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12 funders with a record of paying for “dream”
Where the money went The Coach Foundation Inc → China Youth Development Foundation: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Follow Your Dream Foundation Inc: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → The Milken Institute: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc → Fund for Southern Communities: $735K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation for → The Players Philanthropy Fund: $276K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → West Nashville Dream Center: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gofundmeorg → Girls Leadership: $188K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Soroptimist International → Soroptimist Desert Coast Region: $88K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Fund for Southern Communities Inc → Every Black Girl: $73K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Panera Dream Scholarship Inc → Careth Noll: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Dc Dream Center: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Harry F Duncan Foundation Inc → Jaqueline Sellersuniv Missouri: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Coach Foundation Inc → Bottom Line: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Symphony Orchestra: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Dream Center Fdn A California Non Profit: $625K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc → Truthspeaks Innovation Foundation: $288K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation for → Dreams Come True of Jacksonville Inc: $170K across 17 grants, latest 2024 Gofundmeorg → Step Up: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Urban Dreams: $73K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Soroptimist International → Soroptimist Sierra Pacific Region: $69K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Fund for Southern Communities Inc → Black Girls Smile Inc: $68K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Panera Dream Scholarship Inc → David Ovalle: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Dream Alive Inc: $32K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Harry F Duncan Foundation Inc → G Chadwicknw Missouri St Univ: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Coach Foundation Inc → Opportunity Network: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Dion's Chicago Dream: $673K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Dream Ctr Fdn A California Non Profit Corporation: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc → Appalachian Community Fund: $234K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gofundmeorg → Girl Talk Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Soroptimist International → Soroptimist Camino Real Region: $63K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Fund for Southern Communities Inc → Koinonia Community Solutions: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation for → Museum of Science & History: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Panera Dream Scholarship Inc → Jordan Kearney: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Dreams With Wings Inc: $26K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Dion's Chicago Dream Inc Nfp: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Harry F Duncan Foundation Inc → Alyssa Haugkansas State Univ: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Coach Foundation Inc → The Opportunity Network: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Depaul University: $574K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Coach Foundation Inc → Charities Aid Foundation of America (Caf): $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Dream Catchers Inc: $413K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Jdrf International: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Coach Foundation Inc → Fashion Scholarship Fund: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Coach Foundation Inc → Point Foundation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Coach Foundation Inc → Seo London: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → The Arts of Life: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Dion S Chicago Dream Inc Nfp: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Firehouse Dream Inc: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Coach Foundation Inc → Charities Aid Foundation of America (Cafa): $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Coach Foundation Inc → Pensole Lewis College: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Coach Foundation Inc → Millenium Campus Network Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Coach Foundation Inc → Hetrick Martin Institute: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Coach Foundation Inc → Millennium Campus Network Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc → Destination Liberation Inc: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gofundmeorg → Girls Inc: $72K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Coach Foundation Inc → Communities in Schools Jacksonville: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Coach Foundation Inc → Communities in Schools of Jacksonville: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gofundmeorg → Girls Leadership Institute Inc: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Soroptimist International → Soroptimist Northwestern Region: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc → Alabama Institute for Social Justice: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Dream Big Mentoring and Out Reach: $58K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Live Your Dream: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gofundmeorg → Girls Write Now Inc: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Coach Foundation Inc → Myriad USA: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gofundmeorg → She Should Run: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Coach Foundation Inc: $9.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Coach Foundation Inc $9.5M The Chicago Community Trust: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $4.4M Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $3.7M The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Black Belt Community Foun… $1.4M Gofundmeorg: $626K on this topic. Open the funder. Gofundmeorg $626K The Community Foundation for: $476K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation for $476K The Bank of America Charitable: $313K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $313K Soroptimist International: $280K on this topic. Open the funder. Soroptimist International $280K Fund for Southern Communities Inc: $192K on this topic. Open the funder. Fund for Southern Communities… $192K Panera Dream Scholarship Inc: $115K on this topic. Open the funder. Panera Dream Scholarship Inc $115K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $108K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $108K Harry F Duncan Foundation Inc: $31K on this topic. Open the funder. Harry F Duncan Foundation Inc $31K China Youth Development Foundation: received $3.0M on this topic China Youth Development Foundat… $3.0M Bottom Line: received $2.3M on this topic Bottom Line $2.3M Follow Your Dream Foundation Inc: received $2.0M on this topic Follow Your Dream Foundation Inc $2.0M Opportunity Network: received $1.5M on this topic Opportunity Network $1.5M The Milken Institute: received $1.4M on this topic The Milken Institute $1.4M Chicago Symphony Orchestra: received $1.1M on this topic Chicago Symphony Orchestra $1.1M The Opportunity Network: received $1.0M on this topic The Opportunity Network $1.0M Fund for Southern Communities: received $735K on this topic Fund for Southern Communities $735K Dion's Chicago Dream: received $673K on this topic Dion's Chicago Dream $673K Dream Center Fdn A California Non Profit: received $625K on this topic Dream Center Fdn A California N… $625K Depaul University: received $574K on this topic Depaul University $574K Dream Ctr Fdn A California Non Profit Corporation: received $500K on this topic Dream Ctr Fdn A California Non… $500K Charities Aid Foundation of America (Caf): received $450K on this topic Charities Aid Foundation of Ame… $450K Dream Catchers Inc: received $413K on this topic Dream Catchers Inc $413K Jdrf International: received $325K on this topic Jdrf International $325K Truthspeaks Innovation Foundation: received $288K on this topic Truthspeaks Innovation Foundati… $288K The Players Philanthropy Fund: received $276K on this topic The Players Philanthropy Fund $276K Appalachian Community Fund: received $234K on this topic Appalachian Community Fund $234K West Nashville Dream Center: received $225K on this topic West Nashville Dream Center $225K Fashion Scholarship Fund: received $200K on this topic Fashion Scholarship Fund $200K Point Foundation: received $200K on this topic Point Foundation $200K Seo London: received $200K on this topic Seo London $200K Girls Leadership: received $188K on this topic Girls Leadership $188K The Arts of Life: received $170K on this topic The Arts of Life $170K Dreams Come True of Jacksonville Inc: received $170K on this topic Dreams Come True of Jacksonvill… $170K Dion S Chicago Dream Inc Nfp: received $150K on this topic Dion S Chicago Dream Inc Nfp $150K Firehouse Dream Inc: received $127K on this topic Firehouse Dream Inc $127K Charities Aid Foundation of America (Cafa): received $125K on this topic Charities Aid Foundation of Ame… $125K Pensole Lewis College: received $120K on this topic Pensole Lewis College $120K Step Up: received $100K on this topic Step Up $100K Girl Talk Inc: received $100K on this topic Girl Talk Inc $100K Millenium Campus Network Inc: received $100K on this topic Millenium Campus Network Inc $100K Hetrick Martin Institute: received $100K on this topic Hetrick Martin Institute $100K Millennium Campus Network Inc: received $100K on this topic Millennium Campus Network Inc $100K Destination Liberation Inc: received $90K on this topic Destination Liberation Inc $90K Soroptimist Desert Coast Region: received $88K on this topic Soroptimist Desert Coast Region $88K Urban Dreams: received $73K on this topic Urban Dreams $73K Every Black Girl: received $73K on this topic Every Black Girl $73K Girls Inc: received $72K on this topic Girls Inc $72K Communities in Schools Jacksonville: received $70K on this topic Communities in Schools Jacksonv… $70K Communities in Schools of Jacksonville: received $70K on this topic Communities in Schools of Jacks… $70K Soroptimist Sierra Pacific Region: received $69K on this topic Soroptimist Sierra Pacific Regi… $69K Black Girls Smile Inc: received $68K on this topic Black Girls Smile Inc $68K Girls Leadership Institute Inc: received $65K on this topic Girls Leadership Institute Inc $65K Soroptimist Camino Real Region: received $63K on this topic Soroptimist Camino Real Region $63K Soroptimist Northwestern Region: received $61K on this topic Soroptimist Northwestern Region $61K Alabama Institute for Social Justice: received $59K on this topic Alabama Institute for Social Ju… $59K Dream Big Mentoring and Out Reach: received $58K on this topic Dream Big Mentoring and Out Rea… $58K Live Your Dream: received $55K on this topic Live Your Dream $55K Koinonia Community Solutions: received $52K on this topic Koinonia Community Solutions $52K Girls Write Now Inc: received $51K on this topic Girls Write Now Inc $51K Careth Noll: received $50K on this topic Careth Noll $50K Dc Dream Center: received $50K on this topic Dc Dream Center $50K Myriad USA: received $50K on this topic Myriad USA $50K She Should Run: received $50K on this topic She Should Run $50K David Ovalle: received $35K on this topic David Ovalle $35K Dream Alive Inc: received $32K on this topic Dream Alive Inc $32K Museum of Science & History: received $30K on this topic Museum of Science & History $30K Jordan Kearney: received $30K on this topic Jordan Kearney $30K Dreams With Wings Inc: received $26K on this topic Dreams With Wings Inc $26K Dion's Chicago Dream Inc Nfp: received $15K on this topic Dion's Chicago Dream Inc Nfp $15K Jaqueline Sellersuniv Missouri: received $11K on this topic Jaqueline Sellersuniv Missouri $11K G Chadwicknw Missouri St Univ: received $11K on this topic G Chadwicknw Missouri St Univ $11K Alyssa Haugkansas State Univ: received $9K on this topic Alyssa Haugkansas State Univ $9K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “dream” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $20,000 to Careth Noll — panera dream scholarship donated various scholarships to eligible applicants to be used for tuition, room and board, books, or fees.
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Largest: $20,000 to DC DREAM CENTER — program support
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Largest: $5,000 to G CHADWICKNW MISSOURI ST UNIV — duncan american dream scholarship
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Largest: $24,000 to SOROPTIMIST DESERT COAST REGION — live your dream awards
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Largest: $100,000 to WEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER — program/operating support
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Largest: $1.0M to CHINA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — dream it real signature program - further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose
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Largest: $457,027 to FUND FOR SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES — black girl dream grants
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Largest: $26,000 to Spelman College — support for roz brewer endowed scholarship, support for dream the boldest dream scholarship, support of the center for innovation & the arts capital project
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Largest: $10,000 to COLLEGE AND CAREER DREAMS PROGRAM — to support the college and career dreams program
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Largest: $45,500 to EVERY BLACK GIRL — black girl dream fund
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Largest: $12,500 to KRISTI YAMAGUCHIS ALWAYS DREAM — barbie dream gap
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Largest: $2.0M to FOLLOW YOUR DREAM FOUNDATION INC — community & human services
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