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12 funders with a record of paying for “ellen”
Where the money went The Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family → University of Washington Foundation: $6.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Clayco Foundation → University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: $2.0M across 8 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Ellen Macarthur Foundation: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Area Tech College Fdn Inc: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc → Glen Ellen Vocational Academy Inc (Geva): $104K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit (Ujf): $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Caplin Foundation → George Washington University: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Kengena Foundation → David & Ellen Ross Scholarship Foundation: $74K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Good Shepherd Community Health → Good Shepherd Health Care System: $73K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Math for America → Tyrrell Mary Ellen: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Jane Ellen Palmer - American U: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Springcreek Foundation → Case Western Reserve University: $41K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family → Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc → Glen Ellen Vocational Academy Inc: $84K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation → Jewish Federation of Detroit: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Good Shepherd Community Health → Blue Mountain Community College Foundation: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Math for America → Donofrio Rae-Ellen: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Jen Ellen Nickelson - Alabama U of: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Caplin Foundation → Sidwell Friends School: $22K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Boise State University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Shepherd Community Health → Eastern Oregon University Foundation: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ellen T Kurtzman - George Washington U Sch of Nur: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Oregon State University Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Good Shepherd Community Health → Good Shepherd Health Care System (Gshcs): $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Shepherd Community Health → Domestic Violence Services Inc: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Campanile Foundation: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Oregon State University Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Shepherd Community Health → Humane Society of Eastern Oregon: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Good Shepherd Community Health → Humane Society: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Campanile Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family: $6.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Laura Ellen & Robert Mugl… $6.3M Clayco Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Clayco Foundation $2.0M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $1.6M Good Shepherd Community Health: $211K on this topic. Open the funder. Good Shepherd Community Health $211K Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Fou… $200K Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc: $188K on this topic. Open the funder. Thoroughbred Aftercare Allian… $188K Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc $120K Caplin Foundation: $97K on this topic. Open the funder. Caplin Foundation $97K The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $95K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $95K Math for America: $90K on this topic. Open the funder. Math for America $90K Kengena Foundation: $74K on this topic. Open the funder. Kengena Foundation $74K The Springcreek Foundation: $41K on this topic. Open the funder. The Springcreek Foundation $41K University of Washington Foundation: received $6.0M on this topic University of Washington Founda… $6.0M University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: received $2.0M on this topic University of Pennsylvania Scho… $2.0M Ellen Macarthur Foundation: received $1.3M on this topic Ellen Macarthur Foundation $1.3M Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation: received $300K on this topic Seattle Children's Hospital Fou… $300K Milwaukee Area Tech College Fdn Inc: received $120K on this topic Milwaukee Area Tech College Fdn… $120K Glen Ellen Vocational Academy Inc (Geva): received $104K on this topic Glen Ellen Vocational Academy I… $104K Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit (Ujf): received $100K on this topic Jewish Federation of Metro Detr… $100K The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $100K on this topic The Board of Trustees of the Le… $100K Boise State University: received $100K on this topic Boise State University $100K Oregon State University Foundation: received $100K on this topic Oregon State University Foundat… $100K Glen Ellen Vocational Academy Inc: received $84K on this topic Glen Ellen Vocational Academy I… $84K George Washington University: received $75K on this topic George Washington University $75K David & Ellen Ross Scholarship Foundation: received $74K on this topic David & Ellen Ross Scholarship… $74K Good Shepherd Health Care System: received $73K on this topic Good Shepherd Health Care System $73K Tyrrell Mary Ellen: received $60K on this topic Tyrrell Mary Ellen $60K Jane Ellen Palmer - American U: received $52K on this topic Jane Ellen Palmer - American U $52K Jewish Federation of Detroit: received $50K on this topic Jewish Federation of Detroit $50K Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit: received $50K on this topic Jewish Federation of Metro Detr… $50K Case Western Reserve University: received $41K on this topic Case Western Reserve University $41K Blue Mountain Community College Foundation: received $34K on this topic Blue Mountain Community College… $34K Eastern Oregon University Foundation: received $34K on this topic Eastern Oregon University Found… $34K Good Shepherd Health Care System (Gshcs): received $30K on this topic Good Shepherd Health Care Syste… $30K Donofrio Rae-Ellen: received $30K on this topic Donofrio Rae-Ellen $30K Domestic Violence Services Inc: received $28K on this topic Domestic Violence Services Inc $28K Jen Ellen Nickelson - Alabama U of: received $26K on this topic Jen Ellen Nickelson - Alabama U… $26K Sidwell Friends School: received $22K on this topic Sidwell Friends School $22K Campanile Foundation: received $17K on this topic Campanile Foundation $17K Ellen T Kurtzman - George Washington U Sch of Nur: received $17K on this topic Ellen T Kurtzman - George Washi… $17K Oregon State University Foundation: received $10K on this topic Oregon State University Foundat… $10K Humane Society of Eastern Oregon: received $6K on this topic Humane Society of Eastern Oregon $6K Humane Society: received $6K on this topic Humane Society $6K Campanile Foundation: received $2K on this topic Campanile Foundation $2K 12 funders, 32 recipients, grants matching “ellen” 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: $500,000 to University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine — ellen s clark rvcl research fund
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Largest: $73,044 to GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM — fuel, vehicle maintenance, minor supplies; tobacco cessation program; colorectal screening kits; cooking classes for seniors; dentures for senior adults; mental health outreach for…
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Largest: $100,000 to BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY — in support of the ellen ochoa and coe f. miles engineering endowed scholarship.
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Largest: $25,000 to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — mary ellen caplin scholarship fund
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Largest: $15,000 to TYRRELL MARY ELLEN — fellowship stipend
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Largest: $6.0M to University of Washington Foundation — the laura ellen and robert muglia family foundation endowed chair in transdisciplinary pain medicine & the laura ellen and robert muglia family foundation endowed chair for orthopa…
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Largest: $5,000 to Case Western Reserve University — research support for ellen & dixon long chair
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Largest: $26,000 to JANE ELLEN PALMER - AMERICAN U — 80390 interdisciplinary research leaders cohort seven - 2022
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Largest: $40,000 to MILWAUKEE AREA TECH COLLEGE FDN INC — joe & ellen checota scholarship program
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Largest: $50,000 to JEWISH FEDERATION OF METRO DETROIT (UJF) — david f. and ellen j. sherman family philanthropy fund
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Largest: $52,000 to Glen Ellen Vocational Academy Inc (GEVA) — thoroughbred aftercare
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Largest: $37,000 to DAVID & ELLEN ROSS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — scholarship fund
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