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12 funders with a record of paying for “electrical”
Where the money went Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $2.5M across 9 grants, latest 2024 Community Action Program → Southern New Hampshire Services: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Philly Electrical Services: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → The Pennsylvania State University: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Forth Mobility Fund: $1.0M across 5 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of → Right Electrical Contracting: $811K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → World Resources Institute: $795K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Tanbark Molded Fiber Products Inc: $499K across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Richmond → Rappahannock Electric Cooperat: $402K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Energy Outreach Colorado → Core Electric Cooperative (Irea): $217K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Rural Utilities Cooperative → Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association: $209K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Fairfield Electric Cooperative Inc: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Puerto Rico at Mayagueez: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Mcgoldrick Electric Inc: $963K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Action Program → Tri-County Community Action: $875K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $762K across 2 grants, latest 2023 International Brotherhood of → Chris Levitt Electric: $509K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest: $450K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Island Institute: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Richmond → Southside Electric Coop: $213K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Rural Utilities Cooperative → Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Energy Outreach Colorado → La Plata Electric Association: $108K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2020 Community Action Program → Southwestern Community Services: $847K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Imperial College London: $517K across 2 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of → Hallstrom-Clark Electric: $435K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → North American Council for Freight Efficiency: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Madden Electric Associates Inc: $320K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Maine Electric Boat Company LLC: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Slipstream Group Inc: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2021 United Way of Greater Richmond → Shenandoah Valley Electric: $164K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Rural Utilities Cooperative → North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Energy Outreach Colorado → Yampa Valley Electric Association: $73K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Santee Electric Cooperative Inc: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Black River Electric Cooperativeinc: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Coastal Electric Cooperative Inc: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Broad River Electric Cooperative Inc: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Newberry Electric Cooperative: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $811K across 2 grants, latest 2020 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $719K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → York Electric Cooperative Inc: $657K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Action Program → Community Action Partnership of Strafford County: $645K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Research Foundation of the City University of New York: $618K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: $608K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Action Program → Bmcap-Internal: $542K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Lynches River Electric Cooperative Inc: $470K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Tennessee: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Tufts University: $365K across 1 grant, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of → Precision Electrical: $362K across 2 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of → Sargent Electric: $352K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc: $326K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Marlboro Electric Cooperative Inc: $310K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Michigan: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Rue Electric Inc: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Ohio State University: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Tennessee: $280K across 1 grant, latest 2022 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Dougherty Electric Inc: $270K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Little River Electric Cooperative Inc: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Central Electric Power Cooper… $20M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $10.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $10.0M Community Action Program: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Action Program $5.3M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $3.7M International Brotherhood of Electrical: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. International Brotherhood of… $3.2M International Brotherhood of: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. International Brotherhood of $2.5M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $1.7M The Mcknight Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $1.7M Maine Technology Institute: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Maine Technology Institute $1.1M United Way of Greater Richmond: $779K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Greater Richmond $779K National Rural Utilities Cooperative: $533K on this topic. Open the funder. National Rural Utilities Coop… $533K Energy Outreach Colorado: $398K on this topic. Open the funder. Energy Outreach Colorado $398K Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc: received $3.1M on this topic Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc $3.1M Fairfield Electric Cooperative Inc: received $3.0M on this topic Fairfield Electric Cooperative… $3.0M Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc: received $2.5M on this topic Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc $2.5M Regents of the University of California: received $2.5M on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $2.5M Santee Electric Cooperative Inc: received $2.4M on this topic Santee Electric Cooperative Inc $2.4M Southern New Hampshire Services: received $2.4M on this topic Southern New Hampshire Services $2.4M Black River Electric Cooperativeinc: received $2.0M on this topic Black River Electric Cooperativ… $2.0M Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $1.8M on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $1.8M Coastal Electric Cooperative Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Coastal Electric Cooperative Inc $1.6M Broad River Electric Cooperative Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Broad River Electric Cooperativ… $1.6M Newberry Electric Cooperative: received $1.5M on this topic Newberry Electric Cooperative $1.5M Philly Electrical Services: received $1.3M on this topic Philly Electrical Services $1.3M University of Puerto Rico at Mayagueez: received $1.3M on this topic University of Puerto Rico at Ma… $1.3M The Pennsylvania State University: received $1.2M on this topic The Pennsylvania State Universi… $1.2M California Institute of Technology: received $1.1M on this topic California Institute of Technol… $1.1M Forth Mobility Fund: received $1.0M on this topic Forth Mobility Fund $1.0M Mcgoldrick Electric Inc: received $963K on this topic Mcgoldrick Electric Inc $963K Tri-County Community Action: received $875K on this topic Tri-County Community Action $875K Southwestern Community Services: received $847K on this topic Southwestern Community Services $847K Regents of the University of California: received $811K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $811K Right Electrical Contracting: received $811K on this topic Right Electrical Contracting $811K World Resources Institute: received $795K on this topic World Resources Institute $795K California Institute of Technology: received $762K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $762K Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $719K on this topic Trustees of Columbia University… $719K York Electric Cooperative Inc: received $657K on this topic York Electric Cooperative Inc $657K Community Action Partnership of Strafford County: received $645K on this topic Community Action Partnership of… $645K Research Foundation of the City University of New York: received $618K on this topic Research Foundation of the City… $618K University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: received $608K on this topic University of Georgia Research… $608K Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine: received $600K on this topic Imperial College of Science Tec… $600K Bmcap-Internal: received $542K on this topic Bmcap-Internal $542K Imperial College London: received $517K on this topic Imperial College London $517K Chris Levitt Electric: received $509K on this topic Chris Levitt Electric $509K Tanbark Molded Fiber Products Inc: received $499K on this topic Tanbark Molded Fiber Products I… $499K Lynches River Electric Cooperative Inc: received $470K on this topic Lynches River Electric Cooperat… $470K Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest: received $450K on this topic Environmental Law & Policy Cent… $450K University of Tennessee: received $450K on this topic University of Tennessee $450K Hallstrom-Clark Electric: received $435K on this topic Hallstrom-Clark Electric $435K Rappahannock Electric Cooperat: received $402K on this topic Rappahannock Electric Cooperat $402K North American Council for Freight Efficiency: received $400K on this topic North American Council for Frei… $400K Tufts University: received $365K on this topic Tufts University $365K Precision Electrical: received $362K on this topic Precision Electrical $362K Sargent Electric: received $352K on this topic Sargent Electric $352K Island Institute: received $350K on this topic Island Institute $350K Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc: received $326K on this topic Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative… $326K Madden Electric Associates Inc: received $320K on this topic Madden Electric Associates Inc $320K Marlboro Electric Cooperative Inc: received $310K on this topic Marlboro Electric Cooperative I… $310K University of Michigan: received $300K on this topic University of Michigan $300K Rue Electric Inc: received $300K on this topic Rue Electric Inc $300K Ohio State University: received $300K on this topic Ohio State University $300K University of Tennessee: received $280K on this topic University of Tennessee $280K Dougherty Electric Inc: received $270K on this topic Dougherty Electric Inc $270K Maine Electric Boat Company LLC: received $250K on this topic Maine Electric Boat Company LLC $250K Little River Electric Cooperative Inc: received $250K on this topic Little River Electric Cooperati… $250K Slipstream Group Inc: received $225K on this topic Slipstream Group Inc $225K Core Electric Cooperative (Irea): received $217K on this topic Core Electric Cooperative (Irea) $217K Southside Electric Coop: received $213K on this topic Southside Electric Coop $213K Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association: received $209K on this topic Tennessee Electric Cooperative… $209K Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc: received $175K on this topic Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc $175K Shenandoah Valley Electric: received $164K on this topic Shenandoah Valley Electric $164K North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation: received $150K on this topic North Georgia Electric Membersh… $150K La Plata Electric Association: received $108K on this topic La Plata Electric Association $108K Yampa Valley Electric Association: received $73K on this topic Yampa Valley Electric Associati… $73K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “electrical” 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: $37,750 to MISSOURI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES — educational fund-rural electric youth tour and youth conference and leadership exp. (cycle)
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Largest: $500,000 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — in support of research to enable green chemical catalysis by wirelessly sensing and regulating interfacial electric potential.
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Largest: $427,652 to RIGHT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING — market recovery prog
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Largest: $2.0M to PEE DEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC — economic development
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Largest: $365,000 to TUFTS UNIVERSITY — tostudy the economic and equity impacts of alternative electricity rate structures via a randomized controlled trial with rural electricity cooperatives in the midwest
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Largest: $100,000 to R Street Institute — to support work on improving electric utility performance and bolstering electric competition, reducing barriers to distributed energy, and advancing grid-enhancing technologies in…
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Largest: $862,500 to MCGOLDRICK ELECTRIC INC — markey recovery supplement
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Largest: $225,021 to RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERAT — donor directs funds(designations) for energy share
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Largest: $137,141 to CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (IREA) — energy assistance
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Largest: $25,000 to Nick Planson LLC — shred electric is developing a prototype suite of off-road vehicles and boat motors that use the same battery so customers can buy one battery that they use in an electric snowbike…
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Largest: $35,000 to ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — for the california electric vehicle infrastructure strike force
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Largest: $889,595 to SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE SERVICES — case management for electrical assistance
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