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12 funders with a record of paying for “decathlon”
Where the money went Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca San Diego: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Beatrix Finston Padway Charitable Trust → Granada Hills Charter Education Foundation: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Rhode Island Community Foundation → Rhode Island Academic Decathlon Association: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Rural Alaska Community Action Program → Southeast Regional Resource Center: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Safe Credit Union → Sacramento County Office of Education: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Generac Foundation Inc → National Energy Education Development Project Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alberta B Farrington Foundation → Arizona Academic Decathlon: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Professional Engineers in California → California Academic Decathlon: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation → Nebraska Academic Decathlon Foundation: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Claremont S Jackman Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx → Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Foundation Inc: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation Inc → Wisconsin Academic Decathlon: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca Irvine: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Rural Alaska Community Action Program → Southeast Regional Resource Center (Serrc): $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claremont S Jackman Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx → Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Fd: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Csu Long Beach: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Claremont S Jackman Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx → Wisconsin Academic Decathlon: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → The University Corp Csu No: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Brigham Young University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Serv: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca Santa Cruz: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca Riverside: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → The University of Tennessee: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Virginia Polytech Inst & Su: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Rancho Cielo Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County: $975K on this topic. Open the funder. Charitable Ventures of Orange… $975K Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Illinois Clean Energy Communi… $150K Beatrix Finston Padway Charitable Trust: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. Beatrix Finston Padway Charit… $40K The Rhode Island Community Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rhode Island Community Fo… $30K Rural Alaska Community Action Program: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Rural Alaska Community Action… $30K Safe Credit Union: $22K on this topic. Open the funder. Safe Credit Union $22K Generac Foundation Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Generac Foundation Inc $20K Alberta B Farrington Foundation: $17K on this topic. Open the funder. Alberta B Farrington Foundati… $17K Professional Engineers in California: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. Professional Engineers in Cal… $11K Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Phillip and Terri Schrager Fo… $10K Claremont S Jackman Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. Claremont S Jackman Foundatio… $9K Community Foundation Inc: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation Inc $2K Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: received $150K on this topic Board of Trustees of the Univer… $150K University of Ca San Diego: received $150K on this topic University of Ca San Diego $150K University of Ca Irvine: received $150K on this topic University of Ca Irvine $150K Csu Long Beach: received $75K on this topic Csu Long Beach $75K The University Corp Csu No: received $75K on this topic The University Corp Csu No $75K Brigham Young University: received $75K on this topic Brigham Young University $75K Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Serv: received $75K on this topic Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Serv $75K University of Ca Santa Cruz: received $75K on this topic University of Ca Santa Cruz $75K University of Ca Riverside: received $75K on this topic University of Ca Riverside $75K The University of Tennessee: received $75K on this topic The University of Tennessee $75K Virginia Polytech Inst & Su: received $75K on this topic Virginia Polytech Inst & Su $75K Rancho Cielo Inc: received $75K on this topic Rancho Cielo Inc $75K Granada Hills Charter Education Foundation: received $40K on this topic Granada Hills Charter Education… $40K Rhode Island Academic Decathlon Association: received $30K on this topic Rhode Island Academic Decathlon… $30K Southeast Regional Resource Center: received $25K on this topic Southeast Regional Resource Cen… $25K Sacramento County Office of Education: received $22K on this topic Sacramento County Office of Edu… $22K National Energy Education Development Project Inc: received $20K on this topic National Energy Education Devel… $20K Arizona Academic Decathlon: received $17K on this topic Arizona Academic Decathlon $17K California Academic Decathlon: received $11K on this topic California Academic Decathlon $11K Nebraska Academic Decathlon Foundation: received $10K on this topic Nebraska Academic Decathlon Fou… $10K Southeast Regional Resource Center (Serrc): received $5K on this topic Southeast Regional Resource Cen… $5K Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Foundation Inc: received $4K on this topic Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Fo… $4K Wisconsin Academic Decathlon: received $4K on this topic Wisconsin Academic Decathlon $4K Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Fd: received $3K on this topic Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Fd $3K 12 funders, 24 recipients, grants matching “decathlon” 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: $150,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CA IRVINE — sustainablity decathlon university
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Largest: $75,000 to Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois — renu-house solar decathlon
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Largest: $2,500 to NEBRASKA ACADEMIC DECATHLON FOUNDATION — exempt charitable purposes
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Largest: $2,500 to Wisconsin Academic Decathlon Fd — program support
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Largest: $15,000 to GRANADA HILLS CHARTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION — provide funds for the academic decathlon team
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Largest: $10,000 to RHODE ISLAND ACADEMIC DECATHLON ASSOCIATION — educational success
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Largest: $15,000 to Sacramento County Office of Education — support of local high school scholarships visa academic decathlon
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Largest: $7,500 to ARIZONA ACADEMIC DECATHLON — all of the contributions are to public charities and are generally not restricted as to use.
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Largest: $25,000 to Southeast Regional Resource Center — alaskan academic decathlon
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Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC — solar decathlon fund
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Largest: $5,500 to CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC DECATHLON — to promote science and engineering to middle and high school students
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Largest: $1,000 to WISCONSIN ACADEMIC DECATHLON — organization's tax exempt purpose
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