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12 funders with a record of paying for “deer”

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Mule Deer Foundation: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023Council On Chemical Abuse Inc → Crc Health (White Deer Run): $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation → Deer Hill Foundation: $700K across 4 grants, latest 2025Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → National Deer Assoc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024C K Blandin Foundation → City of Deer River: $370K across 5 grants, latest 2024Maine Community Foundation Inc → Blue Deer Center: $321K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Mule Deer Foundation: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2024Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I → Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: $173K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of New Jersey → Deer Park High School: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Air Products Foundation → East Deer Township: $58K across 6 grants, latest 2024The Humphreys Foundation → Deer Hill Foundation: $13K across 5 grants, latest 2025Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge Elementary School: $12K across 3 grants, latest 2025National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → National Forest Foundation: $826K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → The Mule Deer Fdn: $255K across 2 grants, latest 2023Maine Community Foundation Inc → Deer Isle - Stonington Community School District #13: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Allison Park Church-Deer Lake Campus: $164K across 1 grant, latest 2022C K Blandin Foundation → Isd 317 Deer River: $157K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of New Jersey → Flying Deer Nature Center: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I → The Deering Estate Foundation Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge Food Pantry: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2025Air Products Foundation → Deer Park Educational Foundation: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → California Deer Association: $774K across 3 grants, latest 2023Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → Mule Deer Fnd: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024C K Blandin Foundation → Boys and Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Maine Community Foundation Inc → Deer Isle Fireman's Association: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Cnty of Maricopa Dba Deer Valley Usd No 97: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge Medical Center: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I → Seasons of Hope Outdoors Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Conservation Northwest: $313K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife: $277K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → Mule Deer Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Larimer County Natural Resources: $205K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Arizona Game and Fish Department: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Lanai Culture & Heritage Center: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Nevada Department of Wildlife: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Crook County Soil and Water Conservation District: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Rocky Mountain Front Weed Roundtable: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Bear River Land Conservancy: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2023Maine Community Foundation Inc → Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society Inc: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024Maine Community Foundation Inc → Deer Isle - Stonington Elementary School: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Maine Community Foundation Inc → Deer Isle - Stonington High School: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wild Earth Society Incorporated Dba Wildlands Network: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → The Mule Deer Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Maine Community Foundation Inc → Memorial Ambulance Corps Isle Au Haut-Stonington-Deer Isle: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Maine Community Foundation Inc → Deer Isle - Stonington Adult Education: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Yuma County Conservation District: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Friends of Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge School District #1: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge Youth Board: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge Medical Center Auxiliary: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025Pioneer Federal Community → Deer Lodge Schools: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$5.7MCouncil On Chemical Abuse Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Council On Chemical Abuse Inc$1.4MBass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outd…$1.2MMaine Community Foundation Inc: $775K on this topic. Open the funder.Maine Community Foundation Inc$775KRobert and Dana Emery Family Foundation: $700K on this topic. Open the funder.Robert and Dana Emery Family…$700KC K Blandin Foundation: $602K on this topic. Open the funder.C K Blandin Foundation$602KGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $484K on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$484KCommunity Foundation of New Jersey: $190K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of New J…$190KFish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I: $187K on this topic. Open the funder.Fish & Wildlife Foundation of…$187KAir Products Foundation: $64K on this topic. Open the funder.Air Products Foundation$64KPioneer Federal Community: $43K on this topic. Open the funder.Pioneer Federal Community$43KThe Humphreys Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.The Humphreys Foundation$13KThe Mule Deer Foundation: received $2.2M on this topicThe Mule Deer Foundation$2.2MCrc Health (White Deer Run): received $1.4M on this topicCrc Health (White Deer Run)$1.4MNational Forest Foundation: received $826K on this topicNational Forest Foundation$826KCalifornia Deer Association: received $774K on this topicCalifornia Deer Association$774KDeer Hill Foundation: received $713K on this topicDeer Hill Foundation$713KMule Deer Foundation: received $510K on this topicMule Deer Foundation$510KNational Deer Assoc: received $400K on this topicNational Deer Assoc$400KCity of Deer River: received $370K on this topicCity of Deer River$370KBlue Deer Center: received $321K on this topicBlue Deer Center$321KConservation Northwest: received $313K on this topicConservation Northwest$313KOregon Department of Fish & Wildlife: received $277K on this topicOregon Department of Fish & Wil…$277KThe Mule Deer Fdn: received $255K on this topicThe Mule Deer Fdn$255KDeer Isle - Stonington Community School District #13: received $250K on this topicDeer Isle - Stonington Communit…$250KMule Deer Fnd: received $250K on this topicMule Deer Fnd$250KWyoming Stock Growers Land Trust: received $250K on this topicWyoming Stock Growers Land Trust$250KLarimer County Natural Resources: received $205K on this topicLarimer County Natural Resources$205KArizona Game and Fish Department: received $200K on this topicArizona Game and Fish Department$200KFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: received $173K on this topicFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conse…$173KBackcountry Hunters & Anglers: received $167K on this topicBackcountry Hunters & Anglers$167KAllison Park Church-Deer Lake Campus: received $164K on this topicAllison Park Church-Deer Lake C…$164KIsd 317 Deer River: received $157K on this topicIsd 317 Deer River$157KLanai Culture & Heritage Center: received $150K on this topicLanai Culture & Heritage Center$150KDeer Park High School: received $150K on this topicDeer Park High School$150KNevada Department of Wildlife: received $150K on this topicNevada Department of Wildlife$150KBoys and Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area: received $75K on this topicBoys and Girls Club of the Leec…$75KCrook County Soil and Water Conservation District: received $74K on this topicCrook County Soil and Water Con…$74KDeer Isle Fireman's Association: received $70K on this topicDeer Isle Fireman's Association$70KRocky Mountain Front Weed Roundtable: received $62K on this topicRocky Mountain Front Weed Round…$62KCnty of Maricopa Dba Deer Valley Usd No 97: received $60K on this topicCnty of Maricopa Dba Deer Valle…$60KEast Deer Township: received $58K on this topicEast Deer Township$58KFlying Deer Nature Center: received $40K on this topicFlying Deer Nature Center$40KBear River Land Conservancy: received $36K on this topicBear River Land Conservancy$36KDeer Isle-Stonington Historical Society Inc: received $34K on this topicDeer Isle-Stonington Historical…$34KDeer Isle - Stonington Elementary School: received $30K on this topicDeer Isle - Stonington Elementa…$30KDeer Isle - Stonington High School: received $30K on this topicDeer Isle - Stonington High Sch…$30KWild Earth Society Incorporated Dba Wildlands Network: received $28K on this topicWild Earth Society Incorporated…$28KMemorial Ambulance Corps Isle Au Haut-Stonington-Deer Isle: received $25K on this topicMemorial Ambulance Corps Isle A…$25KDeer Isle - Stonington Adult Education: received $16K on this topicDeer Isle - Stonington Adult Ed…$16KYuma County Conservation District: received $12K on this topicYuma County Conservation Distri…$12KDeer Lodge Elementary School: received $12K on this topicDeer Lodge Elementary School$12KThe Deering Estate Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topicThe Deering Estate Foundation I…$10KDeer Lodge Food Pantry: received $9K on this topicDeer Lodge Food Pantry$9KFriends of Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge: received $9K on this topicFriends of Deer Flat Wildlife R…$9KDeer Lodge Medical Center: received $9K on this topicDeer Lodge Medical Center$9KDeer Park Educational Foundation: received $6K on this topicDeer Park Educational Foundation$6KDeer Lodge School District #1: received $5K on this topicDeer Lodge School District #1$5KSeasons of Hope Outdoors Inc: received $5K on this topicSeasons of Hope Outdoors Inc$5KDeer Lodge Youth Board: received $3K on this topicDeer Lodge Youth Board$3KDeer Lodge Medical Center Auxiliary: received $3K on this topicDeer Lodge Medical Center Auxil…$3KDeer Lodge Schools: received $3K on this topicDeer Lodge Schools$3K
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