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12 funders with a record of paying for “commons”
Where the money went The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $9.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Common Counsel Foundation: $6.0M across 8 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Partners for the Common Good Inc: $6.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Common Sense Media: $5.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc → Common Counsel Foundation: $5.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → 501 Commons: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Tides Foundation → Common Counsel Foundation: $3.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Common Sense Media: $3.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Creative Commons: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → New Venture Fund: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kresge Foundation → Common Market Philadelphia Inc: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Greater Green Bay Community → Common Ground Inc: $617K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Common Future: $3.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc → Common Counsel Foundation: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Common Sense Media: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Sinal Health System: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Ford Foundation → Common Justice Inc: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tides Foundation → Common Cause Education Fund: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → New Venture Fund: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Creative Commons Corporation: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Common Cause Educ Fund: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Kresge Foundation → The Miami Foundation Inc: $570K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Common Power Future: $307K across 23 grants, latest 2024 Greater Green Bay Community → Bread of Healing Clinic Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Common Market Philadelphia Inc: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Common Defense Education Fund Inc Aka Veterans Organizing Institute: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021 Tides Foundation → Search for Common Ground: $950K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Common Sense Media: $900K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Search for Common Ground: $850K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Common Future: $785K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc → Seed Commons: $715K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kresge Foundation → Develop Detroit Inc: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Cancer Commons: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → 501 Commons: $117K across 9 grants, latest 2024 Greater Green Bay Community → Food for Health Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Common Counsel Foundation: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Search for Common Ground: $850K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Common Future: $850K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Latin School of Chicago: $845K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Search for Common Ground: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Creative Commons Corporation: $701K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → More in Common Inc: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc → The Industrial Commons: $633K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Commons: $617K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → The Shareholder Commons Inc: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → More in Common: $592K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Common Cause Education Fund: $529K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Georgetown University: $525K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Common Cause Education Fund: $505K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc: $503K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Duke University: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Tides Foundation → More in Common Inc: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Common Defense Education Fund Inc: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Powerswitch Action: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → International Treatment Preparedness Coalition: $480K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Pennsylvania U of: $471K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Common Justice: $438K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → China Development Research Foundation: $420K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Common Application: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Federacao De Orgaos Para Assistencia Social E Educacional: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → The Common Good Institute Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Milwaukee Water Commons Inc: $365K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Common Counsel Foundation: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $15M on this topic. Open the funder. Silicon Valley Community Foun… $15M The Ford Foundation: $15M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $15M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $13M The Chicago Community Trust: $12M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $12M Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $9.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Amalgamated Charitable Founda… $9.6M Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $8.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $8.0M Carnegie Corporation of New York: $6.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Carnegie Corporation of New Y… $6.7M Tides Foundation: $6.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Tides Foundation $6.1M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $3.5M The Kresge Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kresge Foundation $2.2M Seattle Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Seattle Foundation $1.5M Greater Green Bay Community: $817K on this topic. Open the funder. Greater Green Bay Community $817K Common Counsel Foundation: received $13M on this topic Common Counsel Foundation $13M Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $9.0M on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $9.0M Common Sense Media: received $8.8M on this topic Common Sense Media $8.8M Common Counsel Foundation: received $7.8M on this topic Common Counsel Foundation $7.8M Partners for the Common Good Inc: received $6.0M on this topic Partners for the Common Good Inc $6.0M 501 Commons: received $5.1M on this topic 501 Commons $5.1M Common Sense Media: received $3.7M on this topic Common Sense Media $3.7M Common Future: received $3.4M on this topic Common Future $3.4M Common Market Philadelphia Inc: received $2.7M on this topic Common Market Philadelphia Inc $2.7M Sinal Health System: received $2.6M on this topic Sinal Health System $2.6M Search for Common Ground: received $2.5M on this topic Search for Common Ground $2.5M Common Justice Inc: received $2.5M on this topic Common Justice Inc $2.5M Common Future: received $1.6M on this topic Common Future $1.6M Common Cause Education Fund: received $1.3M on this topic Common Cause Education Fund $1.3M Creative Commons: received $1.3M on this topic Creative Commons $1.3M New Venture Fund: received $1.1M on this topic New Venture Fund $1.1M More in Common Inc: received $1.1M on this topic More in Common Inc $1.1M New Venture Fund: received $1.1M on this topic New Venture Fund $1.1M Creative Commons Corporation: received $1.1M on this topic Creative Commons Corporation $1.1M Common Cause Education Fund: received $1.0M on this topic Common Cause Education Fund $1.0M Common Defense Education Fund Inc Aka Veterans Organizing Institute: received $1.0M on this topic Common Defense Education Fund I… $1.0M Common Cause Educ Fund: received $1.0M on this topic Common Cause Educ Fund $1.0M Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Detroit Black Community Food Se… $1.0M Search for Common Ground: received $850K on this topic Search for Common Ground $850K Latin School of Chicago: received $845K on this topic Latin School of Chicago $845K Common Market Philadelphia Inc: received $750K on this topic Common Market Philadelphia Inc $750K Seed Commons: received $715K on this topic Seed Commons $715K Creative Commons Corporation: received $701K on this topic Creative Commons Corporation $701K The Industrial Commons: received $633K on this topic The Industrial Commons $633K Chicago Commons: received $617K on this topic Chicago Commons $617K Common Ground Inc: received $617K on this topic Common Ground Inc $617K The Shareholder Commons Inc: received $600K on this topic The Shareholder Commons Inc $600K More in Common: received $592K on this topic More in Common $592K The Miami Foundation Inc: received $570K on this topic The Miami Foundation Inc $570K Georgetown University: received $525K on this topic Georgetown University $525K Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc: received $503K on this topic Social and Environmental Entrep… $503K Develop Detroit Inc: received $500K on this topic Develop Detroit Inc $500K Duke University: received $500K on this topic Duke University $500K Common Defense Education Fund Inc: received $500K on this topic Common Defense Education Fund I… $500K Powerswitch Action: received $500K on this topic Powerswitch Action $500K International Treatment Preparedness Coalition: received $480K on this topic International Treatment Prepare… $480K Pennsylvania U of: received $471K on this topic Pennsylvania U of $471K Common Justice: received $438K on this topic Common Justice $438K China Development Research Foundation: received $420K on this topic China Development Research Foun… $420K Common Application: received $400K on this topic Common Application $400K Federacao De Orgaos Para Assistencia Social E Educacional: received $400K on this topic Federacao De Orgaos Para Assist… $400K The Common Good Institute Inc: received $400K on this topic The Common Good Institute Inc $400K Milwaukee Water Commons Inc: received $365K on this topic Milwaukee Water Commons Inc $365K Common Power Future: received $307K on this topic Common Power Future $307K Cancer Commons: received $200K on this topic Cancer Commons $200K Bread of Healing Clinic Inc: received $100K on this topic Bread of Healing Clinic Inc $100K Food for Health Inc: received $100K on this topic Food for Health Inc $100K 12 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “commons” 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: $895,000 to COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION — core support for the native voices rising collaborative for research, donor education, re-granting, and capacity-building in american indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian com…
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Largest: $312,662 to Latin School of Chicago — romans raise & revel scholarship fund, general operating support, annual contribution, in support of scholarship, support for learning commons and extraordinary academics for all f…
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Largest: $25,000 to COMMON POWER FUTURE — to support the institute for common power
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Largest: $2.8M to COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION — healthy individuals and communities
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Largest: $2.5M to 501 COMMONS — community & human services
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Largest: $2.6M to Common Sense Media — community development
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Largest: $617,333 to COMMON GROUND INC — annual distribution common ground works
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Largest: $500,000 to SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND — for support of common ground usa
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Largest: $1.0M to Common Cause Educ Fund — 78338 general operating support for the common cau
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Largest: $189,000 to Common Application — as a final grant for advancing equity through common app's state solutions
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Largest: $3.0M to COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION — general operating support
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Largest: $250,000 to COMMON MARKET PHILADELPHIA INC — to support common market as they improve community health and wealth through equitable, non-extractive capital investments in regional food ecosystems.
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