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12 funders with a record of paying for “fried”
Where the money went The Broad Institute Inc → Fathom Information Design (Ben Fry LLC): $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation → Fri Vision Ab: $194K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Borealis Philanthropy → Southern Fried Queer Pride: $158K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Fri - Foreningen for Kjonns- Og Seksualitetsmangfold: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Ferdinand & Anna Duda Foundation → Trinity Baptist Church: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lynne Cooper Harvey Foundation → Frieds Cat Shelter: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation → Alexander Fries: $29K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Foundation for the Centers for → Regents of the University of Michigan: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Chicago Symphony Orchestra: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fried Family Charitable Foundation → Brooklyn Law School: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Puckett Serves Foundation → Christmas Fish Fries: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2024 O'brate Foundation → Tessa Fry: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Broad Institute Inc → Fathom Information Design (Ben Fry LLC): $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Fri - Foreningen for Kjnns- Og Seksualitetsmangfold: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Foundation for the Centers for → Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Illinois: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation → Fri Tanke Forlag: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ferdinand & Anna Duda Foundation → Bible Baptist Church: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Foundation for the Centers for → Big Cities Health Coalition: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Drake University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Foundation for the Centers for → Bronze Plus Inc: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Breakthrough T1d - Illinois Chapter: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → University of Dubuque: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Mainspring Academy Inc: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Greater West Town Community Development Project: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Inspiration Corporation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Inherentance: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Revolution Workshop: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → North Lawndale Employment Network: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Young Chicago Authors: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Forward Momentum Chicago Nfp: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Marwen Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Mainspring Academy: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Broad Institute Inc: $6.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Broad Institute Inc $6.0M The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation: $208K on this topic. Open the funder. The Hans and Barbara Bergstro… $208K Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc: $180K on this topic. Open the funder. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund… $180K Borealis Philanthropy: $158K on this topic. Open the funder. Borealis Philanthropy $158K The Ferdinand & Anna Duda Foundation: $130K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ferdinand & Anna Duda Fou… $130K National Foundation for the Centers for: $84K on this topic. Open the funder. National Foundation for the C… $84K Lynne Cooper Harvey Foundation: $73K on this topic. Open the funder. Lynne Cooper Harvey Foundation $73K Lloyd A Fry Foundation: $72K on this topic. Open the funder. Lloyd A Fry Foundation $72K Good Ventures Foundation: $29K on this topic. Open the funder. Good Ventures Foundation $29K Fried Family Charitable Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Fried Family Charitable Found… $15K Puckett Serves Foundation: $12K on this topic. Open the funder. Puckett Serves Foundation $12K O'brate Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. O'brate Foundation $8K Fathom Information Design (Ben Fry LLC): received $4.1M on this topic Fathom Information Design (Ben… $4.1M Fathom Information Design (Ben Fry LLC): received $1.8M on this topic Fathom Information Design (Ben… $1.8M Fri Vision Ab: received $194K on this topic Fri Vision Ab $194K Southern Fried Queer Pride: received $158K on this topic Southern Fried Queer Pride $158K Fri - Foreningen for Kjonns- Og Seksualitetsmangfold: received $120K on this topic Fri - Foreningen for Kjonns- Og… $120K Trinity Baptist Church: received $120K on this topic Trinity Baptist Church $120K Frieds Cat Shelter: received $73K on this topic Frieds Cat Shelter $73K Fri - Foreningen for Kjnns- Og Seksualitetsmangfold: received $60K on this topic Fri - Foreningen for Kjnns- Og… $60K Alexander Fries: received $29K on this topic Alexander Fries $29K Regents of the University of Michigan: received $25K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $25K Chicago Symphony Orchestra: received $20K on this topic Chicago Symphony Orchestra $20K Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: received $20K on this topic Association of State and Territ… $20K Big Cities Health Coalition: received $20K on this topic Big Cities Health Coalition $20K Bronze Plus Inc: received $19K on this topic Bronze Plus Inc $19K Brooklyn Law School: received $15K on this topic Brooklyn Law School $15K Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Illinois: received $15K on this topic Juvenile Diabetes Research Foun… $15K Fri Tanke Forlag: received $15K on this topic Fri Tanke Forlag $15K Christmas Fish Fries: received $12K on this topic Christmas Fish Fries $12K Bible Baptist Church: received $10K on this topic Bible Baptist Church $10K Drake University: received $10K on this topic Drake University $10K Tessa Fry: received $8K on this topic Tessa Fry $8K Breakthrough T1d - Illinois Chapter: received $5K on this topic Breakthrough T1d - Illinois Cha… $5K University of Dubuque: received $4K on this topic University of Dubuque $4K Mainspring Academy Inc: received $3K on this topic Mainspring Academy Inc $3K Greater West Town Community Development Project: received $2K on this topic Greater West Town Community Dev… $2K Inspiration Corporation: received $2K on this topic Inspiration Corporation $2K Inherentance: received $2K on this topic Inherentance $2K Revolution Workshop: received $2K on this topic Revolution Workshop $2K North Lawndale Employment Network: received $2K on this topic North Lawndale Employment Netwo… $2K Young Chicago Authors: received $1K on this topic Young Chicago Authors $1K Forward Momentum Chicago Nfp: received $1K on this topic Forward Momentum Chicago Nfp $1K Puerto Rican Arts Alliance: received $1K on this topic Puerto Rican Arts Alliance $1K Marwen Foundation: received $1K on this topic Marwen Foundation $1K Mainspring Academy: received $1K on this topic Mainspring Academy $1K 12 funders, 34 recipients, grants matching “fried” 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: $1,000 to UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE — for support of the scholarship fund and in honor of colleen boettger fry, class of '75
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Largest: $4,836 to CHRISTMAS FISH FRIES — christmas fish fries
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Largest: $2.1M to FATHOM INFORMATION DESIGN (BEN FRY LLC) — program support
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Largest: $25,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — fries foundation collaboration/operating account
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Largest: $14,543 to ALEXANDER FRIES — educational scholarship
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Largest: $5,000 to BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — albert fried scholarship fund
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Largest: $80,000 to SOUTHERN FRIED QUEER PRIDE — to support the work of southern fried queer pride
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Largest: $110,000 to TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH — for the latin american project - c. fries project
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Largest: $60,000 to FRI - FORENINGEN FOR KJONNS- OG SEKSUALITETSMANGFOLD — lgbti children and youth in vietnam participate in human rights advocacy
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Largest: $25,000 to Frieds Cat Shelter — animal protection and welfare
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Largest: $4,000 to TESSA FRY — scholarship for higher education
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Largest: $14,691 to Fri Tanke Forlag — publishing of a scholarly book on islamic states
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