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12 funders with a record of paying for “decide”
Where the money went The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation → Power to Decide: $7.6M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Blue Meridian Partners Inc → Power to Decide: $4.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Jpb Foundation → Power to Decide: $3.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Power to Decide: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Moneythink: $898K across 3 grants, latest 2022 James S Mcdonnell Foundation → University of Missouri: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Hope Community Inc: $508K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: $442K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Blue Dor Foundation → Givewell Aka Clear Fund: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Travelers Foundation → Hartford Decide Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Balinese Children's Education Found: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Baltimore Community Foundation Inc → Power to Decide: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 James S Mcdonnell Foundation → St Louis Science Center Foundation: $575K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Trailhead Inst: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Feather River Land Trust: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Trailhead Institute: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → La Clinica De La Raza: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Northwestern U Feinberg Sch of Med: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → John Felice Rome Centerloyola Univ: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Lennie's Kids: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Foothills Humane Society: $7K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Tryon Fine Arts Center: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Helping Equines Regain Dignity: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Tryon Little Theater: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Conserving Carolina: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Steps to Hope: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Foothills Equestrian Nature Center: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Cypress Mandela Training Center: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → World Central Kitchen: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Tryon Arts and Crafts Inc: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Foothills Equestrian Nature Cntr Fe: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Champions for Wildlife: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → Polk Equine Emergency Rescue - Peer: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation → The Congregational Church Ucc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation: $7.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Susan Thompson Buffett Fo… $7.6M Blue Meridian Partners Inc: $4.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Blue Meridian Partners Inc $4.5M The Jpb Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Jpb Foundation $3.6M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $2.3M James S Mcdonnell Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. James S Mcdonnell Foundation $1.2M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $1.0M Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: $898K on this topic. Open the funder. Michael & Susan Dell Foundati… $898K Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $442K on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $442K The Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation: $129K on this topic. Open the funder. The Dobbs Family Charitable F… $129K Blue Dor Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. Blue Dor Foundation $65K Travelers Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Travelers Foundation $45K Baltimore Community Foundation Inc: $35K on this topic. Open the funder. Baltimore Community Foundatio… $35K Power to Decide: received $18M on this topic Power to Decide $18M Moneythink: received $898K on this topic Moneythink $898K University of Missouri: received $665K on this topic University of Missouri $665K St Louis Science Center Foundation: received $575K on this topic St Louis Science Center Foundat… $575K Hope Community Inc: received $508K on this topic Hope Community Inc $508K Trailhead Inst: received $450K on this topic Trailhead Inst $450K University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: received $442K on this topic University of Illinois Urbana-C… $442K Givewell Aka Clear Fund: received $65K on this topic Givewell Aka Clear Fund $65K Trailhead Institute: received $50K on this topic Trailhead Institute $50K Hartford Decide Inc: received $45K on this topic Hartford Decide Inc $45K Balinese Children's Education Found: received $40K on this topic Balinese Children's Education F… $40K Northwestern U Feinberg Sch of Med: received $24K on this topic Northwestern U Feinberg Sch of… $24K Feather River Land Trust: received $18K on this topic Feather River Land Trust $18K La Clinica De La Raza: received $13K on this topic La Clinica De La Raza $13K John Felice Rome Centerloyola Univ: received $8K on this topic John Felice Rome Centerloyola U… $8K Lennie's Kids: received $8K on this topic Lennie's Kids $8K Foothills Humane Society: received $7K on this topic Foothills Humane Society $7K Tryon Fine Arts Center: received $5K on this topic Tryon Fine Arts Center $5K Helping Equines Regain Dignity: received $5K on this topic Helping Equines Regain Dignity $5K Tryon Little Theater: received $4K on this topic Tryon Little Theater $4K Conserving Carolina: received $3K on this topic Conserving Carolina $3K Steps to Hope: received $3K on this topic Steps to Hope $3K Foothills Equestrian Nature Center: received $3K on this topic Foothills Equestrian Nature Cen… $3K Cypress Mandela Training Center: received $2K on this topic Cypress Mandela Training Center $2K World Central Kitchen: received $2K on this topic World Central Kitchen $2K Tryon Arts and Crafts Inc: received $2K on this topic Tryon Arts and Crafts Inc $2K Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity: received $2K on this topic Thermal Belt Habitat for Humani… $2K Foothills Equestrian Nature Cntr Fe: received $2K on this topic Foothills Equestrian Nature Cnt… $2K Champions for Wildlife: received $1K on this topic Champions for Wildlife $1K Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio: received $1K on this topic Multiple Myeloma Research Found… $1K Polk Equine Emergency Rescue - Peer: received $1K on this topic Polk Equine Emergency Rescue -… $1K The Congregational Church Ucc: received $1K on this topic The Congregational Church Ucc $1K 12 funders, 32 recipients, grants matching “decide” 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: $10,000 to Balinese Children's Education Found — contributions are made for educational purposes as these organizations decide
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Largest: $450,000 to TRAILHEAD INST — 80254 strengthening the light collective's organizational infrastructure to support patients in deciding how their health information is shared or used
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Largest: $2.5M to POWER TO DECIDE — program support
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Largest: $900,000 to POWER TO DECIDE — from roadmap to reality: advancing reproductive well-being for all
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Largest: $750,000 to POWER TO DECIDE — for general operating support
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Largest: $20,000 to GIVEWELL AKA CLEAR FUND — givewell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give.
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Largest: $350,000 to Moneythink — decided api development & implementation
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Largest: $4.0M to POWER TO DECIDE — to support strategic planning
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Largest: $664,816 to UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI — managing students' contributions to mathematical work in whole class discussions in high school: how do teachers decide what to do?
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Largest: $15,000 to POWER TO DECIDE — general support and various projects
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Largest: $15,000 to Hartford Decide Inc — operating support for hartford decide to expand community engagement
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Largest: $224,234 to UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN — to advance our understanding of the genetic circuit deciding between replication and dormancy in bacteriophage lambda, with the ultimate goal of improving our ability to predict th…
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