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12 funders with a record of paying for “fridays”
Where the money went The Heising-Simons Foundation → Science Friday Initiative Inc: $980K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Science Friday Initiative Inc: $751K across 3 grants, latest 2024 San Juan Island Community Foundation → Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor: $483K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Portland Museum of Art: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Sherwood Foundation → Benson First Friday Inc: $190K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Common Sense Fund Inc → Science Friday Initiative Inc: $165K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Johansen Internatl Competition → Friday Morning Music Club Foundation: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jefferson Foundation → Brenden's Friday Backpack Program Inc: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → Science Friday: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of the → Friday Harbor Food Bank: $64K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Simmons First Foundation Inc → Our Kids: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Lancaster Spca: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Community Foundation of the → Kiwanus Club of Friday Harbor: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2024 San Juan Island Community Foundation → Friday Harbor Food Bank: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → Science Friday: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Johansen Internatl Competition → The Friday Morning Music Club: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Simmons First Foundation Inc → First Tee Tennessee: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Animal Rescue League of Berks County: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Community Foundation of the → Animal Protection Society-Friday: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023 San Juan Island Community Foundation → Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Simmons First Foundation Inc → Jordan Thomas Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Paws and Claws Chicago Rescue: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 San Juan Island Community Foundation → Friday Harbor Athletic Association: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2022 San Juan Island Community Foundation → Uw Foundation - Friday Harbor Labs: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Simmons First Foundation Inc → Kulture City: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Simmons First Foundation Inc → Safe Haven Family Shelter: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Simmons First Foundation Inc → Soles 4 Souls: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Simmons First Foundation Inc → The Store: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Simmons First Foundation Inc → Springfield Dream Center: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Duffield Family Foundation → Front Street Animal Shelter: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duffield Family Foundation → South Suburban Humane Society: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duffield Family Foundation → Neenah Animal Shelter: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duffield Family Foundation → Oakland Animal Services: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duffield Family Foundation → Spay Neuter Network: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duffield Family Foundation → Barkingmad Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → City of Tracy Animal Services: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Heaven On Earth: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Let Love Live: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Portsmouth Humane Society: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duffield Family Foundation → Seattle Humane: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Heising-Simons Foundation: $980K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heising-Simons Foundation $980K Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $751K on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $751K San Juan Island Community Foundation: $586K on this topic. Open the funder. San Juan Island Community Fou… $586K Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation: $410K on this topic. Open the funder. Franklin P and Arthur W Perdu… $410K The Sherwood Foundation: $190K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sherwood Foundation $190K Johansen Internatl Competition: $181K on this topic. Open the funder. Johansen Internatl Competition $181K The Common Sense Fund Inc: $165K on this topic. Open the funder. The Common Sense Fund Inc $165K Community Foundation of the: $145K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of the $145K Jefferson Foundation: $125K on this topic. Open the funder. Jefferson Foundation $125K Research Corporation Dba Research: $125K on this topic. Open the funder. Research Corporation Dba Rese… $125K Simmons First Foundation Inc: $73K on this topic. Open the funder. Simmons First Foundation Inc $73K The Duffield Family Foundation: $29K on this topic. Open the funder. The Duffield Family Foundation $29K Science Friday Initiative Inc: received $1.9M on this topic Science Friday Initiative Inc $1.9M Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor: received $483K on this topic Animal Protection Society of Fr… $483K Portland Museum of Art: received $400K on this topic Portland Museum of Art $400K Benson First Friday Inc: received $190K on this topic Benson First Friday Inc $190K Friday Morning Music Club Foundation: received $135K on this topic Friday Morning Music Club Found… $135K Brenden's Friday Backpack Program Inc: received $125K on this topic Brenden's Friday Backpack Progr… $125K Friday Harbor Food Bank: received $116K on this topic Friday Harbor Food Bank $116K Science Friday: received $75K on this topic Science Friday $75K Kiwanus Club of Friday Harbor: received $54K on this topic Kiwanus Club of Friday Harbor $54K Science Friday: received $50K on this topic Science Friday $50K The Friday Morning Music Club: received $45K on this topic The Friday Morning Music Club $45K Animal Protection Society-Friday: received $27K on this topic Animal Protection Society-Friday $27K Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor: received $24K on this topic Soroptimist International of Fr… $24K Friday Harbor Athletic Association: received $17K on this topic Friday Harbor Athletic Associat… $17K Uw Foundation - Friday Harbor Labs: received $11K on this topic Uw Foundation - Friday Harbor L… $11K Our Kids: received $10K on this topic Our Kids $10K Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore: received $10K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropoli… $10K First Tee Tennessee: received $10K on this topic First Tee Tennessee $10K Jordan Thomas Foundation: received $10K on this topic Jordan Thomas Foundation $10K Kulture City: received $10K on this topic Kulture City $10K Safe Haven Family Shelter: received $10K on this topic Safe Haven Family Shelter $10K Soles 4 Souls: received $10K on this topic Soles 4 Souls $10K The Store: received $10K on this topic The Store $10K Lancaster Spca: received $5K on this topic Lancaster Spca $5K Animal Rescue League of Berks County: received $4K on this topic Animal Rescue League of Berks C… $4K Springfield Dream Center: received $3K on this topic Springfield Dream Center $3K Paws and Claws Chicago Rescue: received $3K on this topic Paws and Claws Chicago Rescue $3K Front Street Animal Shelter: received $3K on this topic Front Street Animal Shelter $3K South Suburban Humane Society: received $3K on this topic South Suburban Humane Society $3K Neenah Animal Shelter: received $3K on this topic Neenah Animal Shelter $3K Oakland Animal Services: received $3K on this topic Oakland Animal Services $3K Spay Neuter Network: received $1K on this topic Spay Neuter Network $1K Barkingmad Inc: received $1K on this topic Barkingmad Inc $1K Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue: received $1K on this topic Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue $1K City of Tracy Animal Services: received $1K on this topic City of Tracy Animal Services $1K Heaven On Earth: received $1K on this topic Heaven On Earth $1K Let Love Live: received $1K on this topic Let Love Live $1K Portsmouth Humane Society: received $1K on this topic Portsmouth Humane Society $1K Seattle Humane: received $1K on this topic Seattle Humane $1K 12 funders, 39 recipients, grants matching “fridays” 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: $266,766 to ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY OF FRIDAY HARBOR — grants for program support and operations
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Largest: $5,000 to LANCASTER SPCA — community conversation - may friday winner
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Largest: $25,000 to FRIDAY HARBOR FOOD BANK — new store interior
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Largest: $10,000 to SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER — foundation friday contribution
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Largest: $100,000 to PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART — to art for all and to free fridays
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Largest: $250,686 to SCIENCE FRIDAY INITIATIVE INC — to support science friday, focusing on science and the arts, including radio broadcasts, digital science videos, blog posts, live events, and associated media
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Largest: $350,000 to SCIENCE FRIDAY INITIATIVE INC — for general support
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Largest: $60,000 to SCIENCE FRIDAY INITIATIVE INC — to support the organizations missing to covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, science friday is the source for entertaining and educational sto…
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Largest: $50,000 to SCIENCE FRIDAY — 2022-2023 science friday initiative
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Largest: $55,000 to BRENDEN'S FRIDAY BACKPACK PROGRAM INC — brenden's friday backpacks
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Largest: $51,458 to FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB FOUNDATION — general operating
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Largest: $50,000 to BENSON FIRST FRIDAY INC — 2025 operating grant
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