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12 funders with a record of paying for “excel”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → Fund for Educational Excellence Inc: $8.7M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Fund for Educational Excellence: $7.7M across 66 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Excellence Community Schools Inc: $7.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → University of Alaska Anchorage: $3.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Council of Medical Specialty Societies → American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Powell Foundation → The Holdsworth Center: $981K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin - Madison: $138K across 36 grants, latest 2025 Parkinson's Foundation Inc → University of Rochester: $134K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Smidt Foundation → Upper Valley Career Center: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc → University of California San Diego: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Cloudsplitter Foundation → Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (Childcare Excellence): $66K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Welborn Baptist Foundation Inc → Matthew 25 Aids Services: $47K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education: $6.7M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Council of Medical Specialty Societies → American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Inc: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Fund for Educational Excellence: $1.6M across 20 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Depaul University: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Drexel University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Powell Foundation → Uteach Institute Co University of Texas Foundation: $802K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Smidt Foundation → Jefferson County School District R-1: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Parkinson's Foundation Inc → Rush University Medical Center: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin - La Crosse: $88K across 19 grants, latest 2025 Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc → Mayo Clinic Campus in Rochester Minnesota: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Welborn Baptist Foundation Inc → For Evansville Inc: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Cloudsplitter Foundation → Acap Headstart: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Excellent Schools Washington: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Council of Medical Specialty Societies → American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → University of La Verne: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → State University of Iowa Foundation: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Powell Foundation → The University of Texas Foundation - Charles A Dana Center: $598K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Goodwill Education Initiatives Inc: $470K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Smidt Foundation → Evergreen School District 114 Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Parkinson's Foundation Inc → Emory University: $94K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc → Marquette University: $76K across 18 grants, latest 2025 Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc → Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cloudsplitter Foundation → Jceo (Childcare Excellence Awards): $36K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Welborn Baptist Foundation Inc → Community Coordinated Child Care: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Alliance for Excellent Education Inc: $3.8M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc: $3.2M across 13 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Ohio Excels: $2.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Africa Resource Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management Ltdgte: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Council of Medical Specialty Societies → American College of Cardiology Foundation: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → National University: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → Educators for Excellence Inc: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Vanderbilt University: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Boise State University: $984K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Council of Medical Specialty Societies → American Thoracic Society Inc: $974K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Centre College: $965K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Furman University: $932K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Florida State University: $924K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → University of Wyoming: $884K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Council of Medical Specialty Societies → American Geriatrics Society Inc: $875K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: $824K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Washington State University: $824K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Florida International University: $824K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Pomona College: $803K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → Kakenya Center for Excellence: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Bryn Mawr College: $783K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Illinois State University: $783K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → College of the Holy Cross: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Indiana University Foundation: $742K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Gustavus Adolphus College: $704K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute → Franklin & Marshall College: $692K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Smithsonian Institution: $685K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Gates Foundation → Africa Research Excellence Fund: $629K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation: $33M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $33M Howard Hughes Medical Institute: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Howard Hughes Medical Institu… $20M The Chicago Community Trust: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $11M Annie E Casey Foundation Inc: $9.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Annie E Casey Foundation Inc $9.7M Council of Medical Specialty Societies: $7.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Council of Medical Specialty… $7.6M The Powell Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Powell Foundation $2.4M Parkinson's Foundation Inc: $333K on this topic. Open the funder. Parkinson's Foundation Inc $333K The Smidt Foundation: $310K on this topic. Open the funder. The Smidt Foundation $310K Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc: $301K on this topic. Open the funder. Herb Kohl Educational Foundat… $301K Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc: $173K on this topic. Open the funder. Lewy Body Dementia Associatio… $173K Cloudsplitter Foundation: $140K on this topic. Open the funder. Cloudsplitter Foundation $140K Welborn Baptist Foundation Inc: $113K on this topic. Open the funder. Welborn Baptist Foundation Inc $113K Fund for Educational Excellence Inc: received $8.7M on this topic Fund for Educational Excellence… $8.7M Fund for Educational Excellence: received $7.7M on this topic Fund for Educational Excellence $7.7M Excellence Community Schools Inc: received $7.0M on this topic Excellence Community Schools Inc $7.0M John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education: received $6.7M on this topic John N Gardner Institute for Ex… $6.7M Excellent Schools Washington: received $4.4M on this topic Excellent Schools Washington $4.4M Alliance for Excellent Education Inc: received $3.8M on this topic Alliance for Excellent Educatio… $3.8M University of Alaska Anchorage: received $3.3M on this topic University of Alaska Anchorage $3.3M Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc: received $3.2M on this topic Foundation for Excellence in Ed… $3.2M Ohio Excels: received $2.1M on this topic Ohio Excels $2.1M Africa Resource Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management Ltdgte: received $1.7M on this topic Africa Resource Center for Exce… $1.7M American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc: received $1.7M on this topic American Society of Clinical On… $1.7M American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Inc: received $1.6M on this topic American Association of Clinica… $1.6M Fund for Educational Excellence: received $1.6M on this topic Fund for Educational Excellence $1.6M Depaul University: received $1.6M on this topic Depaul University $1.6M Drexel University: received $1.3M on this topic Drexel University $1.3M American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: received $1.2M on this topic American College of Occupationa… $1.2M American College of Cardiology Foundation: received $1.2M on this topic American College of Cardiology… $1.2M University of La Verne: received $1.2M on this topic University of La Verne $1.2M National University: received $1.1M on this topic National University $1.1M State University of Iowa Foundation: received $1.1M on this topic State University of Iowa Founda… $1.1M Educators for Excellence Inc: received $1.1M on this topic Educators for Excellence Inc $1.1M Vanderbilt University: received $1.1M on this topic Vanderbilt University $1.1M Boise State University: received $984K on this topic Boise State University $984K The Holdsworth Center: received $981K on this topic The Holdsworth Center $981K American Thoracic Society Inc: received $974K on this topic American Thoracic Society Inc $974K Centre College: received $965K on this topic Centre College $965K Furman University: received $932K on this topic Furman University $932K Florida State University: received $924K on this topic Florida State University $924K University of Wyoming: received $884K on this topic University of Wyoming $884K American Geriatrics Society Inc: received $875K on this topic American Geriatrics Society Inc $875K University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: received $824K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Milwauk… $824K Washington State University: received $824K on this topic Washington State University $824K Florida International University: received $824K on this topic Florida International University $824K Pomona College: received $803K on this topic Pomona College $803K Uteach Institute Co University of Texas Foundation: received $802K on this topic Uteach Institute Co University… $802K Kakenya Center for Excellence: received $800K on this topic Kakenya Center for Excellence $800K Bryn Mawr College: received $783K on this topic Bryn Mawr College $783K Illinois State University: received $783K on this topic Illinois State University $783K College of the Holy Cross: received $750K on this topic College of the Holy Cross $750K Indiana University Foundation: received $742K on this topic Indiana University Foundation $742K Gustavus Adolphus College: received $704K on this topic Gustavus Adolphus College $704K Franklin & Marshall College: received $692K on this topic Franklin & Marshall College $692K Smithsonian Institution: received $685K on this topic Smithsonian Institution $685K Africa Research Excellence Fund: received $629K on this topic Africa Research Excellence Fund $629K The University of Texas Foundation - Charles A Dana Center: received $598K on this topic The University of Texas Foundat… $598K Goodwill Education Initiatives Inc: received $470K on this topic Goodwill Education Initiatives… $470K University of Wisconsin - Madison: received $138K on this topic University of Wisconsin - Madis… $138K University of Rochester: received $134K on this topic University of Rochester $134K Upper Valley Career Center: received $105K on this topic Upper Valley Career Center $105K Jefferson County School District R-1: received $105K on this topic Jefferson County School Distric… $105K Rush University Medical Center: received $105K on this topic Rush University Medical Center $105K Evergreen School District 114 Foundation: received $100K on this topic Evergreen School District 114 F… $100K Emory University: received $94K on this topic Emory University $94K University of Wisconsin - La Crosse: received $88K on this topic University of Wisconsin - La Cr… $88K Marquette University: received $76K on this topic Marquette University $76K University of California San Diego: received $73K on this topic University of California San Di… $73K Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (Childcare Excellence): received $66K on this topic Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (Child… $66K Mayo Clinic Campus in Rochester Minnesota: received $50K on this topic Mayo Clinic Campus in Rochester… $50K Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota: received $50K on this topic Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota $50K Matthew 25 Aids Services: received $47K on this topic Matthew 25 Aids Services $47K For Evansville Inc: received $41K on this topic For Evansville Inc $41K Acap Headstart: received $38K on this topic Acap Headstart $38K Jceo (Childcare Excellence Awards): received $36K on this topic Jceo (Childcare Excellence Awar… $36K Community Coordinated Child Care: received $25K on this topic Community Coordinated Child Care $25K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “excel” 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: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE — 2023 excellence
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Largest: $32,380 to FOR EVANSVILLE INC — nonprofit excellence
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Largest: $100,000 to BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION — 2023 harbor freight tools for schools prize for teaching excellence - school award
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Largest: $3.2M to University of Alaska Anchorage — inclusive excellence 3 learning community
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Largest: $57,500 to HeartSmiles — support heartsmiles role in the excellence in entrepreneurial learning (excel) project in partnership with coppin state university
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Largest: $50,000 to MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER MINNESOTA — research center of excellence award
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Largest: $1.7M to American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc — diagnostic excellence research project with deliverables
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Largest: $66,000 to Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (Childcare Excellence) — general charitable
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Largest: $1.1M to ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATION INC — k-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities
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Largest: $981,164 to The Holdsworth Center — quality public k-12 schools: excellent educators
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Largest: $320,000 to State University Of Iowa Foundation — center for advancement: dr. donald d. brown & judy k. barkalow faculty support fund in cardiology, tippie college of business excellence fund, support for college of business schol…
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Largest: $134,231 to UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — center of excellence grants
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