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12 funders with a record of paying for “colleen”
Where the money went Frank V Sica and Colleen → Ohio State University: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of the → Ready for School: $219K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Brightfocus Foundation → University of Wisconsin-Madison: $182K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Poncin Scholarship Fund → Colleen Monahan Co Wsu College: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America → Friends of Colleen Burton: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Rjs Family Foundation → Melina Colleen Bell - Bowling Green: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Eastern Bank Foundation → Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ritton Family Foundation → Marshall University: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 George J Record School Foundation → Colleen Andersen: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Friends of Breakthrough Schools: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → University of Dubuque: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Nulsen Family Foundation Inc → Colleen Mitchel Memorial Fund: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America → Friends of Colleen Burton: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Eastern Bank Foundation → Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Akron Public Schools: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Frank V Sica and Colleen: $750K on this topic. Open the funder. Frank V Sica and Colleen $750K The Community Foundation of the: $219K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of t… $219K Brightfocus Foundation: $182K on this topic. Open the funder. Brightfocus Foundation $182K Poncin Scholarship Fund: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. Poncin Scholarship Fund $34K Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. Pharmaceutical Research and M… $34K Eastern Bank Foundation: $23K on this topic. Open the funder. Eastern Bank Foundation $23K The Rjs Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rjs Family Foundation $15K Martha Holden Jennings Foundation: $12K on this topic. Open the funder. Martha Holden Jennings Founda… $12K Ritton Family Foundation: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. Ritton Family Foundation $11K George J Record School Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. George J Record School Founda… $10K Lloyd A Fry Foundation: $4K on this topic. Open the funder. Lloyd A Fry Foundation $4K Nulsen Family Foundation Inc: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Nulsen Family Foundation Inc $3K Ohio State University: received $750K on this topic Ohio State University $750K Ready for School: received $219K on this topic Ready for School $219K University of Wisconsin-Madison: received $182K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Madison $182K Colleen Monahan Co Wsu College: received $34K on this topic Colleen Monahan Co Wsu College $34K Friends of Colleen Burton: received $19K on this topic Friends of Colleen Burton $19K Melina Colleen Bell - Bowling Green: received $15K on this topic Melina Colleen Bell - Bowling G… $15K Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund Inc: received $15K on this topic Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund… $15K Friends of Colleen Burton: received $15K on this topic Friends of Colleen Burton $15K Marshall University: received $11K on this topic Marshall University $11K Colleen Andersen: received $10K on this topic Colleen Andersen $10K Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund: received $8K on this topic Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund $8K Friends of Breakthrough Schools: received $6K on this topic Friends of Breakthrough Schools $6K University of Dubuque: received $4K on this topic University of Dubuque $4K Colleen Mitchel Memorial Fund: received $3K on this topic Colleen Mitchel Memorial Fund $3K Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools: received $3K on this topic Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City S… $3K Akron Public Schools: received $3K on this topic Akron Public Schools $3K 12 funders, 16 recipients, grants matching “colleen” 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: $250,000 to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY — colleen mcmahon faculty excellence fund in music
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Largest: $3,000 to FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS — g/e 2023 colleen o'brien - instruments for music concert ensemble
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Largest: $7,500 to COLLEEN E RITZER MEMORIAL FUND INC — exempt purpose
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Largest: $17,129 to COLLEEN MONAHAN CO WSU COLLEGE — medical research
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Largest: $1,000 to UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE — for support of the scholarship fund and in honor of colleen boettger fry, class of '75
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Largest: $114,394 to READY FOR SCHOOL — in honor of colleen hill
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Largest: $10,000 to Melina Colleen Bell - Bowling Green — college scholarship
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Largest: $6,850 to COLLEEN ANDERSEN — education study
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Largest: $18,500 to Friends of Colleen Burton — political contribution
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Largest: $182,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON — national glaucoma research by colleen mcdowell, phd entitled: g2025010s
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Largest: $1,000 to COLLEEN MITCHEL MEMORIAL FUND — unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose
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Largest: $10,000 to MARSHALL UNIVERSITY — colleen hairston
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