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12 funders with a record of paying for “charlotte”

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Atrium Health Foundation → The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Auth Dba Atrium Health: $92M across 33 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Unc Charlotte Foundation: $18M across 3 grants, latest 2024C D Spangler Foundation Inc → Fftc - Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025The Leon Levine Foundation → Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc: $4.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024John S and James L Knight Foundation → Foundation for the Carolinas: $2.1M across 6 grants, latest 2024Dowd Foundation Inc → Unc Charlotte Foundation: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc → Salvation Army - Charlotte Area Command: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Soci: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023Merancas Foundation Inc → Charlotte Family Housing: $875K across 5 grants, latest 2025The Belk Foundation → Foundation for the Carolinas: $750K across 4 grants, latest 2024Arts & Science Council → Charlotte Ballet: $624K across 6 grants, latest 2023The Perper Family Foundation → Charlotte Country Day School: $131K across 5 grants, latest 2025Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc: $7.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Leon Levine Foundation → United Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc: $3.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024C D Spangler Foundation Inc → Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2025John S and James L Knight Foundation → Local Initiatives Support Corporation: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024Dowd Foundation Inc → Charlotte Country Day School: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc → Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center Inc: $863K across 4 grants, latest 2024Merancas Foundation Inc → Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy: $700K across 4 grants, latest 2025Arts & Science Council → Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: $470K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Bank of America Charitable → Charlotte Rescue Mission: $337K across 12 grants, latest 2023The Belk Foundation → Foundation for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc (Tutoring): $332K across 2 grants, latest 2023Atrium Health Foundation → One Charlotte Health Alliance: $296K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Perper Family Foundation → Roof Above: $110K across 5 grants, latest 2025Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Country Day School: $7.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024C D Spangler Foundation Inc → Fftc - Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Endowment Campaign: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Leon Levine Foundation → Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc - 2009 - Le: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Miami Foundation: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc → Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy: $684K across 4 grants, latest 2024Dowd Foundation Inc → Charlotte Country Day: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Merancas Foundation Inc → Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2025Arts & Science Council → Children's Theatre of Charlotte: $360K across 4 grants, latest 2022The Belk Foundation → Urbanpromise Charlotte: $325K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Fou: $256K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Perper Family Foundation → First Presbyterian Church: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2024Atrium Health Foundation → Nc Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation Blumenthal Performing Art: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Foundation for the Carolinas → Queens University of Charlotte: $7.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → YMCA of Greater Charlotte: $5.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Ballet: $4.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation: $3.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → City of Charlotte: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Unc Charlotte Athletic Foundation: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Christ Episcopal Church - Charlotte: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Center City Partners Community Trust: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Children's Theatre of Charlotte: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Latin Schools Inc: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Leon Levine Foundation → Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc - 2009: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2021Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Salvation Army - Charlotte: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Family Housing Inc: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Catholic High School Foundation: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Communities in Schools of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Christian School: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → First Presbyterian Church - Charlotte: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Rescue Mission: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024C D Spangler Foundation Inc → Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation - Capital Campaign: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025C D Spangler Foundation Inc → Charlotte Ballet - Capital Campaign: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025The Leon Levine Foundation → United Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc - 2023 - General Support: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Leon Levine Foundation → United Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc - 2022 - General Sup: $956K across 2 grants, latest 2021Foundation for the Carolinas → United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc: $941K across 2 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Museum of History Inc: $928K across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Humane Society of Charlotte Inc: $875K across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for the Carolinas → Charlotte Bilingual Preschool: $869K across 3 grants, latest 2024Atrium Health Foundation: $92M on this topic. Open the funder.Atrium Health Foundation$92MFoundation for the Carolinas: $89M on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for the Carolinas$89MThe Leon Levine Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder.The Leon Levine Foundation$14MC D Spangler Foundation Inc: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.C D Spangler Foundation Inc$12MJohn S and James L Knight Foundation: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder.John S and James L Knight Fou…$5.6MDowd Foundation Inc: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Dowd Foundation Inc$3.1MUnited Way of Greater Charlotte Inc: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater Charlot…$3.0MMerancas Foundation Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Merancas Foundation Inc$2.1MThe Bank of America Charitable: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$1.6MArts & Science Council: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Arts & Science Council$1.5MThe Belk Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Belk Foundation$1.4MThe Perper Family Foundation: $302K on this topic. Open the funder.The Perper Family Foundation$302KThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Auth Dba Atrium Health: received $92M on this topicThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospi…$92MUnc Charlotte Foundation: received $20M on this topicUnc Charlotte Foundation$20MCharlotte Country Day School: received $8.7M on this topicCharlotte Country Day School$8.7MCharlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc: received $7.8M on this topicCharlotte Symphony Orchestra So…$7.8MQueens University of Charlotte: received $7.2M on this topicQueens University of Charlotte$7.2MYMCA of Greater Charlotte: received $5.3M on this topicYMCA of Greater Charlotte$5.3MFftc - Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund: received $5.0M on this topicFftc - Charlotte Symphony Orche…$5.0MCharlotte Ballet: received $4.9M on this topicCharlotte Ballet$4.9MFoundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc: received $4.4M on this topicFoundation of the University of…$4.4MUnited Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc: received $3.6M on this topicUnited Jewish Charities of Grea…$3.6MCharlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation: received $3.4M on this topicCharlotte Regional Business All…$3.4MCharlotte Symphony Orchestra: received $3.4M on this topicCharlotte Symphony Orchestra$3.4MCity of Charlotte: received $3.1M on this topicCity of Charlotte$3.1MChildren's Theatre of Charlotte: received $3.1M on this topicChildren's Theatre of Charlotte$3.1MUnc Charlotte Athletic Foundation: received $3.1M on this topicUnc Charlotte Athletic Foundati…$3.1MChrist Episcopal Church - Charlotte: received $2.9M on this topicChrist Episcopal Church - Charl…$2.9MCharlotte Center City Partners Community Trust: received $2.9M on this topicCharlotte Center City Partners…$2.9MFoundation for the Carolinas: received $2.8M on this topicFoundation for the Carolinas$2.8MFftc - Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Endowment Campaign: received $2.5M on this topicFftc - Charlotte Symphony Orche…$2.5MCharlotte Latin Schools Inc: received $2.2M on this topicCharlotte Latin Schools Inc$2.2MFoundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc - 2009 - Le: received $2.1M on this topicFoundation of the University of…$2.1MFoundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc - 2009: received $2.1M on this topicFoundation of the University of…$2.1MCharlotte Mecklenburg Library: received $2.0M on this topicCharlotte Mecklenburg Library$2.0MLocal Initiatives Support Corporation: received $2.0M on this topicLocal Initiatives Support Corpo…$2.0MSalvation Army - Charlotte: received $1.8M on this topicSalvation Army - Charlotte$1.8MCharlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation: received $1.7M on this topicCharlotte Mecklenburg Library F…$1.7MCharlotte Family Housing Inc: received $1.7M on this topicCharlotte Family Housing Inc$1.7MCharlotte Catholic High School Foundation: received $1.6M on this topicCharlotte Catholic High School…$1.6MCommunities in Schools of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc: received $1.6M on this topicCommunities in Schools of Charl…$1.6MCharlotte Christian School: received $1.5M on this topicCharlotte Christian School$1.5MThe Miami Foundation: received $1.5M on this topicThe Miami Foundation$1.5MCharlotte Rescue Mission: received $1.5M on this topicCharlotte Rescue Mission$1.5MSalvation Army - Charlotte Area Command: received $1.4M on this topicSalvation Army - Charlotte Area…$1.4MCharlotte Center for Legal Advocacy: received $1.4M on this topicCharlotte Center for Legal Advo…$1.4MFirst Presbyterian Church - Charlotte: received $1.2M on this topicFirst Presbyterian Church - Cha…$1.2MCharlotte Symphony Orchestra Soci: received $1.0M on this topicCharlotte Symphony Orchestra So…$1.0MCharlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation - Capital Campaign: received $1.0M on this topicCharlotte Mecklenburg Library F…$1.0MCharlotte Ballet - Capital Campaign: received $1.0M on this topicCharlotte Ballet - Capital Camp…$1.0MUnited Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc - 2023 - General Support: received $1.0M on this topicUnited Jewish Charities of Grea…$1.0MUnited Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc - 2022 - General Sup: received $956K on this topicUnited Jewish Charities of Grea…$956KUnited Way of Greater Charlotte Inc: received $941K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Charlotte…$941KCharlotte Museum of History Inc: received $928K on this topicCharlotte Museum of History Inc$928KHumane Society of Charlotte Inc: received $875K on this topicHumane Society of Charlotte Inc$875KCharlotte Family Housing: received $875K on this topicCharlotte Family Housing$875KCharlotte Bilingual Preschool: received $869K on this topicCharlotte Bilingual Preschool$869KCharlotte Speech and Hearing Center Inc: received $863K on this topicCharlotte Speech and Hearing Ce…$863KCharlotte Country Day: received $500K on this topicCharlotte Country Day$500KPlanned Parenthood South Atlantic: received $500K on this topicPlanned Parenthood South Atlant…$500KFoundation for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc (Tutoring): received $332K on this topicFoundation for the University o…$332KUrbanpromise Charlotte: received $325K on this topicUrbanpromise Charlotte$325KOne Charlotte Health Alliance: received $296K on this topicOne Charlotte Health Alliance$296KCharlotte Mecklenburg Library Fou: received $256K on this topicCharlotte Mecklenburg Library F…$256KCharlotte Country Day School: received $131K on this topicCharlotte Country Day School$131KRoof Above: received $110K on this topicRoof Above$110KFirst Presbyterian Church: received $61K on this topicFirst Presbyterian Church$61KNc Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation Blumenthal Performing Art: received $20K on this topicNc Performing Arts Center at Ch…$20K
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