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12 funders with a record of paying for “grad”
Where the money went The San Francisco Foundation → Oakland Promise: $4.7M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Llp: $980K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Pennsylvania U of Grad Sch of Educ: $719K across 2 grants, latest 2020 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Grad Cincinnati Inc: $543K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Fanz Foundation → Umass Amherst: $375K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Davenport Family Foundation → Kind to Kids Foundation: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Denise Barba: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Solano Affordable Housing Foundation → Assist-A-Grad Scholarship Foundation: $24K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Associa → Elk River All Night Grad Party: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Strength and Conditioning → Florida State University: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Suffield High School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Tasneem Abdelsayed: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → New York U Wagner Grad Sch of Pub Svc: $424K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Fanz Foundation → Agnes Scott: $375K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Sophia Darugar: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Associa → Zimmerman All Night Grad Party: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Strength and Conditioning → University of South Carolina: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Cornell University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Zoya Akhtar: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Manchester High School: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Boston Col Grad Sch of Soc Work: $376K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Wayne Zhang: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 National Strength and Conditioning → Kent State University: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Saksham Gupta: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Rhs (Rockville High School) Project Graduation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rutgers U Grad Sch of Educ: $191K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → New York U Wagner Grad Sch of Pub Svc: $123K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Naomi Zewde - City U of Ny Grad Sch of Pub Hlt &: $123K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Angel Reyes - Claremont Grad U: $93K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → T'shana Mcclain - Denver U of Grad: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rutgers U Grad Sch of Educ: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → T'shana Mcclain - Denver U of Grad Sch of Soc Wor: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Demar Francis Lewis - Yale U Grad Sch of Arts & Sc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Luisa Maria Rivera - Emory U Laney Grad Sch: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Jake Ryann Cambia Sumibcay - Claremont Grad U Sch: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Lorelei Macbeth: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Jorie Pesce: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Meghan Taylor: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 National Strength and Conditioning → University of Connecticut: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Strength and Conditioning → University of Central Florida: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Nick Olson: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Strength and Conditioning → University of Kentucky: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Strength and Conditioning → Univ of North Carolina- Charlotte: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Strength and Conditioning → Texas Tech University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Olga Papaioannou-Prappas: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Eileen Dziedzic: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School → Alyssa Kalb: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Rhs Project Graduation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Nicholas Morgan: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Nyasa Brown: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Raahim Hashmi: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Savannah Weaver: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Jasmin Castellanos: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Helena Mani: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Garrett Pech: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Gabriel Sean Hernandez: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Caden Leung: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Brinda Guntur: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Arya Patel: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Piscataway Township Education Foundation → Anika Melcote: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Enfield High School: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Ellington High School: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → Coventry High School: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc → East Windsor High School: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $4.7M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $2.3M Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $980K on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $980K Fanz Foundation: $750K on this topic. Open the funder. Fanz Foundation $750K United Way of Greater Cincinnati: $543K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Greater Cincinn… $543K The Davenport Family Foundation: $175K on this topic. Open the funder. The Davenport Family Foundati… $175K Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen High School: $165K on this topic. Open the funder. Dan & Pat Jorndt Amundsen Hig… $165K National Strength and Conditioning: $93K on this topic. Open the funder. National Strength and Conditi… $93K Zimmerman Fire Department Relief Associa: $37K on this topic. Open the funder. Zimmerman Fire Department Rel… $37K Solano Affordable Housing Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder. Solano Affordable Housing Fou… $24K Piscataway Township Education Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Piscataway Township Education… $15K Rockville Bank Community Foundation Inc: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. Rockville Bank Community Foun… $9K Oakland Promise: received $4.7M on this topic Oakland Promise $4.7M Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Llp: received $980K on this topic Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarboro… $980K Pennsylvania U of Grad Sch of Educ: received $719K on this topic Pennsylvania U of Grad Sch of E… $719K Grad Cincinnati Inc: received $543K on this topic Grad Cincinnati Inc $543K New York U Wagner Grad Sch of Pub Svc: received $424K on this topic New York U Wagner Grad Sch of P… $424K Boston Col Grad Sch of Soc Work: received $376K on this topic Boston Col Grad Sch of Soc Work $376K Umass Amherst: received $375K on this topic Umass Amherst $375K Agnes Scott: received $375K on this topic Agnes Scott $375K Rutgers U Grad Sch of Educ: received $191K on this topic Rutgers U Grad Sch of Educ $191K Kind to Kids Foundation: received $175K on this topic Kind to Kids Foundation $175K New York U Wagner Grad Sch of Pub Svc: received $123K on this topic New York U Wagner Grad Sch of P… $123K Naomi Zewde - City U of Ny Grad Sch of Pub Hlt &: received $123K on this topic Naomi Zewde - City U of Ny Grad… $123K Angel Reyes - Claremont Grad U: received $93K on this topic Angel Reyes - Claremont Grad U $93K T'shana Mcclain - Denver U of Grad: received $62K on this topic T'shana Mcclain - Denver U of G… $62K Rutgers U Grad Sch of Educ: received $38K on this topic Rutgers U Grad Sch of Educ $38K T'shana Mcclain - Denver U of Grad Sch of Soc Wor: received $31K on this topic T'shana Mcclain - Denver U of G… $31K Demar Francis Lewis - Yale U Grad Sch of Arts & Sc: received $30K on this topic Demar Francis Lewis - Yale U Gr… $30K Luisa Maria Rivera - Emory U Laney Grad Sch: received $30K on this topic Luisa Maria Rivera - Emory U La… $30K Jake Ryann Cambia Sumibcay - Claremont Grad U Sch: received $30K on this topic Jake Ryann Cambia Sumibcay - Cl… $30K Denise Barba: received $25K on this topic Denise Barba $25K Sophia Darugar: received $25K on this topic Sophia Darugar $25K Wayne Zhang: received $25K on this topic Wayne Zhang $25K Lorelei Macbeth: received $25K on this topic Lorelei Macbeth $25K Assist-A-Grad Scholarship Foundation: received $24K on this topic Assist-A-Grad Scholarship Found… $24K Jorie Pesce: received $20K on this topic Jorie Pesce $20K Meghan Taylor: received $20K on this topic Meghan Taylor $20K Elk River All Night Grad Party: received $19K on this topic Elk River All Night Grad Party $19K Zimmerman All Night Grad Party: received $18K on this topic Zimmerman All Night Grad Party $18K Florida State University: received $15K on this topic Florida State University $15K University of South Carolina: received $15K on this topic University of South Carolina $15K Kent State University: received $15K on this topic Kent State University $15K University of Connecticut: received $14K on this topic University of Connecticut $14K University of Central Florida: received $12K on this topic University of Central Florida $12K Cornell University: received $10K on this topic Cornell University $10K Nick Olson: received $10K on this topic Nick Olson $10K University of Kentucky: received $8K on this topic University of Kentucky $8K Univ of North Carolina- Charlotte: received $8K on this topic Univ of North Carolina- Charlot… $8K Texas Tech University: received $7K on this topic Texas Tech University $7K Olga Papaioannou-Prappas: received $5K on this topic Olga Papaioannou-Prappas $5K Eileen Dziedzic: received $5K on this topic Eileen Dziedzic $5K Alyssa Kalb: received $5K on this topic Alyssa Kalb $5K Suffield High School: received $2K on this topic Suffield High School $2K Tasneem Abdelsayed: received $1K on this topic Tasneem Abdelsayed $1K Zoya Akhtar: received $1K on this topic Zoya Akhtar $1K Manchester High School: received $1K on this topic Manchester High School $1K Saksham Gupta: received $1K on this topic Saksham Gupta $1K Rhs (Rockville High School) Project Graduation: received $1K on this topic Rhs (Rockville High School) Pro… $1K Rhs Project Graduation: received $1K on this topic Rhs Project Graduation $1K Nicholas Morgan: received $1K on this topic Nicholas Morgan $1K Nyasa Brown: received $1K on this topic Nyasa Brown $1K Raahim Hashmi: received $1K on this topic Raahim Hashmi $1K Savannah Weaver: received $1K on this topic Savannah Weaver $1K Jasmin Castellanos: received $1K on this topic Jasmin Castellanos $1K Helena Mani: received $1K on this topic Helena Mani $1K Garrett Pech: received $1K on this topic Garrett Pech $1K Gabriel Sean Hernandez: received $1K on this topic Gabriel Sean Hernandez $1K Caden Leung: received $1K on this topic Caden Leung $1K Brinda Guntur: received $1K on this topic Brinda Guntur $1K Arya Patel: received $1K on this topic Arya Patel $1K Anika Melcote: received $1K on this topic Anika Melcote $1K Enfield High School: received $1K on this topic Enfield High School $1K Ellington High School: received $1K on this topic Ellington High School $1K Coventry High School: received $1K on this topic Coventry High School $1K East Windsor High School: received $1K on this topic East Windsor High School $1K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “grad” 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: $123,000 to Naomi Zewde - City U of NY Grad Sch of Pub Hlt & — 77343 investigating whether the higher cost of pri
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Largest: $25,000 to LORELEI MACBETH — teacher - post grad studies
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Largest: $1,000 to GARRETT PECH — 2024 grad-scholarship grant
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Largest: $100,000 to AGNES SCOTT — scholarships - grad & undergrad
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Largest: $15,000 to FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — grad. research grant- doctoral
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Largest: $1,000 to ROCKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT GRADUATION — 2024 safe grad funding
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Largest: $6,500 to ELK RIVER ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY — funds to support isd-728 all night grad party
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Largest: $183,287 to GRAD Cincinnati Inc — program operating cost
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Largest: $4.7M to OAKLAND PROMISE — advised - seed funding for k2c cohort 2016 - 2021 (2029 - 2034 hs grad cohort). advised - to fund k2c cohort 2020 (2033 hs grad cohort) with initial csa accounts. advised - for the…
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Largest: $360,250 to NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP — to assemble key education leaders to develop strategies for reforming grad plus loans, and publishing the group's findings in a policy brief.
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Largest: $6,085 to ASSIST-A-GRAD SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — donation to support annual scholarship
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Largest: $50,000 to KIND TO KIDS FOUNDATION — u-grad program support
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