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12 funders with a record of paying for “deceased”
Where the money went The Duke Endowment → Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church: $5.6M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Law Enforcement United Inc → Concerns of Police Survivors Inc: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wcf Foundation → Scholarships: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Patricia Lane: $92K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jay L Smith Family Foundation → Fallen Officers Fund of Douglas County: $81K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Andersen Foundation → Massachusetts General Hospital: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Charles S Ross Fund → Special Agents Insurance Fund: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Congregation Rodfeh Zedek Inc → Misakim: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club → Vfw Avenue of Flags Veterans of Foreign War: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The F Brian and Lisa A Dodson → Navy Seal Foundation: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Caldwell Family Foundation → Megan Wnuk: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased John Holmberg Jr: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment → North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Selina Lambert: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Andersen Foundation → Garden of Dreams: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charles S Ross Fund → Special Agents Insurance Fund: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The F Brian and Lisa A Dodson → Navy Seals Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Caldwell Family Foundation → Somer Scandridge: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Curtis Melovidov: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment → North Carolina Conference United: $807K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Melissa Ruddy: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Caldwell Family Foundation → Gillian Anderson: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Nadesta Golley: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment → North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church: $752K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Katherine Magsaman: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Loretta Harris: $47K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Suzanne Spechar: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Anne-Marie Magsaman: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → John Purtill: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Daniel Purtill Funeral Direct Payme: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc → Sydney Santoro: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Lillah Merculief: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Bernice Woodle: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Jennifer Newhall: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased James Gould: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Christian Fortner: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased William Dushkin Sr: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Toni Maupin: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Sosepatra Prokopiof: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Simeon A Dushkin: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Leon Prokopioff: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased John Nelson Sr: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Donna Walker: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased John Patterson III: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Gregory Golodoff: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Iliodor Philemonof: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Jack Nelson: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Janna Charlene Black: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Donald Jackson: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased John Fratis Sr: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Amy Jackson: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Arnold Dean Koso Jr: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Artemy Hapoff Jr: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Barbara Fratis: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Bert Stutsman Jr: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Bruce Foster Sr: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Caroline Van Loock: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Charles Allen Hoff: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Charles Mcglashan: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Dennis Carlson: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Diana Kuzakin: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Doreen Jesus: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Felicia Prokopiof: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Aleut Foundation → Deceased Kenneth Bradley: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment: $8.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Duke Endowment $8.7M Law Enforcement United Inc: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. Law Enforcement United Inc $600K Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries Fund Inc: $426K on this topic. Open the funder. Iuoe Local 891 Beneficiaries… $426K Wcf Foundation: $375K on this topic. Open the funder. Wcf Foundation $375K The Aleut Foundation: $121K on this topic. Open the funder. The Aleut Foundation $121K Jay L Smith Family Foundation: $81K on this topic. Open the funder. Jay L Smith Family Foundation $81K Andersen Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Andersen Foundation $75K Charles S Ross Fund: $62K on this topic. Open the funder. Charles S Ross Fund $62K Congregation Rodfeh Zedek Inc: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Congregation Rodfeh Zedek Inc $21K Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club $20K The F Brian and Lisa A Dodson: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. The F Brian and Lisa A Dodson $18K Caldwell Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Caldwell Family Foundation $15K Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church: received $5.6M on this topic Western North Carolina Conferen… $5.6M North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church: received $1.6M on this topic North Carolina Conference Unite… $1.6M North Carolina Conference United: received $807K on this topic North Carolina Conference United $807K North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church: received $752K on this topic North Carolina Conference of th… $752K Concerns of Police Survivors Inc: received $600K on this topic Concerns of Police Survivors Inc $600K Scholarships: received $375K on this topic Scholarships $375K Patricia Lane: received $92K on this topic Patricia Lane $92K Fallen Officers Fund of Douglas County: received $81K on this topic Fallen Officers Fund of Douglas… $81K Selina Lambert: received $64K on this topic Selina Lambert $64K Melissa Ruddy: received $57K on this topic Melissa Ruddy $57K Katherine Magsaman: received $50K on this topic Katherine Magsaman $50K Massachusetts General Hospital: received $50K on this topic Massachusetts General Hospital $50K Loretta Harris: received $47K on this topic Loretta Harris $47K Special Agents Insurance Fund: received $47K on this topic Special Agents Insurance Fund $47K Suzanne Spechar: received $46K on this topic Suzanne Spechar $46K Anne-Marie Magsaman: received $28K on this topic Anne-Marie Magsaman $28K Garden of Dreams: received $25K on this topic Garden of Dreams $25K Misakim: received $21K on this topic Misakim $21K Vfw Avenue of Flags Veterans of Foreign War: received $20K on this topic Vfw Avenue of Flags Veterans of… $20K John Purtill: received $18K on this topic John Purtill $18K Daniel Purtill Funeral Direct Payme: received $16K on this topic Daniel Purtill Funeral Direct P… $16K Special Agents Insurance Fund: received $15K on this topic Special Agents Insurance Fund $15K Sydney Santoro: received $10K on this topic Sydney Santoro $10K Navy Seal Foundation: received $9K on this topic Navy Seal Foundation $9K Navy Seals Foundation: received $8K on this topic Navy Seals Foundation $8K Megan Wnuk: received $5K on this topic Megan Wnuk $5K Somer Scandridge: received $5K on this topic Somer Scandridge $5K Gillian Anderson: received $5K on this topic Gillian Anderson $5K Deceased John Holmberg Jr: received $4K on this topic Deceased John Holmberg Jr $4K Deceased Curtis Melovidov: received $4K on this topic Deceased Curtis Melovidov $4K Deceased Nadesta Golley: received $4K on this topic Deceased Nadesta Golley $4K Deceased Lillah Merculief: received $4K on this topic Deceased Lillah Merculief $4K Deceased Bernice Woodle: received $4K on this topic Deceased Bernice Woodle $4K Deceased Jennifer Newhall: received $4K on this topic Deceased Jennifer Newhall $4K Deceased James Gould: received $4K on this topic Deceased James Gould $4K Deceased Christian Fortner: received $4K on this topic Deceased Christian Fortner $4K Deceased William Dushkin Sr: received $4K on this topic Deceased William Dushkin Sr $4K Deceased Toni Maupin: received $4K on this topic Deceased Toni Maupin $4K Deceased Sosepatra Prokopiof: received $4K on this topic Deceased Sosepatra Prokopiof $4K Deceased Simeon A Dushkin: received $4K on this topic Deceased Simeon A Dushkin $4K Deceased Leon Prokopioff: received $4K on this topic Deceased Leon Prokopioff $4K Deceased John Nelson Sr: received $3K on this topic Deceased John Nelson Sr $3K Deceased Donna Walker: received $3K on this topic Deceased Donna Walker $3K Deceased John Patterson III: received $3K on this topic Deceased John Patterson III $3K Deceased Gregory Golodoff: received $3K on this topic Deceased Gregory Golodoff $3K Deceased Iliodor Philemonof: received $3K on this topic Deceased Iliodor Philemonof $3K Deceased Jack Nelson: received $3K on this topic Deceased Jack Nelson $3K Deceased Janna Charlene Black: received $3K on this topic Deceased Janna Charlene Black $3K Deceased Donald Jackson: received $3K on this topic Deceased Donald Jackson $3K Deceased John Fratis Sr: received $3K on this topic Deceased John Fratis Sr $3K Deceased Amy Jackson: received $3K on this topic Deceased Amy Jackson $3K Deceased Arnold Dean Koso Jr: received $3K on this topic Deceased Arnold Dean Koso Jr $3K Deceased Artemy Hapoff Jr: received $3K on this topic Deceased Artemy Hapoff Jr $3K Deceased Barbara Fratis: received $3K on this topic Deceased Barbara Fratis $3K Deceased Bert Stutsman Jr: received $3K on this topic Deceased Bert Stutsman Jr $3K Deceased Bruce Foster Sr: received $3K on this topic Deceased Bruce Foster Sr $3K Deceased Caroline Van Loock: received $3K on this topic Deceased Caroline Van Loock $3K Deceased Charles Allen Hoff: received $3K on this topic Deceased Charles Allen Hoff $3K Deceased Charles Mcglashan: received $3K on this topic Deceased Charles Mcglashan $3K Deceased Dennis Carlson: received $3K on this topic Deceased Dennis Carlson $3K Deceased Diana Kuzakin: received $3K on this topic Deceased Diana Kuzakin $3K Deceased Doreen Jesus: received $3K on this topic Deceased Doreen Jesus $3K Deceased Felicia Prokopiof: received $3K on this topic Deceased Felicia Prokopiof $3K Deceased Kenneth Bradley: received $3K on this topic Deceased Kenneth Bradley $3K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “deceased” 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: $4,000 to DECEASED NADESTA GOLLEY — burial assistance
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Largest: $1.2M to WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — to provide pensions to retired ministers and widows and dependent children of deceased ministers.
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Largest: $91,928 to Patricia Lane — financial assistance to deceased members family/beneficiaries
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Largest: $145,787 to SCHOLARSHIPS — legacy of learning scholarships awarded to family members of deceased workers'. paid directly to institutions of higher learning.
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Largest: $30,000 to FALLEN OFFICERS FUND OF DOUGLAS COUNTY — assistance to douglas county sheriff's office members who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty or who become deceased as a result of illness accident, injury, or nat…
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Largest: $15,771 to SPECIAL AGENTS INSURANCE FUND — support of beneficiaries of deceased agents
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Largest: $5,200 to MISAKIM — dignity of deceased, assistance of bereaved
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Largest: $25,000 to MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL — in memoriam of deceased former employee of arthur andersen llp.
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Largest: $10,000 to VFW AVENUE OF FLAGS VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR — assist with the recognition of deceased veterans by providing funds to the vfw avenue of flags to assist in providing replacement flags and new flags for deceased veterans from the…
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Largest: $500,000 to Concerns of Police Survivors Inc — support families of deceased officers
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Largest: $8,441 to NAVY SEALS FOUNDATION — grant to aid families of deceased seals and aid wounded seals
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Largest: $5,000 to Gillian Anderson — grant paid for program supporting foundation's community-area residents who have experienced tragic death (benefit to surviving spouse of deceased resident).
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