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12 funders with a record of paying for “childbirth”

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Commonsense Childbirth: $1.5M across 5 grants, latest 2023Groundswell Fund → Commonsense Childbirth Inc: $866K across 3 grants, latest 2024Direct Relief → Commonsense Childbirth: $841K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Newark Health Care Coalition → Partnership for Maternal & Child Health: $694K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Davidson Family Foundation → Common Sense Childbirth: $650K across 4 grants, latest 2024Every Mother Counts → Commonsense Childbirth Inc: $455K across 2 grants, latest 2023California Healthcare Foundation → Diversity Science: $320K across 2 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin: $195K across 3 grants, latest 2024Trenton Health Team Inc → Children's Home Society of New Jersey: $141K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mckinnon Family Foundation → Every Mother Counts: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025Association of Maternal and Child Health → Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram Foundation → Fistula Foundation: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Commonsense Childbirth Inc: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024Every Mother Counts → Commonsense Childbirth: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Newark Health Care Coalition → Rutgers Grant Accounting: $85K across 2 grants, latest 2023Trenton Health Team Inc → Children's Futures Inc: $72K across 2 grants, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Black Women's Blueprint: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram Foundation → Maternal Help Hope Fund: $28K across 4 grants, latest 2025California Healthcare Foundation → University of Massachusetts Boston: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Easterseals Southeastern Wisconsin: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → New Jersey Hlt Care Quality Inst: $538K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Project Motherpath Inc (Name Roots Community Birth Center & Magnolia Bir: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2023Trenton Health Team Inc → Central Jersey Family Health Consortium: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Elephant Circle: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2023California Healthcare Foundation → Colorthisworld Communications Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Naval Postgraduate Sch: $117K across 1 grant, latest 2022Every Mother Counts → Project Motherpath Inc: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2022Every Mother Counts → Global Response Management: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Every Mother Counts → Bumi Sehat Foundation International: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022Every Mother Counts → Commonsense Childbirth Inc (Name Ancient Song Doula Services): $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Commonsense Childbirth(Name Ancient Song Doula Services): $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024Every Mother Counts → Builders of the Highway: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022Every Mother Counts → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Name Choices in Childbirth): $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Babycakes and Brunch (Name Shades of Blue Project): $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Memphis Center for Reproductive Health (Name Choices in Childbirth): $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Village Birth International: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Maternal and Child Health → Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies: $48K across 2 grants, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Everthrive Illinois: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc (Name Choices in Childbir: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Reachup Inc: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (Roott): $38K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Heluna Health: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Michigan Public Health Institute: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Mamatoto Village: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Maya Organization: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → International Motherbaby Childbirth Initiative Inc (Name International Chi: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Baltimore Healthy Start Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Urban Baby Beginnings: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → The Birthing Hut LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Every Mother Counts → Arkansas Birthing Project: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Maternal and Child Health → Healthy Start Inc: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Reach Up Inc: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Maternal and Child Health → Philadelphia City Fund: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Hello Neighbor: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Mamatoto Villiage: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Maternal and Child Health → Trenton Health Team Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023Association of Maternal and Child Health → Heluna Health Dba Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Maternal and Child Health → Camdem Coalition of Healtcare Providers: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Association of Maternal and Child Health → Mississippi Public Health Institute: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$3.3MEvery Mother Counts: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Every Mother Counts$1.5MGroundswell Fund: $866K on this topic. Open the funder.Groundswell Fund$866KDirect Relief: $841K on this topic. Open the funder.Direct Relief$841KGreater Newark Health Care Coalition: $779K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Newark Health Care Co…$779KAssociation of Maternal and Child Health: $666K on this topic. Open the funder.Association of Maternal and C…$666KThe Davidson Family Foundation: $650K on this topic. Open the funder.The Davidson Family Foundation$650KCalifornia Healthcare Foundation: $344K on this topic. Open the funder.California Healthcare Foundat…$344KTrenton Health Team Inc: $279K on this topic. Open the funder.Trenton Health Team Inc$279KUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee &: $213K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater Milwauk…$213KMckinnon Family Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Mckinnon Family Foundation$100KRam and Lakshmi Sundaram Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram Foun…$60KCommonsense Childbirth: received $2.5M on this topicCommonsense Childbirth$2.5MCommonsense Childbirth Inc: received $1.7M on this topicCommonsense Childbirth Inc$1.7MCommonsense Childbirth Inc: received $866K on this topicCommonsense Childbirth Inc$866KPartnership for Maternal & Child Health: received $694K on this topicPartnership for Maternal & Chil…$694KCommon Sense Childbirth: received $650K on this topicCommon Sense Childbirth$650KNew Jersey Hlt Care Quality Inst: received $538K on this topicNew Jersey Hlt Care Quality Inst$538KDiversity Science: received $320K on this topicDiversity Science$320KEasterseals Southeast Wisconsin: received $195K on this topicEasterseals Southeast Wisconsin$195KChildren's Home Society of New Jersey: received $141K on this topicChildren's Home Society of New…$141KNaval Postgraduate Sch: received $117K on this topicNaval Postgraduate Sch$117KProject Motherpath Inc (Name Roots Community Birth Center & Magnolia Bir: received $115K on this topicProject Motherpath Inc (Name Ro…$115KProject Motherpath Inc: received $105K on this topicProject Motherpath Inc$105KEvery Mother Counts: received $100K on this topicEvery Mother Counts$100KGlobal Response Management: received $100K on this topicGlobal Response Management$100KRutgers Grant Accounting: received $85K on this topicRutgers Grant Accounting$85KBumi Sehat Foundation International: received $80K on this topicBumi Sehat Foundation Internati…$80KChildren's Futures Inc: received $72K on this topicChildren's Futures Inc$72KCentral Jersey Family Health Consortium: received $66K on this topicCentral Jersey Family Health Co…$66KCommonsense Childbirth Inc (Name Ancient Song Doula Services): received $65K on this topicCommonsense Childbirth Inc (Nam…$65KCommonsense Childbirth(Name Ancient Song Doula Services): received $65K on this topicCommonsense Childbirth(Name Anc…$65KCamden Coalition of Healthcare Providers: received $60K on this topicCamden Coalition of Healthcare…$60KBuilders of the Highway: received $55K on this topicBuilders of the Highway$55KUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Name Choices in Childbirth): received $55K on this topicUniversity of North Carolina at…$55KBabycakes and Brunch (Name Shades of Blue Project): received $55K on this topicBabycakes and Brunch (Name Shad…$55KMemphis Center for Reproductive Health (Name Choices in Childbirth): received $55K on this topicMemphis Center for Reproductive…$55KVillage Birth International: received $55K on this topicVillage Birth International$55KBlack Women's Blueprint: received $50K on this topicBlack Women's Blueprint$50KElephant Circle: received $49K on this topicElephant Circle$49KInstitute of Women & Ethnic Studies: received $48K on this topicInstitute of Women & Ethnic Stu…$48KEverthrive Illinois: received $45K on this topicEverthrive Illinois$45KPlanned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc (Name Choices in Childbir: received $45K on this topicPlanned Parenthood of Southern…$45KReachup Inc: received $41K on this topicReachup Inc$41KRestoring Our Own Through Transformation (Roott): received $38K on this topicRestoring Our Own Through Trans…$38KHeluna Health: received $38K on this topicHeluna Health$38KMichigan Public Health Institute: received $35K on this topicMichigan Public Health Institute$35KFistula Foundation: received $33K on this topicFistula Foundation$33KMamatoto Village: received $32K on this topicMamatoto Village$32KMaya Organization: received $30K on this topicMaya Organization$30KInternational Motherbaby Childbirth Initiative Inc (Name International Chi: received $30K on this topicInternational Motherbaby Childb…$30KBaltimore Healthy Start Inc: received $30K on this topicBaltimore Healthy Start Inc$30KUrban Baby Beginnings: received $30K on this topicUrban Baby Beginnings$30KMaternal Help Hope Fund: received $28K on this topicMaternal Help Hope Fund$28KThe Birthing Hut LLC: received $25K on this topicThe Birthing Hut LLC$25KArkansas Birthing Project: received $25K on this topicArkansas Birthing Project$25KUniversity of Massachusetts Boston: received $19K on this topicUniversity of Massachusetts Bos…$19KHealthy Start Inc: received $19K on this topicHealthy Start Inc$19KReach Up Inc: received $19K on this topicReach Up Inc$19KEasterseals Southeastern Wisconsin: received $19K on this topicEasterseals Southeastern Wiscon…$19KPhiladelphia City Fund: received $15K on this topicPhiladelphia City Fund$15KHello Neighbor: received $15K on this topicHello Neighbor$15KMamatoto Villiage: received $13K on this topicMamatoto Villiage$13KTrenton Health Team Inc: received $13K on this topicTrenton Health Team Inc$13KHeluna Health Dba Public Health Foundation Enterprises Inc: received $8K on this topicHeluna Health Dba Public Health…$8KCamdem Coalition of Healtcare Providers: received $8K on this topicCamdem Coalition of Healtcare P…$8KMississippi Public Health Institute: received $7K on this topicMississippi Public Health Insti…$7KColorthisworld Communications Inc: received $6K on this topicColorthisworld Communications I…$6K
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