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12 funders with a record of paying for “french”
Where the money went Florence Gould Foundation → French Institute Alliance Francaise: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Allegheny College: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vera French Foundation → Vera French Cmhc: $1.1M across 11 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Oklahoma → French Family Charitable Foundation: $757K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: $473K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → French American International School: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Anonymous Trust → French Cultural Institute: $280K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Academie Des Sciences: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → French Institute-Alliance Francaise: $98K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Ligue Henri IV → Alliance Francaise: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Franco-American Benevolent → Ecole St Landry: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2025 American Society of the French → French Heritage Society: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Florence Gould Foundation → French American Cultural Exchange Foundation: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → French Creek Valley Conservancy: $775K across 8 grants, latest 2023 Vera French Foundation → Vera French Chmc: $253K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → French-American Cultural Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Oklahoma → Hal French LLC: $160K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Anonymous Trust → L'ecole French School of Raleigh: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → French American Museum Exchange Inc: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Franco-American Benevolent → Les Amis De L'immersion Francaise Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ligue Henri IV → Notre Dame De Victoires: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Society of the French → French American Academy: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → French Speaking Baptist Church of New Rochelle Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Florence Gould Foundation → Grolier Club: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Foundation for Sustainable Forests: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Universite Grenoble Alpes: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Anonymous Trust → L'ecole-French School of Raleigh: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → French American Foundation for the Devel of Relations Btwn Frnc & Us: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ligue Henri IV → Notre Dame Des Victoires: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Franco-American Benevolent → French-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2025 American Society of the French → French Institutealliance Francaise: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Florence Gould Foundation → French Heritage Society: $736K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Florence Gould Foundation → Trustees of Columbia University (Columbia U Press): $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Florence Gould Foundation → French American Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Florence Gould Foundation → Source Music Inc: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Moelle Epiniere: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → D-Fi USA: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Agence Neo-Caledonienne De La Biodiversite: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Submerged Archaeological Conservancy International (Saci): $90K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → French Creek Recreational Trails Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Resources USA: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Smithsonian Institution: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Trustees of Boston University: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Franco-American Benevolent → Episcopal School of Acadiana Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 American Society of the French → French-American School of New York: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Franco-American Benevolent → La Foundation Louisiane: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ligue Henri IV → French-American Foundation for Medical Research: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Society of the French → French-American School of Rhode Island: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Rockefeller University: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Swiss Institute: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Franco-American Benevolent → Nunu Arts & Culture Collective: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Resources USA Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Harvard University: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → D-Fi USA Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Society of the French → Columbia University- French Department: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Franco-American Benevolent → New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures Nous Foundaton Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → National Academy of Sciences: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Franco-American Benevolent → Benilde-St Margaret's: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Society of the French → French American School of Princeton: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ligue Henri IV → Sf Basque Folkloric Group: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc → Institut De Paleontologie Humaine Fondation Albert Ler Prince De Monoco: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ligue Henri IV → Santa Rosa French American Charter School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Florence Gould Foundation: $9.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Florence Gould Foundation $9.6M Richard King Mellon Foundation: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Richard King Mellon Foundation $3.0M Vera French Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Vera French Foundation $1.4M Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Richard Lounsbery Foundation… $1.4M Communities Foundation of Oklahoma: $917K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Okl… $917K Anonymous Trust: $476K on this topic. Open the funder. Anonymous Trust $476K The William Penn Foundation: $473K on this topic. Open the funder. The William Penn Foundation $473K The San Francisco Foundation: $320K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $320K The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $223K on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $223K Franco-American Benevolent: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. Franco-American Benevolent $210K Ligue Henri IV: $160K on this topic. Open the funder. Ligue Henri IV $160K American Society of the French: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. American Society of the French $120K French Institute Alliance Francaise: received $5.0M on this topic French Institute Alliance Franc… $5.0M French American Cultural Exchange Foundation: received $1.5M on this topic French American Cultural Exchan… $1.5M Allegheny College: received $1.3M on this topic Allegheny College $1.3M Vera French Cmhc: received $1.1M on this topic Vera French Cmhc $1.1M Grolier Club: received $1.0M on this topic Grolier Club $1.0M French Creek Valley Conservancy: received $775K on this topic French Creek Valley Conservancy $775K French Family Charitable Foundation: received $757K on this topic French Family Charitable Founda… $757K French Heritage Society: received $756K on this topic French Heritage Society $756K Foundation for Sustainable Forests: received $550K on this topic Foundation for Sustainable Fore… $550K Trustees of Columbia University (Columbia U Press): received $500K on this topic Trustees of Columbia University… $500K French American Foundation: received $500K on this topic French American Foundation $500K French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: received $473K on this topic French & Pickering Creeks Conse… $473K Source Music Inc: received $375K on this topic Source Music Inc $375K Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union: received $350K on this topic Mount Vernon Ladies Association… $350K French American International School: received $310K on this topic French American International S… $310K French Cultural Institute: received $280K on this topic French Cultural Institute $280K Academie Des Sciences: received $260K on this topic Academie Des Sciences $260K Vera French Chmc: received $253K on this topic Vera French Chmc $253K French-American Cultural Foundation: received $200K on this topic French-American Cultural Founda… $200K Hal French LLC: received $160K on this topic Hal French LLC $160K Universite Grenoble Alpes: received $125K on this topic Universite Grenoble Alpes $125K Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $125K on this topic Board of Trustees of the Leland… $125K Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Moelle Epiniere: received $125K on this topic Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Mo… $125K D-Fi USA: received $115K on this topic D-Fi USA $115K L'ecole French School of Raleigh: received $105K on this topic L'ecole French School of Raleigh $105K French Institute-Alliance Francaise: received $98K on this topic French Institute-Alliance Franc… $98K Agence Neo-Caledonienne De La Biodiversite: received $98K on this topic Agence Neo-Caledonienne De La B… $98K L'ecole-French School of Raleigh: received $91K on this topic L'ecole-French School of Raleigh $91K Submerged Archaeological Conservancy International (Saci): received $90K on this topic Submerged Archaeological Conser… $90K Alliance Francaise: received $75K on this topic Alliance Francaise $75K French American Museum Exchange Inc: received $75K on this topic French American Museum Exchange… $75K French Creek Recreational Trails Inc: received $75K on this topic French Creek Recreational Trail… $75K Resources USA: received $70K on this topic Resources USA $70K Ecole St Landry: received $55K on this topic Ecole St Landry $55K Les Amis De L'immersion Francaise Inc: received $50K on this topic Les Amis De L'immersion Francai… $50K French American Foundation for the Devel of Relations Btwn Frnc & Us: received $50K on this topic French American Foundation for… $50K Smithsonian Institution: received $49K on this topic Smithsonian Institution $49K Trustees of Boston University: received $40K on this topic Trustees of Boston University $40K Notre Dame De Victoires: received $25K on this topic Notre Dame De Victoires $25K Notre Dame Des Victoires: received $25K on this topic Notre Dame Des Victoires $25K French-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco: received $25K on this topic French-American Chamber of Comm… $25K Episcopal School of Acadiana Inc: received $25K on this topic Episcopal School of Acadiana Inc $25K French American Academy: received $20K on this topic French American Academy $20K French Institutealliance Francaise: received $20K on this topic French Institutealliance Franca… $20K French-American School of New York: received $20K on this topic French-American School of New Y… $20K La Foundation Louisiane: received $20K on this topic La Foundation Louisiane $20K French-American Foundation for Medical Research: received $20K on this topic French-American Foundation for… $20K French-American School of Rhode Island: received $20K on this topic French-American School of Rhode… $20K Rockefeller University: received $15K on this topic Rockefeller University $15K Swiss Institute: received $15K on this topic Swiss Institute $15K Nunu Arts & Culture Collective: received $15K on this topic Nunu Arts & Culture Collective $15K Resources USA Inc: received $15K on this topic Resources USA Inc $15K Harvard University: received $15K on this topic Harvard University $15K D-Fi USA Inc: received $15K on this topic D-Fi USA Inc $15K French Speaking Baptist Church of New Rochelle Inc: received $10K on this topic French Speaking Baptist Church… $10K Columbia University- French Department: received $10K on this topic Columbia University- French Dep… $10K New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures Nous Foundaton Inc: received $10K on this topic New Orleans Foundation for Fran… $10K National Academy of Sciences: received $10K on this topic National Academy of Sciences $10K Benilde-St Margaret's: received $10K on this topic Benilde-St Margaret's $10K French American School of Princeton: received $10K on this topic French American School of Princ… $10K Sf Basque Folkloric Group: received $10K on this topic Sf Basque Folkloric Group $10K Institut De Paleontologie Humaine Fondation Albert Ler Prince De Monoco: received $6K on this topic Institut De Paleontologie Humai… $6K Santa Rosa French American Charter School: received $5K on this topic Santa Rosa French American Char… $5K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “french” 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: $130,000 to ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES — richard lounsbery award (an annual prize given to young (aged 45 and below) french and american scientists to recognize extraordinary scientific achievement in biology and medicine…
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Largest: $50,000 to LES AMIS DE L'IMMERSION FRANCAISE INC — provide general support for this not-for-profit parent-teacher foundation which provides materials, teacher resources and housing assistance for french teachers for the 200 all-fre…
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Largest: $50,000 to FRENCH CREEK VALLEY CONSERVANCY — to raise public awareness about french creek and to promote outdoor recreation opportunities in the french creek watershed
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Largest: $429,527 to VERA FRENCH CMHC — carol's village gardens
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Largest: $10,000 to French-American Foundation for Medical Research — support french research
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Largest: $335,500 to FRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY — restoration of french national archives
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Largest: $10,000 to FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON — support of educational
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Largest: $125,000 to FRENCH CULTURAL INSTITUTE — to fund downpayment on new cultural institute of france location
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Largest: $567,423 to FRENCH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — community development
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Largest: $58,085 to FRENCH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL — advised - for the scholarship fund. advised - for general operating support. advised - for scholarships. the intention is to provide scholarships for children of racial or cultural…
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Largest: $118,334 to FRENCH & PICKERING CREEKS CONSERVATION TRUST — phase 2+ drwi - french & pickering creeks conservation trust (schuylkill highlands)
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Largest: $60,000 to FRENCH AMERICAN MUSEUM EXCHANGE INC — community outreach & enrichment programs
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