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12 funders with a record of paying for “commonwealth”

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Gates Foundation → Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind: $33M across 12 grants, latest 2024Virginia Commonwealth University → Virginia Commonwealth University: $17M across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc: $12M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → The Commonwealth Fund: $10M across 57 grants, latest 2024University of Pittsburgh → Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $3.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation Inc → Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024Cystic Fibrosis Foundation → Virginia Commonwealth University: $1.3M across 7 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Commonwealth Care Allian: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2023Eastern Bank Foundation → New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Boston Foundation Inc: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (53) Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc → The Paulist Center: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gates Foundation → Virginia Commonwealth University: $20M across 6 grants, latest 2024Virginia Commonwealth University → Virginia Commonwealth University: $7.5M across 1 grant, latest 2021The Commonwealth Fund → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $2.7M across 7 grants, latest 2024University of Pittsburgh → Virginia Commonwealth University: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Kitchen Inc: $590K across 12 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Commonwealth Care Allian: $577K across 1 grant, latest 2020Cystic Fibrosis Foundation → Virginia Commonwealth University: $557K across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → The Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $351K across 5 grants, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (288) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eastern Bank Foundation → Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth (Massinc): $285K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Community Foundation Inc → The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: $270K across 3 grants, latest 2024Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc → Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation: $2.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Ssrs: $1.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Kitchen: $338K across 7 grants, latest 2024Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Land Trust Inc: $335K across 5 grants, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (232) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022Eastern Bank Foundation → Commonwealth Kitchen: $255K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Virginia Commonwealth University: $254K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Catholic Charities: $244K across 3 grants, latest 2024Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc → The Paulist Centermissionary Society: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Yale University: $1.3M across 10 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $376K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Acumen LLC: $306K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Academyhealth: $302K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Johns Hopkins University: $291K across 4 grants, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (705) Boston Foundation Inc: $275K across 1 grant, latest 2022Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Zoological Corporation Dba Zoo New England: $266K across 8 grants, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (287) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (231) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022Barr Foundation → (790) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Oregon Health and Science University: $240K across 1 grant, latest 2023Boston Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Corporation Foundation: $240K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gates Foundation → Temple University -- of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $234K across 1 grant, latest 2022Boston Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Zoological Corporation: $228K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Northeastern University: $223K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Rockefeller Archive Center: $208K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Local Media Foundation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (788) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (141) Cambridge Community Foundation: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (315) Foundation for Metrowest Inc: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (18) Cambridge Community Foundation: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (52) Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (46) Foundation for Metrowest Inc: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → The Commonwealth Shakespeare Co Inc: $165K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Virginia Commonwealth U Col of Human &: $154K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (859) University of Massachusetts: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (136) Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Barr Foundation → (760) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (676) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Barr Foundation → (382) University of Massachusetts: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gates Foundation: $55M on this topic. Open the funder.Gates Foundation$55MVirginia Commonwealth University: $25M on this topic. Open the funder.Virginia Commonwealth Univers…$25MThe Commonwealth Fund: $18M on this topic. Open the funder.The Commonwealth Fund$18MBoston Foundation Inc: $13M on this topic. Open the funder.Boston Foundation Inc$13MUniversity of Pittsburgh: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder.University of Pittsburgh$5.6MBarr Foundation: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Barr Foundation$3.8MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$2.2MLiberty Mutual Foundation Inc: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$2.0MThe Community Foundation Inc: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation Inc$1.9MCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$1.9MEastern Bank Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Eastern Bank Foundation$1.5MProject Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc: $123K on this topic. Open the funder.Project Bread-the Walk for Hu…$123KVirginia Commonwealth University: received $41M on this topicVirginia Commonwealth University$41MRoyal Commonwealth Society for the Blind: received $33M on this topicRoyal Commonwealth Society for…$33MNew Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc: received $12M on this topicNew Commonwealth Racial Equity…$12MThe Commonwealth Fund: received $10M on this topicThe Commonwealth Fund$10MVirginia Commonwealth University: received $7.5M on this topicVirginia Commonwealth University$7.5MTemple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education: received $3.7M on this topicTemple University of the Common…$3.7MPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $2.7M on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$2.7MCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation: received $2.1M on this topicCommonwealth Scientific and Ind…$2.1MSsrs: received $1.8M on this topicSsrs$1.8MVirginia Commonwealth University Foundation: received $1.4M on this topicVirginia Commonwealth Universit…$1.4MYale University: received $1.3M on this topicYale University$1.3MCommonwealth Care Allian: received $1.3M on this topicCommonwealth Care Allian$1.3MNew Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund: received $1.0M on this topicNew Commonwealth Racial Equity…$1.0MBoston Foundation Inc: received $600K on this topicBoston Foundation Inc$600KCommonwealth Kitchen Inc: received $590K on this topicCommonwealth Kitchen Inc$590KCommonwealth Care Allian: received $577K on this topicCommonwealth Care Allian$577KVirginia Commonwealth University: received $557K on this topicVirginia Commonwealth University$557K(53) Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc: received $400K on this topic(53) Greater Worcester Communit…$400KTemple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education: received $376K on this topicTemple University - of the Comm…$376KThe Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $351K on this topicThe Massachusetts Institute for…$351KCommonwealth Kitchen: received $338K on this topicCommonwealth Kitchen$338KCommonwealth Land Trust Inc: received $335K on this topicCommonwealth Land Trust Inc$335KAcumen LLC: received $306K on this topicAcumen LLC$306KAcademyhealth: received $302K on this topicAcademyhealth$302K(288) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $300K on this topic(288) the Massachusetts Institu…$300K(232) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $300K on this topic(232) the Massachusetts Institu…$300KJohns Hopkins University: received $291K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$291KMassachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth (Massinc): received $285K on this topicMassachusetts Institute for A N…$285K(705) Boston Foundation Inc: received $275K on this topic(705) Boston Foundation Inc$275KThe Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: received $270K on this topicThe Commonwealth Institute for…$270KCommonwealth Zoological Corporation Dba Zoo New England: received $266K on this topicCommonwealth Zoological Corpora…$266KCommonwealth Kitchen: received $255K on this topicCommonwealth Kitchen$255K(287) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $250K on this topic(287) the Massachusetts Institu…$250K(231) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $250K on this topic(231) the Massachusetts Institu…$250K(790) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $250K on this topic(790) the Massachusetts Institu…$250KCommonwealth Catholic Charities: received $244K on this topicCommonwealth Catholic Charities$244KOregon Health and Science University: received $240K on this topicOregon Health and Science Unive…$240KCommonwealth Corporation Foundation: received $240K on this topicCommonwealth Corporation Founda…$240KTemple University -- of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education: received $234K on this topicTemple University -- of the Com…$234KCommonwealth Zoological Corporation: received $228K on this topicCommonwealth Zoological Corpora…$228KNortheastern University: received $223K on this topicNortheastern University$223KRockefeller Archive Center: received $208K on this topicRockefeller Archive Center$208KLocal Media Foundation: received $200K on this topicLocal Media Foundation$200K(788) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth: received $175K on this topic(788) the Massachusetts Institu…$175K(141) Cambridge Community Foundation: received $175K on this topic(141) Cambridge Community Found…$175KBipartisan Policy Center Inc: received $175K on this topicBipartisan Policy Center Inc$175K(315) Foundation for Metrowest Inc: received $175K on this topic(315) Foundation for Metrowest…$175K(18) Cambridge Community Foundation: received $175K on this topic(18) Cambridge Community Founda…$175K(52) Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc: received $175K on this topic(52) Greater Lowell Community F…$175K(46) Foundation for Metrowest Inc: received $175K on this topic(46) Foundation for Metrowest I…$175KThe Commonwealth Shakespeare Co Inc: received $165K on this topicThe Commonwealth Shakespeare Co…$165KVirginia Commonwealth U Col of Human &: received $154K on this topicVirginia Commonwealth U Col of…$154K(859) University of Massachusetts: received $150K on this topic(859) University of Massachuset…$150K(136) Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General: received $150K on this topic(136) Commonwealth of Massachus…$150K(760) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $150K on this topic(760) the Massachusetts Institu…$150K(676) the Massachusetts Institute for A New Commonwealth Inc: received $150K on this topic(676) the Massachusetts Institu…$150K(382) University of Massachusetts: received $150K on this topic(382) University of Massachuset…$150KThe Paulist Center: received $49K on this topicThe Paulist Center$49KJewish Family & Children's Service Inc: received $40K on this topicJewish Family & Children's Serv…$40KThe Paulist Centermissionary Society: received $33K on this topicThe Paulist Centermissionary So…$33K
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