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12 funders with a record of paying for “choice”
Where the money went The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation: $8.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 American Federation for Children Growth → School Choice Ohio: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Illinois Network of Charter Schools: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Unite America Institute Inc → Alaskans for Better Elections Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Federation for Children Inc → Empower Kentucky Parents Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of the Columbia-Willamette → Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization: $347K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Edchoice Inc → Love Your School: $299K across 4 grants, latest 2025 National School Choice Awareness → Navigate - National School Choice Resource Center Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ralph Stuart Stowers Scholarship → University of Virginia: $62K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Knights of Columbus Charities Inc → Birth Choice Centers: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fasken Foundation → Midland Memorial Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wright Family Foundation Inc → Fort Hudson Foundation: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Medical Students for Choice: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Empower Illinois: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Unite America Institute Inc → Fairvote: $912K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Federation for Children Growth → Parents for Educational Freedom Nc: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Federation for Children Inc → Partners for Educational Freedom in North Carolina: $345K across 2 grants, latest 2023 United Way of the Columbia-Willamette → United Way of Southwest Wyoming: $182K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Edchoice Inc → Institute for Quality Education Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Knights of Columbus Charities Inc → Choices Pregnancy Services: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Fasken Foundation → Permian Basin Area Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National School Choice Awareness → School Choice Wisconsin Inc: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wright Family Foundation Inc → Anderson Valley Land Trust: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ralph Stuart Stowers Scholarship → Univeristy of Virginia: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro-Choice America: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $950K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Federation for Children Growth → Institute for Quality Education: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Unite America Institute Inc → The Campaign Legal Center Inc: $625K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Federation for Children Inc → School Choice Ohio Alliance: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Edchoice Inc → The Children's Scholarship Fund: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2025 United Way of the Columbia-Willamette → United Way of Salt Lake: $114K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Knights of Columbus Charities Inc → Life Choices Inc: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National School Choice Awareness → Pa Families for Education Choice Inc: $37K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Fasken Foundation → High Sky Children's Ranch: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wright Family Foundation Inc → Saratoga Hospital: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ralph Stuart Stowers Scholarship → Harvard University: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Fund Texas Choice: $1.3M across 7 grants, latest 2025 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Pro Choice Missouri Foundation: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation: $975K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Institute for Justice: $900K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro-Choice Virginia: $811K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Pelican Institute for Public Policy: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Montanans for Choice: $728K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Pro-Choice Washington Foundation: $654K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro Choice Ohio Foundation: $552K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Federation for Children Growth → Children's Education Alliance of Missouri: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Reform Alliance Inc: $526K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Federation for Children Growth → Parents for Educational Freedom North Carolina: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Federation for Children Growth → Empower Kentucky Parents Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Institute for Justice: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Faith Choice Ohio: $454K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Walton Family Foundation Inc → National School Choice Awareness Foundation Inc: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro Choice Virginia Foundation: $404K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Federation for Children Growth → Keep Kids First: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Catholics for Choice: $373K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Unite America Institute Inc → Utah Ranked Choice Voting: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024 American Federation for Children Growth → Invest in Education Foundation Inc: $292K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Pro-Choice Montana Foundation: $285K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Federation for Children Growth → Palmetto Promise Institute: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Federation for Children Growth → Opportunity Scholarships Nebraska: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Unite America Institute Inc → Advance Colorado: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Naral Montanas for Choice: $227K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Texas Public Policy Foundation: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Nevada Action for Choice Access: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation: $22M on this topic. Open the funder. The Susan Thompson Buffett Fo… $22M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $7.2M American Federation for Children Growth: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder. American Federation for Child… $6.5M Unite America Institute Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Unite America Institute Inc $3.2M American Federation for Children Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. American Federation for Child… $1.1M United Way of the Columbia-Willamette: $643K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of the Columbia-Wi… $643K Edchoice Inc: $584K on this topic. Open the funder. Edchoice Inc $584K National School Choice Awareness: $334K on this topic. Open the funder. National School Choice Awaren… $334K Knights of Columbus Charities Inc: $155K on this topic. Open the funder. Knights of Columbus Charities… $155K The Fasken Foundation: $131K on this topic. Open the funder. The Fasken Foundation $131K Ralph Stuart Stowers Scholarship: $101K on this topic. Open the funder. Ralph Stuart Stowers Scholars… $101K Wright Family Foundation Inc: $90K on this topic. Open the funder. Wright Family Foundation Inc $90K Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation: received $8.8M on this topic Naral Pro-Choice America Founda… $8.8M Medical Students for Choice: received $2.9M on this topic Medical Students for Choice $2.9M School Choice Ohio: received $2.4M on this topic School Choice Ohio $2.4M Naral Pro-Choice America: received $2.3M on this topic Naral Pro-Choice America $2.3M Illinois Network of Charter Schools: received $1.5M on this topic Illinois Network of Charter Sch… $1.5M Fund Texas Choice: received $1.3M on this topic Fund Texas Choice $1.3M Pro Choice Missouri Foundation: received $1.2M on this topic Pro Choice Missouri Foundation $1.2M Empower Illinois: received $1.2M on this topic Empower Illinois $1.2M Alaskans for Better Elections Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Alaskans for Better Elections F… $1.0M Empower Kentucky Parents Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Empower Kentucky Parents Inc $1.0M Naral Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation: received $975K on this topic Naral Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation $975K University of Notre Dame Du Lac: received $950K on this topic University of Notre Dame Du Lac $950K Fairvote: received $912K on this topic Fairvote $912K Institute for Justice: received $900K on this topic Institute for Justice $900K Naral Pro-Choice Virginia: received $811K on this topic Naral Pro-Choice Virginia $811K Parents for Educational Freedom Nc: received $800K on this topic Parents for Educational Freedom… $800K Pelican Institute for Public Policy: received $750K on this topic Pelican Institute for Public Po… $750K Montanans for Choice: received $728K on this topic Montanans for Choice $728K Pro-Choice Washington Foundation: received $654K on this topic Pro-Choice Washington Foundation $654K Institute for Quality Education: received $650K on this topic Institute for Quality Education $650K The Campaign Legal Center Inc: received $625K on this topic The Campaign Legal Center Inc $625K Naral Pro Choice Ohio Foundation: received $552K on this topic Naral Pro Choice Ohio Foundation $552K Children's Education Alliance of Missouri: received $550K on this topic Children's Education Alliance o… $550K Reform Alliance Inc: received $526K on this topic Reform Alliance Inc $526K Parents for Educational Freedom North Carolina: received $500K on this topic Parents for Educational Freedom… $500K Institute for Justice: received $500K on this topic Institute for Justice $500K Faith Choice Ohio: received $454K on this topic Faith Choice Ohio $454K National School Choice Awareness Foundation Inc: received $450K on this topic National School Choice Awarenes… $450K Naral Pro Choice Virginia Foundation: received $404K on this topic Naral Pro Choice Virginia Found… $404K Keep Kids First: received $375K on this topic Keep Kids First $375K Catholics for Choice: received $373K on this topic Catholics for Choice $373K Utah Ranked Choice Voting: received $350K on this topic Utah Ranked Choice Voting $350K Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization: received $347K on this topic Immigrant & Refugee Community O… $347K Partners for Educational Freedom in North Carolina: received $345K on this topic Partners for Educational Freedo… $345K Love Your School: received $299K on this topic Love Your School $299K Invest in Education Foundation Inc: received $292K on this topic Invest in Education Foundation… $292K Naral Pro-Choice Montana Foundation: received $285K on this topic Naral Pro-Choice Montana Founda… $285K Palmetto Promise Institute: received $255K on this topic Palmetto Promise Institute $255K Navigate - National School Choice Resource Center Inc: received $250K on this topic Navigate - National School Choi… $250K School Choice Ohio Alliance: received $250K on this topic School Choice Ohio Alliance $250K Opportunity Scholarships Nebraska: received $250K on this topic Opportunity Scholarships Nebras… $250K Advance Colorado: received $250K on this topic Advance Colorado $250K Naral Montanas for Choice: received $227K on this topic Naral Montanas for Choice $227K Texas Public Policy Foundation: received $225K on this topic Texas Public Policy Foundation $225K Nevada Action for Choice Access: received $225K on this topic Nevada Action for Choice Access $225K United Way of Southwest Wyoming: received $182K on this topic United Way of Southwest Wyoming $182K Institute for Quality Education Inc: received $150K on this topic Institute for Quality Education… $150K The Children's Scholarship Fund: received $135K on this topic The Children's Scholarship Fund $135K United Way of Salt Lake: received $114K on this topic United Way of Salt Lake $114K University of Virginia: received $62K on this topic University of Virginia $62K Birth Choice Centers: received $56K on this topic Birth Choice Centers $56K Choices Pregnancy Services: received $50K on this topic Choices Pregnancy Services $50K Midland Memorial Foundation: received $50K on this topic Midland Memorial Foundation $50K Permian Basin Area Foundation: received $50K on this topic Permian Basin Area Foundation $50K Life Choices Inc: received $49K on this topic Life Choices Inc $49K School Choice Wisconsin Inc: received $47K on this topic School Choice Wisconsin Inc $47K Fort Hudson Foundation: received $40K on this topic Fort Hudson Foundation $40K Pa Families for Education Choice Inc: received $37K on this topic Pa Families for Education Choic… $37K High Sky Children's Ranch: received $31K on this topic High Sky Children's Ranch $31K Anderson Valley Land Trust: received $25K on this topic Anderson Valley Land Trust $25K Saratoga Hospital: received $25K on this topic Saratoga Hospital $25K Univeristy of Virginia: received $20K on this topic Univeristy of Virginia $20K Harvard University: received $19K on this topic Harvard University $19K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “choice” 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: $5.8M to NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA FOUNDATION — general operating support
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Largest: $965,000 to SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO — educational choice efforts in oh
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Largest: $150,000 to Institute for Quality Education Inc — support to help improve the quality of education in indiana by engaging and informing parents about their educational options, educating policymakers on the benefits of education c…
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Largest: $50,000 to MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — director's choice 2023
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Largest: $60,500 to Council of Oklahoma Private Education Inc — to support the initial phase of the organization's outreach to private school parents and school leaders to ensure the successful implementation of oklahoma's universal school choi…
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Largest: $175,000 to SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO ALLIANCE — educational choice support in oh
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Largest: $347,460 to Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization — donor choice, comm. investment grants, and johs grants out
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Largest: $55,700 to BIRTH CHOICE CENTERS — donation to promote the culture of life program
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Largest: $912,000 to FAIRVOTE — to support the grantee's programmatic priorities including research & analysis on the use of ranked choice voting and outreach & engagement focused on conservative perspectives on …
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Largest: $40,000 to Fort Hudson Foundation — contribution from annual trustee choice awards
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Largest: $250,000 to NAVIGATE - NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE RESOURCE CENTER INC — general operating support
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Largest: $30,222 to University of Virginia — to provide scholarships to graduating seniors to the colleges of the students choice.
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