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12 funders with a record of paying for “dune”

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Friends of the Dunes: $825K across 2 grants, latest 2023Verna S Oller Aquatic Trust → Dunes Bible Camp: $298K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve: $261K across 2 grants, latest 2024Legacy Foundation Inc → Dunes Learning Center: $218K across 3 grants, latest 2024Flora Richardson Foundation Inc → In Dunes Environmental Learning Cen: $126K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation → Friends of Oceano Dunes: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024Nisource Charitable Foundation → Save the Dunes Conservation Fund Inc: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024Cheniere Foundation → Restore America's Estuaries: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Humboldt Area Foundation → Friends of the Dunes Co Suzie Fortner: $37K across 2 grants, latest 2023Porter County Community Foundation Inc → Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023Dr Scholl Foundation → Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nancy & Stanley Cieslak Family Foundation → Nassau Humane Society: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Gulf County of Board of County Commission: $624K across 1 grant, latest 2021Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Sheboygan County Planning & Conservation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Flora Richardson Foundation Inc → In Dunes Environmental: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2025Porter County Community Foundation Inc → Town of Ogden Dunes: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2024Cheniere Foundation → Cameron Parish Police Jury: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022Nisource Charitable Foundation → Dunes Learning Center: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Legacy Foundation Inc → Save the Dunes Conservation Fund: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Humboldt Area Foundation → Friends of the Dunes Co Mike Cipra: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021Nancy & Stanley Cieslak Family Foundation → Barnabas Center Inc: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Rockaway Waterfront Alliance: $502K across 1 grant, latest 2022Porter County Community Foundation Inc → Dunes Learning Center: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024Humboldt Area Foundation → Friends of the Dunes: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nancy & Stanley Cieslak Family Foundation → Nassau County Council On Aging: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025Cheniere Foundation → Cameron Parish School Board: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Inc: $493K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Us Fish and Wildlife Service: $440K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Soundwaters Inc: $347K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Doi - Us Fish and Wildlife Services: $342K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Woodland Dunes Nature Cen & Preserve Inc: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Save the Dunes Conservation Fund: $245K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Save the Dunes Conservation Fund Inc: $227K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → University of New Hampshire: $186K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County: $139K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Muskegon Conservation District: $137K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → University of Rhode Island: $128K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc: $114K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Gulf County of Board of County Commissioners: $111K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve Inc: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Alaska Wildlife Alliance: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Georgia Audubon: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → In Dunes Environmental Learning Center: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Waipa Foundation: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2023Humboldt Area Foundation → Redwood Parks Conservancy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Washington State Department of Transportation (Wsdot): $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Porter County Community Foundation Inc → Save the Dunes Conservation Fund Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nancy & Stanley Cieslak Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$5.7MGreater Milwaukee Foundation Inc: $336K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Milwaukee Foundation…$336KVerna S Oller Aquatic Trust: $298K on this topic. Open the funder.Verna S Oller Aquatic Trust$298KLegacy Foundation Inc: $233K on this topic. Open the funder.Legacy Foundation Inc$233KFlora Richardson Foundation Inc: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Flora Richardson Foundation I…$165KPorter County Community Foundation Inc: $101K on this topic. Open the funder.Porter County Community Found…$101KThe Wood-Claeyssens Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation$100KCheniere Foundation: $85K on this topic. Open the funder.Cheniere Foundation$85KNisource Charitable Foundation: $76K on this topic. Open the funder.Nisource Charitable Foundation$76KHumboldt Area Foundation: $72K on this topic. Open the funder.Humboldt Area Foundation$72KNancy & Stanley Cieslak Family Foundation: $33K on this topic. Open the funder.Nancy & Stanley Cieslak Famil…$33KDr Scholl Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Dr Scholl Foundation$15KFriends of the Dunes: received $837K on this topicFriends of the Dunes$837KGulf County of Board of County Commission: received $624K on this topicGulf County of Board of County…$624KRockaway Waterfront Alliance: received $502K on this topicRockaway Waterfront Alliance$502KRockaway Waterfront Alliance Inc: received $493K on this topicRockaway Waterfront Alliance Inc$493KUs Fish and Wildlife Service: received $440K on this topicUs Fish and Wildlife Service$440KSoundwaters Inc: received $347K on this topicSoundwaters Inc$347KDoi - Us Fish and Wildlife Services: received $342K on this topicDoi - Us Fish and Wildlife Serv…$342KWoodland Dunes Nature Cen & Preserve Inc: received $300K on this topicWoodland Dunes Nature Cen & Pre…$300KDunes Bible Camp: received $298K on this topicDunes Bible Camp$298KSave the Dunes Conservation Fund Inc: received $284K on this topicSave the Dunes Conservation Fun…$284KDunes Learning Center: received $272K on this topicDunes Learning Center$272KWoodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve: received $261K on this topicWoodland Dunes Nature Center an…$261KSave the Dunes Conservation Fund: received $259K on this topicSave the Dunes Conservation Fund$259KUniversity of New Hampshire: received $186K on this topicUniversity of New Hampshire$186KThe Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County: received $139K on this topicThe Land Conservancy of San Lui…$139KMuskegon Conservation District: received $137K on this topicMuskegon Conservation District$137KUniversity of Rhode Island: received $128K on this topicUniversity of Rhode Island$128KIn Dunes Environmental Learning Cen: received $126K on this topicIn Dunes Environmental Learning…$126KThe Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc: received $114K on this topicThe Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc$114KGulf County of Board of County Commissioners: received $111K on this topicGulf County of Board of County…$111KFriends of Oceano Dunes: received $100K on this topicFriends of Oceano Dunes$100KWisconsin Department of Natural Resources: received $95K on this topicWisconsin Department of Natural…$95KWoodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve Inc: received $84K on this topicWoodland Dunes Nature Center an…$84KSheboygan County Planning & Conservation: received $75K on this topicSheboygan County Planning & Con…$75KAlaska Wildlife Alliance: received $72K on this topicAlaska Wildlife Alliance$72KOkaloosa County Board of County Commissioners: received $52K on this topicOkaloosa County Board of County…$52KGuadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center: received $51K on this topicGuadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center$51KRestore America's Estuaries: received $50K on this topicRestore America's Estuaries$50KGeorgia Audubon: received $44K on this topicGeorgia Audubon$44KIn Dunes Environmental Learning Center: received $40K on this topicIn Dunes Environmental Learning…$40KIn Dunes Environmental: received $39K on this topicIn Dunes Environmental$39KGrand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: received $39K on this topicGrand Traverse Regional Land Co…$39KFriends of the Dunes Co Suzie Fortner: received $37K on this topicFriends of the Dunes Co Suzie F…$37KIndiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: received $33K on this topicIndiana Dunes Environmental Lea…$33KNatural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin: received $32K on this topicNatural Resources Foundation of…$32KTown of Ogden Dunes: received $32K on this topicTown of Ogden Dunes$32KCameron Parish Police Jury: received $30K on this topicCameron Parish Police Jury$30KWaipa Foundation: received $23K on this topicWaipa Foundation$23KIndiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: received $15K on this topicIndiana Dunes Environmental Lea…$15KFriends of the Dunes Co Mike Cipra: received $13K on this topicFriends of the Dunes Co Mike Ci…$13KNassau Humane Society: received $12K on this topicNassau Humane Society$12KBarnabas Center Inc: received $12K on this topicBarnabas Center Inc$12KRedwood Parks Conservancy: received $10K on this topicRedwood Parks Conservancy$10KWashington State Department of Transportation (Wsdot): received $8K on this topicWashington State Department of…$8KNassau County Council On Aging: received $6K on this topicNassau County Council On Aging$6KCameron Parish School Board: received $5K on this topicCameron Parish School Board$5KBoys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County: received $3K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of Nassau Co…$3K
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