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12 funders with a record of paying for “forge”
Where the money went The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Richmond Mem Hlt Fdn: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund → Valley Forge Baptist Academy: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Avina Americas Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Inc Nfp: $826K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation → Financing Ozarks Rural Growth and Economy (Forge) - Huntsville Ar: $280K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Alleghany Foundation → Town of Clifton Forge: $164K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Forge City Works: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Herkimer and → Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corp Inc: $111K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Forging Industry Educational and → Lehigh University: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → The Forge Initiative: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc → Forge City Works: $76K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Specific Trust Uw Mildred Wark → Old Forge Cemetery Association: $11K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Ford Foundation → The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policies: $664K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Brookings Inst: $438K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Chicago Community Trust → Business and Professional People for the Public Interest: $253K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation → Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy (Forge) - Huntsville Ar: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Forging Industry Educational and → University of Florida: $88K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Herkimer and → Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department Inc: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → The Forge Initiative: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Alleghany Foundation → The Clifton Forge Company: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc → Forge Greensboro: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund → Valley Forge Military Academy: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Forging Disciples Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Specific Trust Uw Mildred Wark → Old Forge Library: $8K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Ford Foundation → Center for Popular Democracy Inc: $550K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Incnfp: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Richmond Memorial Health Foundation: $93K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation → Forge Kiva - Huntsville Ar: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Forging Industry Educational and → North Carolina State University: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Herkimer and → Old Forge Library: $64K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Forge Ministries: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund → Montessori Children's House of Valley Forge: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alleghany Foundation → Clifton Forge Main Street: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Specific Trust Uw Mildred Wark → Old Forge Ambulance Fund: $6K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Bank of America Charitable → Pine Forge Athletic Association: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → The Aspen Institute Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → New York University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Forging Industry Educational and → Case Western Reserve University: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Forging Industry Educational and → Michigan Technological University: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Salem Cty Comm College: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Salem Cty Comm College: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Finger Lakes Law & Soc Pol Ctr: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Clayton Pub Sch Dist: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Forging Industry Educational and → Cleveland State University: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Forging Industry Educational and → Marquette University: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Avanzar: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Herkimer and → Recreation Connections of Old Forge Inc: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Holly City Devel Corp: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Stop the Violence in Atlantic Co: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rowan U Fdn: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → O League: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → O League: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Holly City Devel Corp: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Borough of Lawnside: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Allies in Caring: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Allies in Caring: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Forging Industry Educational and → Georgia Southern University: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Forging Disciples: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Avanzar: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Stop the Violence in Atlantic Co: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Forging Industry Educational and → University of Waterloo: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Abraham Wandersman Svcs: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Brookings Inst: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Clayton Pub Sch Dist: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $2.9M The Ford Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $2.6M The Chicago Community Trust: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $1.2M Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Central Pennsylvania Scholars… $1.2M The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation: $510K on this topic. Open the funder. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foun… $510K Forging Industry Educational and: $493K on this topic. Open the funder. Forging Industry Educational… $493K The Community Foundation of Herkimer and: $286K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of H… $286K Alleghany Foundation: $226K on this topic. Open the funder. Alleghany Foundation $226K Servant Foundation: $203K on this topic. Open the funder. Servant Foundation $203K The Bank of America Charitable: $161K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $161K Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. Lincoln Financial Foundation… $116K Specific Trust Uw Mildred Wark: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Specific Trust Uw Mildred Wark $25K Richmond Mem Hlt Fdn: received $1.8M on this topic Richmond Mem Hlt Fdn $1.8M Valley Forge Baptist Academy: received $1.1M on this topic Valley Forge Baptist Academy $1.1M Avina Americas Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Avina Americas Inc $1.0M Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Inc Nfp: received $826K on this topic Forging Opportunities for Refug… $826K The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policies: received $664K on this topic The Tahrir Institute for Middle… $664K Center for Popular Democracy Inc: received $550K on this topic Center for Popular Democracy Inc $550K Brookings Inst: received $438K on this topic Brookings Inst $438K Financing Ozarks Rural Growth and Economy (Forge) - Huntsville Ar: received $280K on this topic Financing Ozarks Rural Growth a… $280K Business and Professional People for the Public Interest: received $253K on this topic Business and Professional Peopl… $253K Forge City Works: received $226K on this topic Forge City Works $226K The Aspen Institute Inc: received $200K on this topic The Aspen Institute Inc $200K New York University: received $200K on this topic New York University $200K Town of Clifton Forge: received $164K on this topic Town of Clifton Forge $164K Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy (Forge) - Huntsville Ar: received $150K on this topic Financing Ozarks Rural Growth &… $150K Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Incnfp: received $150K on this topic Forging Opportunities for Refug… $150K Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corp Inc: received $111K on this topic Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance C… $111K Lehigh University: received $100K on this topic Lehigh University $100K Richmond Memorial Health Foundation: received $93K on this topic Richmond Memorial Health Founda… $93K University of Florida: received $88K on this topic University of Florida $88K Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department Inc: received $85K on this topic Old Forge Volunteer Fire Depart… $85K The Forge Initiative: received $80K on this topic The Forge Initiative $80K Forge Kiva - Huntsville Ar: received $80K on this topic Forge Kiva - Huntsville Ar $80K North Carolina State University: received $73K on this topic North Carolina State University $73K Old Forge Library: received $72K on this topic Old Forge Library $72K The Forge Initiative: received $70K on this topic The Forge Initiative $70K Case Western Reserve University: received $70K on this topic Case Western Reserve University $70K Michigan Technological University: received $58K on this topic Michigan Technological Universi… $58K Salem Cty Comm College: received $50K on this topic Salem Cty Comm College $50K Salem Cty Comm College: received $50K on this topic Salem Cty Comm College $50K Finger Lakes Law & Soc Pol Ctr: received $43K on this topic Finger Lakes Law & Soc Pol Ctr $43K The Clifton Forge Company: received $43K on this topic The Clifton Forge Company $43K Forge Greensboro: received $40K on this topic Forge Greensboro $40K Valley Forge Military Academy: received $40K on this topic Valley Forge Military Academy $40K Clayton Pub Sch Dist: received $34K on this topic Clayton Pub Sch Dist $34K Cleveland State University: received $33K on this topic Cleveland State University $33K Forge Ministries: received $30K on this topic Forge Ministries $30K Marquette University: received $27K on this topic Marquette University $27K Avanzar: received $27K on this topic Avanzar $27K Montessori Children's House of Valley Forge: received $27K on this topic Montessori Children's House of… $27K Recreation Connections of Old Forge Inc: received $26K on this topic Recreation Connections of Old F… $26K Holly City Devel Corp: received $25K on this topic Holly City Devel Corp $25K Stop the Violence in Atlantic Co: received $25K on this topic Stop the Violence in Atlantic Co $25K Rowan U Fdn: received $25K on this topic Rowan U Fdn $25K O League: received $25K on this topic O League $25K O League: received $25K on this topic O League $25K Holly City Devel Corp: received $25K on this topic Holly City Devel Corp $25K Borough of Lawnside: received $25K on this topic Borough of Lawnside $25K Allies in Caring: received $25K on this topic Allies in Caring $25K Allies in Caring: received $25K on this topic Allies in Caring $25K Georgia Southern University: received $24K on this topic Georgia Southern University $24K Forging Disciples: received $23K on this topic Forging Disciples $23K Avanzar: received $23K on this topic Avanzar $23K Stop the Violence in Atlantic Co: received $23K on this topic Stop the Violence in Atlantic Co $23K University of Waterloo: received $21K on this topic University of Waterloo $21K Clifton Forge Main Street: received $20K on this topic Clifton Forge Main Street $20K Abraham Wandersman Svcs: received $19K on this topic Abraham Wandersman Svcs $19K Brookings Inst: received $19K on this topic Brookings Inst $19K Clayton Pub Sch Dist: received $16K on this topic Clayton Pub Sch Dist $16K Old Forge Cemetery Association: received $11K on this topic Old Forge Cemetery Association $11K Forging Disciples Inc: received $10K on this topic Forging Disciples Inc $10K Old Forge Ambulance Fund: received $6K on this topic Old Forge Ambulance Fund $6K Pine Forge Athletic Association: received $1K on this topic Pine Forge Athletic Association $1K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “forge” 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: $909,000 to RICHMOND MEM HLT FDN — 79409 engaging new and diverse voices and forging new grassroots partnerships to advance health equity and racial equity in the richmond, va, region
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Largest: $62,064 to LEHIGH UNIVERSITY — university forging club set up grant / university technical research projects grant
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Largest: $1,895 to OLD FORGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION — operational support
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Largest: $500,000 to AVINA AMERICAS INC — core support for avina americas management of the forge funder collaborative's grantmaking to advance strategic alignment and leveraging opportunities for meaningful impact in the …
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Largest: $135,500 to TOWN OF CLIFTON FORGE — clifton forge eastern gateway renewal
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Largest: $453,000 to VALLEY FORGE BAPTIST ACADEMY — pennsylvania eitc scholarships
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Largest: $74,800 to Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America IncNFP — general operating support in support of forging opportunities for refugees in america's general operations to provide supportive services to immigrants and refugees.
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Largest: $20,000 to FORGE CITY WORKS — financial wellness
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Largest: $100,000 to FORGE CITY WORKS — program/operating support
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Largest: $150,000 to FINANCING OZARKS RURAL GROWTH & ECONOMY (FORGE) - HUNTSVILLE AR — provide general operating support to expand forge's capacity to accomplish its mission.
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Largest: $12,000 to OLD FORGE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP INC — general support, program support
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Largest: $80,027 to THE FORGE INITIATIVE — community development
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