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12 funders with a record of paying for “excavation”
Where the money went The Packard Humanities Institute → American School of Classical Studies in Athens: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Oklahoma → Gallion Excavating Co LLC Dba Twisted Oak Products: $666K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Museum of the Bible → The Center for the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: $525K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Sharon R Stocker: $235K across 3 grants, latest 2023 International Union of Operating → Wl French Excavating Corp: $162K across 3 grants, latest 2023 American Bird Conservancy → Jeff Powell Excavating LLC: $154K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Luther I Replogle Foundation → American School of Classical Studies at Athens: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Submerged Archaeological Conservancy International (Saci): $90K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 → University of California Berkeley: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alphawood Foundation → Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation → Institute of Fine Arts Nyu: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Brian & Joelle Kelly Family Foundation → Friends of Ir David: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Packard Humanities Institute → American School in Athens: $312K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Museum of the Bible → Wheaton College Archaeology Program: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Maria Vlazaki: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Bird Conservancy → Jeff Powell Excavating LLC: $37K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 → University of Pennsylvania Museum: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2024 International Union of Operating → Wlfrench Excavating Corp: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Leonardo Da Vinci Heritage Association: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation → Bard Graduate Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Museum of the Bible → Wheaton College Archaeology Program: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Packard Humanities Institute → University of Notre Dame: $112K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg: $93K across 2 grants, latest 2022 American Bird Conservancy → Polacek Excavating and Landscaping LLC: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 → Institute of Nautical Archaeology: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Museum of the Bible → The Center for the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Peter Fischer: $67K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Adamantia Vasilogamvrou: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Tom Brogan: $57K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Donald Haggis: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → University of Arizona: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → University of Toronto: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Michael Lane: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Michael Cosmopoulos: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → J Driessen: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Leonidas Vokotopoulos: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → T Carter: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Papadatos Ioannis Evangelou: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Jan Driessen: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Erik Hallager: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Helena Tomas: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Efthimia Sakellaraki: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Tobias Krapf: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → M Eaby: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Pascal Darque: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Calliope Galanaki: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Santo Privitera: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → T Strasser: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Anna D'agata: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Institute for Aegean Prehistory → Robert Laffineur: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Packard Humanities Institute: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Packard Humanities Instit… $2.9M Museum of the Bible: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Museum of the Bible $1.2M Institute for Aegean Prehistory: $941K on this topic. Open the funder. Institute for Aegean Prehisto… $941K Communities Foundation of Oklahoma: $666K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Okl… $666K American Bird Conservancy: $225K on this topic. Open the funder. American Bird Conservancy $225K International Union of Operating: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. International Union of Operat… $185K Luther I Replogle Foundation: $135K on this topic. Open the funder. Luther I Replogle Foundation $135K The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16: $113K on this topic. Open the funder. The Merops Foundation 6178-01… $113K Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc: $105K on this topic. Open the funder. Richard Lounsbery Foundation… $105K Alphawood Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Alphawood Foundation $50K The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Fou… $40K Brian & Joelle Kelly Family Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Brian & Joelle Kelly Family F… $30K American School of Classical Studies in Athens: received $2.5M on this topic American School of Classical St… $2.5M Gallion Excavating Co LLC Dba Twisted Oak Products: received $666K on this topic Gallion Excavating Co LLC Dba T… $666K The Center for the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: received $525K on this topic The Center for the Study of Anc… $525K American School in Athens: received $312K on this topic American School in Athens $312K Wheaton College Archaeology Program: received $300K on this topic Wheaton College Archaeology Pro… $300K Sharon R Stocker: received $235K on this topic Sharon R Stocker $235K Wheaton College Archaeology Program: received $200K on this topic Wheaton College Archaeology Pro… $200K The Center for the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: received $200K on this topic The Center for the Study of Anc… $200K Wl French Excavating Corp: received $162K on this topic Wl French Excavating Corp $162K Jeff Powell Excavating LLC: received $154K on this topic Jeff Powell Excavating LLC $154K American School of Classical Studies at Athens: received $135K on this topic American School of Classical St… $135K Maria Vlazaki: received $120K on this topic Maria Vlazaki $120K University of Notre Dame: received $112K on this topic University of Notre Dame $112K Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg: received $93K on this topic Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heid… $93K Submerged Archaeological Conservancy International (Saci): received $90K on this topic Submerged Archaeological Conser… $90K Peter Fischer: received $67K on this topic Peter Fischer $67K University of California Berkeley: received $60K on this topic University of California Berkel… $60K Adamantia Vasilogamvrou: received $60K on this topic Adamantia Vasilogamvrou $60K Tom Brogan: received $57K on this topic Tom Brogan $57K Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund: received $50K on this topic Administrators of the Tulane Ed… $50K Donald Haggis: received $40K on this topic Donald Haggis $40K University of Arizona: received $40K on this topic University of Arizona $40K Jeff Powell Excavating LLC: received $37K on this topic Jeff Powell Excavating LLC $37K Institute of Fine Arts Nyu: received $35K on this topic Institute of Fine Arts Nyu $35K Polacek Excavating and Landscaping LLC: received $34K on this topic Polacek Excavating and Landscap… $34K University of Pennsylvania Museum: received $33K on this topic University of Pennsylvania Muse… $33K Friends of Ir David: received $30K on this topic Friends of Ir David $30K University of Toronto: received $30K on this topic University of Toronto $30K Michael Lane: received $28K on this topic Michael Lane $28K Wlfrench Excavating Corp: received $24K on this topic Wlfrench Excavating Corp $24K Institute of Nautical Archaeology: received $20K on this topic Institute of Nautical Archaeolo… $20K Michael Cosmopoulos: received $20K on this topic Michael Cosmopoulos $20K J Driessen: received $20K on this topic J Driessen $20K Leonardo Da Vinci Heritage Association: received $15K on this topic Leonardo Da Vinci Heritage Asso… $15K Leonidas Vokotopoulos: received $15K on this topic Leonidas Vokotopoulos $15K T Carter: received $14K on this topic T Carter $14K Papadatos Ioannis Evangelou: received $11K on this topic Papadatos Ioannis Evangelou $11K Jan Driessen: received $11K on this topic Jan Driessen $11K Erik Hallager: received $11K on this topic Erik Hallager $11K Helena Tomas: received $10K on this topic Helena Tomas $10K Efthimia Sakellaraki: received $10K on this topic Efthimia Sakellaraki $10K Tobias Krapf: received $10K on this topic Tobias Krapf $10K M Eaby: received $8K on this topic M Eaby $8K Pascal Darque: received $8K on this topic Pascal Darque $8K Calliope Galanaki: received $7K on this topic Calliope Galanaki $7K Santo Privitera: received $6K on this topic Santo Privitera $6K Bard Graduate Center: received $5K on this topic Bard Graduate Center $5K T Strasser: received $5K on this topic T Strasser $5K Anna D'agata: received $3K on this topic Anna D'agata $3K Robert Laffineur: received $3K on this topic Robert Laffineur $3K 12 funders, 50 recipients, grants matching “excavation” 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: $60,000 to MARIA VLAZAKI — excavation: minoan kydonia excavations
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Largest: $200,000 to The Center for the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins — el araj excavation project
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Largest: $76,945 to Jeff Powell Excavating LLC — bird conservation
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Largest: $20,000 to Institute of Nautical Archaeology — excavation, research and
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Largest: $296,105 to GALLION EXCAVATING CO LLC DBA TWISTED OAK PRODUCTS — community development
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Largest: $5,000 to BARD GRADUATE CENTER — promotes the study of cultural history, excavation of early greek cult buildings on despotiko
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Largest: $2.5M to AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES IN ATHENS — support of the agora excavations poject
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Largest: $60,000 to AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS — isthmia excavation
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Largest: $20,000 to Friends OF Ir David — the ir david foundation is committed to continuing king davids legacy as well as revealing and connecting people to ancient jerusalems glorious past through four key initiatives: a…
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Largest: $26,850 to ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATION FUND — research support for dr. marcello a. canuto/archaeological excavations at la corona, guatemala
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Largest: $74,008 to WL FRENCH EXCAVATING CORP — to successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry
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Largest: $90,000 to SUBMERGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY INTERNATIONAL (SACI) — the kingston harbour archaeological project: excavation of french naval frigate junon (1780), st vincent and the grenadines
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