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12 funders with a record of paying for “deaf”

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Oberkotter Foundation → The Moog Center for Deaf Education: $8.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Maguire Foundation → Pennsylvania School for the Deaf: $395K across 3 grants, latest 2024Alabama Power Foundation Inc → Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation Inc: $166K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Peabody Foundation Inc → Willie Ross School for the Deaf: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Seed Company: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → De Paul School: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Rochester Institute of Technology → National Association of the Deaf: $92K across 4 grants, latest 2024Laurence W Levine Foundation Inc → Deaf Seniors of America: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Deaf Queer Resource Center: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Deaf Youth Sports Festival Inc: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2023Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Kansas School of the Deaf: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2023Oberkotter Foundation → Ag Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $6.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Mass Design Group: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Maguire Foundation → National Technical Institute for the Deaf: $330K across 4 grants, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Community Bible Study: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rochester Institute of Technology → California Educators of the Deaf: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → St Joes Institute for Deaf: $48K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Peabody Foundation Inc → Beverly School for the Deaf: $44K across 4 grants, latest 2024Laurence W Levine Foundation Inc → Tri County Assoc of the Deaf Inc: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Kentucky School for the Deaf Charitable Foundation Inc: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2023Alabama Power Foundation Inc → Deaf Child Hope International Inc: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Accessos: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Deaf-Hearing Communication Center: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oberkotter Foundation → Clarke School for the Deaf Inc Dba Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech: $5.6M across 2 grants, latest 2021The Maguire Foundation → Pennsylvania School for Deaf: $281K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Transgender Law Center: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022Adair Foundation → Deaf Pathway Global: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2024Rochester Institute of Technology → Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $49K across 4 grants, latest 2024Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → Mark Depaul House of Studies: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024Laurence W Levine Foundation Inc → National Association of the Deaf: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Jefferson County Board of Education - Deaf & Hard of Hearing: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023Alabama Power Foundation Inc → Alabama Institute for Deaf and: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Center for Deaf-Blind Persons Inc: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2023Oberkotter Foundation → A G Bell Assco for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2020Oberkotter Foundation → Memphis Oral School for the Deaf: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2021Oberkotter Foundation → St Joseph Institute for the Deaf: $550K across 2 grants, latest 2021Oberkotter Foundation → Central Institute for the Deaf: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021Oberkotter Foundation → Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Ford Foundation → Intersection for the Arts: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Deaf West Theatre Company Inc: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Deaf Women Included: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Deaf Spotlight: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Empowerment Avenue Society: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oberkotter Foundation → Butler University: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Fractured Atlas Productions Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Afterimage Public Media: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Adair Foundation → Sil International: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Maguire Foundation → Deaf Apostolate: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Sai Swayam Society for the Hearing Impaired: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → Vitality Catholic Healthcare: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2024Rochester Institute of Technology → Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf & Blind Foundation Inc: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rochester Institute of Technology → Mark Seven Deaf Foundation Inc: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2022Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → Depaul School for Hearing and Speec: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → St Josephs Institute for the Deaf: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor → Castello Ministry for Deaf: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025Rochester Institute of Technology → Southeast Regional Institute On Deafness: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022Rochester Institute of Technology → Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023Rochester Institute of Technology → USA Deaf Sports Federation Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021Rochester Institute of Technology → Communication Service for the Deaf Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rochester Institute of Technology → American Society for Deaf Children: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Rochester Institute of Technology → Deaf Kids Code: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Aifa Reading Society Ltdgte: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Rochester Institute of Technology → Southeast Regional Institute of Deafness: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oberkotter Foundation: $24M on this topic. Open the funder.Oberkotter Foundation$24MThe Ford Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$1.7MThe Maguire Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Maguire Foundation$1.0MRochester Institute of Technology: $342K on this topic. Open the funder.Rochester Institute of Techno…$342KAdair Foundation: $295K on this topic. Open the funder.Adair Foundation$295KFather John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor: $286K on this topic. Open the funder.Father John Foundation for th…$286KAlabama Power Foundation Inc: $193K on this topic. Open the funder.Alabama Power Foundation Inc$193KThe Peabody Foundation Inc: $149K on this topic. Open the funder.The Peabody Foundation Inc$149KLaurence W Levine Foundation Inc: $135K on this topic. Open the funder.Laurence W Levine Foundation…$135KThe Whas Crusade for Children Inc: $97K on this topic. Open the funder.The Whas Crusade for Children…$97KThe California Endowment: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.The California Endowment$80KEnterprise Holdings Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Enterprise Holdings Foundation$18KThe Moog Center for Deaf Education: received $8.0M on this topicThe Moog Center for Deaf Educat…$8.0MAg Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: received $6.9M on this topicAg Bell Association for the Dea…$6.9MClarke School for the Deaf Inc Dba Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech: received $5.6M on this topicClarke School for the Deaf Inc…$5.6MA G Bell Assco for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: received $1.4M on this topicA G Bell Assco for the Deaf and…$1.4MMemphis Oral School for the Deaf: received $600K on this topicMemphis Oral School for the Deaf$600KSt Joseph Institute for the Deaf: received $550K on this topicSt Joseph Institute for the Deaf$550KCentral Institute for the Deaf: received $500K on this topicCentral Institute for the Deaf$500KHelping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf: received $450K on this topicHelping Educate to Advance the…$450KMass Design Group: received $400K on this topicMass Design Group$400KSunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children: received $400K on this topicSunshine Cottage School for Dea…$400KPennsylvania School for the Deaf: received $395K on this topicPennsylvania School for the Deaf$395KNational Technical Institute for the Deaf: received $330K on this topicNational Technical Institute fo…$330KPennsylvania School for Deaf: received $281K on this topicPennsylvania School for Deaf$281KTransgender Law Center: received $175K on this topicTransgender Law Center$175KAlabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation Inc: received $166K on this topicAlabama Institute for Deaf and…$166KIntersection for the Arts: received $150K on this topicIntersection for the Arts$150KDeaf West Theatre Company Inc: received $120K on this topicDeaf West Theatre Company Inc$120KNational Association of the Deaf: received $117K on this topicNational Association of the Deaf$117KWillie Ross School for the Deaf: received $105K on this topicWillie Ross School for the Deaf$105KSeed Company: received $100K on this topicSeed Company$100KDe Paul School: received $100K on this topicDe Paul School$100KDeaf Women Included: received $100K on this topicDeaf Women Included$100KDeaf Spotlight: received $100K on this topicDeaf Spotlight$100KCommunity Bible Study: received $80K on this topicCommunity Bible Study$80KDeaf Seniors of America: received $75K on this topicDeaf Seniors of America$75KEmpowerment Avenue Society: received $75K on this topicEmpowerment Avenue Society$75KButler University: received $72K on this topicButler University$72KDeaf Pathway Global: received $65K on this topicDeaf Pathway Global$65KDeaf Queer Resource Center: received $60K on this topicDeaf Queer Resource Center$60KCalifornia Educators of the Deaf: received $60K on this topicCalifornia Educators of the Deaf$60KDeaf Youth Sports Festival Inc: received $50K on this topicDeaf Youth Sports Festival Inc$50KFractured Atlas Productions Inc: received $50K on this topicFractured Atlas Productions Inc$50KAfterimage Public Media: received $50K on this topicAfterimage Public Media$50KSil International: received $50K on this topicSil International$50KAlexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: received $49K on this topicAlexander Graham Bell Associati…$49KSt Joes Institute for Deaf: received $48K on this topicSt Joes Institute for Deaf$48KBeverly School for the Deaf: received $44K on this topicBeverly School for the Deaf$44KMark Depaul House of Studies: received $40K on this topicMark Depaul House of Studies$40KDeaf Apostolate: received $40K on this topicDeaf Apostolate$40KSai Swayam Society for the Hearing Impaired: received $40K on this topicSai Swayam Society for the Hear…$40KTri County Assoc of the Deaf Inc: received $35K on this topicTri County Assoc of the Deaf Inc$35KVitality Catholic Healthcare: received $28K on this topicVitality Catholic Healthcare$28KIdaho Educational Services for the Deaf & Blind Foundation Inc: received $27K on this topicIdaho Educational Services for…$27KMark Seven Deaf Foundation Inc: received $26K on this topicMark Seven Deaf Foundation Inc$26KKentucky School for the Deaf Charitable Foundation Inc: received $25K on this topicKentucky School for the Deaf Ch…$25KDepaul School for Hearing and Speec: received $25K on this topicDepaul School for Hearing and S…$25KSt Josephs Institute for the Deaf: received $25K on this topicSt Josephs Institute for the De…$25KDeaf Child Hope International Inc: received $22K on this topicDeaf Child Hope International I…$22KJefferson County Board of Education - Deaf & Hard of Hearing: received $22K on this topicJefferson County Board of Educa…$22KAccessos: received $20K on this topicAccessos$20KCastello Ministry for Deaf: received $20K on this topicCastello Ministry for Deaf$20KSoutheast Regional Institute On Deafness: received $20K on this topicSoutheast Regional Institute On…$20KAssociation of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: received $15K on this topicAssociation of College Educator…$15KUSA Deaf Sports Federation Inc: received $13K on this topicUSA Deaf Sports Federation Inc$13KCommunication Service for the Deaf Inc: received $12K on this topicCommunication Service for the D…$12KAmerican Society for Deaf Children: received $10K on this topicAmerican Society for Deaf Child…$10KDeaf Kids Code: received $10K on this topicDeaf Kids Code$10KAifa Reading Society Ltdgte: received $10K on this topicAifa Reading Society Ltdgte$10KSoutheast Regional Institute of Deafness: received $10K on this topicSoutheast Regional Institute of…$10KKansas School of the Deaf: received $7K on this topicKansas School of the Deaf$7KDeaf-Hearing Communication Center: received $6K on this topicDeaf-Hearing Communication Cent…$6KAlabama Institute for Deaf and: received $5K on this topicAlabama Institute for Deaf and$5KCenter for Deaf-Blind Persons Inc: received $5K on this topicCenter for Deaf-Blind Persons I…$5K
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