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12 funders with a record of paying for “funeral”

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Chenega Future Inc → Available Upon Request: $117K across 10 grants, latest 2024The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Rtca-Ny: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Funeral Directors Association → American Board of Funeral Service Education Inc: $69K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mabel Glidden Smith Tr Uw → Lester Gee Funeral Home: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Costco Foundation → Crystal Samson: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022The John O Mitchell Family Charitable → Funeral Service Foundation: $22K across 4 grants, latest 2025Samaritan Foundation → Den Herder Funeral Home: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025Corporate Works of Mercy Inc → Miller & Hill Funeral Directors: $13K across 6 grants, latest 2025Ryan Lee Foundation → Kevin Freestone: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Abeba Aynekulu Dejen: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Nexion Health Foundation → Boze Mitchell Mckibbin Funeral Home: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dollar General Employee Assistance → Tyrone White: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024National Funeral Directors Association → Funeral Service Foundation: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Donald Brown: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022Mabel Glidden Smith Tr Uw → Byles-Macdougal Funeral Services: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024Samaritan Foundation → Alspach-Gerarhart Funeral Home: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2025Corporate Works of Mercy Inc → Escude Funeral Home: $13K across 5 grants, latest 2025Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Azeb Teolde Pigman: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Costco Foundation → Leo Sebastian Orozco Serrano: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dollar General Employee Assistance → Shereka Garner: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2025Nexion Health Foundation → Memorial Funeral Home: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ryan Lee Foundation → Brayden Long: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022The John O Mitchell Family Charitable → Wreaths Across America: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023National Funeral Directors Association → Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Donna Donovan: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023Corporate Works of Mercy Inc → Hixson Brothers Funeral Home: $10K across 5 grants, latest 2025Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Ermias Araya: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Samaritan Foundation → Stacy and Scott Westbrook: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Costco Foundation → Sarah Vanshaick: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Mabel Glidden Smith Tr Uw → Byles-Macdougall Funeral Services: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2025Dollar General Employee Assistance → Archie Davenport: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nexion Health Foundation → Harrell Funeral Home: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ryan Lee Foundation → Michael Brown: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Eric Gary: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Donna Donovan: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Michael Straight: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → James Donald Combs: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Pablo Mejia: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Heriberto Ortiz: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Heriberto Ortiz: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Gwen Jocson: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → James Donald Combs: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Danny Wolsey: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Luisa Alvarez: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Eric Gary: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Danny Wolsey: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Michael Straight: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Gwen Jocson: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Luisa Alvarez: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Florida Tracks- Backstretch: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → His Place Ministries: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Pablo Mejia: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Humberto Garcia: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Humberto Garcia: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Mesfin Fesseha: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Selam Araya Ambaras: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Kebed Yadete: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Lemlem Tekle: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → Meaza Gebreegziabher: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance → We Lucian Funeral Home: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Robert Werner: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Edmund Bruce: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Edwin Molinari: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation → Edwin Molinari: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation: $433K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jockey Club Safety Net Fo…$433KNational Funeral Directors Association: $122K on this topic. Open the funder.National Funeral Directors As…$122KChenega Future Inc: $117K on this topic. Open the funder.Chenega Future Inc$117KDayton Ohio Habesha Mutual Assistance: $90K on this topic. Open the funder.Dayton Ohio Habesha Mutual As…$90KMabel Glidden Smith Tr Uw: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Mabel Glidden Smith Tr Uw$57KThe Costco Foundation: $49K on this topic. Open the funder.The Costco Foundation$49KSamaritan Foundation: $37K on this topic. Open the funder.Samaritan Foundation$37KCorporate Works of Mercy Inc: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.Corporate Works of Mercy Inc$36KThe John O Mitchell Family Charitable: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The John O Mitchell Family Ch…$25KRyan Lee Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Ryan Lee Foundation$20KDollar General Employee Assistance: $19K on this topic. Open the funder.Dollar General Employee Assis…$19KNexion Health Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Nexion Health Foundation$18KAvailable Upon Request: received $117K on this topicAvailable Upon Request$117KRtca-Ny: received $77K on this topicRtca-Ny$77KAmerican Board of Funeral Service Education Inc: received $69K on this topicAmerican Board of Funeral Servi…$69KFuneral Service Foundation: received $49K on this topicFuneral Service Foundation$49KLester Gee Funeral Home: received $33K on this topicLester Gee Funeral Home$33KCrystal Samson: received $33K on this topicCrystal Samson$33KFuneral Directors Life Insurance Company: received $26K on this topicFuneral Directors Life Insuranc…$26KDonald Brown: received $22K on this topicDonald Brown$22KDonna Donovan: received $18K on this topicDonna Donovan$18KEric Gary: received $18K on this topicEric Gary$18KDonna Donovan: received $17K on this topicDonna Donovan$17KMichael Straight: received $16K on this topicMichael Straight$16KJames Donald Combs: received $16K on this topicJames Donald Combs$16KByles-Macdougal Funeral Services: received $16K on this topicByles-Macdougal Funeral Services$16KPablo Mejia: received $15K on this topicPablo Mejia$15KHeriberto Ortiz: received $14K on this topicHeriberto Ortiz$14KHeriberto Ortiz: received $14K on this topicHeriberto Ortiz$14KGwen Jocson: received $14K on this topicGwen Jocson$14KJames Donald Combs: received $14K on this topicJames Donald Combs$14KDanny Wolsey: received $14K on this topicDanny Wolsey$14KLuisa Alvarez: received $14K on this topicLuisa Alvarez$14KDen Herder Funeral Home: received $14K on this topicDen Herder Funeral Home$14KEric Gary: received $14K on this topicEric Gary$14KMiller & Hill Funeral Directors: received $13K on this topicMiller & Hill Funeral Directors$13KAlspach-Gerarhart Funeral Home: received $13K on this topicAlspach-Gerarhart Funeral Home$13KEscude Funeral Home: received $13K on this topicEscude Funeral Home$13KDanny Wolsey: received $12K on this topicDanny Wolsey$12KMichael Straight: received $12K on this topicMichael Straight$12KGwen Jocson: received $12K on this topicGwen Jocson$12KLuisa Alvarez: received $11K on this topicLuisa Alvarez$11KFlorida Tracks- Backstretch: received $11K on this topicFlorida Tracks- Backstretch$11KHis Place Ministries: received $11K on this topicHis Place Ministries$11KPablo Mejia: received $10K on this topicPablo Mejia$10KHumberto Garcia: received $10K on this topicHumberto Garcia$10KHumberto Garcia: received $10K on this topicHumberto Garcia$10KHixson Brothers Funeral Home: received $10K on this topicHixson Brothers Funeral Home$10KKevin Freestone: received $10K on this topicKevin Freestone$10KAbeba Aynekulu Dejen: received $10K on this topicAbeba Aynekulu Dejen$10KAzeb Teolde Pigman: received $10K on this topicAzeb Teolde Pigman$10KErmias Araya: received $10K on this topicErmias Araya$10KStacy and Scott Westbrook: received $10K on this topicStacy and Scott Westbrook$10KMesfin Fesseha: received $10K on this topicMesfin Fesseha$10KSelam Araya Ambaras: received $10K on this topicSelam Araya Ambaras$10KKebed Yadete: received $10K on this topicKebed Yadete$10KLemlem Tekle: received $10K on this topicLemlem Tekle$10KMeaza Gebreegziabher: received $10K on this topicMeaza Gebreegziabher$10KWe Lucian Funeral Home: received $10K on this topicWe Lucian Funeral Home$10KRobert Werner: received $9K on this topicRobert Werner$9KEdmund Bruce: received $9K on this topicEdmund Bruce$9KEdwin Molinari: received $9K on this topicEdwin Molinari$9KEdwin Molinari: received $9K on this topicEdwin Molinari$9KLeo Sebastian Orozco Serrano: received $8K on this topicLeo Sebastian Orozco Serrano$8KSarah Vanshaick: received $8K on this topicSarah Vanshaick$8KByles-Macdougall Funeral Services: received $8K on this topicByles-Macdougall Funeral Servic…$8KBoze Mitchell Mckibbin Funeral Home: received $8K on this topicBoze Mitchell Mckibbin Funeral…$8KTyrone White: received $8K on this topicTyrone White$8KShereka Garner: received $6K on this topicShereka Garner$6KArchie Davenport: received $6K on this topicArchie Davenport$6KMemorial Funeral Home: received $5K on this topicMemorial Funeral Home$5KBrayden Long: received $5K on this topicBrayden Long$5KHarrell Funeral Home: received $5K on this topicHarrell Funeral Home$5KMichael Brown: received $5K on this topicMichael Brown$5KWreaths Across America: received $3K on this topicWreaths Across America$3K
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