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12 funders with a record of paying for “govt”
Where the money went The Hearthland Foundation → The Barack Obama Foundation: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Christus Spohn Health System Development Fnd → Ark-Tex Council of Govt: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cornell U Dept of Govt: $504K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Texas Association of Community Action → Texoma Council of Govts: $251K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Greene County Community Foundation → City of Fairborn: $232K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Woodford Foundation → University of Colorado Foundation: $210K across 4 grants, latest 2025 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Baltimore: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jack London Improvement District → Rockridge District Association: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ohio History Connection → City of Shaker Heights: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Bar Association → District of Columbia Govt: $22K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Sayers Foundation Inc → George Mason Univ Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pillay Foundation Inc → Govt Higher Secondary School: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Hearthland Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Texas Association of Community Action → Texoma Council of Govts: $164K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Little Rock Ar: $155K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Council of St Govts: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Greene County Community Foundation → Cedar Cliff Education Center: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ohio History Connection → City of Athens: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jack London Improvement District → Temescaltelegraph Avenue Community: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Sayers Foundation Inc → Heritage Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pillay Foundation Inc → Govt Dv Hs School: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Hearthland Foundation → Workmoney Foundation Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Savannah: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Greene County Community Foundation → Bellbrook Sugarcreek Schools: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jack London Improvement District → Koreatown Northgate Improvement Dis: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cornell U Dept of Govt: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ohio History Connection → City of Ravenna: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Sayers Foundation Inc → Manhattan Inst for Policy Rsrch: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pillay Foundation Inc → Govt Girls Higher Secondary School: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → Greater Richmond Fit4kids: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Mt Vernon Ny: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Hearthland Foundation → Foundation for Social Impact: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Hearthland Foundation → Michigan Civic Education Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Greene County Community Foundation → City of Xenia: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2023 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Durham: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Greenville: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Houston Tx: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Jackson Ms: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Miramar Fl: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of North Lauderdale: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 African American Mayors Assocation → Philadelphia City Fund: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 African American Mayors Assocation → Town of Campti: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Atlanta Ga: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Beverly Hills Mo: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Birmingham Al: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 African American Mayors Assocation → City of Charlotte Nc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jack London Improvement District → Oakland Chinatown Improvement Counc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Greene County Community Foundation → One Bistro: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ohio History Connection → City of Bowling Green: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ohio History Connection → Columbus Landmarks Foundation: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Sayers Foundation Inc → Competitive Enterprise Institute: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sayers Foundation Inc → American Enterprise Institute: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jack London Improvement District → Grand Ave Merchants Association: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jack London Improvement District → Laurel District: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jack London Improvement District → Montclair Village Association: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jack London Improvement District → Dimond Improvement Assoc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Harvard U John F Kennedy Sch of Govt: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jack London Improvement District → Piedmont Merchants Association: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ohio History Connection → Heritage Ohio: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jack London Improvement District → Lakeshore Avenue Business Improveme: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jack London Improvement District → Children's Fairyland: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ohio History Connection → City of Cleveland Heights: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Greene County Community Foundation → City of Beavercreek: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Hearthland Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Hearthland Foundation $3.1M Christus Spohn Health System Development Fnd: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Christus Spohn Health System… $1.8M African American Mayors Assocation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. African American Mayors Assoc… $1.1M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $645K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $645K Texas Association of Community Action: $415K on this topic. Open the funder. Texas Association of Communit… $415K Greene County Community Foundation: $396K on this topic. Open the funder. Greene County Community Found… $396K Woodford Foundation: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. Woodford Foundation $210K Jack London Improvement District: $177K on this topic. Open the funder. Jack London Improvement Distr… $177K Ohio History Connection: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. Ohio History Connection $120K The Sayers Foundation Inc: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sayers Foundation Inc $75K American Bar Association: $22K on this topic. Open the funder. American Bar Association $22K Pillay Foundation Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Pillay Foundation Inc $10K The Barack Obama Foundation: received $2.0M on this topic The Barack Obama Foundation $2.0M Ark-Tex Council of Govt: received $1.8M on this topic Ark-Tex Council of Govt $1.8M Cornell U Dept of Govt: received $504K on this topic Cornell U Dept of Govt $504K Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $500K on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $500K Workmoney Foundation Inc: received $500K on this topic Workmoney Foundation Inc $500K Texoma Council of Govts: received $251K on this topic Texoma Council of Govts $251K City of Fairborn: received $232K on this topic City of Fairborn $232K University of Colorado Foundation: received $210K on this topic University of Colorado Foundati… $210K City of Baltimore: received $200K on this topic City of Baltimore $200K Texoma Council of Govts: received $164K on this topic Texoma Council of Govts $164K City of Little Rock Ar: received $155K on this topic City of Little Rock Ar $155K City of Savannah: received $155K on this topic City of Savannah $155K Greater Richmond Fit4kids: received $125K on this topic Greater Richmond Fit4kids $125K Council of St Govts: received $108K on this topic Council of St Govts $108K City of Mt Vernon Ny: received $105K on this topic City of Mt Vernon Ny $105K Foundation for Social Impact: received $100K on this topic Foundation for Social Impact $100K Cedar Cliff Education Center: received $51K on this topic Cedar Cliff Education Center $51K Bellbrook Sugarcreek Schools: received $51K on this topic Bellbrook Sugarcreek Schools $51K Michigan Civic Education Fund: received $50K on this topic Michigan Civic Education Fund $50K City of Xenia: received $37K on this topic City of Xenia $37K City of Durham: received $30K on this topic City of Durham $30K City of Greenville: received $30K on this topic City of Greenville $30K City of Houston Tx: received $30K on this topic City of Houston Tx $30K City of Jackson Ms: received $30K on this topic City of Jackson Ms $30K City of Miramar Fl: received $30K on this topic City of Miramar Fl $30K City of North Lauderdale: received $30K on this topic City of North Lauderdale $30K Philadelphia City Fund: received $30K on this topic Philadelphia City Fund $30K Town of Campti: received $30K on this topic Town of Campti $30K City of Atlanta Ga: received $30K on this topic City of Atlanta Ga $30K City of Beverly Hills Mo: received $30K on this topic City of Beverly Hills Mo $30K City of Birmingham Al: received $30K on this topic City of Birmingham Al $30K City of Charlotte Nc: received $30K on this topic City of Charlotte Nc $30K Rockridge District Association: received $25K on this topic Rockridge District Association $25K City of Shaker Heights: received $22K on this topic City of Shaker Heights $22K District of Columbia Govt: received $22K on this topic District of Columbia Govt $22K City of Athens: received $22K on this topic City of Athens $22K Temescaltelegraph Avenue Community: received $20K on this topic Temescaltelegraph Avenue Commun… $20K Koreatown Northgate Improvement Dis: received $20K on this topic Koreatown Northgate Improvement… $20K Oakland Chinatown Improvement Counc: received $20K on this topic Oakland Chinatown Improvement C… $20K Cornell U Dept of Govt: received $20K on this topic Cornell U Dept of Govt $20K One Bistro: received $18K on this topic One Bistro $18K City of Ravenna: received $18K on this topic City of Ravenna $18K City of Bowling Green: received $18K on this topic City of Bowling Green $18K Columbus Landmarks Foundation: received $18K on this topic Columbus Landmarks Foundation $18K George Mason Univ Foundation: received $15K on this topic George Mason Univ Foundation $15K Heritage Foundation: received $15K on this topic Heritage Foundation $15K Manhattan Inst for Policy Rsrch: received $15K on this topic Manhattan Inst for Policy Rsrch $15K Competitive Enterprise Institute: received $15K on this topic Competitive Enterprise Institute $15K American Enterprise Institute: received $15K on this topic American Enterprise Institute $15K Grand Ave Merchants Association: received $15K on this topic Grand Ave Merchants Association $15K Laurel District: received $15K on this topic Laurel District $15K Montclair Village Association: received $15K on this topic Montclair Village Association $15K Dimond Improvement Assoc: received $15K on this topic Dimond Improvement Assoc $15K Harvard U John F Kennedy Sch of Govt: received $13K on this topic Harvard U John F Kennedy Sch of… $13K Piedmont Merchants Association: received $13K on this topic Piedmont Merchants Association $13K Heritage Ohio: received $13K on this topic Heritage Ohio $13K Lakeshore Avenue Business Improveme: received $10K on this topic Lakeshore Avenue Business Impro… $10K Children's Fairyland: received $10K on this topic Children's Fairyland $10K City of Cleveland Heights: received $10K on this topic City of Cleveland Heights $10K City of Beavercreek: received $6K on this topic City of Beavercreek $6K Govt Higher Secondary School: received $4K on this topic Govt Higher Secondary School $4K Govt Dv Hs School: received $4K on this topic Govt Dv Hs School $4K Govt Girls Higher Secondary School: received $2K on this topic Govt Girls Higher Secondary Sch… $2K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “govt” 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: $200,000 to City of Baltimore — support local govt missions
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Largest: $5,000 to HERITAGE FOUNDATION — relief from govt. burdens
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Largest: $167,241 to CITY OF FAIRBORN — less burden of govt
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Largest: $24,700 to ROCKRIDGE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION — govt sub grant
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Largest: $22,433 to CITY OF SHAKER HEIGHTS — ffy2023 certified local govt grant city of sh
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Largest: $60,000 to UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION — center for studyof govt & indivdual
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Largest: $2.0M to THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION — civic engagement & govt
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Largest: $560,000 to ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVT — program support
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Largest: $163,859 to Texoma Council of Govts — weatherization project
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Largest: $13,279 to HARVARD U JOHN F KENNEDY SCH OF GOVT — 78405 investigating the impact of unstable and unpredictable work schedules on health outcomes -- transfer grant
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Largest: $6,223 to District of Columbia Govt — awards/fellowships
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Largest: $2,162 to Govt Girls Higher Secondary School — scholarship to pursue college education
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