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12 funders with a record of paying for “conf”
Where the money went The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Leadership Conf Edu Fund: $8.9M across 6 grants, latest 2023 Tr Margaret Pitts Ua W Pitts → Methodist Home of the South Ga Conf: $4.7M across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Conference Claimants Endowment → Cal-Nev Conf Board of Pension: $4.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Leroy S Hoover Trust → Weaverland Conf Mennonite Churches: $3.7M across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Foundation of the Methodist → Methodist Home of the South Ga Conf: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana Conf of Seventh-Day Advent: $1.6M across 5 grants, latest 2025 Susan H & Wilbur H Marcy Trust → Fl Conf of the United Meth Church: $449K across 4 grants, latest 2024 American Indian Science and → Northeastern State: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sherman Fuller Fdn Pfdn → Northern New Englan Conf of 7th Day Ad: $260K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Foolyboo Inc → Am College of Er Physicians: $171K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Psychological Association → National Academy of Sciences: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Shared Hope International → Trafficking Law Center: $52K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Conference Claimants Endowment → Cal-Nev Conf of Methodist Chu: $4.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc → North Carolina Conf of the Umc: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Leadership Conf Edu Fund: $895K across 1 grant, latest 2020 American Indian Science and → Turtle Mountain Comm College: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Psychological Association → International Brain Bee: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Shared Hope International → Saving Innocence Inc: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Wabash Conf of Free Methodist Ch: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → National Conf On Citizenship: $439K across 1 grant, latest 2020 American Psychological Association → Mental Health Leadership Initiative Inc: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Shared Hope International → Into the Light: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022 American Indian Science and → University of Arizona: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Virginia Annual Conf of the Umc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → General Conf of Brethren in Christ: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Upper Ny Annual Conf of the Umc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Florida Annual Conf of the Umc: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Lake Union Conf Seventh-Dayadventst: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → South Carolina Conf of the Umc: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Greater New Jersey Annual Conf: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ted Conf: $205K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Shared Hope International → Sarahs Home: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Shared Hope International → Us Institute Against Human Tr: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Shared Hope International → The Covering House: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Shared Hope International → Starsunity Church of W Ohio: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Shared Hope International → Iahti: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Psychological Association → International Initiative for Mental Health Leaders: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Psychological Association → Primary Care Collaborative: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Shared Hope International → Veronicas Voice: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Shared Hope International → Rebecca Bender Ministries: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Indian Science and → Ub Foundation Aises Chapter: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Indian Science and → Native at Virginia Tech: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Indian Science and → Nm Tech-Aises: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Indian Science and → Oklahoma State University Aises: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Psychological Association → Society for Research in Child Development: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Psychological Association → Cherokee Park United Church: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Indian Science and → Uc Berkeley Amer Indian Graduate Pr: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Hear Indiana Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → United Methodist Women-Indiana Conf: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc: $13M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $13M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $10M The Conference Claimants Endowment: $8.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Conference Claimants Endo… $8.4M Tr Margaret Pitts Ua W Pitts: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Tr Margaret Pitts Ua W Pitts $4.7M Leroy S Hoover Trust: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Leroy S Hoover Trust $3.7M The Foundation of the Methodist: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Foundation of the Methodi… $2.5M American Indian Science and: $880K on this topic. Open the funder. American Indian Science and $880K Susan H & Wilbur H Marcy Trust: $449K on this topic. Open the funder. Susan H & Wilbur H Marcy Trust $449K Shared Hope International: $323K on this topic. Open the funder. Shared Hope International $323K Sherman Fuller Fdn Pfdn: $260K on this topic. Open the funder. Sherman Fuller Fdn Pfdn $260K American Psychological Association: $240K on this topic. Open the funder. American Psychological Associ… $240K Foolyboo Inc: $171K on this topic. Open the funder. Foolyboo Inc $171K Leadership Conf Edu Fund: received $8.9M on this topic Leadership Conf Edu Fund $8.9M Methodist Home of the South Ga Conf: received $7.1M on this topic Methodist Home of the South Ga… $7.1M Cal-Nev Conf Board of Pension: received $4.2M on this topic Cal-Nev Conf Board of Pension $4.2M Cal-Nev Conf of Methodist Chu: received $4.2M on this topic Cal-Nev Conf of Methodist Chu $4.2M Weaverland Conf Mennonite Churches: received $3.7M on this topic Weaverland Conf Mennonite Churc… $3.7M Indiana Conf of Seventh-Day Advent: received $1.6M on this topic Indiana Conf of Seventh-Day Adv… $1.6M North Carolina Conf of the Umc: received $1.5M on this topic North Carolina Conf of the Umc $1.5M Wabash Conf of Free Methodist Ch: received $1.4M on this topic Wabash Conf of Free Methodist Ch $1.4M Virginia Annual Conf of the Umc: received $1.3M on this topic Virginia Annual Conf of the Umc $1.3M General Conf of Brethren in Christ: received $1.3M on this topic General Conf of Brethren in Chr… $1.3M Upper Ny Annual Conf of the Umc: received $1.3M on this topic Upper Ny Annual Conf of the Umc $1.3M Florida Annual Conf of the Umc: received $1.2M on this topic Florida Annual Conf of the Umc $1.2M Lake Union Conf Seventh-Dayadventst: received $1.2M on this topic Lake Union Conf Seventh-Dayadve… $1.2M South Carolina Conf of the Umc: received $1.1M on this topic South Carolina Conf of the Umc $1.1M Leadership Conf Edu Fund: received $895K on this topic Leadership Conf Edu Fund $895K Greater New Jersey Annual Conf: received $750K on this topic Greater New Jersey Annual Conf $750K Fl Conf of the United Meth Church: received $449K on this topic Fl Conf of the United Meth Chur… $449K National Conf On Citizenship: received $439K on this topic National Conf On Citizenship $439K Northeastern State: received $400K on this topic Northeastern State $400K Turtle Mountain Comm College: received $400K on this topic Turtle Mountain Comm College $400K Northern New Englan Conf of 7th Day Ad: received $260K on this topic Northern New Englan Conf of 7th… $260K Ted Conf: received $205K on this topic Ted Conf $205K Am College of Er Physicians: received $171K on this topic Am College of Er Physicians $171K National Academy of Sciences: received $80K on this topic National Academy of Sciences $80K Trafficking Law Center: received $52K on this topic Trafficking Law Center $52K International Brain Bee: received $50K on this topic International Brain Bee $50K Saving Innocence Inc: received $50K on this topic Saving Innocence Inc $50K Mental Health Leadership Initiative Inc: received $45K on this topic Mental Health Leadership Initia… $45K Into the Light: received $35K on this topic Into the Light $35K Sarahs Home: received $35K on this topic Sarahs Home $35K Us Institute Against Human Tr: received $30K on this topic Us Institute Against Human Tr $30K The Covering House: received $30K on this topic The Covering House $30K Starsunity Church of W Ohio: received $28K on this topic Starsunity Church of W Ohio $28K Iahti: received $25K on this topic Iahti $25K International Initiative for Mental Health Leaders: received $25K on this topic International Initiative for Me… $25K Primary Care Collaborative: received $20K on this topic Primary Care Collaborative $20K Veronicas Voice: received $20K on this topic Veronicas Voice $20K Rebecca Bender Ministries: received $18K on this topic Rebecca Bender Ministries $18K University of Arizona: received $17K on this topic University of Arizona $17K Ub Foundation Aises Chapter: received $16K on this topic Ub Foundation Aises Chapter $16K Native at Virginia Tech: received $14K on this topic Native at Virginia Tech $14K Nm Tech-Aises: received $14K on this topic Nm Tech-Aises $14K Oklahoma State University Aises: received $11K on this topic Oklahoma State University Aises $11K Society for Research in Child Development: received $10K on this topic Society for Research in Child D… $10K Cherokee Park United Church: received $10K on this topic Cherokee Park United Church $10K Uc Berkeley Amer Indian Graduate Pr: received $9K on this topic Uc Berkeley Amer Indian Graduat… $9K Hear Indiana Inc: received $8K on this topic Hear Indiana Inc $8K United Methodist Women-Indiana Conf: received $4K on this topic United Methodist Women-Indiana… $4K 12 funders, 48 recipients, grants matching “conf” only. 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