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12 funders with a record of paying for “gladys”
Where the money went Conference On Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc → Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service: $9.7M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Southeast Florida Behavioral Health → Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family and Children: $5.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Earl C Sams Foundation Inc → Valley Zoological Society Gladys Porter Zoo: $398K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Palm Beach County Inc → Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service of Palm Beach Co in: $209K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Priddy Foundation → Gladys Johnson Ritchie Public Library Inc: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation → University of Illinois Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Farris Foundation → Gladys Porter Zoo: $114K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fritz B Burns Foundation → Brigham Young University: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Heart of Kentucky United Way Inc → Gladys Project: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gladys Johnson Ritchie → Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library: $66K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Janet Malser Humanities Trust → Gladys E Kelly Public Library: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust → Trustees of Tufts College: $43K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Conference On Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc → Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service: $8.9M across 1 grant, latest 2023 United Way of Palm Beach County Inc → Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service of: $208K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation → The Boston Home: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Janet Malser Humanities Trust → Friends of the Gladys Kelly: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Earl C Sams Foundation Inc → Gladys Porter Band Boosters: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Conference On Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc → Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam & Children's Svc: $8.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation → Notre Dame of Maryland University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Janet Malser Humanities Trust → Friends of the Gladys Kelly Library: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Conference On Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc: $27M on this topic. Open the funder. Conference On Jewish Material… $27M Southeast Florida Behavioral Health: $5.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Southeast Florida Behavioral… $5.2M United Way of Palm Beach County Inc: $417K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Palm Beach Coun… $417K Earl C Sams Foundation Inc: $401K on this topic. Open the funder. Earl C Sams Foundation Inc $401K Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation: $350K on this topic. Open the funder. Uw Gladys Brooks Foundation $350K The Priddy Foundation: $207K on this topic. Open the funder. The Priddy Foundation $207K The Farris Foundation: $114K on this topic. Open the funder. The Farris Foundation $114K Fritz B Burns Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Fritz B Burns Foundation $100K The Janet Malser Humanities Trust: $98K on this topic. Open the funder. The Janet Malser Humanities T… $98K Heart of Kentucky United Way Inc: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Heart of Kentucky United Way… $75K Gladys Johnson Ritchie: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. Gladys Johnson Ritchie $66K Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust: $43K on this topic. Open the funder. Robert W & Gladys S Meserve C… $43K Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service: received $9.7M on this topic Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam… $9.7M Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service: received $8.9M on this topic Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam… $8.9M Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam & Children's Svc: received $8.0M on this topic Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam… $8.0M Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family and Children: received $5.2M on this topic Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish F… $5.2M Valley Zoological Society Gladys Porter Zoo: received $398K on this topic Valley Zoological Society Glady… $398K Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service of Palm Beach Co in: received $209K on this topic Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam… $209K Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service of: received $208K on this topic Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam… $208K Gladys Johnson Ritchie Public Library Inc: received $207K on this topic Gladys Johnson Ritchie Public L… $207K University of Illinois Foundation: received $150K on this topic University of Illinois Foundati… $150K The Boston Home: received $150K on this topic The Boston Home $150K Gladys Porter Zoo: received $114K on this topic Gladys Porter Zoo $114K Brigham Young University: received $100K on this topic Brigham Young University $100K Gladys Project: received $75K on this topic Gladys Project $75K Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library: received $66K on this topic Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library $66K Gladys E Kelly Public Library: received $65K on this topic Gladys E Kelly Public Library $65K Notre Dame of Maryland University: received $50K on this topic Notre Dame of Maryland Universi… $50K Trustees of Tufts College: received $43K on this topic Trustees of Tufts College $43K Friends of the Gladys Kelly: received $23K on this topic Friends of the Gladys Kelly $23K Friends of the Gladys Kelly Library: received $10K on this topic Friends of the Gladys Kelly Lib… $10K Gladys Porter Band Boosters: received $3K on this topic Gladys Porter Band Boosters $3K 12 funders, 20 recipients, grants matching “gladys” 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: $22,500 to GLADYS E KELLY PUBLIC LIBRARY — library improvement
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Largest: $2.6M to FERD AND GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN — to provide services related to their charitable purpose.
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Largest: $25,000 to Brigham Young University — contribution is to charity exempt under section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. contribution is to provide funding for fritz and gladys burns endowed piano scholarship…
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Largest: $12,500 to TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE — a gift to the principal of the robert w. and gladys s. meserve scholarship fund.
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Largest: $9.7M to FERD & GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE — social welfare
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Largest: $119,804 to Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service of Palm Beach Co In — community impact & designations
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Largest: $170,500 to VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY GLADYS PORTER ZOO — zoofari 2024 & general support
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Largest: $150,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION — gladys brooks endowed scholarship for innovation in medicine
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Largest: $63,800 to GLADYS PORTER ZOO — donation to charitable organization to defray general operating expenses.
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Largest: $89,488 to Gladys Johnson Ritchie Public Library Inc — technology community impact program 2022 - 2025
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Largest: $23,870 to GLADYS JOHNSON RITCHIE LIBRARY — library operations
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Largest: $27,500 to GLADYS PROJECT — preschool education assistance
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