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12 funders with a record of paying for “cherokee”
Where the money went Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Cherokee Boys Club: $2.3M across 12 grants, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Tri-County Community College Foundation Inc: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Jason T Dickerson Family → Cherokee County Historical Center: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 First Nations Development Institute → Cherokee Nation: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Fullerton Foundation → Kids Upstate: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Cherokee County: $67K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Tr Joe E Johnston Fdn Uw → The Ymcas of Cherokee County: $64K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation → Srhs - Cherokee Medical Center: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2022 United Way of the Piedmont Inc → Cherokee County Meals On Wheels: $53K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Raymond and Florence D → Cherokee Education Foundation: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Tillotson-Menlo Charitable Foundation → Cherokee County Career & Technology Center: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hamrick Mills Foundation Inc → Cherokee Children's Home: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: $810K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Museum of the Cherokee Indian: $515K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Jason T Dickerson Family → Cherokee County Homeless Vets: $91K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Fullerton Foundation → Cherokee County Family YMCA: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 First Nations Development Institute → Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation → Srhs: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2024 United Way of the Piedmont Inc → Senior Centers of Cherokee County: $36K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Tr Joe E Johnston Fdn Uw → Cherokee County Historical Society: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Raymond and Florence D → Cherokee Skate Park: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Tillotson-Menlo Charitable Foundation → Childrens Advocacy Center of Cherokee County: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hamrick Mills Foundation Inc → Cherokee County Meals On Wheels: $13K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Cherokee Community School District: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Cherokee County: $725K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Cherokee Historical Association: $418K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Fullerton Foundation → Gaffney & Cherokee County: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2021 First Nations Development Institute → Eastern Band of Cherokee: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2023 United Way of the Piedmont Inc → Cancer Association of Spartanburg & Cherokee Counties: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Tillotson-Menlo Charitable Foundation → Cherokee Humane Society Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation → Accesshealth Spartanburg: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Tr Joe E Johnston Fdn Uw → Canton-Cherokee Triad Salt: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Jason T Dickerson Family → Cherokee County Senior Center: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Cherokee Community Foundation: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Hamrick Mills Foundation Inc → Cherokee Historical Preservation: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Raymond and Florence D → Cherokee Symphony: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Dogwood Health Trust → Cherokee Boys Club Inc: $420K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: $363K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → The Sequoyah Fund Inc: $348K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Museum of the Cherokee People: $263K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Nurse Family Partnership: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Cherokee County Board of Education Dba Cherokee County Schools: $176K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $165K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority: $153K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → North Carolina Education Corps: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → The North Carolina Arboretum Society: $133K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Wcu Cherokee Studies: $111K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Dogwood Health Trust → Cherokee Boys Club Inc Dba Cherokee Central Schools: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Snowbird Cherokee Tradition Corp: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Appalachian State University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Blue Ridge Community Health Services: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Wnc Health Network: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Snowbird Cherokee Traditions Corp: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Dogwood Health Trust → Hawthorn Heights Wnc Inc: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Fullerton Foundation → Habitat for Humanity of Cherokee County: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Fullerton Foundation → Regenesis & Ccsd: $44K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc → Cherokee Indian Hospital: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 United Way of the Piedmont Inc → Cherokee Childrens Home: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → Warrior Moms: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tillotson-Menlo Charitable Foundation → Cherokee County Public Library: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → United Way of Cherokee and Clay Counties: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Graham County: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dogwood Health Trust → Reach of Cherokee County Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Dogwood Health Trust $5.3M Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Cherokee Preservation Foundat… $3.9M The Fullerton Foundation: $344K on this topic. Open the funder. The Fullerton Foundation $344K The Jason T Dickerson Family: $222K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jason T Dickerson Family $222K First Nations Development Institute: $211K on this topic. Open the funder. First Nations Development Ins… $211K United Way of the Piedmont Inc: $149K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of the Piedmont Inc $149K Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation: $130K on this topic. Open the funder. Spartanburg Regional Healthca… $130K Tillotson-Menlo Charitable Foundation: $117K on this topic. Open the funder. Tillotson-Menlo Charitable Fo… $117K Tr Joe E Johnston Fdn Uw: $115K on this topic. Open the funder. Tr Joe E Johnston Fdn Uw $115K Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $87K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $87K The Raymond and Florence D: $81K on this topic. Open the funder. The Raymond and Florence D $81K Hamrick Mills Foundation Inc: $35K on this topic. Open the funder. Hamrick Mills Foundation Inc $35K Cherokee Boys Club: received $2.3M on this topic Cherokee Boys Club $2.3M Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: received $1.2M on this topic Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians $1.2M Tri-County Community College Foundation Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Tri-County Community College Fo… $1.2M Cherokee County: received $792K on this topic Cherokee County $792K Museum of the Cherokee Indian: received $515K on this topic Museum of the Cherokee Indian $515K Cherokee Boys Club Inc: received $420K on this topic Cherokee Boys Club Inc $420K Cherokee Historical Association: received $418K on this topic Cherokee Historical Association $418K The Sequoyah Fund Inc: received $348K on this topic The Sequoyah Fund Inc $348K Museum of the Cherokee People: received $263K on this topic Museum of the Cherokee People $263K Nurse Family Partnership: received $200K on this topic Nurse Family Partnership $200K Cherokee County Board of Education Dba Cherokee County Schools: received $176K on this topic Cherokee County Board of Educat… $176K University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: received $165K on this topic University of North Carolina at… $165K Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority: received $153K on this topic Cherokee Indian Hospital Author… $153K North Carolina Education Corps: received $150K on this topic North Carolina Education Corps $150K The North Carolina Arboretum Society: received $133K on this topic The North Carolina Arboretum So… $133K Cherokee County Historical Center: received $120K on this topic Cherokee County Historical Cent… $120K Wcu Cherokee Studies: received $111K on this topic Wcu Cherokee Studies $111K Cherokee Boys Club Inc Dba Cherokee Central Schools: received $108K on this topic Cherokee Boys Club Inc Dba Cher… $108K Cherokee Nation: received $105K on this topic Cherokee Nation $105K Kids Upstate: received $100K on this topic Kids Upstate $100K Cherokee County Homeless Vets: received $91K on this topic Cherokee County Homeless Vets $91K Snowbird Cherokee Tradition Corp: received $78K on this topic Snowbird Cherokee Tradition Corp $78K Cherokee County Family YMCA: received $75K on this topic Cherokee County Family YMCA $75K Gaffney & Cherokee County: received $75K on this topic Gaffney & Cherokee County $75K Appalachian State University: received $75K on this topic Appalachian State University $75K Blue Ridge Community Health Services: received $70K on this topic Blue Ridge Community Health Ser… $70K Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers: received $70K on this topic Appalachian Mountain Community… $70K Wnc Health Network: received $68K on this topic Wnc Health Network $68K Snowbird Cherokee Traditions Corp: received $67K on this topic Snowbird Cherokee Traditions Co… $67K The Ymcas of Cherokee County: received $64K on this topic The Ymcas of Cherokee County $64K Srhs - Cherokee Medical Center: received $56K on this topic Srhs - Cherokee Medical Center $56K Hawthorn Heights Wnc Inc: received $53K on this topic Hawthorn Heights Wnc Inc $53K Cherokee County Meals On Wheels: received $53K on this topic Cherokee County Meals On Wheels $53K Habitat for Humanity of Cherokee County: received $50K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Cheroke… $50K Regenesis & Ccsd: received $44K on this topic Regenesis & Ccsd $44K Srhs: received $44K on this topic Srhs $44K Cherokee Education Foundation: received $40K on this topic Cherokee Education Foundation $40K Cherokee Indian Hospital: received $40K on this topic Cherokee Indian Hospital $40K Eastern Band of Cherokee: received $38K on this topic Eastern Band of Cherokee $38K Senior Centers of Cherokee County: received $36K on this topic Senior Centers of Cherokee Coun… $36K Cherokee County Historical Society: received $35K on this topic Cherokee County Historical Soci… $35K Cherokee Skate Park: received $35K on this topic Cherokee Skate Park $35K Cancer Association of Spartanburg & Cherokee Counties: received $34K on this topic Cancer Association of Spartanbu… $34K Cherokee County Career & Technology Center: received $33K on this topic Cherokee County Career & Techno… $33K Childrens Advocacy Center of Cherokee County: received $32K on this topic Childrens Advocacy Center of Ch… $32K Cherokee Humane Society Inc: received $30K on this topic Cherokee Humane Society Inc $30K Accesshealth Spartanburg: received $30K on this topic Accesshealth Spartanburg $30K Cherokee Childrens Home: received $27K on this topic Cherokee Childrens Home $27K Warrior Moms: received $25K on this topic Warrior Moms $25K Cherokee County Public Library: received $22K on this topic Cherokee County Public Library $22K United Way of Cherokee and Clay Counties: received $21K on this topic United Way of Cherokee and Clay… $21K Graham County: received $20K on this topic Graham County $20K Reach of Cherokee County Inc: received $20K on this topic Reach of Cherokee County Inc $20K Canton-Cherokee Triad Salt: received $16K on this topic Canton-Cherokee Triad Salt $16K Cherokee Children's Home: received $13K on this topic Cherokee Children's Home $13K Cherokee County Meals On Wheels: received $13K on this topic Cherokee County Meals On Wheels $13K Cherokee County Senior Center: received $11K on this topic Cherokee County Senior Center $11K Cherokee Community School District: received $10K on this topic Cherokee Community School Distr… $10K Cherokee Community Foundation: received $9K on this topic Cherokee Community Foundation $9K Cherokee Historical Preservation: received $9K on this topic Cherokee Historical Preservation $9K Cherokee Symphony: received $6K on this topic Cherokee Symphony $6K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “cherokee” 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: $176,145 to CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DBA CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS — cherokee county schools cte program revitalization: a future focused, career ready initiative.
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Largest: $528,000 to CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB — cultural preservation
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Largest: $20,000 to THE YMCAS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY — general operating
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Largest: $15,000 to Free Medical Clinic of Cherokee County — to provide free medical care to uninsured, low-income residents of cherokee county.
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Largest: $33,739 to CANCER ASSOCIATION OF SPARTANBURG & CHEROKEE COUNTIES — program operating costs
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Largest: $7,360 to Iron City Ministries — 109 w. cherokee st. blacksburg sc 29702
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Largest: $71,751 to CHEROKEE COUNTY HOMELESS VETS — food donation
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Largest: $22,770 to CHEROKEE COUNTY CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER — career tech center carpentry
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Largest: $25,000 to CHEROKEE SKATE PARK — provide assistance
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Largest: $10,000 to CHEROKEE COUNTY — cherokee county ems association: disaster relief support in cherokee county
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Largest: $75,000 to GAFFNEY & CHEROKEE COUNTY — rev war center
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Largest: $75,000 to CHEROKEE NATION — economic development
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