in Park Slope: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Bridgton Food Pantry: $800K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Romney Foundation for Children → Brigham Young University: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → Wildlife Conservation Society: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pannonia Foundation → Aclu Foundation: $350K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Nazarian Family Foundation → Diocese of the Armenian Church of America: $205K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Nazee & Joseph Moinian Foundation → Persian Jewish Center of Manhattan: $96K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc → Hunter College Foundation: $88K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Carol & Arnold Wolowitz Foundation → Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County: $57K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family → Armenian Heritage Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Bilek Charitable Foundation → Orangewood Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Esther Koven Foundation Inc → National Jewish Health: $39K across 4 grants, latest 2025 South Wind Foundation → Hias: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Bangor YMCA: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Penquis Cap: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pannonia Foundation → The Animal Medical Center: $281K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → University of New England: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Romney Foundation for Children → Charityvision: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Pannonia Foundation → The Lincoln Center: $195K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → Columbia Law School: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Nazarian Family Foundation → Fund for Armenian Relief: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Mabel Wadsworth Center: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Bangor Area Homeless Shelter: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pannonia Foundation → Moma: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → New York School of Interior Design: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Nazarian Family Foundation → Link Education Partners: $136K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → Princeton University: $129K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → Sarah Lawrence College: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Romney Foundation for Children → Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Pannonia Foundation → Wellesley College: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Thomas J Edelman Foundation → Lenox Hill Neighborhood House: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Romney Foundation for Children → Utah Sports Commission Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pannonia Foundation → Emory University: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Good Shepherd Food Bank: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Central Maine Healthcare: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Romney Foundation for Children → Community Foundation of Utah: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pannonia Foundation → University of Pittsburgh: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Preble Street: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc → Montclair Art Museum: $74K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Pannonia Foundation → New York-Presbyterian Hospital: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc → Locus Publications: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc: $5.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Stephen & Tabitha King Founda… $5.2M Pannonia Foundation: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Pannonia Foundation $4.1M The Thomas J Edelman Foundation: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Thomas J Edelman Foundati… $3.3M The Romney Foundation for Children: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Romney Foundation for Chi… $2.9M Nazarian Family Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Nazarian Family Foundation $2.3M Levon & Claudia Nazarian Family: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Levon & Claudia Nazarian Fami… $1.0M Nazee & Joseph Moinian Foundation: $834K on this topic. Open the funder. Nazee & Joseph Moinian Founda… $834K Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc: $573K on this topic. Open the funder. Susan V Bershad Charitable Fu… $573K Bilek Charitable Foundation: $194K on this topic. Open the funder. Bilek Charitable Foundation $194K The Carol & Arnold Wolowitz Foundation: $180K on this topic. Open the funder. The Carol & Arnold Wolowitz F… $180K Esther Koven Foundation Inc: $159K on this topic. Open the funder. Esther Koven Foundation Inc $159K South Wind Foundation: $67K on this topic. Open the funder. South Wind Foundation $67K New York Public Library: received $2.2M on this topic New York Public Library $2.2M Armenian General Benevolent Union: received $1.9M on this topic Armenian General Benevolent Uni… $1.9M The Hotchkiss School: received $1.6M on this topic The Hotchkiss School $1.6M Bangor Region YMCA: received $1.5M on this topic Bangor Region YMCA $1.5M Mass General Brigham: received $1.2M on this topic Mass General Brigham $1.2M Acadia Hospital: received $1.0M on this topic Acadia Hospital $1.0M Bridgton Food Pantry: received $800K on this topic Bridgton Food Pantry $800K Wesleyan University: received $790K on this topic Wesleyan University $790K The Brigham & Womens Hospital: received $674K on this topic The Brigham & Womens Hospital $674K Persian Cong of Flatbush: received $618K on this topic Persian Cong of Flatbush $618K Museum of Moving Image: received $575K on this topic Museum of Moving Image $575K Brigham Young University: received $500K on this topic Brigham Young University $500K Bangor YMCA: received $500K on this topic Bangor YMCA $500K Penquis Cap: received $500K on this topic Penquis Cap $500K Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program: received $492K on this topic Vanguard Charitable Endowment P… $492K Wildlife Conservation Society: received $450K on this topic Wildlife Conservation Society $450K Aclu Foundation: received $350K on this topic Aclu Foundation $350K Montclair Film Festival: received $315K on this topic Montclair Film Festival $315K The Animal Medical Center: received $281K on this topic The Animal Medical Center $281K University of New England: received $250K on this topic University of New England $250K Diocese of the Armenian Church of America: received $205K on this topic Diocese of the Armenian Church… $205K Charityvision: received $200K on this topic Charityvision $200K The Lincoln Center: received $195K on this topic The Lincoln Center $195K Columbia Law School: received $175K on this topic Columbia Law School $175K Fund for Armenian Relief: received $160K on this topic Fund for Armenian Relief $160K Mabel Wadsworth Center: received $150K on this topic Mabel Wadsworth Center $150K Bangor Area Homeless Shelter: received $150K on this topic Bangor Area Homeless Shelter $150K Moma: received $150K on this topic Moma $150K New York School of Interior Design: received $150K on this topic New York School of Interior Des… $150K Link Education Partners: received $136K on this topic Link Education Partners $136K Princeton University: received $129K on this topic Princeton University $129K Sarah Lawrence College: received $125K on this topic Sarah Lawrence College $125K Iranian American Jewish Foundation of Ny: received $120K on this topic Iranian American Jewish Foundat… $120K Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: received $120K on this topic Dana-Farber Cancer Institute $120K Wellesley College: received $110K on this topic Wellesley College $110K Lenox Hill Neighborhood House: received $105K on this topic Lenox Hill Neighborhood House $105K Utah Sports Commission Foundation: received $100K on this topic Utah Sports Commission Foundati… $100K Emory University: received $100K on this topic Emory University $100K Good Shepherd Food Bank: received $100K on this topic Good Shepherd Food Bank $100K Central Maine Healthcare: received $100K on this topic Central Maine Healthcare $100K Community Foundation of Utah: received $100K on this topic Community Foundation of Utah $100K Diocese of the Armenian Church: received $97K on this topic Diocese of the Armenian Church $97K Persian Jewish Center of Manhattan: received $96K on this topic Persian Jewish Center of Manhat… $96K Page 73 Productions: received $95K on this topic Page 73 Productions $95K Stars and Stripes Childrens Foundation: received $94K on this topic Stars and Stripes Childrens Fou… $94K Hunter College Foundation: received $88K on this topic Hunter College Foundation $88K University of Pittsburgh: received $80K on this topic University of Pittsburgh $80K Preble Street: received $75K on this topic Preble Street $75K Montclair Art Museum: received $74K on this topic Montclair Art Museum $74K Jewish National Fund: received $70K on this topic Jewish National Fund $70K New York-Presbyterian Hospital: received $70K on this topic New York-Presbyterian Hospital $70K Locus Publications: received $70K on this topic Locus Publications $70K Northwell Health Foundation: received $63K on this topic Northwell Health Foundation $63K Uja - Federation of New York: received $60K on this topic Uja - Federation of New York $60K Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County: received $57K on this topic Jewish Federation of Palm Beach… $57K Rye Country Day School: received $50K on this topic Rye Country Day School $50K National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias: received $50K on this topic National Foundation for Ectoder… $50K Armenian Heritage Foundation: received $50K on this topic Armenian Heritage Foundation $50K Orangewood Foundation: received $50K on this topic Orangewood Foundation $50K National Jewish Health: received $39K on this topic National Jewish Health $39K Repair the World Inc: received $23K on this topic Repair the World Inc $23K Community Help in Park Slope: received $22K on this topic Community Help in Park Slope $22K Hias: received $22K on this topic Hias $22K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “char” 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: $1.0M to ACADIA HOSPITAL — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)
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Largest: $1.1M to NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)
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Largest: $50,000 to RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)
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Largest: $286,500 to ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501(c)(3)
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Largest: $35,513 to UJA - FEDERATION OF NEW YORK — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)
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Largest: $270,000 to ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)
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Largest: $11,000 to COMMUNITY HELP IN PARK SLOPE — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)
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Largest: $785,482 to THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)
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Largest: $50,000 to NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIAS — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)
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Largest: $1,000 to TO FURTHER THE CHAR PURPOSE OF THE RECIP ORG — to further the char. purpose of the recip org
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Largest: $335,459 to PERSIAN CONG OF FLATBUSH — to help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3).
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Largest: $690,000 to MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM — to carry on char. organization activities
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