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12 funders with a record of paying for “groton”
Where the money went The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Groton School: $1.6M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Trustees of the Lawrence Academy at Groton: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Groton School → Town of Groton: $816K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Central Ma → Groton Hill Music Center: $764K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Groton School: $460K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation → Groton School- Annual Appeal: $190K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Community Foundation of Tompkins → Groton Public Library: $57K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Hidden Spring Foundation → Groton School: $31K across 8 grants, latest 2025 Wind Point Foundation → Friends of the Groton Elders: $28K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fidelity Foundation → Groton School: $23K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Brownington Foundation Inc → Groton Town Library: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Groton Public: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation → Groton School- Gardener Village Pledge: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Central Ma → First Parish Church of Groton: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of Tompkins → Groton Community Cupboard: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Groton School → The Childrens Center at Groton: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Fidelity Foundation → Trustees of the Lawrence Academy at Groton: $19K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Wind Point Foundation → Groton Hill Music (Aka Indian Hill Music): $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Groton School: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Brownington Foundation Inc → Groton Open Spaces: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Connecticut Science Center: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Community Foundation of North Central Ma → Groton Conservation Trust: $57K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation → Groton School: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Boston Foundation Inc → Groton School Corp: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Foundation of Tompkins → Groton Central School District: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wind Point Foundation → Groton Hill Music (Fka Indian Hill Music): $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Groton Community Meals: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Central Ma → Groton Hill Music Inc: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Foundation of North Central Ma → Groton Historical Society: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Groton Human Services: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Learn (Fiduciary for Children First Groton): $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Groton Board of Education: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Groton Public Schools: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Chelsea Groton Foundation → Uss Groton Sail Foundation Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $1.6M Boston Foundation Inc: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Boston Foundation Inc $1.0M Community Foundation of North Central Ma: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $1.0M Groton School: $841K on this topic. Open the funder. Groton School $841K The Chicago Community Trust: $460K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $460K Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation: $340K on this topic. Open the funder. Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foun… $340K Community Foundation of Tompkins: $89K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of Tompk… $89K Wind Point Foundation: $48K on this topic. Open the funder. Wind Point Foundation $48K Fidelity Foundation: $41K on this topic. Open the funder. Fidelity Foundation $41K Hidden Spring Foundation: $31K on this topic. Open the funder. Hidden Spring Foundation $31K Brownington Foundation Inc: $28K on this topic. Open the funder. Brownington Foundation Inc $28K Chelsea Groton Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. Chelsea Groton Foundation $18K Groton School: received $1.7M on this topic Groton School $1.7M Trustees of the Lawrence Academy at Groton: received $1.0M on this topic Trustees of the Lawrence Academ… $1.0M Town of Groton: received $816K on this topic Town of Groton $816K Groton Hill Music Center: received $764K on this topic Groton Hill Music Center $764K Groton School: received $471K on this topic Groton School $471K Groton School- Annual Appeal: received $190K on this topic Groton School- Annual Appeal $190K Groton School- Gardener Village Pledge: received $100K on this topic Groton School- Gardener Village… $100K First Parish Church of Groton: received $91K on this topic First Parish Church of Groton $91K Groton Conservation Trust: received $57K on this topic Groton Conservation Trust $57K Groton Public Library: received $57K on this topic Groton Public Library $57K Groton Hill Music Inc: received $57K on this topic Groton Hill Music Inc $57K Groton Historical Society: received $55K on this topic Groton Historical Society $55K Friends of the Groton Elders: received $28K on this topic Friends of the Groton Elders $28K Groton Community Cupboard: received $26K on this topic Groton Community Cupboard $26K The Childrens Center at Groton: received $25K on this topic The Childrens Center at Groton $25K Groton Town Library: received $20K on this topic Groton Town Library $20K Trustees of the Lawrence Academy at Groton: received $19K on this topic Trustees of the Lawrence Academ… $19K Groton Hill Music (Aka Indian Hill Music): received $15K on this topic Groton Hill Music (Aka Indian H… $15K Groton School Corp: received $11K on this topic Groton School Corp $11K Groton Open Spaces: received $8K on this topic Groton Open Spaces $8K Groton Central School District: received $6K on this topic Groton Central School District $6K Groton Hill Music (Fka Indian Hill Music): received $5K on this topic Groton Hill Music (Fka Indian H… $5K Groton Public: received $4K on this topic Groton Public $4K Connecticut Science Center: received $3K on this topic Connecticut Science Center $3K Groton Community Meals: received $3K on this topic Groton Community Meals $3K Groton Human Services: received $2K on this topic Groton Human Services $2K Learn (Fiduciary for Children First Groton): received $2K on this topic Learn (Fiduciary for Children F… $2K Groton Board of Education: received $2K on this topic Groton Board of Education $2K Groton Public Schools: received $2K on this topic Groton Public Schools $2K Uss Groton Sail Foundation Inc: received $1K on this topic Uss Groton Sail Foundation Inc $1K 12 funders, 30 recipients, grants matching “groton” 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: $205,000 to Town of Groton — the contribution was made to help the town of groton subsidize their annual operating costs.
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Largest: $695,700 to GROTON HILL MUSIC CENTER — arts & culture
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Largest: $416,753 to GROTON SCHOOL — scholarships & financial aid
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Largest: $50,000 to GROTON SCHOOL- GARDENER VILLAGE PLEDGE — to help further charitable purposes of organization.
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Largest: $3,942 to GROTON PUBLIC — groton summer meals expansion program
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Largest: $1.0M to Trustees of the Lawrence Academy at Groton — operating support/annual fund
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Largest: $7,000 to GROTON SCHOOL — fidelity matching gifts to education
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Largest: $7,000 to Friends of the Groton Elders — general operating support
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Largest: $5,007 to GROTON SCHOOL — for general use by charity
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Largest: $5,000 to GROTON TOWN LIBRARY — general funding
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Largest: $168,600 to Groton School — support of grain 2.0, the john a. bross fund - grain support, general operating support, groton fund.
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Largest: $10,263 to GROTON PUBLIC LIBRARY — arts and culture-library
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