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12 funders with a record of paying for “graduates”
Where the money went Old Dominion University Research → Odu Office of Finance: $6.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Barnard College: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc: $4.0M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Americans for Ben Gurion University: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Caerus Foundation Inc → Mission Graduates: $1.9M across 25 grants, latest 2024 Pbhp Inc → Jewish Theological Seminary of America: $447K across 11 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → University of Chicago: $313K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found → Iowa State University: $83K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The J Paul Getty Trust → Cofini Elena: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Presser Foundation → Rice University: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation → Lucia Wondal: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Mary Thrash and William F Thrash → Hannah Woods: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Illinois at Chicago: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Old Dominion University Research → Old Dominion University: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → American Association for the Advancement of Science: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of New Jersey → University of Northern Colorado Foundation: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Caerus Foundation Inc → First Graduate: $742K across 13 grants, latest 2024 Pbhp Inc → Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: $444K across 8 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History: $302K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found → University of Iowa: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The J Paul Getty Trust → Barnhart Drew: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Presser Foundation → Temple University: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation → Ciera Dee: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Mary Thrash and William F Thrash → Brendon Smith: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Social Science Research Council: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Drew University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Purdue University: $902K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pbhp Inc → American Jewish University: $380K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Old Dominion University Research → Institute of Competition Sciences: $335K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Stanford University Board of Trustees: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The J Paul Getty Trust → Clayton Haley: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Presser Foundation → University of Miami: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found → University of Northern Iowa: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation → Matthew Peperissa: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Mary Thrash and William F Thrash → Dylan Richards: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Washington: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of California at Los Angeles: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Council of Graduate Schools: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Pitzer College: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Columbia University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → New York University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Michigan State University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Tulane University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → The Graduate Center of the City University of New York: $975K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → The University of North Carolina at Pembroke: $950K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of California at Davis: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Dominican University: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → East Carolina University: $710K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of the Western Cape: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Cape Town: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of the Witwatersrand: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Texas El Paso: $624K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Ghana: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Arizona: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Spelman College: $596K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Chicago: $590K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Southern California: $563K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Council of Graduate Schools: $515K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Queens College: $505K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Kansas Center for Research: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → North Carolina A&t State University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation: $36M on this topic. Open the funder. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation $36M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $9.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $9.9M Old Dominion University Research: $8.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Old Dominion University Resea… $8.4M Community Foundation of New Jersey: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of New J… $4.6M Caerus Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Caerus Foundation Inc $2.7M Pbhp Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Pbhp Inc $1.3M The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc: $864K on this topic. Open the funder. The Lynde and Harry Bradley F… $864K Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found: $168K on this topic. Open the funder. Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Fo… $168K The J Paul Getty Trust: $155K on this topic. Open the funder. The J Paul Getty Trust $155K The Presser Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. The Presser Foundation $150K Walter and Pauline Calderwood Foundation: $64K on this topic. Open the funder. Walter and Pauline Calderwood… $64K Mary Thrash and William F Thrash: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. Mary Thrash and William F Thr… $26K Odu Office of Finance: received $6.3M on this topic Odu Office of Finance $6.3M Barnard College: received $5.0M on this topic Barnard College $5.0M University of Illinois at Chicago: received $5.0M on this topic University of Illinois at Chica… $5.0M Social Science Research Council: received $4.4M on this topic Social Science Research Council $4.4M National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc: received $4.0M on this topic National Action Council for Min… $4.0M University of Washington: received $3.1M on this topic University of Washington $3.1M Americans for Ben Gurion University: received $2.6M on this topic Americans for Ben Gurion Univer… $2.6M Mission Graduates: received $1.9M on this topic Mission Graduates $1.9M Council of Graduate Schools: received $1.9M on this topic Council of Graduate Schools $1.9M University of California at Los Angeles: received $1.8M on this topic University of California at Los… $1.8M Old Dominion University: received $1.7M on this topic Old Dominion University $1.7M American Association for the Advancement of Science: received $1.2M on this topic American Association for the Ad… $1.2M University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: received $1.1M on this topic University of Illinois at Urban… $1.1M Pitzer College: received $1.1M on this topic Pitzer College $1.1M University of Northern Colorado Foundation: received $1.1M on this topic University of Northern Colorado… $1.1M Columbia University: received $1.0M on this topic Columbia University $1.0M Drew University: received $1.0M on this topic Drew University $1.0M New York University: received $1.0M on this topic New York University $1.0M Michigan State University: received $1.0M on this topic Michigan State University $1.0M Tulane University: received $1.0M on this topic Tulane University $1.0M The Graduate Center of the City University of New York: received $975K on this topic The Graduate Center of the City… $975K The University of North Carolina at Pembroke: received $950K on this topic The University of North Carolin… $950K Purdue University: received $902K on this topic Purdue University $902K University of California at Davis: received $750K on this topic University of California at Dav… $750K Dominican University: received $750K on this topic Dominican University $750K First Graduate: received $742K on this topic First Graduate $742K East Carolina University: received $710K on this topic East Carolina University $710K University of the Western Cape: received $665K on this topic University of the Western Cape $665K University of Cape Town: received $665K on this topic University of Cape Town $665K University of the Witwatersrand: received $665K on this topic University of the Witwatersrand $665K University of Texas El Paso: received $624K on this topic University of Texas El Paso $624K University of Ghana: received $600K on this topic University of Ghana $600K University of Arizona: received $600K on this topic University of Arizona $600K Spelman College: received $596K on this topic Spelman College $596K University of Chicago: received $590K on this topic University of Chicago $590K University of Southern California: received $563K on this topic University of Southern Californ… $563K Queens College: received $505K on this topic Queens College $505K University of Kansas Center for Research: received $500K on this topic University of Kansas Center for… $500K University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: received $500K on this topic University of Illinois Urbana-C… $500K North Carolina A&t State University: received $500K on this topic North Carolina A&t State Univer… $500K Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network: received $500K on this topic Formerly Incarcerated College G… $500K Jewish Theological Seminary of America: received $447K on this topic Jewish Theological Seminary of… $447K Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion: received $444K on this topic Hebrew Union College - Jewish I… $444K American Jewish University: received $380K on this topic American Jewish University $380K Institute of Competition Sciences: received $335K on this topic Institute of Competition Scienc… $335K University of Chicago: received $313K on this topic University of Chicago $313K Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History: received $302K on this topic Jack Miller Center for Teaching… $302K Stanford University Board of Trustees: received $250K on this topic Stanford University Board of Tr… $250K Iowa State University: received $83K on this topic Iowa State University $83K University of Iowa: received $52K on this topic University of Iowa $52K Cofini Elena: received $52K on this topic Cofini Elena $52K Barnhart Drew: received $52K on this topic Barnhart Drew $52K Clayton Haley: received $52K on this topic Clayton Haley $52K Rice University: received $50K on this topic Rice University $50K Temple University: received $50K on this topic Temple University $50K University of Miami: received $50K on this topic University of Miami $50K University of Northern Iowa: received $33K on this topic University of Northern Iowa $33K Lucia Wondal: received $32K on this topic Lucia Wondal $32K Ciera Dee: received $20K on this topic Ciera Dee $20K Matthew Peperissa: received $12K on this topic Matthew Peperissa $12K Hannah Woods: received $9K on this topic Hannah Woods $9K Brendon Smith: received $9K on this topic Brendon Smith $9K Dylan Richards: received $9K on this topic Dylan Richards $9K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “graduates” 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: $41,400 to MCSWEENEY MARGARET — graduate interns at the getty
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Largest: $301,845 to Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History — to support the 2024 bradley graduate and post-graduate fellowship program conference
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Largest: $25,000 to COUNCIL OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS — to stimulate dialogue among graduate school leaders on the topic of supporting indigenous students and scholarship
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Largest: $2.2M to ODU OFFICE OF FINANCE — graduate student and participant support from sponsored programs.
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Largest: $173,800 to AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY — funding to support the college's post-graduate studies program for students seeking to obtain a masters degree in jewish education or jewish communal service.
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Largest: $3,500 to JUSTIN HERROD — scholarship to graduate of south harrison high school
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Largest: $50,000 to HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION — universities, graduate schools or law schools
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Largest: $15,000 to CIERA DEE — to support qualified students in need of financial aid for the purpose of attending a two or four year college or university after graduation from high school.
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Largest: $14,860 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — to support a pilot summer program in public engagement & the humanities & graduate education: to support an institute on public engagement; & to support the earl lewis fund for out…
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Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS — graduate music awards
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Largest: $30,250 to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA — scholarships for algona high school graduates
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Largest: $44,000 to Mission Graduates — mission graduates - promise scholars cohort 9
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