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William B Dietrich Foundation → Historical Society of Pennsylvania: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Champlin Foundation → Crossroads Rhode Island: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ahmanson Foundation → Carnegie Institution of Washington: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021Minnesota Historical Society → Tower-Soudan Historical Society: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → First Presbyterian Church: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Jacquanetta I Floyd Charitable Trust → Striplin Terrace Umc: $186K across 4 grants, latest 2025Memphis Center City Development Corporation → Dssi Holding Collc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021Downtown South Bend Inc → Barnaby's Pizza: $37K across 2 grants, latest 2024Davis Family Foundation → Friends of First Baptist Church of Paris Maine: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ira R Wood and Frances Wood Charitable Trust → East Union Presbyterian Church: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Corning Opera House Cultural Center: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022Downtown Frederick Partnership Inc → Mcclintock Distilling LLC: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022William B Dietrich Foundation → Curtis Institute of Music: $745K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Champlin Foundation → Higher Ground International: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023Minnesota Historical Society → Friends of Linden Hill Inc: $273K across 1 grant, latest 2024Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Hope Chapel: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Ahmanson Foundation → P F Bresee Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Memphis Center City Development Corporation → Unity Properties Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2021Downtown South Bend Inc → Aloft South Bend: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Corning Center for the Fine Arts: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2023Davis Family Foundation → Penobscot Marine Museum: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ira R Wood and Frances Wood Charitable Trust → Church of the Brethren: $13K across 3 grants, latest 2025Downtown Frederick Partnership Inc → Elan Pottery LLC: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023William B Dietrich Foundation → Williamson College of the Trades: $270K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → Immaculate Heart High School: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2020The Champlin Foundation → Day One: $128K across 1 grant, latest 2024Minnesota Historical Society → Charles Thompson Memorial Hall: $108K across 2 grants, latest 2023Memphis Center City Development Corporation → Wlok Radio Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021Downtown South Bend Inc → South Bend City Church: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Davis Family Foundation → Farmington Historical Society Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ira R Wood and Frances Wood Charitable Trust → Millerstown United Methodist Church: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022Downtown Frederick Partnership Inc → Engineering Real Estate LLC: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → City of Dexter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ahmanson Foundation → YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ahmanson Foundation → The Gooden Center: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Champlin Foundation → Mcauley Ministries: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Champlin Foundation → Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ahmanson Foundation → Angels Gate Cultural Center Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021Minnesota Historical Society → Charles Thompson Memorial Hall: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2021Minnesota Historical Society → Fairmont Opera House: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2022William B Dietrich Foundation → Saint Mark's Church: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024Minnesota Historical Society → Sauk Centre Area History Museum & Research Center: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Champlin Foundation → Cocumscussoc Association - Smith's Castle: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Champlin Foundation → Channing Memorial Church: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Champlin Foundation → Sophia Academy: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023Minnesota Historical Society → Jasper Area Historical: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2024Minnesota Historical Society → Pioneer Public Television: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Champlin Foundation → Friends of Little Compton Wellness Center: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Champlin Foundation → Foster Preservation Society: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Champlin Foundation → Warwick Public Library: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023Minnesota Historical Society → Pioneer Public Television: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Champlin Foundation → West Broadway Neighborhood Association (Wbna): $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Memphis Center City Development Corporation → Vance Ave Youth Development Ctr: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Champlin Foundation → Calvary United Methodist Church: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024Memphis Center City Development Corporation → Tom Martin's Inc: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Champlin Foundation → First Baptist Church in Wickford: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ahmanson Foundation → Los Angeles Music and Art School: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020Memphis Center City Development Corporation → Majestic American Bar & Grill LLC: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2021Downtown South Bend Inc → Ziker Cleaners: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Downtown South Bend Inc → 227 Vermillion LLC: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Downtown South Bend Inc → Aids Ministries (Health Plus Indian: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Downtown South Bend Inc → Central Automotive: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Downtown South Bend Inc → Cinco 5 International: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Downtown South Bend Inc → Lasalle Properties LLC: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022William B Dietrich Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder.William B Dietrich Foundation$2.4MThe Champlin Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Champlin Foundation$2.0MThe Ahmanson Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ahmanson Foundation$1.2MMinnesota Historical Society: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Minnesota Historical Society$1.1MCharles A Cannon Trust No 1: $400K on this topic. Open the funder.Charles A Cannon Trust No 1$400KMemphis Center City Development Corporation: $289K on this topic. Open the funder.Memphis Center City Developme…$289KDowntown South Bend Inc: $214K on this topic. Open the funder.Downtown South Bend Inc$214KJacquanetta I Floyd Charitable Trust: $186K on this topic. Open the funder.Jacquanetta I Floyd Charitabl…$186KDavis Family Foundation: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.Davis Family Foundation$54KCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$45KIra R Wood and Frances Wood Charitable Trust: $43K on this topic. Open the funder.Ira R Wood and Frances Wood C…$43KDowntown Frederick Partnership Inc: $35K on this topic. Open the funder.Downtown Frederick Partnershi…$35KHistorical Society of Pennsylvania: received $1.3M on this topicHistorical Society of Pennsylva…$1.3MCrossroads Rhode Island: received $1.0M on this topicCrossroads Rhode Island$1.0MCurtis Institute of Music: received $745K on this topicCurtis Institute of Music$745KCarnegie Institution of Washington: received $500K on this topicCarnegie Institution of Washing…$500KTower-Soudan Historical Society: received $400K on this topicTower-Soudan Historical Society$400KHigher Ground International: received $300K on this topicHigher Ground International$300KFriends of Linden Hill Inc: received $273K on this topicFriends of Linden Hill Inc$273KWilliamson College of the Trades: received $270K on this topicWilliamson College of the Trades$270KFirst Presbyterian Church: received $200K on this topicFirst Presbyterian Church$200KHope Chapel: received $200K on this topicHope Chapel$200KStriplin Terrace Umc: received $186K on this topicStriplin Terrace Umc$186KP F Bresee Foundation: received $150K on this topicP F Bresee Foundation$150KImmaculate Heart High School: received $136K on this topicImmaculate Heart High School$136KYMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles: received $132K on this topicYMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles$132KDay One: received $128K on this topicDay One$128KThe Gooden Center: received $125K on this topicThe Gooden Center$125KCharles Thompson Memorial Hall: received $108K on this topicCharles Thompson Memorial Hall$108KMcauley Ministries: received $103K on this topicMcauley Ministries$103KGirl Scouts of Southeastern New England: received $101K on this topicGirl Scouts of Southeastern New…$101KDssi Holding Collc: received $100K on this topicDssi Holding Collc$100KAngels Gate Cultural Center Inc: received $100K on this topicAngels Gate Cultural Center Inc$100KCharles Thompson Memorial Hall: received $65K on this topicCharles Thompson Memorial Hall$65KFairmont Opera House: received $63K on this topicFairmont Opera House$63KUnity Properties Inc: received $60K on this topicUnity Properties Inc$60KSaint Mark's Church: received $55K on this topicSaint Mark's Church$55KSauk Centre Area History Museum & Research Center: received $54K on this topicSauk Centre Area History Museum…$54KWlok Radio Inc: received $50K on this topicWlok Radio Inc$50KCocumscussoc Association - Smith's Castle: received $50K on this topicCocumscussoc Association - Smit…$50KChanning Memorial Church: received $50K on this topicChanning Memorial Church$50KSophia Academy: received $45K on this topicSophia Academy$45KJasper Area Historical: received $45K on this topicJasper Area Historical$45KPioneer Public Television: received $42K on this topicPioneer Public Television$42KFriends of Little Compton Wellness Center: received $38K on this topicFriends of Little Compton Welln…$38KBarnaby's Pizza: received $37K on this topicBarnaby's Pizza$37KAloft South Bend: received $36K on this topicAloft South Bend$36KFoster Preservation Society: received $33K on this topicFoster Preservation Society$33KWarwick Public Library: received $31K on this topicWarwick Public Library$31KPioneer Public Television: received $31K on this topicPioneer Public Television$31KWest Broadway Neighborhood Association (Wbna): received $30K on this topicWest Broadway Neighborhood Asso…$30KVance Ave Youth Development Ctr: received $30K on this topicVance Ave Youth Development Ctr$30KCalvary United Methodist Church: received $29K on this topicCalvary United Methodist Church$29KTom Martin's Inc: received $26K on this topicTom Martin's Inc$26KFirst Baptist Church in Wickford: received $25K on this topicFirst Baptist Church in Wickford$25KLos Angeles Music and Art School: received $25K on this topicLos Angeles Music and Art School$25KFriends of First Baptist Church of Paris Maine: received $24K on this topicFriends of First Baptist Church…$24KMajestic American Bar & Grill LLC: received $24K on this topicMajestic American Bar & Grill L…$24KSouth Bend City Church: received $20K on this topicSouth Bend City Church$20KZiker Cleaners: received $20K on this topicZiker Cleaners$20K227 Vermillion LLC: received $20K on this topic227 Vermillion LLC$20KAids Ministries (Health Plus Indian: received $20K on this topicAids Ministries (Health Plus In…$20KCentral Automotive: received $20K on this topicCentral Automotive$20KCinco 5 International: received $20K on this topicCinco 5 International$20KLasalle Properties LLC: received $20K on this topicLasalle Properties LLC$20KEast Union Presbyterian Church: received $19K on this topicEast Union Presbyterian Church$19KCorning Opera House Cultural Center: received $18K on this topicCorning Opera House Cultural Ce…$18KCorning Center for the Fine Arts: received $17K on this topicCorning Center for the Fine Arts$17KMcclintock Distilling LLC: received $15K on this topicMcclintock Distilling LLC$15KPenobscot Marine Museum: received $15K on this topicPenobscot Marine Museum$15KFarmington Historical Society Inc: received $15K on this topicFarmington Historical Society I…$15KChurch of the Brethren: received $13K on this topicChurch of the Brethren$13KMillerstown United Methodist Church: received $11K on this topicMillerstown United Methodist Ch…$11KElan Pottery LLC: received $10K on this topicElan Pottery LLC$10KEngineering Real Estate LLC: received $10K on this topicEngineering Real Estate LLC$10KCity of Dexter: received $10K on this topicCity of Dexter$10K
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