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12 funders with a record of paying for “dame”
Where the money went Lilly Endowment Inc → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $157M across 34 grants, latest 2025 John Templeton Foundation → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $4.0M across 11 grants, latest 2024 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $4.0M across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Notre Dame Academy: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Community Foundation → University of Notre Dame: $743K across 3 grants, latest 2024 I A O'shaughnessy Foundation → University of Notre Dame: $696K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $345K across 17 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Notre Dame: $308K across 23 grants, latest 2024 Fidelity Foundation → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $38K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Rivera K: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Cvs Foundation → Notre Dame of Maryland Universbaltimore Md: $15K across 6 grants, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → University of Notre Dame: $1.6M across 5 grants, latest 2022 I A O'shaughnessy Foundation → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $442K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Community Foundation → Notre Dame Academy: $143K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → University of Notre Dame: $116K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Friends of the University of Notre Dame Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fidelity Foundation → Notre Dame Academy of Hingham: $18K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Cvs Foundation → Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame in: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Notre Dame Academy: $8K across 5 grants, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → The University of Notre Dame Australia: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur Ohio Province: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Community Foundation → St Pascal Regional Catholic School: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York: $42K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Fidelity Foundation → Notre Dame Preparatory School: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Constant: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Cvs Foundation → University of Notre Dame Notre Dame in: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Notre Dame High School: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Mount Notre Dame High School: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Catholic Community Foundation → School Sisters of Notre Dame: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Catholic Community Foundation → St Dominic School: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Catholic Community Foundation → Immaculate Conception School: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Catholic Community Foundation → Shakopee Area Catholic School: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Notre Dame School: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Quincy Notre Dame Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Notre Dame College Prep: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Mount Notre Dame High Public Charity: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Notre Dame Parish: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Sisters of Notre Dame of Covington Kentucky Inc: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Notre Dame High School: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Notre Dame Urban Education Center: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Brianna: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cvs Foundation → University of Notre Dame: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2020 Cvs Foundation → Notre Dame of Md University Baltimore Md: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Lizbeth: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Catholic Community Foundation → St Odilia School: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → National Society of the Colonial Dames of America State of Florida: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Cvs Foundation → Notre Dame: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2020 The Bank of America Charitable → Notre Dame High School of Sherman: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Notre Dame De La Baie Foundation I: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Anthony: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Pignatar: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Dana Joh: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ray of Light Scholarship Fund → Notre Dame High School Itf Isabelle: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fidelity Foundation → Notre Dame Acadeny Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cvs Foundation → Saint Marys College Notre Damenotre Dame in: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Bank of America Charitable → Notre Dame Prep & Marist Academy: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Notre Dame Preparatory School: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Quincy Notre Dame Foundation: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Fidelity Foundation → Notre Dame Academy: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fidelity Foundation → Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc: $157M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $157M John Templeton Foundation: $5.8M on this topic. Open the funder. John Templeton Foundation $5.8M The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $4.1M The Chicago Community Trust: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $3.0M The Greater Cincinnati Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Greater Cincinnati Founda… $1.3M I A O'shaughnessy Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. I A O'shaughnessy Foundation $1.1M Catholic Community Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Catholic Community Foundation $1.1M The Bank of America Charitable: $376K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $376K The Simons Foundation Inc: $308K on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $308K Ray of Light Scholarship Fund: $96K on this topic. Open the funder. Ray of Light Scholarship Fund $96K Fidelity Foundation: $74K on this topic. Open the funder. Fidelity Foundation $74K Cvs Foundation: $53K on this topic. Open the funder. Cvs Foundation $53K University of Notre Dame Du Lac: received $166M on this topic University of Notre Dame Du Lac $166M University of Notre Dame: received $3.5M on this topic University of Notre Dame $3.5M University of Notre Dame Du Lac: received $2.9M on this topic University of Notre Dame Du Lac $2.9M Notre Dame Academy: received $1.2M on this topic Notre Dame Academy $1.2M The University of Notre Dame Australia: received $230K on this topic The University of Notre Dame Au… $230K Friends of the University of Notre Dame Inc: received $100K on this topic Friends of the University of No… $100K Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur Ohio Province: received $55K on this topic Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur… $55K St Pascal Regional Catholic School: received $52K on this topic St Pascal Regional Catholic Sch… $52K Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris Inc: received $50K on this topic Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris… $50K The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame: received $43K on this topic The Corporation of Saint Mary's… $43K National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York: received $42K on this topic National Society of Colonial Da… $42K Mount Notre Dame High School: received $41K on this topic Mount Notre Dame High School $41K Notre Dame High School: received $40K on this topic Notre Dame High School $40K School Sisters of Notre Dame: received $36K on this topic School Sisters of Notre Dame $36K Notre Dame High School Itf Rivera K: received $35K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Rive… $35K St Dominic School: received $31K on this topic St Dominic School $31K Immaculate Conception School: received $29K on this topic Immaculate Conception School $29K Shakopee Area Catholic School: received $25K on this topic Shakopee Area Catholic School $25K Notre Dame School: received $22K on this topic Notre Dame School $22K Notre Dame Academy of Hingham: received $18K on this topic Notre Dame Academy of Hingham $18K Notre Dame of Maryland Universbaltimore Md: received $15K on this topic Notre Dame of Maryland Universb… $15K Quincy Notre Dame Foundation: received $15K on this topic Quincy Notre Dame Foundation $15K Notre Dame Preparatory School: received $15K on this topic Notre Dame Preparatory School $15K Notre Dame College Prep: received $15K on this topic Notre Dame College Prep $15K Mount Notre Dame High Public Charity: received $14K on this topic Mount Notre Dame High Public Ch… $14K Notre Dame Parish: received $12K on this topic Notre Dame Parish $12K Sisters of Notre Dame of Covington Kentucky Inc: received $12K on this topic Sisters of Notre Dame of Coving… $12K Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame in: received $10K on this topic Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame in $10K Notre Dame High School Itf Constant: received $9K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Cons… $9K Notre Dame Urban Education Center: received $8K on this topic Notre Dame Urban Education Cent… $8K University of Notre Dame Notre Dame in: received $8K on this topic University of Notre Dame Notre… $8K Notre Dame High School Itf Brianna: received $6K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Bria… $6K Notre Dame of Md University Baltimore Md: received $6K on this topic Notre Dame of Md University Bal… $6K Notre Dame High School Itf Lizbeth: received $6K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Lizb… $6K St Odilia School: received $6K on this topic St Odilia School $6K National Society of the Colonial Dames of America State of Florida: received $5K on this topic National Society of the Colonia… $5K Notre Dame: received $5K on this topic Notre Dame $5K Notre Dame High School of Sherman: received $5K on this topic Notre Dame High School of Sherm… $5K Notre Dame De La Baie Foundation I: received $5K on this topic Notre Dame De La Baie Foundatio… $5K Notre Dame High School Itf Anthony: received $4K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Anth… $4K Notre Dame High School Itf Pignatar: received $4K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Pign… $4K Notre Dame High School Itf Dana Joh: received $4K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Dana… $4K Notre Dame High School Itf Isabelle: received $3K on this topic Notre Dame High School Itf Isab… $3K Notre Dame Acadeny Inc: received $3K on this topic Notre Dame Acadeny Inc $3K Saint Marys College Notre Damenotre Dame in: received $3K on this topic Saint Marys College Notre Damen… $3K Notre Dame Prep & Marist Academy: received $3K on this topic Notre Dame Prep & Marist Academy $3K Quincy Notre Dame Foundation: received $2K on this topic Quincy Notre Dame Foundation $2K Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School: received $2K on this topic Notre Dame Cristo Rey High Scho… $2K 12 funders, 48 recipients, grants matching “dame” 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: $35.0M to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC — interdisciplinary research building
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Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC — program/operating support
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Largest: $630,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — protecting freedom of conscience through the notre dame religious liberty initiative
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Largest: $1.3M to University of Notre Dame du Lac — support for men's tennis program, support for sorin society tuition assistance programs, support for area of greatest need, stamps scholars, 2022 sorin society contribution, genera…
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Largest: $65,880 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — simons fellows in mathematics: research in geometric variational problems
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Largest: $25,000 to NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL — scholarship fund
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Largest: $7,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC — fidelity matching gifts to education
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Largest: $7,500 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME IN — scholarship grants
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Largest: $500,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC — medical/scientific research & programs
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Largest: $277,719 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — endowment gift, general operating, program support, scholarship fund
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Largest: $276,361 to NOTRE DAME ACADEMY — programatic support
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Largest: $184,872 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — jeanie poole o'shaughnessy excellence fund at the notre dame center for citizenship & constitutional government.
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