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12 funders with a record of paying for “detroit”

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The Ford Foundation → Foundation for Detroit's Future: $25M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Invest Detroit: $21M across 4 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: $13M across 7 grants, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Detroit Riverfront Conservancy: $10M across 5 grants, latest 2023The Kresge Foundation → Invest Detroit Foundation: $9.5M across 10 grants, latest 2024Wk Kellogg Foundation → Foundation for Detroits Future: $8.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Southeast → Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: $7.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit: $4.0M across 7 grants, latest 2023The Fred A & Barbara M Erb Family → Detroit Riverfront Conservancyinc: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023Hudson-Webber Foundation → Foundation for Detroit's Future: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Dte Energy Foundation → Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Skillman Foundation → Detroit Children's Fund: $1.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Enterprise Community Partners: $11M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Enterprise Community Partners Inc: $9.6M across 9 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → Jewish Federation of Detroit: $9.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Southeast Michigan Foundation for Public Spaces: $7.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Southeast → Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc: $6.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → Wayne State University Research & Technology Park in the City of Detroit: $6.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024Wk Kellogg Foundation → Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Fred A & Barbara M Erb Family → Foundation for Detroit's Future: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation → Detroit Symphony Orchestra: $1.8M across 12 grants, latest 2024Hudson-Webber Foundation → Enterprise Community Partners Inc: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Skillman Foundation → Detroit Public Schools Foundation: $971K across 6 grants, latest 2023Dte Energy Foundation → Detroit Regional Partnership Founda: $916K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Downtown Detroit Partnership: $9.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Detroit Riverfront Conservancy: $6.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → College for Creative Studies: $5.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Southeast → Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc: $4.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → The Detroit Institute of Arts: $4.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Fred A & Barbara M Erb Family → Detroit Symphony Orchestra: $2.0M across 5 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Allied Media Projects Inc: $1.7M across 9 grants, latest 2024Wk Kellogg Foundation → Detroit Educational Television Foundation: $1.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation → Jewish Federation of Detroit: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024Hudson-Webber Foundation → Midtown Detroit Inc: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Skillman Foundation → Allied Media Projects Inc: $961K across 6 grants, latest 2024Dte Energy Foundation → Detroit Economic Growth Association: $825K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Chn Housing Partners: $8.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Techtown Detroit: $5.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023The Gilbert Family Foundation → United Community Housing Coalition: $5.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Kresge Foundation → Foundation for Detroits Future: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Invest Detroit Foundation: $5.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation for Southeast → Jewish Federation of Detroit: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → Culturesource: $4.2M across 9 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Lakeshore Legal Aid: $4.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → Detroit Opera: $4.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → Detroit Future City: $4.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → Enterprise Community Partners Inc: $3.7M across 5 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → Detroit Opera Dba Michigan Opera Theatre: $3.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022William Davidson Foundation → Birthright Israel Foundation: $3.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Gilbert Family Foundation → Michigan Legal Services: $3.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation for Southeast → Temple Israel of Detroit: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Techtown: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Invest Detroit Foundation: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → E Warren Development: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Kresge Foundation → Downtown Detroit Partnership Inc: $2.9M across 10 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → United States Artist: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Gilbert Family Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Kresge Foundation → Marygrove Conservancy: $2.6M across 3 grants, latest 2022The Gilbert Family Foundation → The Greening of Detroit: $2.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Techtown Detroit: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Gilbert Family Foundation → Detroit Development Fund: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024William Davidson Foundation → Foundation for Detroit's Future: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Detroit Economic Growth Association: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Gilbert Family Foundation: $79M on this topic. Open the funder.The Gilbert Family Foundation$79MThe Kresge Foundation: $44M on this topic. Open the funder.The Kresge Foundation$44MWilliam Davidson Foundation: $43M on this topic. Open the funder.William Davidson Foundation$43MThe Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation: $43M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundat…$43MThe Ford Foundation: $36M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$36MCommunity Foundation for Southeast: $26M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation for Sout…$26MWk Kellogg Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.Wk Kellogg Foundation$12MMax M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Fou…$7.2MThe Fred A & Barbara M Erb Family: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Fred A & Barbara M Erb Fa…$6.5MHudson-Webber Foundation: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Hudson-Webber Foundation$3.9MDte Energy Foundation: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Dte Energy Foundation$3.2MThe Skillman Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Skillman Foundation$3.1MFoundation for Detroit's Future: received $28M on this topicFoundation for Detroit's Future$28MInvest Detroit: received $21M on this topicInvest Detroit$21MEnterprise Community Partners Inc: received $15M on this topicEnterprise Community Partners I…$15MInvest Detroit Foundation: received $14M on this topicInvest Detroit Foundation$14MJewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: received $13M on this topicJewish Federation of Metropolit…$13MFoundation for Detroits Future: received $13M on this topicFoundation for Detroits Future$13MEnterprise Community Partners: received $11M on this topicEnterprise Community Partners$11MDetroit Riverfront Conservancy: received $10M on this topicDetroit Riverfront Conservancy$10MDowntown Detroit Partnership: received $9.8M on this topicDowntown Detroit Partnership$9.8MJewish Federation of Detroit: received $9.1M on this topicJewish Federation of Detroit$9.1MDetroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc: received $8.8M on this topicDetroit Riverfront Conservancy…$8.8MChn Housing Partners: received $8.2M on this topicChn Housing Partners$8.2MSoutheast Michigan Foundation for Public Spaces: received $7.7M on this topicSoutheast Michigan Foundation f…$7.7MJewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: received $7.6M on this topicJewish Federation of Metropolit…$7.6MDetroit Riverfront Conservancy: received $6.5M on this topicDetroit Riverfront Conservancy$6.5MDetroit Symphony Orchestra Inc: received $6.5M on this topicDetroit Symphony Orchestra Inc$6.5MWayne State University Research & Technology Park in the City of Detroit: received $6.2M on this topicWayne State University Research…$6.2MCollege for Creative Studies: received $5.8M on this topicCollege for Creative Studies$5.8MJewish Federation of Detroit: received $5.8M on this topicJewish Federation of Detroit$5.8MTechtown Detroit: received $5.2M on this topicTechtown Detroit$5.2MUnited Community Housing Coalition: received $5.1M on this topicUnited Community Housing Coalit…$5.1MCulturesource: received $4.2M on this topicCulturesource$4.2MLakeshore Legal Aid: received $4.2M on this topicLakeshore Legal Aid$4.2MThe Detroit Institute of Arts: received $4.0M on this topicThe Detroit Institute of Arts$4.0MJewish Federation of Metro Detroit: received $4.0M on this topicJewish Federation of Metro Detr…$4.0MDetroit Opera: received $4.0M on this topicDetroit Opera$4.0MDetroit Future City: received $4.0M on this topicDetroit Future City$4.0MDetroit Symphony Orchestra: received $3.8M on this topicDetroit Symphony Orchestra$3.8MDetroit Opera Dba Michigan Opera Theatre: received $3.5M on this topicDetroit Opera Dba Michigan Oper…$3.5MBirthright Israel Foundation: received $3.4M on this topicBirthright Israel Foundation$3.4MMichigan Legal Services: received $3.3M on this topicMichigan Legal Services$3.3MDetroit Economic Growth Association: received $3.3M on this topicDetroit Economic Growth Associa…$3.3MTemple Israel of Detroit: received $3.3M on this topicTemple Israel of Detroit$3.3MTechtown: received $3.1M on this topicTechtown$3.1MInvest Detroit Foundation: received $3.0M on this topicInvest Detroit Foundation$3.0ME Warren Development: received $3.0M on this topicE Warren Development$3.0MDowntown Detroit Partnership Inc: received $2.9M on this topicDowntown Detroit Partnership Inc$2.9MThe Shalom Hartman Institute of North America: received $2.8M on this topicThe Shalom Hartman Institute of…$2.8MAllied Media Projects Inc: received $2.7M on this topicAllied Media Projects Inc$2.7MUnited States Artist: received $2.7M on this topicUnited States Artist$2.7MJohns Hopkins University: received $2.6M on this topicJohns Hopkins University$2.6MMarygrove Conservancy: received $2.6M on this topicMarygrove Conservancy$2.6MThe Greening of Detroit: received $2.6M on this topicThe Greening of Detroit$2.6MTechtown Detroit: received $2.6M on this topicTechtown Detroit$2.6MDetroit Development Fund: received $2.5M on this topicDetroit Development Fund$2.5MDetroit Riverfront Conservancyinc: received $2.5M on this topicDetroit Riverfront Conservancyi…$2.5MFoundation for Detroit's Future: received $2.5M on this topicFoundation for Detroit's Future$2.5MDetroit Educational Television Foundation: received $1.7M on this topicDetroit Educational Television…$1.7MDetroit Children's Fund: received $1.2M on this topicDetroit Children's Fund$1.2MMidtown Detroit Inc: received $1.1M on this topicMidtown Detroit Inc$1.1MDetroit Public Schools Foundation: received $971K on this topicDetroit Public Schools Foundati…$971KDetroit Regional Partnership Founda: received $916K on this topicDetroit Regional Partnership Fo…$916K
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