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12 funders with a record of paying for “esol”
Where the money went The Jpb Foundation → The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Casa of Maryland: $418K across 2 grants, latest 2023 English for New Bostonians Inc → Abcd South Side Adult Esol: $234K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Southcoast Community Foundation Inc → Cedc- Community Economic Development Center of Se Ma: $108K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Hollyhock Foundation Inc → Project Hope: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lubetsky Family Foundation Inc → Henry Street Settlement: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Tr Uw Helen F Kimball-the Moses Kimball → English for New Bostonians: $48K across 3 grants, latest 2024 George H & Jane A Mifflin Memorial Fund → Literacy Volunteers of Gr Worcester: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → Merrimack Valley Immigrant and Education Center Inc: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Harborone Foundation → The Literacy Center Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Grid Foundation → Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc → Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jpb Foundation → New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Family Services Inc: $340K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Hollyhock Foundation Inc → Project Hope Boston Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Southcoast Community Foundation Inc → Centro Comunitario De Trabajadores: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Harborone Foundation → Coalition for A Better Acre: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc → English for New Bostonians: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Sheppard Pratt Health System: $331K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Southcoast Community Foundation Inc → Immigrants' Assistance Center Inc: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc → Literacy Network of South Berkshire: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Jewish Social Service Agency: $315K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Community Reach of Montgomery County: $298K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Classroom 2 Community: $234K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Casa Inc: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Literacy Council of Mont Co: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington: $216K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Classroom 2 Community: $210K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Community Reach of Montgomery Count: $161K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Seneca Creek Community Church: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Ana A Brito Foundation: $121K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Catholic Charities: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Seneca Creek Community Church: $99K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Catholic Charities of the Archdioce: $89K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Ana A Brito Foundation Inc: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Vietnamese American Services: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Rockville Seniors Inc: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Rockville Seniors Inc -: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Briggs Center for Faith and Action: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Covenant Life Church: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Ethiopian Community Center Inc: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Impact Silver Spring: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Ethiopian Community Center: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Ethiopian Community Center Inc: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Ethiopian Community Church: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Identity Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Chinese Culture and Comm Services Ctr: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Vietnamese American Services: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Solutions in Hometown Connections: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Washington New Covenant Fellowship Church: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Impact Silver Spring: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Identity Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Covenant Life Church Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → The Briggs Center for Faith and Act: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Chinese Culture and Community Servi: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → George B Thomas Sr Learning Academy: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Chinese American Parent Association of Mc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → City of Lights Helping Hands Esol: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → The George B Thomas Learning Acade: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Chinese Culture and Comm Services: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Francophone Africans Alliance: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Associat: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Southcoast Community Foundation Inc → Portuguese United for Education Dba Discovery Language Academy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy → Bender Jcc of Greater Washington: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Montgomery Coalition for Adul… $4.4M The Jpb Foundation: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Jpb Foundation $3.8M English for New Bostonians Inc: $234K on this topic. Open the funder. English for New Bostonians Inc $234K Southcoast Community Foundation Inc: $202K on this topic. Open the funder. Southcoast Community Foundati… $202K The Hollyhock Foundation Inc: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. The Hollyhock Foundation Inc $200K Lubetsky Family Foundation Inc: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Lubetsky Family Foundation Inc $60K Tr Uw Helen F Kimball-the Moses Kimball: $48K on this topic. Open the funder. Tr Uw Helen F Kimball-the Mos… $48K George H & Jane A Mifflin Memorial Fund: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. George H & Jane A Mifflin Mem… $30K Td Charitable Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Td Charitable Foundation $25K The Harborone Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. The Harborone Foundation $20K National Grid Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. National Grid Foundation $15K Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc $15K The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: received $2.5M on this topic The New York Public Library Ast… $2.5M New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: received $1.3M on this topic New York Public Library Astor L… $1.3M Casa of Maryland: received $418K on this topic Casa of Maryland $418K Family Services Inc: received $340K on this topic Family Services Inc $340K Sheppard Pratt Health System: received $331K on this topic Sheppard Pratt Health System $331K Jewish Social Service Agency: received $315K on this topic Jewish Social Service Agency $315K Community Reach of Montgomery County: received $298K on this topic Community Reach of Montgomery C… $298K Abcd South Side Adult Esol: received $234K on this topic Abcd South Side Adult Esol $234K Classroom 2 Community: received $234K on this topic Classroom 2 Community $234K Casa Inc: received $220K on this topic Casa Inc $220K Literacy Council of Mont Co: received $220K on this topic Literacy Council of Mont Co $220K Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington: received $216K on this topic Catholic Charities Archdiocese… $216K Classroom 2 Community: received $210K on this topic Classroom 2 Community $210K Community Reach of Montgomery Count: received $161K on this topic Community Reach of Montgomery C… $161K Seneca Creek Community Church: received $125K on this topic Seneca Creek Community Church $125K Ana A Brito Foundation: received $121K on this topic Ana A Brito Foundation $121K Catholic Charities: received $108K on this topic Catholic Charities $108K Cedc- Community Economic Development Center of Se Ma: received $108K on this topic Cedc- Community Economic Develo… $108K Project Hope: received $100K on this topic Project Hope $100K Project Hope Boston Inc: received $100K on this topic Project Hope Boston Inc $100K Seneca Creek Community Church: received $99K on this topic Seneca Creek Community Church $99K Catholic Charities of the Archdioce: received $89K on this topic Catholic Charities of the Archd… $89K Ana A Brito Foundation Inc: received $72K on this topic Ana A Brito Foundation Inc $72K Centro Comunitario De Trabajadores: received $70K on this topic Centro Comunitario De Trabajado… $70K Vietnamese American Services: received $61K on this topic Vietnamese American Services $61K Henry Street Settlement: received $60K on this topic Henry Street Settlement $60K Rockville Seniors Inc: received $57K on this topic Rockville Seniors Inc $57K Rockville Seniors Inc -: received $57K on this topic Rockville Seniors Inc - $57K Briggs Center for Faith and Action: received $55K on this topic Briggs Center for Faith and Act… $55K Covenant Life Church: received $53K on this topic Covenant Life Church $53K English for New Bostonians: received $52K on this topic English for New Bostonians $52K Ethiopian Community Center Inc: received $46K on this topic Ethiopian Community Center Inc $46K Impact Silver Spring: received $45K on this topic Impact Silver Spring $45K Ethiopian Community Center: received $41K on this topic Ethiopian Community Center $41K Ethiopian Community Center Inc: received $41K on this topic Ethiopian Community Center Inc $41K Ethiopian Community Church: received $41K on this topic Ethiopian Community Church $41K Identity Inc: received $40K on this topic Identity Inc $40K Chinese Culture and Comm Services Ctr: received $34K on this topic Chinese Culture and Comm Servic… $34K Vietnamese American Services: received $32K on this topic Vietnamese American Services $32K Literacy Volunteers of Gr Worcester: received $30K on this topic Literacy Volunteers of Gr Worce… $30K Merrimack Valley Immigrant and Education Center Inc: received $25K on this topic Merrimack Valley Immigrant and… $25K Solutions in Hometown Connections: received $25K on this topic Solutions in Hometown Connectio… $25K Washington New Covenant Fellowship Church: received $23K on this topic Washington New Covenant Fellows… $23K Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester: received $23K on this topic Literacy Volunteers of Greater… $23K Impact Silver Spring: received $20K on this topic Impact Silver Spring $20K Identity Inc: received $20K on this topic Identity Inc $20K Covenant Life Church Inc: received $20K on this topic Covenant Life Church Inc $20K The Briggs Center for Faith and Act: received $20K on this topic The Briggs Center for Faith and… $20K Chinese Culture and Community Servi: received $20K on this topic Chinese Culture and Community S… $20K George B Thomas Sr Learning Academy: received $18K on this topic George B Thomas Sr Learning Aca… $18K The Literacy Center Inc: received $15K on this topic The Literacy Center Inc $15K Chinese American Parent Association of Mc: received $15K on this topic Chinese American Parent Associa… $15K Immigrants' Assistance Center Inc: received $14K on this topic Immigrants' Assistance Center I… $14K City of Lights Helping Hands Esol: received $12K on this topic City of Lights Helping Hands Es… $12K The George B Thomas Learning Acade: received $12K on this topic The George B Thomas Learning Ac… $12K Chinese Culture and Comm Services: received $11K on this topic Chinese Culture and Comm Servic… $11K Francophone Africans Alliance: received $11K on this topic Francophone Africans Alliance $11K Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Associat: received $10K on this topic Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Asso… $10K Portuguese United for Education Dba Discovery Language Academy: received $10K on this topic Portuguese United for Education… $10K Bender Jcc of Greater Washington: received $9K on this topic Bender Jcc of Greater Washington $9K Coalition for A Better Acre: received $5K on this topic Coalition for A Better Acre $5K Literacy Network of South Berkshire: received $4K on this topic Literacy Network of South Berks… $4K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “esol” 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: $6,000 to CITY OF LIGHTS HELPING HANDS ESOL — support esol program
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Largest: $2,500 to LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER WORCESTER — esol for new americans
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Largest: $97,500 to CEDC- COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF SE MA — emergency funds for essential immigrant workers, given in honor of corinn wiliams, neighborhood-based english for speakers of other languages -esol, phillips ave. pocket park shade…
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Largest: $68,000 to ABCD SOUTH SIDE ADULT ESOL — english learning for adults
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Largest: $1.3M to NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS — providing esol and digital literacy assistance for all
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Largest: $7,500 to THE LITERACY CENTER INC — basic literacy esol
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Largest: $17,500 to ENGLISH FOR NEW BOSTONIANS — esol for parents and caregivers
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Largest: $25,000 to HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT — support for esol - job readiness program's high-impact retention services
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Largest: $10,000 to LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GR WORCESTER — esol & basic literacy classes for low income immigrants.
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Largest: $10,000 to MERRIMACK VALLEY IMMIGRANT AND EDUCATION CENTER INC — esol financial literacy program
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Largest: $5,000 to LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER WORCESTER — literacy academy: esol for career readiness
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Largest: $100,000 to PROJECT HOPE BOSTON INC — general operating for esol
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