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12 funders with a record of paying for “cruises”
Where the money went Clf Ventures Inc → New York City Cruise Lines Inc: $252K across 2 grants, latest 2021 David P Wheatland Charit Tr → Courageous Sailing Center of Boston Inc: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Buckeye Cruise for Cancer: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Helen V Brach Foundation → Police Chaplains Ministry: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation → Jr Memorial Cruise for A Cure: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Rock Harbor Foundation → Veterans Sailing Association: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Maui Economic Development Board Inc → Maui Adventure Cruises Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wilson J Fbo Charities 4947 Tuw → Child Cruise & Playground Soc: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Cpmg Foundation → Anacostia Coordinating Council: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hudson Folkerts Memorial Foundation Inc → Reagan Cruise: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Ford Meter Box Foundation Inc → The David Kunkel Foundation Inc: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lawrence & Etta Lea Pope Foundation → Old Salem Chapter Aaca: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Clf Ventures Inc → Hornblower Cruises and Events LLC: $114K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maui Economic Development Board Inc → Sea Sport Cruises Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ford Meter Box Foundation Inc → The David Kunkel Foundation: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hudson Folkerts Memorial Foundation Inc → Gracie Cruise: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maui Economic Development Board Inc → Seven Seas Cruises Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Clf Ventures Inc: $366K on this topic. Open the funder. Clf Ventures Inc $366K David P Wheatland Charit Tr: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. David P Wheatland Charit Tr $120K The Us Charitable Gift Trust: $61K on this topic. Open the funder. The Us Charitable Gift Trust $61K Maui Economic Development Board Inc: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Maui Economic Development Boa… $60K Helen V Brach Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Helen V Brach Foundation $30K Community Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation $30K Rock Harbor Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Rock Harbor Foundation $20K Wilson J Fbo Charities 4947 Tuw: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Wilson J Fbo Charities 4947 T… $20K Ford Meter Box Foundation Inc: $12K on this topic. Open the funder. Ford Meter Box Foundation Inc $12K Hudson Folkerts Memorial Foundation Inc: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. Hudson Folkerts Memorial Foun… $11K The Cpmg Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cpmg Foundation $10K Lawrence & Etta Lea Pope Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Lawrence & Etta Lea Pope Foun… $3K New York City Cruise Lines Inc: received $252K on this topic New York City Cruise Lines Inc $252K Courageous Sailing Center of Boston Inc: received $120K on this topic Courageous Sailing Center of Bo… $120K Hornblower Cruises and Events LLC: received $114K on this topic Hornblower Cruises and Events L… $114K Buckeye Cruise for Cancer: received $61K on this topic Buckeye Cruise for Cancer $61K Police Chaplains Ministry: received $30K on this topic Police Chaplains Ministry $30K Jr Memorial Cruise for A Cure: received $30K on this topic Jr Memorial Cruise for A Cure $30K Veterans Sailing Association: received $20K on this topic Veterans Sailing Association $20K Maui Adventure Cruises Inc: received $20K on this topic Maui Adventure Cruises Inc $20K Sea Sport Cruises Inc: received $20K on this topic Sea Sport Cruises Inc $20K Seven Seas Cruises Inc: received $20K on this topic Seven Seas Cruises Inc $20K Child Cruise & Playground Soc: received $20K on this topic Child Cruise & Playground Soc $20K Anacostia Coordinating Council: received $10K on this topic Anacostia Coordinating Council $10K Reagan Cruise: received $9K on this topic Reagan Cruise $9K The David Kunkel Foundation Inc: received $8K on this topic The David Kunkel Foundation Inc $8K The David Kunkel Foundation: received $4K on this topic The David Kunkel Foundation $4K Old Salem Chapter Aaca: received $3K on this topic Old Salem Chapter Aaca $3K Gracie Cruise: received $2K on this topic Gracie Cruise $2K 12 funders, 17 recipients, grants matching “cruises” 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: $2,929 to Reagan Cruise — college scholarship
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Largest: $5,377 to CHILD CRUISE & PLAYGROUND SOC — general operating
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Largest: $125,906 to NEW YORK CITY CRUISE LINES INC — epa clean diesel program
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Largest: $20,000 to SEVEN SEAS CRUISES INC — maui wildfire business recovery
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Largest: $10,000 to Police Chaplains Ministry — to support programs for survivors of chicago police officers killed in line of duty, including summer boat cruise and annual holiday dinner
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Largest: $4,000 to THE DAVID KUNKEL FOUNDATION — kunkel cruise-in
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Largest: $31,429 to Buckeye Cruise for Cancer — for recipient's exempt purpose
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Largest: $60,000 to Courageous Sailing Center of Boston Inc — purchase of one cruising boat and one j80
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Largest: $20,000 to JR MEMORIAL CRUISE FOR A CURE — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
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Largest: $10,000 to VETERANS SAILING ASSOCIATION — funds will enable veterans to earn their asa 101 keelboat & 103 coastal cruising certifications
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Largest: $1,000 to OLD SALEM CHAPTER AACA — to support summer cruise-in
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Largest: $5,000 to ANACOSTIA COORDINATING COUNCIL — annual brunch cruise sponsorship
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