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12 funders with a record of paying for “forwarded”

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John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → The Miami Foundation Inc: $33M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → John G Shedd Aquarium: $17M across 2 grants, latest 2021The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Race Forward: $6.8M across 7 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Forward Arkansas: $2.8M across 5 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Race Forward: $2.5M across 9 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Race Forward: $2.2M across 10 grants, latest 2024Tides Foundation → Humanity Forward: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Foster Forward: $889K across 10 grants, latest 2023National Indian Health Board → Salt River Pima-Maricopa: $543K across 3 grants, latest 2024Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust → Act One: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Atlanta Womens Foundation Inc → Ser Familia Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Barry Foundation → Mayo Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Mayo Clinic: $10M across 2 grants, latest 2021The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2020John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → The Chicago Community Trust: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Heartland Forward: $2.3M across 9 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Forward Justice: $2.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024The California Endowment → Youth Forward: $950K across 6 grants, latest 2024Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Kids Forward Inc: $633K across 10 grants, latest 2023Tides Foundation → Forward Mt Foundation: $428K across 4 grants, latest 2024National Indian Health Board → Turtle Mountain Band Chippewa Indians: $416K across 3 grants, latest 2024Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust → Rosie's House A Music Academy for Children: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Atlanta Womens Foundation Inc → Wellspring Living Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Barry Foundation → Concordia College: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $2.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Heartland Forward Inc: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Education Forward Dc: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Race Forward: $958K across 5 grants, latest 2023The California Endowment → Long Beach Forward Inc: $772K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Better Future Forward: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2023Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Race Forward: $590K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Indian Health Board → Great Plains Tribal Leader's Health Board: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tides Foundation → Forward Justice: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust → Idea Museum: $240K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Atlanta Womens Foundation Inc → Agape Community Center Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Barry Foundation → North Dakota State University: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Forward Together: $1.7M across 5 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Democracy Forward Foundation: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Forward Together: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Nafasi Fund: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Walton Family Foundation Inc → Social Finance Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Walton Family Foundation Inc → Center for Nonprofit Excellence: $699K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policies: $664K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $630K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → Florida Rising Together Inc: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Mission Aviation Fellowship: $577K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Johns Hopkins U: $571K across 1 grant, latest 2022Walton Family Foundation Inc → Business Forward Foundation: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Race Forward: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Minnesota Council On Foundations: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Race Forward: $490K across 2 grants, latest 2024Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Foster Forward: $400K across 5 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → The George Washington University: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ford Foundation → New York Foundation for the Arts Inc: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Indian Health Board → Tule River Health Center Inc: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Pedal It Forward Nwa: $333K across 3 grants, latest 2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Media Forward Fund Ggmbh: $330K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Family Forward Oregon: $302K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Interfaith Voices for Reproductive Justi: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Forward Impact: $300K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Filantropia Pr: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2020The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Research Triangle Inst: $269K across 1 grant, latest 2020John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $38M on this topic. Open the funder.John D and Catherine T Macart…$38MThe Chicago Community Trust: $29M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$29MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $19M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$19MThe Ford Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$10MWalton Family Foundation Inc: $9.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$9.2MThe California Endowment: $4.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The California Endowment$4.2MAnnie E Casey Foundation Inc: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$3.3MTides Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Tides Foundation$2.4MNational Indian Health Board: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.National Indian Health Board$1.7MVirginia G Piper Charitable Trust: $750K on this topic. Open the funder.Virginia G Piper Charitable T…$750KThe Atlanta Womens Foundation Inc: $450K on this topic. Open the funder.The Atlanta Womens Foundation…$450KThe Barry Foundation: $122K on this topic. Open the funder.The Barry Foundation$122KThe Miami Foundation Inc: received $33M on this topicThe Miami Foundation Inc$33MJohn G Shedd Aquarium: received $17M on this topicJohn G Shedd Aquarium$17MRace Forward: received $13M on this topicRace Forward$13MMayo Clinic: received $10M on this topicMayo Clinic$10MRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $4.3M on this topicRockefeller Philanthropy Adviso…$4.3MForward Together: received $2.8M on this topicForward Together$2.8MForward Arkansas: received $2.8M on this topicForward Arkansas$2.8MForward Justice: received $2.5M on this topicForward Justice$2.5MThe Chicago Community Trust: received $2.5M on this topicThe Chicago Community Trust$2.5MHeartland Forward: received $2.3M on this topicHeartland Forward$2.3MRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $2.1M on this topicRockefeller Philanthropy Adviso…$2.1MHeartland Forward Inc: received $2.0M on this topicHeartland Forward Inc$2.0MHumanity Forward: received $1.7M on this topicHumanity Forward$1.7MRace Forward: received $1.5M on this topicRace Forward$1.5MEducation Forward Dc: received $1.3M on this topicEducation Forward Dc$1.3MDemocracy Forward Foundation: received $1.3M on this topicDemocracy Forward Foundation$1.3MAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: received $1.1M on this topicAmalgamated Charitable Foundati…$1.1MNafasi Fund: received $1.0M on this topicNafasi Fund$1.0MSocial Finance Inc: received $1.0M on this topicSocial Finance Inc$1.0MYouth Forward: received $950K on this topicYouth Forward$950KFoster Forward: received $889K on this topicFoster Forward$889KLong Beach Forward Inc: received $772K on this topicLong Beach Forward Inc$772KCenter for Nonprofit Excellence: received $699K on this topicCenter for Nonprofit Excellence$699KThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policies: received $664K on this topicThe Tahrir Institute for Middle…$664KKids Forward Inc: received $633K on this topicKids Forward Inc$633KJohns Hopkins University: received $630K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$630KBetter Future Forward: received $600K on this topicBetter Future Forward$600KFlorida Rising Together Inc: received $600K on this topicFlorida Rising Together Inc$600KMission Aviation Fellowship: received $577K on this topicMission Aviation Fellowship$577KJohns Hopkins U: received $571K on this topicJohns Hopkins U$571KSalt River Pima-Maricopa: received $543K on this topicSalt River Pima-Maricopa$543KBusiness Forward Foundation: received $500K on this topicBusiness Forward Foundation$500KMinnesota Council On Foundations: received $500K on this topicMinnesota Council On Foundations$500KCommunity Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Inc: received $500K on this topicCommunity Foundation for the La…$500KForward Mt Foundation: received $428K on this topicForward Mt Foundation$428KTurtle Mountain Band Chippewa Indians: received $416K on this topicTurtle Mountain Band Chippewa I…$416KFoster Forward: received $400K on this topicFoster Forward$400KGreat Plains Tribal Leader's Health Board: received $350K on this topicGreat Plains Tribal Leader's He…$350KThe George Washington University: received $350K on this topicThe George Washington University$350KNew York Foundation for the Arts Inc: received $350K on this topicNew York Foundation for the Art…$350KTule River Health Center Inc: received $350K on this topicTule River Health Center Inc$350KPedal It Forward Nwa: received $333K on this topicPedal It Forward Nwa$333KMedia Forward Fund Ggmbh: received $330K on this topicMedia Forward Fund Ggmbh$330KFamily Forward Oregon: received $302K on this topicFamily Forward Oregon$302KInterfaith Voices for Reproductive Justi: received $300K on this topicInterfaith Voices for Reproduct…$300KForward Impact: received $300K on this topicForward Impact$300KFilantropia Pr: received $275K on this topicFilantropia Pr$275KResearch Triangle Inst: received $269K on this topicResearch Triangle Inst$269KAct One: received $255K on this topicAct One$255KRosie's House A Music Academy for Children: received $255K on this topicRosie's House A Music Academy f…$255KIdea Museum: received $240K on this topicIdea Museum$240KSer Familia Inc: received $150K on this topicSer Familia Inc$150KWellspring Living Inc: received $150K on this topicWellspring Living Inc$150KAgape Community Center Inc: received $150K on this topicAgape Community Center Inc$150KMayo Foundation: received $100K on this topicMayo Foundation$100KConcordia College: received $11K on this topicConcordia College$11KNorth Dakota State University: received $11K on this topicNorth Dakota State University$11K
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