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12 funders with a record of paying for “diffusion”

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Carnegie Corporation of New York → New Tech Network: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Equal Access International: $700K across 2 grants, latest 2022Torrey Coast Foundation → Cornell University - the Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College: $575K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Diffusion Assoc: $573K across 1 grant, latest 2020Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → City of Molalla: $266K across 3 grants, latest 2025Equal Access International → Emory University: $253K across 3 grants, latest 2024Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → Kennedy Krieger Institute: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lewis Family Charitable Foundation → Hillsdale College: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jim H Mcclung Lighting Research Foundation Inc → Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2024Mcgary Regan Foundation Inc → University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024Trial Blazers for Kids Inc → Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Cincinnati: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Diffusion Assoc: $256K across 3 grants, latest 2023Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Molalla River School District: $121K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Connecticut: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Public Private Stra: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2020Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → City Parks Project: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → Worcester Polytechnic Institute: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Molalla Area Seniors: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Providence Willamette Falls Medical Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Diffusion Associates: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Molalla Adult Community Center: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Simons Foundation Inc → Iowa State University Foundation: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Molalla Area Historical Society: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Rubie Burge: $11K across 5 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Payton Miller: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Annika Molina: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Denver Grossnickle: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Ryan Gilkison: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Lorraine Soper: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Lesly Maldonado: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Tanner Foss-Howard: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Foundation for Rural Services: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Grace Rief: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Reid Sperl: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Delaware: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Olivia Lewis: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Cole Beyer: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Country Christian School: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Theodore Nunn: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Galilea Suarez-Orozco: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Molalla Boosters Club: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Antuan Peterson: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Josh Matias-Christensen: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Jarek White: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Alice Person: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Leah Kateley: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Dakota Burke: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Michael Kyllo: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Molalla Chamber of Commerce: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Rylee Madison: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Ryley Talarico: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Evan Jasper Carrel: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Ephriam Carr: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Emily Rountree: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Patrick Raschio: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Kadyn Eves: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Alicia Salazar Wells: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Anna Cramer: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Lisette Fregoso Navarro: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Clay Sperl: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Morgan Duvall: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2025Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Adonijah Farner: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Molalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc → Nate Gonzales: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Carnegie Corporation of New York: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Carnegie Corporation of New Y…$1.1MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$1.0MMolalla Communications Educational Foundation Inc: $851K on this topic. Open the funder.Molalla Communications Educat…$851KWellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc: $700K on this topic. Open the funder.Wellspring Philanthropic Fund…$700KTorrey Coast Foundation: $575K on this topic. Open the funder.Torrey Coast Foundation$575KEqual Access International: $253K on this topic. Open the funder.Equal Access International$253KFm Kirby Foundation Inc: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.Fm Kirby Foundation Inc$200KThe Lewis Family Charitable Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lewis Family Charitable F…$150KJim H Mcclung Lighting Research Foundation Inc: $130K on this topic. Open the funder.Jim H Mcclung Lighting Resear…$130KThe Simons Foundation Inc: $101K on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$101KMcgary Regan Foundation Inc: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Mcgary Regan Foundation Inc$70KTrial Blazers for Kids Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Trial Blazers for Kids Inc$50KNew Tech Network: received $1.1M on this topicNew Tech Network$1.1MEqual Access International: received $700K on this topicEqual Access International$700KCornell University - the Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College: received $575K on this topicCornell University - the Joan a…$575KDiffusion Assoc: received $573K on this topicDiffusion Assoc$573KCity of Molalla: received $266K on this topicCity of Molalla$266KDiffusion Assoc: received $256K on this topicDiffusion Assoc$256KEmory University: received $253K on this topicEmory University$253KKennedy Krieger Institute: received $200K on this topicKennedy Krieger Institute$200KHillsdale College: received $150K on this topicHillsdale College$150KPublic Private Stra: received $150K on this topicPublic Private Stra$150KPacific Northwest National Laboratory: received $130K on this topicPacific Northwest National Labo…$130KMolalla River School District: received $121K on this topicMolalla River School District$121KCity Parks Project: received $100K on this topicCity Parks Project$100KUniversity of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center: received $70K on this topicUniversity of Texas Md Anderson…$70KLucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health: received $50K on this topicLucile Packard Foundation for C…$50KUniversity of Cincinnati: received $25K on this topicUniversity of Cincinnati$25KUniversity of Connecticut: received $25K on this topicUniversity of Connecticut$25KWorcester Polytechnic Institute: received $25K on this topicWorcester Polytechnic Institute$25KMolalla Area Seniors: received $25K on this topicMolalla Area Seniors$25KProvidence Willamette Falls Medical Foundation: received $25K on this topicProvidence Willamette Falls Med…$25KDiffusion Associates: received $22K on this topicDiffusion Associates$22KMolalla Adult Community Center: received $17K on this topicMolalla Adult Community Center$17KIowa State University Foundation: received $17K on this topicIowa State University Foundation$17KMolalla Area Historical Society: received $11K on this topicMolalla Area Historical Society$11KRubie Burge: received $11K on this topicRubie Burge$11KPayton Miller: received $10K on this topicPayton Miller$10KAnnika Molina: received $10K on this topicAnnika Molina$10KDenver Grossnickle: received $10K on this topicDenver Grossnickle$10KRyan Gilkison: received $10K on this topicRyan Gilkison$10KLorraine Soper: received $10K on this topicLorraine Soper$10KLesly Maldonado: received $10K on this topicLesly Maldonado$10KTanner Foss-Howard: received $10K on this topicTanner Foss-Howard$10KFoundation for Rural Services: received $9K on this topicFoundation for Rural Services$9KGrace Rief: received $9K on this topicGrace Rief$9KReid Sperl: received $9K on this topicReid Sperl$9KUniversity of Delaware: received $8K on this topicUniversity of Delaware$8KOlivia Lewis: received $8K on this topicOlivia Lewis$8KCole Beyer: received $8K on this topicCole Beyer$8KCountry Christian School: received $8K on this topicCountry Christian School$8KTheodore Nunn: received $8K on this topicTheodore Nunn$8KGalilea Suarez-Orozco: received $7K on this topicGalilea Suarez-Orozco$7KMolalla Boosters Club: received $7K on this topicMolalla Boosters Club$7KAntuan Peterson: received $7K on this topicAntuan Peterson$7KJosh Matias-Christensen: received $7K on this topicJosh Matias-Christensen$7KJarek White: received $7K on this topicJarek White$7KAlice Person: received $7K on this topicAlice Person$7KLeah Kateley: received $7K on this topicLeah Kateley$7KDakota Burke: received $7K on this topicDakota Burke$7KMichael Kyllo: received $7K on this topicMichael Kyllo$7KMolalla Chamber of Commerce: received $7K on this topicMolalla Chamber of Commerce$7KRylee Madison: received $7K on this topicRylee Madison$7KRyley Talarico: received $7K on this topicRyley Talarico$7KEvan Jasper Carrel: received $7K on this topicEvan Jasper Carrel$7KEphriam Carr: received $7K on this topicEphriam Carr$7KEmily Rountree: received $7K on this topicEmily Rountree$7KPatrick Raschio: received $6K on this topicPatrick Raschio$6KKadyn Eves: received $6K on this topicKadyn Eves$6KAlicia Salazar Wells: received $6K on this topicAlicia Salazar Wells$6KAnna Cramer: received $6K on this topicAnna Cramer$6KLisette Fregoso Navarro: received $6K on this topicLisette Fregoso Navarro$6KClay Sperl: received $6K on this topicClay Sperl$6KMorgan Duvall: received $6K on this topicMorgan Duvall$6KAdonijah Farner: received $6K on this topicAdonijah Farner$6KNate Gonzales: received $6K on this topicNate Gonzales$6K
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