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Old Dominion University Research → Odu Office of Finance: $6.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Barnard College: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Alfred P Sloan Foundation → National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc: $4.0M across 6 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of New Jersey → Americans for Ben Gurion University: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024Caerus Foundation Inc → Mission Graduates: $1.9M across 25 grants, latest 2024Pbhp Inc → Jewish Theological Seminary of America: $447K across 11 grants, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → University of Chicago: $313K across 8 grants, latest 2024Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found → Iowa State University: $83K across 4 grants, latest 2025The J Paul Getty Trust → Cofini Elena: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Presser Foundation → Rice University: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation → Lucia Wondal: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2025Mary Thrash and William F Thrash → Hannah Woods: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Illinois at Chicago: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Old Dominion University Research → Old Dominion University: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2024Alfred P Sloan Foundation → American Association for the Advancement of Science: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of New Jersey → University of Northern Colorado Foundation: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024Caerus Foundation Inc → First Graduate: $742K across 13 grants, latest 2024Pbhp Inc → Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: $444K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History: $302K across 1 grant, latest 2023Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found → University of Iowa: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024The J Paul Getty Trust → Barnhart Drew: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Presser Foundation → Temple University: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation → Ciera Dee: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Mary Thrash and William F Thrash → Brendon Smith: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Social Science Research Council: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation of New Jersey → Drew University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Purdue University: $902K across 3 grants, latest 2024Pbhp Inc → American Jewish University: $380K across 5 grants, latest 2024Old Dominion University Research → Institute of Competition Sciences: $335K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Stanford University Board of Trustees: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023The J Paul Getty Trust → Clayton Haley: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Presser Foundation → University of Miami: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found → University of Northern Iowa: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2025Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation → Matthew Peperissa: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025Mary Thrash and William F Thrash → Dylan Richards: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Washington: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of California at Los Angeles: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Council of Graduate Schools: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Pitzer College: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Columbia University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → New York University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Michigan State University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Tulane University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → The Graduate Center of the City University of New York: $975K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → The University of North Carolina at Pembroke: $950K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of California at Davis: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Dominican University: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → East Carolina University: $710K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of the Western Cape: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Cape Town: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of the Witwatersrand: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2023Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Texas El Paso: $624K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Ghana: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Arizona: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Spelman College: $596K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Chicago: $590K across 1 grant, latest 2024Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Southern California: $563K across 2 grants, latest 2023Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Council of Graduate Schools: $515K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Queens College: $505K across 1 grant, latest 2024Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Kansas Center for Research: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023Alfred P Sloan Foundation → North Carolina A&t State University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Andrew W Mellon Foundation: $36M on this topic. Open the funder.The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$36MAlfred P Sloan Foundation: $9.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Alfred P Sloan Foundation$9.9MOld Dominion University Research: $8.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Old Dominion University Resea…$8.4MCommunity Foundation of New Jersey: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of New J…$4.6MCaerus Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Caerus Foundation Inc$2.7MPbhp Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Pbhp Inc$1.3MThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc: $864K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lynde and Harry Bradley F…$864KMahana-Cong Church Scholar Found: $168K on this topic. Open the funder.Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Fo…$168KThe J Paul Getty Trust: $155K on this topic. Open the funder.The J Paul Getty Trust$155KThe Presser Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.The Presser Foundation$150KWalter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation: $64K on this topic. Open the funder.Walter and Pauline Calderwood…$64KMary Thrash and William F Thrash: $26K on this topic. Open the funder.Mary Thrash and William F Thr…$26KOdu Office of Finance: received $6.3M on this topicOdu Office of Finance$6.3MBarnard College: received $5.0M on this topicBarnard College$5.0MUniversity of Illinois at Chicago: received $5.0M on this topicUniversity of Illinois at Chica…$5.0MSocial Science Research Council: received $4.4M on this topicSocial Science Research Council$4.4MNational Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc: received $4.0M on this topicNational Action Council for Min…$4.0MUniversity of Washington: received $3.1M on this topicUniversity of Washington$3.1MAmericans for Ben Gurion University: received $2.6M on this topicAmericans for Ben Gurion Univer…$2.6MMission Graduates: received $1.9M on this topicMission Graduates$1.9MCouncil of Graduate Schools: received $1.9M on this topicCouncil of Graduate Schools$1.9MUniversity of California at Los Angeles: received $1.8M on this topicUniversity of California at Los…$1.8MOld Dominion University: received $1.7M on this topicOld Dominion University$1.7MAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science: received $1.2M on this topicAmerican Association for the Ad…$1.2MUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: received $1.1M on this topicUniversity of Illinois at Urban…$1.1MPitzer College: received $1.1M on this topicPitzer College$1.1MUniversity of Northern Colorado Foundation: received $1.1M on this topicUniversity of Northern Colorado…$1.1MColumbia University: received $1.0M on this topicColumbia University$1.0MDrew University: received $1.0M on this topicDrew University$1.0MNew York University: received $1.0M on this topicNew York University$1.0MMichigan State University: received $1.0M on this topicMichigan State University$1.0MTulane University: received $1.0M on this topicTulane University$1.0MThe Graduate Center of the City University of New York: received $975K on this topicThe Graduate Center of the City…$975KThe University of North Carolina at Pembroke: received $950K on this topicThe University of North Carolin…$950KPurdue University: received $902K on this topicPurdue University$902KUniversity of California at Davis: received $750K on this topicUniversity of California at Dav…$750KDominican University: received $750K on this topicDominican University$750KFirst Graduate: received $742K on this topicFirst Graduate$742KEast Carolina University: received $710K on this topicEast Carolina University$710KUniversity of the Western Cape: received $665K on this topicUniversity of the Western Cape$665KUniversity of Cape Town: received $665K on this topicUniversity of Cape Town$665KUniversity of the Witwatersrand: received $665K on this topicUniversity of the Witwatersrand$665KUniversity of Texas El Paso: received $624K on this topicUniversity of Texas El Paso$624KUniversity of Ghana: received $600K on this topicUniversity of Ghana$600KUniversity of Arizona: received $600K on this topicUniversity of Arizona$600KSpelman College: received $596K on this topicSpelman College$596KUniversity of Chicago: received $590K on this topicUniversity of Chicago$590KUniversity of Southern California: received $563K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$563KQueens College: received $505K on this topicQueens College$505KUniversity of Kansas Center for Research: received $500K on this topicUniversity of Kansas Center for…$500KUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: received $500K on this topicUniversity of Illinois Urbana-C…$500KNorth Carolina A&t State University: received $500K on this topicNorth Carolina A&t State Univer…$500KFormerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network: received $500K on this topicFormerly Incarcerated College G…$500KJewish Theological Seminary of America: received $447K on this topicJewish Theological Seminary of…$447KHebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: received $444K on this topicHebrew Union College - Jewish I…$444KAmerican Jewish University: received $380K on this topicAmerican Jewish University$380KInstitute of Competition Sciences: received $335K on this topicInstitute of Competition Scienc…$335KUniversity of Chicago: received $313K on this topicUniversity of Chicago$313KJack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History: received $302K on this topicJack Miller Center for Teaching…$302KStanford University Board of Trustees: received $250K on this topicStanford University Board of Tr…$250KIowa State University: received $83K on this topicIowa State University$83KUniversity of Iowa: received $52K on this topicUniversity of Iowa$52KCofini Elena: received $52K on this topicCofini Elena$52KBarnhart Drew: received $52K on this topicBarnhart Drew$52KClayton Haley: received $52K on this topicClayton Haley$52KRice University: received $50K on this topicRice University$50KTemple University: received $50K on this topicTemple University$50KUniversity of Miami: received $50K on this topicUniversity of Miami$50KUniversity of Northern Iowa: received $33K on this topicUniversity of Northern Iowa$33KLucia Wondal: received $32K on this topicLucia Wondal$32KCiera Dee: received $20K on this topicCiera Dee$20KMatthew Peperissa: received $12K on this topicMatthew Peperissa$12KHannah Woods: received $9K on this topicHannah Woods$9KBrendon Smith: received $9K on this topicBrendon Smith$9KDylan Richards: received $9K on this topicDylan Richards$9K
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