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12 funders with a record of paying for “cleary”
Where the money went Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation → Cleary University: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Boston College: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dea Code Family Foundation Inc → Harvard Cleary '56 Cleary Hockey Fund: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Great Rivers United Way Inc: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Motorola Solutions Foundation → Cleary University: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Ernest and Marilyn Kussmaul → Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Edward and June Kellogg Foundation → Cleary University: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2023 David and Kiana Barfield Family → Cleary University: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2023 B3 Foundation → Cleary Jam Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lucille T Stretch and George J Stretch Charitable Foundation Inc → Michael J Cleary Live Large Foundat: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Cleary University: $19K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Marshall H and Nellie Alworth → Finnian R Cleary: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dea Code Family Foundation Inc → Cleary Hockey Endowment Donation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Operating Budget: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → First Presbyterian Church: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2021 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Uwl Alumni & Friends Foundation: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Luther College: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → North Presbyterian Church: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Utd Community Ctrbguadalupe: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Kellogg E M B A Program: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Urban Ecology Center: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Wisconsin Historical Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Lurie Children's Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wis: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc → Norskedalen: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander… $1.5M St Louis Community Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. St Louis Community Foundation… $1.2M Dea Code Family Foundation Inc: $550K on this topic. Open the funder. Dea Code Family Foundation Inc $550K Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc: $164K on this topic. Open the funder. Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc $164K Motorola Solutions Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. Motorola Solutions Foundation $65K The Ernest and Marilyn Kussmaul: $38K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ernest and Marilyn Kussma… $38K Edward and June Kellogg Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder. Edward and June Kellogg Found… $24K David and Kiana Barfield Family: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. David and Kiana Barfield Fami… $21K B3 Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. B3 Foundation $20K Lucille T Stretch and George J Stretch Charitable Foundation Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Lucille T Stretch and George… $20K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $19K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $19K Marshall H and Nellie Alworth: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Marshall H and Nellie Alworth $5K Cleary University: received $1.6M on this topic Cleary University $1.6M Boston College: received $1.2M on this topic Boston College $1.2M Harvard Cleary '56 Cleary Hockey Fund: received $500K on this topic Harvard Cleary '56 Cleary Hocke… $500K Great Rivers United Way Inc: received $75K on this topic Great Rivers United Way Inc $75K Cleary University: received $65K on this topic Cleary University $65K Cleary Hockey Endowment Donation: received $50K on this topic Cleary Hockey Endowment Donation $50K Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch Fd: received $38K on this topic Michael J Cleary Live Large Ch… $38K Operating Budget: received $26K on this topic Operating Budget $26K First Presbyterian Church: received $26K on this topic First Presbyterian Church $26K Cleary Jam Foundation: received $20K on this topic Cleary Jam Foundation $20K Michael J Cleary Live Large Foundat: received $20K on this topic Michael J Cleary Live Large Fou… $20K Uwl Alumni & Friends Foundation: received $6K on this topic Uwl Alumni & Friends Foundation $6K Finnian R Cleary: received $5K on this topic Finnian R Cleary $5K Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse: received $5K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater L… $5K Luther College: received $5K on this topic Luther College $5K North Presbyterian Church: received $5K on this topic North Presbyterian Church $5K Utd Community Ctrbguadalupe: received $5K on this topic Utd Community Ctrbguadalupe $5K Kellogg E M B A Program: received $4K on this topic Kellogg E M B A Program $4K Urban Ecology Center: received $2K on this topic Urban Ecology Center $2K Wisconsin Historical Foundation: received $2K on this topic Wisconsin Historical Foundation $2K Lurie Children's Foundation: received $1K on this topic Lurie Children's Foundation $1K Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wis: received $1K on this topic Second Harvest Foodbank of Sout… $1K Norskedalen: received $1K on this topic Norskedalen $1K 12 funders, 23 recipients, grants matching “cleary” 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: $1,000 to Norskedalen — annual membership - gail cleary sandra cleary
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Largest: $768,500 to CLEARY UNIVERSITY — program support
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Largest: $600,000 to BOSTON COLLEGE — the stokes family endowed scholarship fund, pops on the heights: the barbara and jim cleary scholarship gala. all benefits are declined to ensure this grant is entirely charitable.
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Largest: $500,000 to HARVARD CLEARY '56 CLEARY HOCKEY FUND — to foster & support donee's charitable mandate
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Largest: $6,000 to CLEARY UNIVERSITY — program support
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Largest: $18,000 to MICHAEL J CLEARY LIVE LARGE CH FD — educational assistance
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Largest: $8,000 to CLEARY UNIVERSITY — financial support - 10 yr grant
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Largest: $35,000 to Cleary University — general operating support
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Largest: $10,316 to CLEARY JAM FOUNDATION — general operations and support
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Largest: $2,500 to FINNIAN R CLEARY — educational scholarship
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Largest: $10,625 to CLEARY UNIVERSITY — support for organizational activities
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Largest: $10,000 to MICHAEL J CLEARY LIVE LARGE FOUNDAT — social services
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