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12 funders with a record of paying for “durham”
Where the money went Early Years Inc → Childcare Network - Ruby Street: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Duke University → Durham Technical Community College: $873K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fidelity Foundation → Durham Public Schools Foundation: $551K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Durham Arts Council: $406K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation → Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation: $295K across 10 grants, latest 2025 Duke University Health System Inc → Durham Public Schools Foundation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Durham Arts Council Inc → Carolina Theatre of Durham: $169K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation → Durham Arts Council Inc: $150K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 → Habitat for Humanity of Durham: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fox Family Foundation Inc → Durham Academy: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation → Durham Parks Foundation: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Early Years Inc → Durham Public Schools: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Fidelity Foundation → Durham Technical Community College Foundation Inc: $414K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Church World Service - Durham: $342K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → Durham Academy Inc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Duke University → Durham Community Land Trustees Inc: $263K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Duke University Health System Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Durham Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation → Duke University - Office of Community Affairs - Tutoring Program in Durham: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 → Durham Literacy Center Inc: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fox Family Foundation Inc → Durham Literacy Center: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation → Durham Community Land Trustees Inc: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Durham Arts Council Inc → The Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation → Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Early Years Inc → Askorp Inc: $775K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Duke University → City of Durham: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Fidelity Foundation → Made in Durham: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Duke University Health System Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Durham: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Durham County: $148K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation → Duke University: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 → Choral Society of Durham: $103K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fox Family Foundation Inc → Urban Ministries of Durham Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation → Keep Durham Beautiful Inc: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation → Urban Ministries of Durham Inc: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Durham Arts Council Inc → Museum of Durham History: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Early Years Inc → Durham Public Schools Dba Hillandale Elem Prek: $684K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Early Years Inc → White Rock Child Development Center: $575K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Early Years Inc → Children's Campus Southpoint: $413K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Early Years Inc → Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center: $364K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Early Years Inc → Randys Five Star Academy Inc: $315K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Early Years Inc → Yates Baptist Child Development Center: $255K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Duke University → Habitat for Humanity of Durham Inc: $245K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Early Years Inc → Christian Prep Academy: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Early Years Inc → Families and Communities Rising Inc: $214K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Early Years Inc → Stith Lorraine J: $208K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Early Years Inc → Creative Schools Inc: $205K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Early Years Inc → Davlor Enterprise LLC: $189K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fidelity Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Early Years Inc → First Chronicles Community Church: $163K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → Hill Center Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Fidelity Foundation → Durham Children's Initiative: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Durham Children's Initiative: $138K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Early Years Inc → Durham's Partnership for Children: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Fm Kirby Foundation Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Durham Inc: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Durham Rescue Mission: $134K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Lgbtq Center of Durham: $131K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Early Years Inc → Lyons Farm Elementary School: $116K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Salvation Army of Durham Orange Person Counties: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → World Relief Durham: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Durham Central Park: $109K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Duke University → Urban Ministries of Durham Inc: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 → Ronald Mcdonald House of Durham: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 → Durham Academy Inc: $90K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Early Years Inc: $8.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Early Years Inc $8.0M Duke University: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Duke University $1.7M Triangle Community Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Triangle Community Foundation… $1.6M Fidelity Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Fidelity Foundation $1.5M Fm Kirby Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Fm Kirby Foundation Inc $1.4M Devonwood Foundation 009606-007: $533K on this topic. Open the funder. Devonwood Foundation 009606-0… $533K Duke University Health System Inc: $500K on this topic. Open the funder. Duke University Health System… $500K The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation: $396K on this topic. Open the funder. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundati… $396K The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation: $367K on this topic. Open the funder. The Daniel and Karen Berman F… $367K The Durham Arts Council Inc: $230K on this topic. Open the funder. The Durham Arts Council Inc $230K Fox Family Foundation Inc: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. Fox Family Foundation Inc $185K The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation: $163K on this topic. Open the funder. The Burt's Bees Greater Good… $163K Childcare Network - Ruby Street: received $1.6M on this topic Childcare Network - Ruby Street $1.6M Durham Public Schools: received $1.6M on this topic Durham Public Schools $1.6M Durham Technical Community College: received $873K on this topic Durham Technical Community Coll… $873K Askorp Inc: received $775K on this topic Askorp Inc $775K Durham Public Schools Foundation: received $751K on this topic Durham Public Schools Foundation $751K United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc: received $700K on this topic United Way of the Greater Trian… $700K Durham Public Schools Dba Hillandale Elem Prek: received $684K on this topic Durham Public Schools Dba Hilla… $684K White Rock Child Development Center: received $575K on this topic White Rock Child Development Ce… $575K Habitat for Humanity of Durham Inc: received $530K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Durham… $530K Durham Technical Community College Foundation Inc: received $414K on this topic Durham Technical Community Coll… $414K Children's Campus Southpoint: received $413K on this topic Children's Campus Southpoint $413K Durham Arts Council: received $406K on this topic Durham Arts Council $406K Durham Academy Inc: received $390K on this topic Durham Academy Inc $390K Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center: received $364K on this topic Beautiful Beginnings Child Care… $364K Church World Service - Durham: received $342K on this topic Church World Service - Durham $342K Durham Community Land Trustees Inc: received $318K on this topic Durham Community Land Trustees… $318K Randys Five Star Academy Inc: received $315K on this topic Randys Five Star Academy Inc $315K Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation: received $295K on this topic Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Feder… $295K Durham Children's Initiative: received $278K on this topic Durham Children's Initiative $278K Habitat for Humanity of Durham: received $270K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Durham $270K City of Durham: received $260K on this topic City of Durham $260K Yates Baptist Child Development Center: received $255K on this topic Yates Baptist Child Development… $255K Made in Durham: received $250K on this topic Made in Durham $250K Christian Prep Academy: received $230K on this topic Christian Prep Academy $230K Families and Communities Rising Inc: received $214K on this topic Families and Communities Rising… $214K Stith Lorraine J: received $208K on this topic Stith Lorraine J $208K Creative Schools Inc: received $205K on this topic Creative Schools Inc $205K Davlor Enterprise LLC: received $189K on this topic Davlor Enterprise LLC $189K Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties: received $185K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham an… $185K Carolina Theatre of Durham: received $169K on this topic Carolina Theatre of Durham $169K First Chronicles Community Church: received $163K on this topic First Chronicles Community Chur… $163K Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: received $155K on this topic Planned Parenthood South Atlant… $155K Durham Arts Council Inc: received $150K on this topic Durham Arts Council Inc $150K Hill Center Inc: received $150K on this topic Hill Center Inc $150K Habitat for Humanity of Durham County: received $148K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Durham… $148K Durham's Partnership for Children: received $135K on this topic Durham's Partnership for Childr… $135K Durham Rescue Mission: received $134K on this topic Durham Rescue Mission $134K Urban Ministries of Durham Inc: received $133K on this topic Urban Ministries of Durham Inc $133K Lgbtq Center of Durham: received $131K on this topic Lgbtq Center of Durham $131K Duke University - Office of Community Affairs - Tutoring Program in Durham: received $126K on this topic Duke University - Office of Com… $126K Durham Literacy Center Inc: received $120K on this topic Durham Literacy Center Inc $120K Duke University: received $120K on this topic Duke University $120K Lyons Farm Elementary School: received $116K on this topic Lyons Farm Elementary School $116K Salvation Army of Durham Orange Person Counties: received $115K on this topic Salvation Army of Durham Orange… $115K World Relief Durham: received $115K on this topic World Relief Durham $115K Durham Central Park: received $109K on this topic Durham Central Park $109K Choral Society of Durham: received $103K on this topic Choral Society of Durham $103K Ronald Mcdonald House of Durham: received $100K on this topic Ronald Mcdonald House of Durham $100K Durham Academy: received $75K on this topic Durham Academy $75K Durham Parks Foundation: received $61K on this topic Durham Parks Foundation $61K Durham Literacy Center: received $60K on this topic Durham Literacy Center $60K Urban Ministries of Durham Inc: received $50K on this topic Urban Ministries of Durham Inc $50K Keep Durham Beautiful Inc: received $47K on this topic Keep Durham Beautiful Inc $47K The Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc: received $45K on this topic The Carolina Theatre of Durham… $45K Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc: received $40K on this topic Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc $40K Museum of Durham History: received $15K on this topic Museum of Durham History $15K 12 funders, 56 recipients, grants matching “durham” 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: $138,597 to DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL — arts-cultr-human
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Largest: $1,500 to HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF DURHAM INC DBA PRESERVATION DURHAM — arpa participation fees
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Largest: $541,087 to DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS — child care subsidy/ durham cty pre-k
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Largest: $150,000 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DURHAM INC — community support/sponsorship
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Largest: $10,000 to DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS — research gift
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Largest: $5,000 to KEEP DURHAM BEAUTIFUL ON BEHALF OF DURHAM CULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD — restricted support for the durham cultural roadmap planning process
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Largest: $25,000 to KEEP DURHAM BEAUTIFUL — cultural roadmap for durham map
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Largest: $45,000 to DURHAM ACADEMY INC — for: durham academy fund
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Largest: $18,000 to DURHAM COUNTY — durham's diabase and grassland communities
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Largest: $30,000 to DURHAM LITERACY CENTER INC — general operating expenses
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Largest: $300,000 to DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION — program expansion
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Largest: $10,000 to CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM INC — general & unrestricted
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