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12 funders with a record of paying for “darien”

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The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien Tech Comm Foundation: $700K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc → Darien Ems - Post 53: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Public Schools: $364K across 3 grants, latest 2023Robert & Diana Borman Family → Darien YMCA: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2025Riley Family Foundation → Darien Library Inc: $83K across 4 grants, latest 2025Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Community Association: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Edward E Hood Jr Foundation → First Congregational Church of Darien: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Goodnow Fund → Darien Library: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Stuart L Higley Foundation Inc → Darien Library: $22K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Wiggins Foundation Inc → Darien Library Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Alexandra Foundation → Community Fund of Darien: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2024Charles J & Elizabeth R Koch → Darien Land Trust: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Darien Foundation Inc → Town of Darien: $360K across 2 grants, latest 2022Robert & Diana Borman Family → The Community Fund Darien: $74K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien Library: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2024Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Police Association: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc → Darien Arts Center: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Stuart L Higley Foundation Inc → Darien Book Aid Plan Inc: $22K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Wiggins Foundation Inc → Darien Ems Post 53 Inc: $13K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Goodnow Fund → Community Fund of Darien: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Riley Family Foundation → Darien Ems - Post 53 Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Alexandra Foundation → At Home in Darien: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2024Charles J & Elizabeth R Koch → Museum of Darien: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Edward E Hood Jr Foundation → A Better Chance in Darien (Abc in Darien Inc): $2K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Darien Foundation Inc → The Darien Library Teentween Center: $314K across 1 grant, latest 2024Robert & Diana Borman Family → Abc House - Darien: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Meredith and Whitney George → Community Fund of Darien: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2024Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Ems Post 53 Inc: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc → First Congregational Church of Darien: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Wiggins Foundation Inc → Land Trust of Darien Inc: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Goodnow Fund → At Home in Darien: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024Riley Family Foundation → Land Trust of Darien Inc: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024Alexandra Foundation → Darien Community Association Inc: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Stuart L Higley Foundation Inc → Darien Community Association: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Charles J & Elizabeth R Koch → Community Fund of Darien: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Edward E Hood Jr Foundation → Land Trust of Darien: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Athletic Foundation: $163K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Police Department: $124K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Darien Foundation Inc → At Home in Darien: $121K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Library: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Fire Department: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Ems - Post 53: $61K across 1 grant, latest 2023Robert & Diana Borman Family → Darien Arts Center: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Nature Center: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Robert & Diana Borman Family → Darien Foundation: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien Community Assn: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2024Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Library Inc: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien Ems Post 53: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Darien Foundation Inc → Darien Senior Center: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien Nature Center: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien Land Trust: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Meredith and Whitney George → Darien YMCA: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc → Darien Fire Department: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc → Darien Police Association: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2025Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Police Association Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Emergency Medical Services - Post 53: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Nature Center: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024Robert & Diana Borman Family → Darien Library: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Goodnow Fund → Darien Community Association: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Meredith and Whitney George → A Better Chance in Darien Inc: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Meredith and Whitney George → At Home in Darien: $6K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Goodnow Fund → Darien Ems-Post 53: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Goodnow Fund → Darien Book Aid Plan: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Halvorsen Family Foundation → Darien Nature Center Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Darien Foundation Inc: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.The Darien Foundation Inc$1.8MThe Meredith and Whitney George: $947K on this topic. Open the funder.The Meredith and Whitney Geor…$947KThe Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc: $498K on this topic. Open the funder.The Weatherstone Family Found…$498KRobert & Diana Borman Family: $354K on this topic. Open the funder.Robert & Diana Borman Family$354KHalvorsen Family Foundation: $190K on this topic. Open the funder.Halvorsen Family Foundation$190KRiley Family Foundation: $93K on this topic. Open the funder.Riley Family Foundation$93KThe Goodnow Fund: $69K on this topic. Open the funder.The Goodnow Fund$69KThe Stuart L Higley Foundation Inc: $47K on this topic. Open the funder.The Stuart L Higley Foundatio…$47KThe Edward E Hood Jr Foundation: $44K on this topic. Open the funder.The Edward E Hood Jr Foundati…$44KThe Wiggins Foundation Inc: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.The Wiggins Foundation Inc$38KAlexandra Foundation: $17K on this topic. Open the funder.Alexandra Foundation$17KCharles J & Elizabeth R Koch: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.Charles J & Elizabeth R Koch$9KDarien Tech Comm Foundation: received $700K on this topicDarien Tech Comm Foundation$700KDarien Ems - Post 53: received $400K on this topicDarien Ems - Post 53$400KDarien Public Schools: received $364K on this topicDarien Public Schools$364KTown of Darien: received $360K on this topicTown of Darien$360KThe Darien Library Teentween Center: received $314K on this topicThe Darien Library Teentween Ce…$314KDarien Library: received $217K on this topicDarien Library$217KDarien Athletic Foundation: received $163K on this topicDarien Athletic Foundation$163KAt Home in Darien: received $140K on this topicAt Home in Darien$140KDarien Library Inc: received $128K on this topicDarien Library Inc$128KDarien Police Department: received $124K on this topicDarien Police Department$124KDarien YMCA: received $105K on this topicDarien YMCA$105KDarien Fire Department: received $101K on this topicDarien Fire Department$101KDarien Arts Center: received $88K on this topicDarien Arts Center$88KDarien Nature Center: received $85K on this topicDarien Nature Center$85KThe Community Fund Darien: received $74K on this topicThe Community Fund Darien$74KCommunity Fund of Darien: received $71K on this topicCommunity Fund of Darien$71KAbc House - Darien: received $70K on this topicAbc House - Darien$70KDarien Ems - Post 53: received $61K on this topicDarien Ems - Post 53$61KDarien Community Association: received $56K on this topicDarien Community Association$56KDarien Ems Post 53 Inc: received $48K on this topicDarien Ems Post 53 Inc$48KDarien Foundation: received $45K on this topicDarien Foundation$45KFirst Congregational Church of Darien: received $40K on this topicFirst Congregational Church of…$40KDarien Police Association: received $40K on this topicDarien Police Association$40KDarien Community Assn: received $33K on this topicDarien Community Assn$33KDarien Ems Post 53: received $30K on this topicDarien Ems Post 53$30KDarien Senior Center: received $26K on this topicDarien Senior Center$26KDarien Land Trust: received $24K on this topicDarien Land Trust$24KFirst Congregational Church of Darien: received $23K on this topicFirst Congregational Church of…$23KDarien Book Aid Plan Inc: received $22K on this topicDarien Book Aid Plan Inc$22KDarien YMCA: received $20K on this topicDarien YMCA$20KDarien Fire Department: received $20K on this topicDarien Fire Department$20KDarien Police Association: received $18K on this topicDarien Police Association$18KDarien Police Association Inc: received $15K on this topicDarien Police Association Inc$15KLand Trust of Darien Inc: received $15K on this topicLand Trust of Darien Inc$15KDarien Emergency Medical Services - Post 53: received $10K on this topicDarien Emergency Medical Servic…$10KDarien Library: received $10K on this topicDarien Library$10KA Better Chance in Darien Inc: received $8K on this topicA Better Chance in Darien Inc$8KDarien Ems-Post 53: received $6K on this topicDarien Ems-Post 53$6KDarien Book Aid Plan: received $6K on this topicDarien Book Aid Plan$6KDarien Ems - Post 53 Inc: received $5K on this topicDarien Ems - Post 53 Inc$5KDarien Nature Center Inc: received $5K on this topicDarien Nature Center Inc$5KDarien Community Association Inc: received $4K on this topicDarien Community Association Inc$4KMuseum of Darien: received $3K on this topicMuseum of Darien$3KA Better Chance in Darien (Abc in Darien Inc): received $2K on this topicA Better Chance in Darien (Abc…$2KLand Trust of Darien: received $2K on this topicLand Trust of Darien$2K
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