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12 funders with a record of paying for “gold”
Where the money went The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Gold House Fdn: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Misericordia Home: $969K across 3 grants, latest 2022 He Hill Foundation Inc → Black Gold Committee: $217K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Family Foundation → Gold Beach Main Street: $124K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Asian American Futures → Api Rise: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Miter Charitable Foundation → Woody Williams Foundation Inc: $77K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Air Products Foundation → Community Partners: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Next Gen Personal Finance → Sewanhaka Central High School District: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 International Swimming Hall of Fame → Gold Fish Swim School - Lakewood Ranches: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Columbia Bank Foundation → Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → American Gold Star Mothers Inc: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2023 R J Mcelroy Trust → Irving Elementary School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Gold House Foundation Inc: $613K across 3 grants, latest 2024 He Hill Foundation Inc → Black Gold Committee of Belle Glade: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Asian American Futures → Asian Mental Health Collective: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Child Protection Center Inc: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Ford Family Foundation → Christian Help of Gold Beach: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Air Products Foundation → Coalition for Clean Air: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 International Swimming Hall of Fame → Gold Fish Swim School - North Attleboro: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Miter Charitable Foundation → Camp Rainbow Gold Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Next Gen Personal Finance → Nicolet High School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Gold Youth Arts: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Columbia Bank Foundation → Star of Hope Ministries: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 R J Mcelroy Trust → Central Middle School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Oklahoma U of: $201K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Asian American Futures → She Who Has No Masters: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Historical Society: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Family Foundation → Gold Beach Community Center: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Air Products Foundation → Breathe California of Los Angeles County: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 International Swimming Hall of Fame → Gold Fish Swim School - Royal Palm Beach: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Next Gen Personal Finance → Cedar Crest High School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Miter Charitable Foundation → Lykens Valley Children's Museum: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Bakersfield Black Gold Productions: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Columbia Bank Foundation → Servant's Heart Ministry: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 R J Mcelroy Trust → Cedar Falls High School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 He Hill Foundation Inc → Central County Water District: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Sustainable Jersey: $114K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Asian American Futures → Asian American Journalists Association: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Asian American Futures → Center for Transformative Action: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Asian American Futures → Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (Cade): $51K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Asian American Futures → The Urban Village: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → As Good As Gold - Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois: $42K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Asian American Futures → Gold House Foundation Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Lake Forest Open Lands Association: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Embracing Our Differences Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Asian American Futures → Mn8: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Asian American Futures → Pl-Cut Fruit Collective: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Asian American Futures → Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (Pieam): $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Asian American Futures → Peak: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Asian American Futures → Korean American Artist Collective: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Asian American Futures → Ma Ka Hana Ka 'ike: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → The Exceptional Foundation: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → As Good As Gold - Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2021 International Swimming Hall of Fame → Gold Fish Swim School - Birmingham: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 International Swimming Hall of Fame → Gold Fish Swim School - Sugar Land: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Next Gen Personal Finance → Fond Du Lac School District: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Next Gen Personal Finance → Northeastern High School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Next Gen Personal Finance → Haverford High School Business Department: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Air Products Foundation → Ronald Mcdonald House Charities So Ca: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Next Gen Personal Finance → North Kingstown Senior High School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Air Products Foundation → Long Beach Century Club: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Next Gen Personal Finance → Wenatchee School District: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $2.0M The Chicago Community Trust: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $1.3M Asian American Futures: $677K on this topic. Open the funder. Asian American Futures $677K He Hill Foundation Inc: $318K on this topic. Open the funder. He Hill Foundation Inc $318K The Ford Family Foundation: $189K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Family Foundation $189K Air Products Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. Air Products Foundation $120K Next Gen Personal Finance: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Next Gen Personal Finance $100K Miter Charitable Foundation: $96K on this topic. Open the funder. Miter Charitable Foundation $96K International Swimming Hall of Fame: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. International Swimming Hall o… $65K Columbia Bank Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Columbia Bank Foundation $25K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $25K R J Mcelroy Trust: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. R J Mcelroy Trust $6K Gold House Fdn: received $1.0M on this topic Gold House Fdn $1.0M Misericordia Home: received $969K on this topic Misericordia Home $969K Gold House Foundation Inc: received $653K on this topic Gold House Foundation Inc $653K Black Gold Committee: received $217K on this topic Black Gold Committee $217K Oklahoma U of: received $201K on this topic Oklahoma U of $201K Gold Beach Main Street: received $124K on this topic Gold Beach Main Street $124K Sustainable Jersey: received $114K on this topic Sustainable Jersey $114K Api Rise: received $101K on this topic Api Rise $101K Black Gold Committee of Belle Glade: received $100K on this topic Black Gold Committee of Belle G… $100K Woody Williams Foundation Inc: received $77K on this topic Woody Williams Foundation Inc $77K Asian Mental Health Collective: received $76K on this topic Asian Mental Health Collective $76K She Who Has No Masters: received $76K on this topic She Who Has No Masters $76K Asian American Journalists Association: received $76K on this topic Asian American Journalists Asso… $76K Child Protection Center Inc: received $62K on this topic Child Protection Center Inc $62K Center for Transformative Action: received $51K on this topic Center for Transformative Action $51K Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (Cade): received $51K on this topic Center for Agricultural Develop… $51K The Urban Village: received $51K on this topic The Urban Village $51K Christian Help of Gold Beach: received $50K on this topic Christian Help of Gold Beach $50K Chicago Historical Society: received $46K on this topic Chicago Historical Society $46K Community Partners: received $45K on this topic Community Partners $45K As Good As Gold - Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois: received $42K on this topic As Good As Gold - Golden Retrie… $42K Coalition for Clean Air: received $40K on this topic Coalition for Clean Air $40K United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc: received $40K on this topic United Way of Santa Barbara Cou… $40K Lake Forest Open Lands Association: received $33K on this topic Lake Forest Open Lands Associat… $33K Sewanhaka Central High School District: received $30K on this topic Sewanhaka Central High School D… $30K Embracing Our Differences Inc: received $30K on this topic Embracing Our Differences Inc $30K Mn8: received $26K on this topic Mn8 $26K Pl-Cut Fruit Collective: received $26K on this topic Pl-Cut Fruit Collective $26K Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (Pieam): received $26K on this topic Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museu… $26K Peak: received $26K on this topic Peak $26K Korean American Artist Collective: received $26K on this topic Korean American Artist Collecti… $26K Ma Ka Hana Ka 'ike: received $25K on this topic Ma Ka Hana Ka 'ike $25K The Exceptional Foundation: received $25K on this topic The Exceptional Foundation $25K As Good As Gold - Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois: received $20K on this topic As Good As Gold - Golden Retrie… $20K Gold Fish Swim School - Lakewood Ranches: received $17K on this topic Gold Fish Swim School - Lakewoo… $17K Gold Beach Community Center: received $15K on this topic Gold Beach Community Center $15K Breathe California of Los Angeles County: received $15K on this topic Breathe California of Los Angel… $15K Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco: received $15K on this topic Korean American Community Found… $15K Gold Fish Swim School - North Attleboro: received $13K on this topic Gold Fish Swim School - North A… $13K Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center: received $13K on this topic Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource C… $13K Gold Fish Swim School - Royal Palm Beach: received $12K on this topic Gold Fish Swim School - Royal P… $12K Gold Fish Swim School - Birmingham: received $12K on this topic Gold Fish Swim School - Birming… $12K Gold Fish Swim School - Sugar Land: received $11K on this topic Gold Fish Swim School - Sugar L… $11K American Gold Star Mothers Inc: received $10K on this topic American Gold Star Mothers Inc $10K Camp Rainbow Gold Inc: received $10K on this topic Camp Rainbow Gold Inc $10K Nicolet High School: received $10K on this topic Nicolet High School $10K Cedar Crest High School: received $10K on this topic Cedar Crest High School $10K Fond Du Lac School District: received $10K on this topic Fond Du Lac School District $10K Northeastern High School: received $10K on this topic Northeastern High School $10K Haverford High School Business Department: received $10K on this topic Haverford High School Business… $10K Ronald Mcdonald House Charities So Ca: received $10K on this topic Ronald Mcdonald House Charities… $10K North Kingstown Senior High School: received $10K on this topic North Kingstown Senior High Sch… $10K Long Beach Century Club: received $10K on this topic Long Beach Century Club $10K Wenatchee School District: received $10K on this topic Wenatchee School District $10K Lykens Valley Children's Museum: received $9K on this topic Lykens Valley Children's Museum $9K Gold Youth Arts: received $9K on this topic Gold Youth Arts $9K Star of Hope Ministries: received $8K on this topic Star of Hope Ministries $8K Bakersfield Black Gold Productions: received $6K on this topic Bakersfield Black Gold Producti… $6K Servant's Heart Ministry: received $5K on this topic Servant's Heart Ministry $5K Irving Elementary School: received $2K on this topic Irving Elementary School $2K Central Middle School: received $2K on this topic Central Middle School $2K Cedar Falls High School: received $2K on this topic Cedar Falls High School $2K Central County Water District: received $2K on this topic Central County Water District $2K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “gold” 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 SHANTEL KAHRS — gold star award
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Largest: $12,418 to GOLD FISH SWIM SCHOOL - ROYAL PALM BEACH — ecas scholarships
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Largest: $30,000 to SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT — gold standard challenge
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Largest: $40,000 to GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC — gold futures challenge grant
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Largest: $38,440 to Gold Beach Main Street — gold beach main street staff succession & sustainability
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Largest: $3,500 to BAKERSFIELD BLACK GOLD PRODUCTIONS — program support
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Largest: $1,500 to COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF TEANECK — 2023 scholarship fund, gold level sponsor
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Largest: $69,000 to BLACK GOLD COMMITTEE — black gold jubilee
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Largest: $20,000 to COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR — gold sponsorship of 2023 toast to cleaning the air and gold sponsorship of 2023 air quality awards
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Largest: $32,500 to Lake Forest Open Lands Association — general operating support, membership support - quercus gold club (no tickets or tangible benefits), support of scholarships for the center for conservation leadership
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Largest: $125,000 to GOLD HOUSE FDN — 81423 general operating support grant for gold house foundation inc.
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Largest: $41,020 to WOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION INC — gold star family memorial monument
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