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12 funders with a record of paying for “groove”
Where the money went New Profit Inc → Moves and Grooves: $203K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Rona Jaffe Foundation → Groove With Me: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → Women Make Movies Inc: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → The Beyond the Groove Foundation: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Telluride Mountain Village Owners → Beyond the Groove - Club Red: $77K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Moves & Grooves Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Courtney Irvin Trust → New Groove Performing Arts: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Amaturo Family Foundation → St Thomas University: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Groove With Me Inc: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Eagle Outfitters Foundation → Groove Nyc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → The Troy Andrews Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Eagle Outfitters Foundation → Groove With Me Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → Fordham University: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → Mastervoices Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → The Carnegie Hall Corporation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New Profit Inc: $203K on this topic. Open the funder. New Profit Inc $203K The Rona Jaffe Foundation: $130K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rona Jaffe Foundation $130K The San Francisco Foundation: $110K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $110K The Chicago Community Trust: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $100K Telluride Mountain Village Owners: $77K on this topic. Open the funder. Telluride Mountain Village Ow… $77K The Community Foundation of Middle: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $40K Courtney Irvin Trust: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Courtney Irvin Trust $20K The Amaturo Family Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. The Amaturo Family Foundation $20K Maryland Humanities Council Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Maryland Humanities Council I… $20K The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. The Howard Gilman Foundation… $15K The Zankel Scala Family Foundation: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. The Zankel Scala Family Found… $11K American Eagle Outfitters Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. American Eagle Outfitters Fou… $10K Moves and Grooves: received $203K on this topic Moves and Grooves $203K Groove With Me: received $130K on this topic Groove With Me $130K Women Make Movies Inc: received $110K on this topic Women Make Movies Inc $110K The Beyond the Groove Foundation: received $100K on this topic The Beyond the Groove Foundation $100K Beyond the Groove - Club Red: received $77K on this topic Beyond the Groove - Club Red $77K Moves & Grooves Inc: received $40K on this topic Moves & Grooves Inc $40K New Groove Performing Arts: received $20K on this topic New Groove Performing Arts $20K St Thomas University: received $20K on this topic St Thomas University $20K Groove With Me Inc: received $17K on this topic Groove With Me Inc $17K Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group Inc: received $10K on this topic Groove City Black Heritage & Cu… $10K Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group Inc: received $10K on this topic Groove City Black Heritage & Cu… $10K Groove Nyc: received $8K on this topic Groove Nyc $8K The Troy Andrews Foundation: received $5K on this topic The Troy Andrews Foundation $5K Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc: received $3K on this topic Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc $3K Fordham University: received $2K on this topic Fordham University $2K Mastervoices Inc: received $1K on this topic Mastervoices Inc $1K The Carnegie Hall Corporation: received $1K on this topic The Carnegie Hall Corporation $1K 12 funders, 17 recipients, grants matching “groove” 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: $5,000 to THE TROY ANDREWS FOUNDATION — the zankel music fund is bestowing a "sharing in the groove" - support of "culturing experiences"
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Largest: $65,000 to GROOVE WITH ME — general operations
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Largest: $35,174 to BEYOND THE GROOVE - CLUB RED — sponsorship for community events
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Largest: $50,000 to The Beyond the Groove Foundation — in support of the beyond the groove foundation for the chosen few picnic and festival
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Largest: $10,000 to New Groove Performing Arts — support local arts
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Largest: $5,000 to GROOVE WITH ME INC — trustee grant - general operating support
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Largest: $102,500 to MOVES AND GROOVES — program expansion
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Largest: $30,000 to MOVES & GROOVES INC — moves and grooves x head middle magnet
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Largest: $80,000 to WOMEN MAKE MOVIES INC — advised - to support florence from ohio. advised - for the charm city national outreach campaign. advised - for support of taking the groove back.
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Largest: $10,000 to ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY — sunshine groove patron
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Largest: $10,000 to GROOVE CITY BLACK HERITAGE & CULTURE GROUP INC — shine operating grants
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Largest: $8,000 to GROOVE NYC — community charity
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