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12 funders with a record of paying for “derby”

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Hess Foundation Inc → Derby Academy: $320K across 3 grants, latest 2023Osborne Wf-Derby Neck Library → Derby Neck Library: $311K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc: $238K across 2 grants, latest 2025Akron Community Foundation → International Soap Box Derby Inc: $129K across 4 grants, latest 2024Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman → Kentucky Derby Museum: $110K across 15 grants, latest 2023The Valley Community Foundation Inc → Derby Public Library: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024The John H Schnatter Family Foundation → Diamond Derby: $96K across 3 grants, latest 2025Celia & Leonard A Levand Public Library Fund → Derby Public Library: $89K across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Indianapolis Soap Box Derby Assoc: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2025Support for Catholic Schools Inc → St Mary School Derby: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2023Communitygiving → Derby Public School Usd #260: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for Greater New → Ansonia High School: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Valley Community Foundation Inc → Derby Historical Society: $59K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Indianapolis Soap Box Derby Assn: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022Communitygiving → Derby Historical Society: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for Greater New → Derby High School: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024Support for Catholic Schools Inc → St Mary School Derby: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Dare to Care Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman → Western Kentucky University: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Valley Community Foundation Inc → Operation Fuel Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Communitygiving → Friends of the Derby Public Library: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Valley Community Foundation Inc → Bhcare: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Valley Community Foundation Inc → Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Communitygiving → Derby Recreation Commission: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Communitygiving → Derby Public Library: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Communitygiving → City of Derby: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hess Foundation Inc: $320K on this topic. Open the funder.Hess Foundation Inc$320KOsborne Wf-Derby Neck Library: $311K on this topic. Open the funder.Osborne Wf-Derby Neck Library$311KLg&e and Ku Foundation Inc: $243K on this topic. Open the funder.Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc$243KThe Valley Community Foundation Inc: $206K on this topic. Open the funder.The Valley Community Foundati…$206KAkron Community Foundation: $129K on this topic. Open the funder.Akron Community Foundation$129KLeroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman: $112K on this topic. Open the funder.Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne…$112KThe John H Schnatter Family Foundation: $96K on this topic. Open the funder.The John H Schnatter Family F…$96KCelia & Leonard A Levand Public Library Fund: $89K on this topic. Open the funder.Celia & Leonard A Levand Publ…$89KCommunitygiving: $87K on this topic. Open the funder.Communitygiving$87KLilly Endowment Inc: $69K on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$69KSupport for Catholic Schools Inc: $61K on this topic. Open the funder.Support for Catholic Schools…$61KThe Community Foundation for Greater New: $47K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for…$47KDerby Academy: received $320K on this topicDerby Academy$320KDerby Neck Library: received $311K on this topicDerby Neck Library$311KKentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc: received $238K on this topicKentucky Derby Festival Foundat…$238KDerby Public Library: received $201K on this topicDerby Public Library$201KInternational Soap Box Derby Inc: received $129K on this topicInternational Soap Box Derby Inc$129KKentucky Derby Museum: received $110K on this topicKentucky Derby Museum$110KDiamond Derby: received $96K on this topicDiamond Derby$96KDerby Historical Society: received $87K on this topicDerby Historical Society$87KIndianapolis Soap Box Derby Assoc: received $40K on this topicIndianapolis Soap Box Derby Ass…$40KSt Mary School Derby: received $38K on this topicSt Mary School Derby$38KIndianapolis Soap Box Derby Assn: received $30K on this topicIndianapolis Soap Box Derby Assn$30KDerby Public School Usd #260: received $28K on this topicDerby Public School Usd #260$28KAnsonia High School: received $25K on this topicAnsonia High School$25KDerby High School: received $23K on this topicDerby High School$23KSt Mary School Derby: received $22K on this topicSt Mary School Derby$22KOperation Fuel Inc: received $20K on this topicOperation Fuel Inc$20KBhcare: received $12K on this topicBhcare$12KFriends of the Derby Public Library: received $10K on this topicFriends of the Derby Public Lib…$10KLiteracy Volunteers of Greater New Haven: received $10K on this topicLiteracy Volunteers of Greater…$10KDerby Recreation Commission: received $8K on this topicDerby Recreation Commission$8KCity of Derby: received $5K on this topicCity of Derby$5KDare to Care Inc: received $5K on this topicDare to Care Inc$5KWestern Kentucky University: received $2K on this topicWestern Kentucky University$2K
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