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Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation → Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation: $895K across 3 grants, latest 2024Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → Under 5000: $832K across 2 grants, latest 2025Edward B Dunlap Jr Foundation → St Clair Hospital Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Jefferson Park & Rec: $437K across 3 grants, latest 2024Texas Center for Child and Family → Arrow Child & Family Ministries: $380K across 1 grant, latest 2022The J K Lowder Family Foundation → Auburn College of Business: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024Idacorp Employee Community Services → United Way of Treasure Valley Inc: $156K across 4 grants, latest 2025Michigan Humanities Council → Regents of the University of Michigan: $134K across 5 grants, latest 2024Jacobs Family Foundation Inc → Samaritan's Purse: $123K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Nolan Family Foundation → Powater: $84K across 2 grants, latest 2023John P Cadle Foundation → Salvation Army - Champaign: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2022Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts → Amarillo Symphony: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation → Mass General Hospital: $867K across 3 grants, latest 2024Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → City of Emmetsburg: $678K across 2 grants, latest 2025Edward B Dunlap Jr Foundation → St Vincent College: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Texas Center for Child and Family → Covenant Kids Inc Dba Ck Family Services: $380K across 1 grant, latest 2022Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Jefferson Matters Main St: $254K across 4 grants, latest 2025The J K Lowder Family Foundation → Auburn University Tigers Unlimited: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024Michigan Humanities Council → Library of Michigan Foundation: $85K across 4 grants, latest 2024Idacorp Employee Community Services → Idaho Foodbank Warehouse Inc: $77K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Nolan Family Foundation → Perpich Arts Hs - Music Department: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2023John P Cadle Foundation → Rossville Alvin School District: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2023Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts → Amarillo Museum of Art: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2024Jacobs Family Foundation Inc → Salvation Army: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation → Auburn University Foundation: $425K across 2 grants, latest 2023Texas Center for Child and Family → The Bair Foundation of Texas: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2022Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → Emmetsburg Community School Dist: $214K across 2 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Boone County: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025Edward B Dunlap Jr Foundation → Saint Catherine Laboure: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022The J K Lowder Family Foundation → Montessori School at Hampstead: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michigan Humanities Council → Museum of Ojibwa Culture: $63K across 3 grants, latest 2022Idacorp Employee Community Services → Salvation Army: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2025John P Cadle Foundation → University of Illinois Foundation: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2023Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts → Lonestar Ballet: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Nolan Family Foundation → Avon Old Farm School: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Jacobs Family Foundation Inc → Tunnel to Towers: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Guthrie County: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Dallas County: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Webster County: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Carroll County: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Calhoun County: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Greene County Medical Center: $204K across 3 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → City of Jefferson: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → City of Churdan: $188K across 4 grants, latest 2025Texas Center for Child and Family → Partnerships for Children: $183K across 1 grant, latest 2022Texas Center for Child and Family → Sjrc Texas: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2022Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → City of Paton: $178K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → City of Grand Junction: $174K across 4 grants, latest 2025Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation → United Way of Central Alabama: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → City of Graettinger: $148K across 2 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Jefferson Fire Department: $144K across 1 grant, latest 2022Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation → Jubilee Family Foundation: $144K across 3 grants, latest 2024Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → City of West Bend: $142K across 2 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Greene County Conservation: $132K across 2 grants, latest 2023Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → Five Island Trail Corporation: $132K across 2 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Grand Junction Fire Departmen: $129K across 1 grant, latest 2024Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp → City of Ruthven: $126K across 2 grants, latest 2025Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation → Children's of Alabama: $126K across 3 grants, latest 2024Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → City of Scranton: $123K across 4 grants, latest 2025Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation → Paton-Churdan Schools: $122K across 4 grants, latest 2025Texas Center for Child and Family → Emberhope Youthville: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022Texas Center for Child and Family → Depelchin Children's Center: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022Texas Center for Child and Family → Ach Child and Family Services: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022Texas Center for Child and Family → Agape Ranch: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Grow Greene County Gaming Cor…$3.5MThomas H Lowder Family Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Thomas H Lowder Family Founda…$2.6MPalo Alto Cty Gaming Develop Corp: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Palo Alto Cty Gaming Develop…$2.3MTexas Center for Child and Family: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Texas Center for Child and Fa…$1.9MEdward B Dunlap Jr Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Edward B Dunlap Jr Foundation$1.1MThe J K Lowder Family Foundation: $375K on this topic. Open the funder.The J K Lowder Family Foundat…$375KIdacorp Employee Community Services: $288K on this topic. Open the funder.Idacorp Employee Community Se…$288KMichigan Humanities Council: $282K on this topic. Open the funder.Michigan Humanities Council$282KThe Nolan Family Foundation: $192K on this topic. Open the funder.The Nolan Family Foundation$192KJacobs Family Foundation Inc: $168K on this topic. Open the funder.Jacobs Family Foundation Inc$168KJohn P Cadle Foundation: $166K on this topic. Open the funder.John P Cadle Foundation$166KDr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts: $160K on this topic. Open the funder.Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Rober…$160KAlzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation: received $895K on this topicAlzheimers Drug Discovery Found…$895KMass General Hospital: received $867K on this topicMass General Hospital$867KUnder 5000: received $832K on this topicUnder 5000$832KCity of Emmetsburg: received $678K on this topicCity of Emmetsburg$678KSt Clair Hospital Foundation: received $500K on this topicSt Clair Hospital Foundation$500KSt Vincent College: received $500K on this topicSt Vincent College$500KJefferson Park & Rec: received $437K on this topicJefferson Park & Rec$437KAuburn University Foundation: received $425K on this topicAuburn University Foundation$425KArrow Child & Family Ministries: received $380K on this topicArrow Child & Family Ministries$380KCovenant Kids Inc Dba Ck Family Services: received $380K on this topicCovenant Kids Inc Dba Ck Family…$380KThe Bair Foundation of Texas: received $320K on this topicThe Bair Foundation of Texas$320KJefferson Matters Main St: received $254K on this topicJefferson Matters Main St$254KEmmetsburg Community School Dist: received $214K on this topicEmmetsburg Community School Dist$214KBoone County: received $207K on this topicBoone County$207KGuthrie County: received $207K on this topicGuthrie County$207KDallas County: received $207K on this topicDallas County$207KWebster County: received $207K on this topicWebster County$207KCarroll County: received $207K on this topicCarroll County$207KCalhoun County: received $207K on this topicCalhoun County$207KGreene County Medical Center: received $204K on this topicGreene County Medical Center$204KCity of Jefferson: received $200K on this topicCity of Jefferson$200KCity of Churdan: received $188K on this topicCity of Churdan$188KPartnerships for Children: received $183K on this topicPartnerships for Children$183KSjrc Texas: received $180K on this topicSjrc Texas$180KCity of Paton: received $178K on this topicCity of Paton$178KAuburn College of Business: received $175K on this topicAuburn College of Business$175KCity of Grand Junction: received $174K on this topicCity of Grand Junction$174KUnited Way of Treasure Valley Inc: received $156K on this topicUnited Way of Treasure Valley I…$156KUnited Way of Central Alabama: received $150K on this topicUnited Way of Central Alabama$150KCity of Graettinger: received $148K on this topicCity of Graettinger$148KJefferson Fire Department: received $144K on this topicJefferson Fire Department$144KJubilee Family Foundation: received $144K on this topicJubilee Family Foundation$144KCity of West Bend: received $142K on this topicCity of West Bend$142KRegents of the University of Michigan: received $134K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$134KGreene County Conservation: received $132K on this topicGreene County Conservation$132KFive Island Trail Corporation: received $132K on this topicFive Island Trail Corporation$132KGrand Junction Fire Departmen: received $129K on this topicGrand Junction Fire Departmen$129KCity of Ruthven: received $126K on this topicCity of Ruthven$126KChildren's of Alabama: received $126K on this topicChildren's of Alabama$126KAuburn University Tigers Unlimited: received $125K on this topicAuburn University Tigers Unlimi…$125KSaint Catherine Laboure: received $125K on this topicSaint Catherine Laboure$125KCity of Scranton: received $123K on this topicCity of Scranton$123KSamaritan's Purse: received $123K on this topicSamaritan's Purse$123KPaton-Churdan Schools: received $122K on this topicPaton-Churdan Schools$122KEmberhope Youthville: received $120K on this topicEmberhope Youthville$120KDepelchin Children's Center: received $120K on this topicDepelchin Children's Center$120KAch Child and Family Services: received $120K on this topicAch Child and Family Services$120KAgape Ranch: received $120K on this topicAgape Ranch$120KSalvation Army: received $85K on this topicSalvation Army$85KLibrary of Michigan Foundation: received $85K on this topicLibrary of Michigan Foundation$85KPowater: received $84K on this topicPowater$84KIdaho Foodbank Warehouse Inc: received $77K on this topicIdaho Foodbank Warehouse Inc$77KMontessori School at Hampstead: received $75K on this topicMontessori School at Hampstead$75KSalvation Army - Champaign: received $65K on this topicSalvation Army - Champaign$65KMuseum of Ojibwa Culture: received $63K on this topicMuseum of Ojibwa Culture$63KAmarillo Symphony: received $60K on this topicAmarillo Symphony$60KPerpich Arts Hs - Music Department: received $58K on this topicPerpich Arts Hs - Music Departm…$58KRossville Alvin School District: received $51K on this topicRossville Alvin School District$51KUniversity of Illinois Foundation: received $51K on this topicUniversity of Illinois Foundati…$51KAmarillo Museum of Art: received $50K on this topicAmarillo Museum of Art$50KLonestar Ballet: received $50K on this topicLonestar Ballet$50KAvon Old Farm School: received $50K on this topicAvon Old Farm School$50KTunnel to Towers: received $15K on this topicTunnel to Towers$15K
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