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12 funders with a record of paying for “cuny”
Where the money went The Hunter College Foundation Inc → Cuny Central Office - Office of University Controller: $9.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation: $2.4M across 10 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Research Foundation of Cuny: $1.5M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Research Foundation of the City University of Ny: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Research Foundation for Cuny: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Tow Foundation Inc → Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc: $1.2M across 12 grants, latest 2024 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Ithaka: $835K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Charles H Revson Foundation Inc → Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc: $724K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Pinkerton Foundation → Cuny K-16 Initiatives: $560K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Altman Foundation → Research Foundation of the City University of New York: $550K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Lucius N Littauer Foundation Inc → Hillel International: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life → Hillel-Cuny Queens College: $385K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Hunter College Foundation Inc → Cuny Central Office- Office of University Controller: $8.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Research Foundation of the Cuny: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Tow Foundation Inc → Wgbh Educational Foundation: $790K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pinkerton Foundation → Research Foundation of Cuny: $533K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Research Foundation of Cuny Obo Advanced Science Research Center: $464K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Charles H Revson Foundation Inc → Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny: $460K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Lucius N Littauer Foundation Inc → Research Foundation of Cuny: $400K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life → Hillel-Cuny Brooklyn College: $315K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Research Foundation of the City University of New York: $315K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Altman Foundation → Research Foundation of the City University of New York (Cuny Office of K-16: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Cuny Hunter College: $47K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → The Graduate Center Cuny: $800K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life → Hillel-Cuny Hunter College: $226K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pinkerton Foundation → Cuny Crest Institute: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Imentor Incorporated: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Altman Foundation → The City University of New York Office of Academic Affairs: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Stony Brook University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Cuny Queens College: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Charles H Revson Foundation Inc → Research Foundation of Cuny On Behalf of Laguardia Community College: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Graduate Centercuny: $473K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → York College: $382K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life → Hillel-Cuny Queens College: $219K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Queens College Cuny: $214K across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Cuny - City College: $200K across 7 grants, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Hunter College of Cuny: $152K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Rf Cuny: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Cuny York College: $138K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life → Hillel-Cuny Hunter College: $138K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life → Hillel-Cuny Brooklyn College: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Lehman College Cuny: $123K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Research Foundation of the City University of New York: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Cuny School of Professional Studies Foundation Inc: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → City University of New York: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Cuny School of Professional Studies Foundation Inc: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Cuny Bernard M Baruch College: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Brooklyn College Cuny: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Cuny Graduate School of Public Health & Health Pol: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → The Graduate Center Foundation Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc → Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Charles H Revson Foundation Inc → Cuny School of Law Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Cuny Lehman College: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Cuny City College: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Hunter College Foundation Inc: $18M on this topic. Open the funder. The Hunter College Foundation… $18M The Simons Foundation Inc: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $5.7M John S and James L Knight Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $2.4M The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Carroll and Milton Petrie… $2.3M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $2.0M The Tow Foundation Inc: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Tow Foundation Inc $2.0M Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Hillel the Foundation for Jew… $1.4M Pinkerton Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Pinkerton Foundation $1.3M Charles H Revson Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Charles H Revson Foundation I… $1.2M Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: $933K on this topic. Open the funder. Michael & Susan Dell Foundati… $933K Altman Foundation: $900K on this topic. Open the funder. Altman Foundation $900K The Lucius N Littauer Foundation Inc: $850K on this topic. Open the funder. The Lucius N Littauer Foundat… $850K Cuny Central Office - Office of University Controller: received $9.0M on this topic Cuny Central Office - Office of… $9.0M Cuny Central Office- Office of University Controller: received $8.7M on this topic Cuny Central Office- Office of… $8.7M Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation: received $2.4M on this topic Craig Newmark Graduate School o… $2.4M Research Foundation of Cuny: received $1.9M on this topic Research Foundation of Cuny $1.9M Research Foundation of the City University of Ny: received $1.5M on this topic Research Foundation of the City… $1.5M Research Foundation of the Cuny: received $1.5M on this topic Research Foundation of the Cuny $1.5M Research Foundation for Cuny: received $1.4M on this topic Research Foundation for Cuny $1.4M Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Craig Newmark Graduate School o… $1.2M Ithaka: received $835K on this topic Ithaka $835K The Graduate Center Cuny: received $800K on this topic The Graduate Center Cuny $800K Wgbh Educational Foundation: received $790K on this topic Wgbh Educational Foundation $790K Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc: received $724K on this topic Craig Newmark Graduate School o… $724K Cuny K-16 Initiatives: received $560K on this topic Cuny K-16 Initiatives $560K Research Foundation of the City University of New York: received $550K on this topic Research Foundation of the City… $550K Research Foundation of Cuny: received $533K on this topic Research Foundation of Cuny $533K Graduate Centercuny: received $473K on this topic Graduate Centercuny $473K Research Foundation of Cuny Obo Advanced Science Research Center: received $464K on this topic Research Foundation of Cuny Obo… $464K Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at Cuny: received $460K on this topic Craig Newmark Graduate School o… $460K Hillel International: received $450K on this topic Hillel International $450K Hillel-Cuny Queens College: received $385K on this topic Hillel-Cuny Queens College $385K York College: received $382K on this topic York College $382K Hillel-Cuny Brooklyn College: received $315K on this topic Hillel-Cuny Brooklyn College $315K Research Foundation of the City University of New York: received $315K on this topic Research Foundation of the City… $315K Hillel-Cuny Hunter College: received $226K on this topic Hillel-Cuny Hunter College $226K Hillel-Cuny Queens College: received $219K on this topic Hillel-Cuny Queens College $219K Queens College Cuny: received $214K on this topic Queens College Cuny $214K Cuny - City College: received $200K on this topic Cuny - City College $200K Research Foundation of the City University of New York (Cuny Office of K-16: received $200K on this topic Research Foundation of the City… $200K Cuny Crest Institute: received $190K on this topic Cuny Crest Institute $190K Hunter College of Cuny: received $152K on this topic Hunter College of Cuny $152K Imentor Incorporated: received $150K on this topic Imentor Incorporated $150K The City University of New York Office of Academic Affairs: received $150K on this topic The City University of New York… $150K Rf Cuny: received $140K on this topic Rf Cuny $140K Cuny York College: received $138K on this topic Cuny York College $138K Hillel-Cuny Hunter College: received $138K on this topic Hillel-Cuny Hunter College $138K Hillel-Cuny Brooklyn College: received $127K on this topic Hillel-Cuny Brooklyn College $127K Lehman College Cuny: received $123K on this topic Lehman College Cuny $123K Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc: received $100K on this topic Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc $100K Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc: received $100K on this topic Sponsors for Educational Opport… $100K Stony Brook University: received $75K on this topic Stony Brook University $75K Research Foundation of the City University of New York: received $72K on this topic Research Foundation of the City… $72K Cuny School of Professional Studies Foundation Inc: received $70K on this topic Cuny School of Professional Stu… $70K City University of New York: received $63K on this topic City University of New York $63K Cuny Hunter College: received $47K on this topic Cuny Hunter College $47K Cuny Queens College: received $29K on this topic Cuny Queens College $29K Cuny School of Professional Studies Foundation Inc: received $23K on this topic Cuny School of Professional Stu… $23K Cuny Bernard M Baruch College: received $18K on this topic Cuny Bernard M Baruch College $18K Brooklyn College Cuny: received $17K on this topic Brooklyn College Cuny $17K Research Foundation of Cuny On Behalf of Laguardia Community College: received $15K on this topic Research Foundation of Cuny On… $15K Cuny Graduate School of Public Health & Health Pol: received $10K on this topic Cuny Graduate School of Public… $10K The Graduate Center Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topic The Graduate Center Foundation… $10K Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation: received $8K on this topic Cuny School of Labor and Urban… $8K Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation Inc: received $8K on this topic Cuny School of Labor and Urban… $8K Cuny School of Law Foundation: received $8K on this topic Cuny School of Law Foundation $8K Cuny Lehman College: received $2K on this topic Cuny Lehman College $2K Cuny City College: received $1K on this topic Cuny City College $1K 12 funders, 56 recipients, grants matching “cuny” 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: $129,503 to CUNY YORK COLLEGE — cuny-cca undergraduate research program
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Largest: $12,937 to Cuny Hunter College — scholarships for s. azad ($437), n. dewan ($10,000), and m. vargas ($2,500)
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Largest: $390,000 to WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION — frontline columbia and cuny tow fellowships & the investigative journalist equity initiative
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Largest: $50,000 to CUNY School of Professional Studies Foundation Inc — cuny sps student emergency grant
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Largest: $150,000 to Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation Inc — to support the lisa goldberg/revson foundation scholars
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Largest: $250,000 to CRAIG NEWMARK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM CUNY FOUNDATION — to advance digital and cultural transformation of the news industry by supporting the craig newmark graduate school of journalism at cuny (city university of new york) to sustain i…
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Largest: $4.7M to CUNY CENTRAL OFFICE - OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY CONTROLLER — cuny central office distributes the scholarships to hunter students on behalf of hunter college.
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Largest: $150,000 to HILLEL INTERNATIONAL — the cuny collective: providing support for cuny hillels
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Largest: $150,000 to RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK — thru cuny office of academic affairs, support tutors and staff who participate in the cuny reading rescue/reading readyinitiative
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Largest: $1.0M to RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NY — to provide research experience and mentoring to promising students transferring from cuny community colleges to cuny senior colleges
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Largest: $280,000 to CUNY K-16 Initiatives — career readiness
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Largest: $300,625 to Hillel-CUNY Queens College — program grant
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