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12 funders with a record of paying for “flights”

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Ray Foundation Inc → Und Aerospace Foundation: $7.7M across 1 grant, latest 2023Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Space Tango Inc: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023Apex Foundation → Museum of Flight: $542K across 19 grants, latest 2024Ellsworth Hovey Getchell Foundation → Auburn Aviation Association: $364K across 3 grants, latest 2025Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Frontiers of Flight Museum: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2024Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc → Lone Star Flight Museum: $122K across 4 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → Museum of Flight: $89K across 12 grants, latest 2024Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc → Angel Flight West: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Honor Flight Inc → Honor Flight Philadelphia Corp: $69K across 2 grants, latest 2024Alaska Airlines Foundation → Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Childrens Flight of Hope: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2023Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) → Dave Ashcraft: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Aopa Air Safety Foundation: $7.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Redwire Space Technologies Inc: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Angel Flight Inc: $137K across 4 grants, latest 2024Apex Foundation → Heritage Flight Museum: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2024Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc → Angel Flight: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ellsworth Hovey Getchell Foundation → Aerospace Museum of California: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → Historic Flight Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Honor Flight Inc → Honor Flight Chicago: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc → Honor Flight of Southern Indiana Inc: $42K across 4 grants, latest 2025Alaska Airlines Foundation → Youth Inspiration Nation Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Angel Flight of New England: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2023Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) → Deborah Wendling: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc: $4.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Regents of the University of Colorado: $973K across 1 grant, latest 2023Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Frontiers of Flight Museum Inc: $136K across 2 grants, latest 2022Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc → Angel Flight of New England Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Honor Flight Inc → Lake County Honor Flight: $37K across 2 grants, latest 2024Apex Foundation → Angel Flight West: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2024Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc → Manned Space Flight Education Foundation Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Seattle Foundation → National Aviation Hall of Fame: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2024Alaska Airlines Foundation → Elementary Institute of Science: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ellsworth Hovey Getchell Foundation → Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Angel Flight Soars Inc: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2023Granite Foundation Agency (Plg) → Don Wendling: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Civil Air Patrol Foundation: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc → Commerative Air Force: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Nanoracks LLC: $545K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Tec-Masters Inc: $418K across 3 grants, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Teens in Flight: $401K across 3 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Nanoracks LLC: $366K across 1 grant, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Space Tango Inc: $365K across 1 grant, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Axiom Space: $319K across 2 grants, latest 2023Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Redwire Space Technologies Inc: $280K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc → Reno Air Racing Association: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Regents of the University of Colorado: $255K across 1 grant, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Axiom Space: $249K across 1 grant, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Flight Foundation: $199K across 3 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Tec-Masters Inc: $154K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc → Stem Flights: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Carthage College: $129K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc → The Leroy Homer Foundation: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance LLC: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2023Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc → Able Flight Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc → Williamsburg Aviation Scholarship: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Leidos Inc: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Civil Air Patrol Mn 122: $63K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ray Foundation Inc → Hiller Aviation Museum: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc → Honor Flight San Diego: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ray Foundation Inc: $25M on this topic. Open the funder.Ray Foundation Inc$25MCenter for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc: $8.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Center for the Advancement of…$8.1MApex Foundation: $654K on this topic. Open the funder.Apex Foundation$654KCommunities Foundation of Texas Inc: $533K on this topic. Open the funder.Communities Foundation of Tex…$533KEllsworth Hovey Getchell Foundation: $424K on this topic. Open the funder.Ellsworth Hovey Getchell Foun…$424KStephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc: $250K on this topic. Open the funder.Stephen & Mary Birch Foundati…$250KCenterpoint Energy Foundation Inc: $189K on this topic. Open the funder.Centerpoint Energy Foundation…$189KSeattle Foundation: $162K on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$162KHonor Flight Inc: $153K on this topic. Open the funder.Honor Flight Inc$153KAlaska Airlines Foundation: $46K on this topic. Open the funder.Alaska Airlines Foundation$46KEnterprise Holdings Foundation: $32K on this topic. Open the funder.Enterprise Holdings Foundation$32KGranite Foundation Agency (Plg): $7K on this topic. Open the funder.Granite Foundation Agency (Pl…$7KUnd Aerospace Foundation: received $7.7M on this topicUnd Aerospace Foundation$7.7MAopa Air Safety Foundation: received $7.5M on this topicAopa Air Safety Foundation$7.5MEaa Aviation Foundation Inc: received $4.8M on this topicEaa Aviation Foundation Inc$4.8MSpace Tango Inc: received $2.4M on this topicSpace Tango Inc$2.4MCivil Air Patrol Foundation: received $1.8M on this topicCivil Air Patrol Foundation$1.8MCommerative Air Force: received $1.3M on this topicCommerative Air Force$1.3MRedwire Space Technologies Inc: received $1.2M on this topicRedwire Space Technologies Inc$1.2MRegents of the University of Colorado: received $973K on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$973KMuseum of Flight: received $631K on this topicMuseum of Flight$631KNanoracks LLC: received $545K on this topicNanoracks LLC$545KPearl Harbor Aviation Museum: received $450K on this topicPearl Harbor Aviation Museum$450KTec-Masters Inc: received $418K on this topicTec-Masters Inc$418KTeens in Flight: received $401K on this topicTeens in Flight$401KNanoracks LLC: received $366K on this topicNanoracks LLC$366KSpace Tango Inc: received $365K on this topicSpace Tango Inc$365KAuburn Aviation Association: received $364K on this topicAuburn Aviation Association$364KAxiom Space: received $319K on this topicAxiom Space$319KRedwire Space Technologies Inc: received $280K on this topicRedwire Space Technologies Inc$280KReno Air Racing Association: received $260K on this topicReno Air Racing Association$260KFrontiers of Flight Museum: received $260K on this topicFrontiers of Flight Museum$260KRegents of the University of Colorado: received $255K on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$255KAxiom Space: received $249K on this topicAxiom Space$249KTeledyne Brown Engineering Inc: received $225K on this topicTeledyne Brown Engineering Inc$225KFlight Foundation: received $199K on this topicFlight Foundation$199KTec-Masters Inc: received $154K on this topicTec-Masters Inc$154KStem Flights: received $150K on this topicStem Flights$150KAngel Flight Inc: received $137K on this topicAngel Flight Inc$137KFrontiers of Flight Museum Inc: received $136K on this topicFrontiers of Flight Museum Inc$136KCarthage College: received $129K on this topicCarthage College$129KWilliamsburg Aviation Scholarship Program: received $125K on this topicWilliamsburg Aviation Scholarsh…$125KLone Star Flight Museum: received $122K on this topicLone Star Flight Museum$122KAngel Flight West: received $108K on this topicAngel Flight West$108KThe Leroy Homer Foundation: received $100K on this topicThe Leroy Homer Foundation$100KAlpha Space Test and Research Alliance LLC: received $95K on this topicAlpha Space Test and Research A…$95KTeledyne Brown Engineering Inc: received $90K on this topicTeledyne Brown Engineering Inc$90KHeritage Flight Museum: received $80K on this topicHeritage Flight Museum$80KAngel Flight: received $75K on this topicAngel Flight$75KAble Flight Inc: received $75K on this topicAble Flight Inc$75KWilliamsburg Aviation Scholarship: received $75K on this topicWilliamsburg Aviation Scholarsh…$75KHonor Flight Philadelphia Corp: received $69K on this topicHonor Flight Philadelphia Corp$69KLeidos Inc: received $66K on this topicLeidos Inc$66KCivil Air Patrol Mn 122: received $63K on this topicCivil Air Patrol Mn 122$63KHiller Aviation Museum: received $60K on this topicHiller Aviation Museum$60KAerospace Museum of California: received $50K on this topicAerospace Museum of California$50KHistoric Flight Foundation: received $50K on this topicHistoric Flight Foundation$50KAngel Flight of New England Inc: received $50K on this topicAngel Flight of New England Inc$50KHonor Flight San Diego: received $50K on this topicHonor Flight San Diego$50KHonor Flight Chicago: received $47K on this topicHonor Flight Chicago$47KHonor Flight of Southern Indiana Inc: received $42K on this topicHonor Flight of Southern Indian…$42KLake County Honor Flight: received $37K on this topicLake County Honor Flight$37KManned Space Flight Education Foundation Inc: received $25K on this topicManned Space Flight Education F…$25KNational Aviation Hall of Fame: received $23K on this topicNational Aviation Hall of Fame$23KFly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation: received $20K on this topicFly Compton Aeronautical Educat…$20KYouth Inspiration Nation Inc: received $15K on this topicYouth Inspiration Nation Inc$15KChildrens Flight of Hope: received $14K on this topicChildrens Flight of Hope$14KElementary Institute of Science: received $11K on this topicElementary Institute of Science$11KCal-Aerofab Flight Academy Inc: received $10K on this topicCal-Aerofab Flight Academy Inc$10KAngel Flight of New England: received $10K on this topicAngel Flight of New England$10KAngel Flight Soars Inc: received $9K on this topicAngel Flight Soars Inc$9KDave Ashcraft: received $2K on this topicDave Ashcraft$2KDeborah Wendling: received $2K on this topicDeborah Wendling$2KDon Wendling: received $2K on this topicDon Wendling$2K
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