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12 funders with a record of paying for “flexible”
Where the money went John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → World Resources Institute: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bellwether Education Partners Inc: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → National Foundation for the Centers for: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc → Adath Jeshurun: $481K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Scan Foundation → Alliance for Health Policy: $473K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Baylor College of Medicine: $409K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation → Communities Unlimited - Fayetteville Ar: $395K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Meyer Memorial Trust → Hacienda Community Development Corporation: $385K across 4 grants, latest 2022 National Environmental → Washoe County Health District: $356K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Fauquier Health Foundation → Fauquier Family Shelter Services Inc: $270K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Klarman Family Foundation → Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hyde Park Art Center → Roman Susan Art Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Common Counsel Foundation: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → California Ocean Science Trust: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc → The Temple: $404K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Environmental → Jersey County Health Department: $343K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Cnrs: $306K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Meyer Memorial Trust → Neighborhood Partnerships: $280K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Fauquier Health Foundation → Fauquier Fish: $260K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Scan Foundation → Manatt Phelps & Phillips Llp: $219K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Klarman Family Foundation → Southcoast Community Foundation Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation → Southern Bancorp Community Partners - Little Rock Ar: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hyde Park Art Center → Bridge Art Nfp: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Bloomington Health Fdn: $385K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Reason Foundation: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Environmental → Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: $296K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc → Keneseth Israel Congregation: $279K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Stanford University: $276K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Meyer Memorial Trust → Native American Youth and Family Center: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Fauquier Health Foundation → George Washington Carver Agricultural Research Center Inc: $250K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Scan Foundation → Health Management Associates Inc: $174K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Klarman Family Foundation → Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation → Delta Circles Inc - Helena Ar: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Hyde Park Art Center → Animate Studio LLC: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Northeastern Illinois University Foundation: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → New Venture Fund: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Borealis Philanthropy: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Panorama Global: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Borealis Philanthropy: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → World Resources Institute: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Common Counsel Foundation: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → George Washington University: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cornell University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Type Media Center Inc: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Chicago Community Foundation: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Brown U: $369K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Brown University: $362K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Georgetown University: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Hudson Institute Inc: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Tides Center: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Georgetown University: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ms Foundation for Women Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Environmental → Chatham Health District: $294K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Environmental → Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services: $293K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Environmental → Vermont Department of Health: $291K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Environmental → Pima County Health Department: $291K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Environmental → Minnesota Department of Agriculture: $280K across 3 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $21M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $21M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $4.4M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $3.4M National Environmental: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. National Environmental $2.4M Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Jewish Heritage Fund for Exce… $1.2M The Simons Foundation Inc: $991K on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $991K Meyer Memorial Trust: $915K on this topic. Open the funder. Meyer Memorial Trust $915K The Scan Foundation: $865K on this topic. Open the funder. The Scan Foundation $865K Fauquier Health Foundation: $780K on this topic. Open the funder. Fauquier Health Foundation $780K The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation: $540K on this topic. Open the funder. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foun… $540K The Klarman Family Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. The Klarman Family Foundation $450K Hyde Park Art Center: $48K on this topic. Open the funder. Hyde Park Art Center $48K World Resources Institute: received $3.0M on this topic World Resources Institute $3.0M Bellwether Education Partners Inc: received $2.6M on this topic Bellwether Education Partners I… $2.6M Common Counsel Foundation: received $2.0M on this topic Common Counsel Foundation $2.0M National Foundation for the Centers for: received $1.7M on this topic National Foundation for the Cen… $1.7M Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $1.6M on this topic Trustees of Columbia University… $1.6M Northeastern Illinois University Foundation: received $1.5M on this topic Northeastern Illinois Universit… $1.5M New Venture Fund: received $1.4M on this topic New Venture Fund $1.4M Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: received $1.4M on this topic Bipartisan Policy Center Inc $1.4M Borealis Philanthropy: received $1.3M on this topic Borealis Philanthropy $1.3M Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Greater Washington Educational… $1.2M Panorama Global: received $1.2M on this topic Panorama Global $1.2M Borealis Philanthropy: received $1.1M on this topic Borealis Philanthropy $1.1M World Resources Institute: received $1.0M on this topic World Resources Institute $1.0M Common Counsel Foundation: received $700K on this topic Common Counsel Foundation $700K President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $650K on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $650K George Washington University: received $600K on this topic George Washington University $600K Cornell University: received $500K on this topic Cornell University $500K Adath Jeshurun: received $481K on this topic Adath Jeshurun $481K Alliance for Health Policy: received $473K on this topic Alliance for Health Policy $473K California Ocean Science Trust: received $450K on this topic California Ocean Science Trust $450K Type Media Center Inc: received $450K on this topic Type Media Center Inc $450K Baylor College of Medicine: received $409K on this topic Baylor College of Medicine $409K The Temple: received $404K on this topic The Temple $404K Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: received $400K on this topic Union of Concerned Scientists I… $400K Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: received $400K on this topic Cornell University College of A… $400K Chicago Community Foundation: received $400K on this topic Chicago Community Foundation $400K Communities Unlimited - Fayetteville Ar: received $395K on this topic Communities Unlimited - Fayette… $395K Hacienda Community Development Corporation: received $385K on this topic Hacienda Community Development… $385K Bloomington Health Fdn: received $385K on this topic Bloomington Health Fdn $385K Brown U: received $369K on this topic Brown U $369K Brown University: received $362K on this topic Brown University $362K Washoe County Health District: received $356K on this topic Washoe County Health District $356K Reason Foundation: received $350K on this topic Reason Foundation $350K Jersey County Health Department: received $343K on this topic Jersey County Health Department $343K Cnrs: received $306K on this topic Cnrs $306K Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: received $300K on this topic Cornell University College of A… $300K Georgetown University: received $300K on this topic Georgetown University $300K Hudson Institute Inc: received $300K on this topic Hudson Institute Inc $300K Tides Center: received $300K on this topic Tides Center $300K Georgetown University: received $300K on this topic Georgetown University $300K Ms Foundation for Women Inc: received $300K on this topic Ms Foundation for Women Inc $300K Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: received $296K on this topic Alaska Department of Environmen… $296K Chatham Health District: received $294K on this topic Chatham Health District $294K Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services: received $293K on this topic Kentucky Cabinet for Health and… $293K Vermont Department of Health: received $291K on this topic Vermont Department of Health $291K Pima County Health Department: received $291K on this topic Pima County Health Department $291K Minnesota Department of Agriculture: received $280K on this topic Minnesota Department of Agricul… $280K Neighborhood Partnerships: received $280K on this topic Neighborhood Partnerships $280K Keneseth Israel Congregation: received $279K on this topic Keneseth Israel Congregation $279K Stanford University: received $276K on this topic Stanford University $276K Fauquier Family Shelter Services Inc: received $270K on this topic Fauquier Family Shelter Service… $270K Fauquier Fish: received $260K on this topic Fauquier Fish $260K Native American Youth and Family Center: received $250K on this topic Native American Youth and Famil… $250K George Washington Carver Agricultural Research Center Inc: received $250K on this topic George Washington Carver Agricu… $250K Manatt Phelps & Phillips Llp: received $219K on this topic Manatt Phelps & Phillips Llp $219K Health Management Associates Inc: received $174K on this topic Health Management Associates Inc $174K Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc: received $150K on this topic Greater Worcester Community Fou… $150K Southcoast Community Foundation Inc: received $150K on this topic Southcoast Community Foundation… $150K Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts: received $150K on this topic Community Foundation of Western… $150K Southern Bancorp Community Partners - Little Rock Ar: received $75K on this topic Southern Bancorp Community Part… $75K Delta Circles Inc - Helena Ar: received $70K on this topic Delta Circles Inc - Helena Ar $70K Roman Susan Art Foundation: received $20K on this topic Roman Susan Art Foundation $20K Bridge Art Nfp: received $16K on this topic Bridge Art Nfp $16K Animate Studio LLC: received $12K on this topic Animate Studio LLC $12K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “flexible” 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: $236,713 to VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — retail flexible funding model
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Largest: $100,000 to FAUQUIER FISH — flexible funding
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Largest: $150,000 to Type Media Center Inc — for flexible support of its project type investigations
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Largest: $20,000 to ROMAN SUSAN ART FOUNDATION — provides artist-run initiatives, collaborations, and independent organizations with flexible funding to pursue their unique visions.
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Largest: $202,025 to THE TEMPLE — synagogue annual flexible funding, religious school and preschool scholarships
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Largest: $150,000 to Native American Youth and Family Center — for flexible support of affordable housing development and services for the native community in the portland area
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Largest: $306,250 to CNRS — neural computations and dynamics of flexible behavior
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Largest: $42,837 to MANATT PHELPS & PHILLIPS LLP — develop a policy and implementation roadmap, reflecting the consensus of a diverse group of subject matter experts and stakeholders, to inform policy deliberations on how the publi…
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Largest: $368,679 to BROWN U — 80918 building a flexible framework for solution-oriented community-engaged research into the health impacts of illegal dumping in three mississippi cities
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Largest: $150,000 to Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc — flexible support for current community needs
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Largest: $250,000 to California Ocean Science Trust — to research options for providing flexibility and adaptability to communities and fisheries in the context of climate change.
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Largest: $200,000 to COMMUNITIES UNLIMITED - FAYETTEVILLE AR — flexible funding for broadband expansion in rural arkansas
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