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The Li Lu Humanitarian Foundation → Columbia University: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Heart of Illinois United Way Inc → Phoenix Community Develoment: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Expanded Schools Inc → South Bronx Overall Economic Develo: $799K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation to Promote Open Society → Foundation for Womens Rights Promotion and Develo: $635K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Greater → Green Building Alliance: $278K across 1 grant, latest 2024Twin City Endowment Inc → Brazos Valley Economic Develo: $165K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dillon Foundation → Grace Episcopal Church: $144K across 4 grants, latest 2024Cg Charitable Fund → Heed Uganda: $134K across 2 grants, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Physicians for Social Responsibilit: $91K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Trout Unlimited Inc: $81K across 1 grant, latest 2024Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce → Instrumental Machine & Develo: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Action for Boston Community Develo: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Foundation to Promote Open Society → International Institute for Environment and Develo: $625K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Li Lu Humanitarian Foundation → Columbia Business School: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation of Greater → Beaver County Marcellus Awareness C: $176K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Center for Coalfield Justice: $86K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dillon Foundation → St Mark's Episcopal Church: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → West Virginia University Foundation: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2024Cg Charitable Fund → Heed Uganda: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Bank of America Charitable → Cornerstone West Community Develo: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Foundation to Promote Open Society → Foundation for Women's Rights Promotion and Develo: $235K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Li Lu Humanitarian Foundation → Columbia Law School: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Nonprofit Partners Inc → Three Rivers Waterkeeper Inc: $81K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Generation180: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dillon Foundation → Temple Shalom: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → The Woonsocket Neighborhood Develo: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nonprofit Partners Inc → Buckeye Environmental Network: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Citizens' Environmental Association: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Black Women Rising Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → West Virginia Citizen Action Educat: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Friends of Blackwater Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Beaver County Marcellus Awareness C: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Protect Pt: $71K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Group Against Smog and Pollution I: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Inside Climate News: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Citizens Coal Council: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Valley Clean Air Now (Vcan): $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Women for A Healthy Environment: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Fact-Faith Communities Together for: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Nonprofit Partners: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Friends of the Tug Fork River: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Food & Water Watch: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Carnegie Mellon University: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Physicians for Social Responsibilit: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Riverwise Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Ohio Valley Environmental Advocates: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Rising Appalachia: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlim: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Chesapeake Conservancy: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Mountain Watershed Association Inc: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Community Foundation for the Allegh: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Protect Pt: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Fair Shake Environmental Legal Serv: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → 412 Justice: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Wildlands Conservancy Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dillon Foundation → Presbyterian Church (USA) Foundatio: $36K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → American Rivers: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania Environmental Council: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Eastern Pa Coalition for Abandoned: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Clean Air Council: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024Foundation for Pennsylvania → Clearwater Conservancy of Central P: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nonprofit Partners Inc → Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Lig: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Li Lu Humanitarian Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Li Lu Humanitarian Founda…$2.4MFoundation to Promote Open Society: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation to Promote Open So…$1.5MNonprofit Partners Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Nonprofit Partners Inc$1.5MHeart of Illinois United Way Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Heart of Illinois United Way…$1.1MCommunity Foundation of Greater: $893K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Great…$893KExpanded Schools Inc: $799K on this topic. Open the funder.Expanded Schools Inc$799KFoundation for Pennsylvania: $532K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for Pennsylvania$532KDillon Foundation: $291K on this topic. Open the funder.Dillon Foundation$291KCg Charitable Fund: $174K on this topic. Open the funder.Cg Charitable Fund$174KTwin City Endowment Inc: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Twin City Endowment Inc$165KThe Bank of America Charitable: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$75KKosciusko Chamber of Commerce: $53K on this topic. Open the funder.Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce$53KColumbia University: received $2.0M on this topicColumbia University$2.0MPhoenix Community Develoment: received $1.1M on this topicPhoenix Community Develoment$1.1MSouth Bronx Overall Economic Develo: received $799K on this topicSouth Bronx Overall Economic De…$799KFoundation for Womens Rights Promotion and Develo: received $635K on this topicFoundation for Womens Rights Pr…$635KInternational Institute for Environment and Develo: received $625K on this topicInternational Institute for Env…$625KGreen Building Alliance: received $278K on this topicGreen Building Alliance$278KBeaver County Marcellus Awareness C: received $250K on this topicBeaver County Marcellus Awarene…$250KFoundation for Women's Rights Promotion and Develo: received $235K on this topicFoundation for Women's Rights P…$235KColumbia Business School: received $215K on this topicColumbia Business School$215KColumbia Law School: received $200K on this topicColumbia Law School$200KBrazos Valley Economic Develo: received $165K on this topicBrazos Valley Economic Develo$165KGrace Episcopal Church: received $144K on this topicGrace Episcopal Church$144KPhysicians for Social Responsibilit: received $141K on this topicPhysicians for Social Responsib…$141KHeed Uganda: received $134K on this topicHeed Uganda$134KProtect Pt: received $111K on this topicProtect Pt$111KCenter for Coalfield Justice: received $86K on this topicCenter for Coalfield Justice$86KThree Rivers Waterkeeper Inc: received $81K on this topicThree Rivers Waterkeeper Inc$81KTrout Unlimited Inc: received $81K on this topicTrout Unlimited Inc$81KGeneration180: received $77K on this topicGeneration180$77KBuckeye Environmental Network: received $75K on this topicBuckeye Environmental Network$75KCitizens' Environmental Association: received $75K on this topicCitizens' Environmental Associa…$75KBlack Women Rising Inc: received $75K on this topicBlack Women Rising Inc$75KWest Virginia Citizen Action Educat: received $75K on this topicWest Virginia Citizen Action Ed…$75KFriends of Blackwater Inc: received $75K on this topicFriends of Blackwater Inc$75KSt Mark's Episcopal Church: received $70K on this topicSt Mark's Episcopal Church$70KGroup Against Smog and Pollution I: received $70K on this topicGroup Against Smog and Pollutio…$70KWest Virginia University Foundation: received $66K on this topicWest Virginia University Founda…$66KInside Climate News: received $66K on this topicInside Climate News$66KCitizens Coal Council: received $64K on this topicCitizens Coal Council$64KValley Clean Air Now (Vcan): received $60K on this topicValley Clean Air Now (Vcan)$60KWomen for A Healthy Environment: received $60K on this topicWomen for A Healthy Environment$60KFact-Faith Communities Together for: received $60K on this topicFact-Faith Communities Together…$60KNonprofit Partners: received $59K on this topicNonprofit Partners$59KWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy: received $59K on this topicWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy$59KFriends of the Tug Fork River: received $58K on this topicFriends of the Tug Fork River$58KFood & Water Watch: received $55K on this topicFood & Water Watch$55KInstrumental Machine & Develo: received $53K on this topicInstrumental Machine & Develo$53KCarnegie Mellon University: received $51K on this topicCarnegie Mellon University$51KRiverwise Inc: received $50K on this topicRiverwise Inc$50KOhio Valley Environmental Advocates: received $50K on this topicOhio Valley Environmental Advoc…$50KRising Appalachia: received $50K on this topicRising Appalachia$50KPennsylvania Council of Trout Unlim: received $50K on this topicPennsylvania Council of Trout U…$50KChesapeake Conservancy: received $50K on this topicChesapeake Conservancy$50KMountain Watershed Association Inc: received $48K on this topicMountain Watershed Association…$48KCommunity Foundation for the Allegh: received $41K on this topicCommunity Foundation for the Al…$41KTemple Shalom: received $41K on this topicTemple Shalom$41KHeed Uganda: received $40K on this topicHeed Uganda$40KFair Shake Environmental Legal Serv: received $40K on this topicFair Shake Environmental Legal…$40K412 Justice: received $40K on this topic412 Justice$40KWest Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc: received $40K on this topicWest Virginia Rivers Coalition…$40KWildlands Conservancy Inc: received $40K on this topicWildlands Conservancy Inc$40KPresbyterian Church (USA) Foundatio: received $36K on this topicPresbyterian Church (USA) Found…$36KAmerican Rivers: received $36K on this topicAmerican Rivers$36KPennsylvania Environmental Council: received $35K on this topicPennsylvania Environmental Coun…$35KEastern Pa Coalition for Abandoned: received $35K on this topicEastern Pa Coalition for Abando…$35KClean Air Council: received $35K on this topicClean Air Council$35KClearwater Conservancy of Central P: received $32K on this topicClearwater Conservancy of Centr…$32KPennsylvania Interfaith Power & Lig: received $31K on this topicPennsylvania Interfaith Power &…$31KAction for Boston Community Develo: received $25K on this topicAction for Boston Community Dev…$25KCornerstone West Community Develo: received $25K on this topicCornerstone West Community Deve…$25KThe Woonsocket Neighborhood Develo: received $25K on this topicThe Woonsocket Neighborhood Dev…$25K
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