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12 funders with a record of paying for “female”
Where the money went The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Black Female Project Inc: $1.5M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Opera America: $716K across 14 grants, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Global Media Campaign to End Fgm: $510K across 9 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Women in Aviation International: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Artefact Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Boniface Foundation → Incarnate Word Academy: $285K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Women's 5k Classic → St Lukes University Hospital: $255K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Marineau Family Foundation → Santa Fe Opera: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 J B Cornelius Foundation → Greensboro College: $122K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Trina and Friends K9 Rescue: $96K across 6 grants, latest 2023 William and Janice Olds Scholarship Fund → Katelyn Mae Strawser: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Enthuse Marketing Group Foundation → Morgan Murdock: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Africa Women Rights Advocates: $414K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → The Registered Trustees of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kenya: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → School of American Ballet: $235K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Female Academic Leaders Fellowship: $230K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Boniface Foundation → Rosati Kain: $128K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Women's 5k Classic → Lehigh Valley Health Network: $126K across 4 grants, latest 2025 J B Cornelius Foundation → Greensboro College: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Marineau Family Foundation → Opera America: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → The Fresca Fund: $37K across 4 grants, latest 2023 William and Janice Olds Scholarship Fund → Trisha Fontanilla: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Enthuse Marketing Group Foundation → Alison Evans: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Neo Philanthropy: $275K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Danceusa: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Ford Foundation → Duke University: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Boniface Foundation → Notre Dame High School: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2024 J B Cornelius Foundation → Pfeiffer University: $82K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Marineau Family Foundation → San Francisco Opera: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Women's 5k Classic → Girls On the Run: $73K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Lost Ball Canine Rescue: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2022 William and Janice Olds Scholarship Fund → Erika E Reed: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enthuse Marketing Group Foundation → Claire Matern: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → General Assistance Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Ifrah Foundation: $190K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → End Fgm European Network: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Safe Hands for Girls: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Muslims for Progressive Values: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Arrow: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Empowerment Works Inc: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → I Rep Foundation: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Balletx: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → The Arab Community Centre of Toronto: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Equality Now: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Men End Fgm Foundation: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Jovenes Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Trilogy Films LLC: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Amazonian Initiative Movement: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Aspiration: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Margaret Wanzuu Foundation: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → New Music USA: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2021 J B Cornelius Foundation → Pfeiffer University: $69K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Women's 5k Classic → Planned Parenthood Keystone: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → New York City Ballet: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Women's 5k Classic → Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Wallace Global Fund II → Brighter Society Initiative: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Luna Composition Lab: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Virginia B Toulmin Charitable → Vail Valley Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Four Pillars Films LLC: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wallace Global Fund II → Youth Network for Community & Sustainable Devt: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II → Initiative for Girls' Rights & Health Development: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wallace Global Fund II → Options for International Health: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wallace Global Fund II: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Wallace Global Fund II $2.9M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $1.5M Virginia B Toulmin Charitable: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Virginia B Toulmin Charitable $1.5M Conrad N Hilton Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Conrad N Hilton Foundation $1.4M The Ford Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $1.0M Women's 5k Classic: $574K on this topic. Open the funder. Women's 5k Classic $574K Boniface Foundation: $503K on this topic. Open the funder. Boniface Foundation $503K Marineau Family Foundation: $385K on this topic. Open the funder. Marineau Family Foundation $385K J B Cornelius Foundation: $384K on this topic. Open the funder. J B Cornelius Foundation $384K Community Foundation of North Texas Inc: $149K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $149K William and Janice Olds Scholarship Fund: $52K on this topic. Open the funder. William and Janice Olds Schol… $52K Enthuse Marketing Group Foundation: $35K on this topic. Open the funder. Enthuse Marketing Group Found… $35K Black Female Project Inc: received $1.5M on this topic Black Female Project Inc $1.5M Opera America: received $716K on this topic Opera America $716K Global Media Campaign to End Fgm: received $510K on this topic Global Media Campaign to End Fgm $510K Women in Aviation International: received $500K on this topic Women in Aviation International $500K Artefact Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited: received $500K on this topic Artefact Entertainment (Hong Ko… $500K Africa Women Rights Advocates: received $414K on this topic Africa Women Rights Advocates $414K The Registered Trustees of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kenya: received $350K on this topic The Registered Trustees of the… $350K Incarnate Word Academy: received $285K on this topic Incarnate Word Academy $285K Neo Philanthropy: received $275K on this topic Neo Philanthropy $275K St Lukes University Hospital: received $255K on this topic St Lukes University Hospital $255K School of American Ballet: received $235K on this topic School of American Ballet $235K Female Academic Leaders Fellowship: received $230K on this topic Female Academic Leaders Fellows… $230K Santa Fe Opera: received $200K on this topic Santa Fe Opera $200K Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit: received $200K on this topic Religious Sisters of the Holy S… $200K General Assistance Inc: received $200K on this topic General Assistance Inc $200K Ifrah Foundation: received $190K on this topic Ifrah Foundation $190K Danceusa: received $185K on this topic Danceusa $185K End Fgm European Network: received $175K on this topic End Fgm European Network $175K Safe Hands for Girls: received $155K on this topic Safe Hands for Girls $155K Duke University: received $150K on this topic Duke University $150K Muslims for Progressive Values: received $150K on this topic Muslims for Progressive Values $150K Rosati Kain: received $128K on this topic Rosati Kain $128K Lehigh Valley Health Network: received $126K on this topic Lehigh Valley Health Network $126K Greensboro College: received $122K on this topic Greensboro College $122K Greensboro College: received $111K on this topic Greensboro College $111K Opera America: received $110K on this topic Opera America $110K Arrow: received $110K on this topic Arrow $110K Empowerment Works Inc: received $110K on this topic Empowerment Works Inc $110K I Rep Foundation: received $110K on this topic I Rep Foundation $110K Balletx: received $100K on this topic Balletx $100K The Arab Community Centre of Toronto: received $100K on this topic The Arab Community Centre of To… $100K Equality Now: received $100K on this topic Equality Now $100K Men End Fgm Foundation: received $100K on this topic Men End Fgm Foundation $100K Jovenes Inc: received $100K on this topic Jovenes Inc $100K Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa: received $100K on this topic Immaculate Heart Sisters of Afr… $100K Trilogy Films LLC: received $100K on this topic Trilogy Films LLC $100K Trina and Friends K9 Rescue: received $96K on this topic Trina and Friends K9 Rescue $96K Notre Dame High School: received $90K on this topic Notre Dame High School $90K Amazonian Initiative Movement: received $85K on this topic Amazonian Initiative Movement $85K Pfeiffer University: received $82K on this topic Pfeiffer University $82K San Francisco Opera: received $75K on this topic San Francisco Opera $75K Aspiration: received $75K on this topic Aspiration $75K Margaret Wanzuu Foundation: received $75K on this topic Margaret Wanzuu Foundation $75K Girls On the Run: received $73K on this topic Girls On the Run $73K New Music USA: received $70K on this topic New Music USA $70K Pfeiffer University: received $69K on this topic Pfeiffer University $69K Planned Parenthood Keystone: received $60K on this topic Planned Parenthood Keystone $60K New York City Ballet: received $60K on this topic New York City Ballet $60K Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley: received $60K on this topic Cancer Support Community of the… $60K Brighter Society Initiative: received $56K on this topic Brighter Society Initiative $56K Luna Composition Lab: received $55K on this topic Luna Composition Lab $55K Vail Valley Foundation: received $50K on this topic Vail Valley Foundation $50K Four Pillars Films LLC: received $50K on this topic Four Pillars Films LLC $50K Youth Network for Community & Sustainable Devt: received $50K on this topic Youth Network for Community & S… $50K Initiative for Girls' Rights & Health Development: received $50K on this topic Initiative for Girls' Rights &… $50K Options for International Health: received $50K on this topic Options for International Health $50K The Fresca Fund: received $37K on this topic The Fresca Fund $37K Katelyn Mae Strawser: received $21K on this topic Katelyn Mae Strawser $21K Trisha Fontanilla: received $16K on this topic Trisha Fontanilla $16K Lost Ball Canine Rescue: received $16K on this topic Lost Ball Canine Rescue $16K Morgan Murdock: received $15K on this topic Morgan Murdock $15K Erika E Reed: received $15K on this topic Erika E Reed $15K Alison Evans: received $10K on this topic Alison Evans $10K Claire Matern: received $10K on this topic Claire Matern $10K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “female” 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: $100,000 to NEO PHILANTHROPY — support for work to end female genital mutilation
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Largest: $77,500 to ST LUKES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL — education, support, and prevention of female cancers
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Largest: $50,000 to VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION — 2023 vail dance festival now: premieres program, feat. 4 female choreographers & 2 female composers
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Largest: $15,000 to MORGAN MURDOCK — support female entrepreneur
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Largest: $112,500 to INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY — rising female scholarships
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Largest: $1,000 to THE FOUNDATION FOR NC A&T STATE UNIVERSITY — to support the cynthia saulter carter black female accounting endowed scholarship
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Largest: $117,335 to FEMALE ACADEMIC LEADERS FELLOWSHIP — for support to create a cohort of black women academic leaders embedding their research in gender-based violence and femicide and to establish a gender-based violence chair at wits…
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Largest: $6,000 to TRINA AND FRIENDS K9 RESCUE — as follows: 1) $2,000 for the training of dobby, a rescued female white german shepherd; 2) $2,000 for legal expenses associated with the recovery of warlock, a pit bull rescue; 3)…
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Largest: $6,000 to Gabrielle Netke — for female studentto attend collegein pursuit of math
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Largest: $442,500 to BLACK FEMALE PROJECT INC — for support and research of the teacher truth story collection
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Largest: $10,000 to NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS — to support the school's underwriting for a scholarship for a female student.
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Largest: $66,000 to Greensboro College — grants to female students attending methodist schools in north carolina
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