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12 funders with a record of paying for “guard”
Where the money went Us Coast Guard Academy → United States Coast Guard Academy: $27M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Coast Guard Foundation Inc → United States Coast Guard: $19M across 29 grants, latest 2025 The Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation → National Coast Guard Museum Association Inc: $5.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Coast Guard Mutual Assistance: $4.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025 United Way of York County → YWCA-York: $853K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Nicholas Family Foundation Trust → Uw Foundation - Guarding Against Cancer: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Gv Sonny Montgomery Foundation → National Guard Youth Foundation: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → East Tn Veteran's Honor Guard: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Nc National Guard Soldiers & Airmen → Nc National Guard (Backpack Program: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oceanfirst Foundation → Cape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation: $22K across 6 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Coast Guard Foundation Inc: $15K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Podolsky Family Foundation → National Coast Guard Museum Association: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Coast Guard Foundation Inc → Us Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana National Guard Relief Fund: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025 United Way of York County → YMCA of York and York County: $453K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation → United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Tri-County Honor Guard: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Gv Sonny Montgomery Foundation → National Guard Assn of Ms: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Nc National Guard Soldiers & Airmen → Nc National Guard (Save A Soldier): $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oceanfirst Foundation → National Guard State Family Readiness Council: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Podolsky Family Foundation → Coast Guard Foundation: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Coast Guard Auxiliary Association: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation → The Naval Institute Foundation Inc (Usni): $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Macon County Honor Guard: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Nc National Guard Soldiers & Airmen → Friends of the Air Guard Family Prg: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Podolsky Family Foundation → Coast Guard Mutual Assistance: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Fresno Pd Honor Guard: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gv Sonny Montgomery Foundation → Army National Guard Unit: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Vfw Post 5266 Morristown Tn Honor Guard: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Volunteer State Veteran's Honor Guard: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Indianapolis Metropolitan Military Honor Guard: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Nc National Guard Soldiers & Airmen → Nc National Guard Survivor's Fund: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Loudon County Veterans Honor Guard: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Veterans Memorial Honor Guard of Pigeon Forge: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Greene County Honor Guard: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Loudon County Veteran's Honor Guard: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Operation Honor Guard Nfp → Roane County Honor Guard: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Nc National Guard Soldiers & Airmen → Friends of Airmen and Family Readiness Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → West Virginia National Guard Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Patriot Guard Riders Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Us Coast Guard Academy: $27M on this topic. Open the funder. Us Coast Guard Academy $27M Coast Guard Foundation Inc: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Coast Guard Foundation Inc $20M The Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kenrose Kitchen Table Fou… $5.3M Lilly Endowment Inc: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $5.3M United Way of York County: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of York County $1.3M Nicholas Family Foundation Trust: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. Nicholas Family Foundation Tr… $400K Operation Honor Guard Nfp: $230K on this topic. Open the funder. Operation Honor Guard Nfp $230K Gv Sonny Montgomery Foundation: $109K on this topic. Open the funder. Gv Sonny Montgomery Foundation $109K Nc National Guard Soldiers & Airmen: $82K on this topic. Open the funder. Nc National Guard Soldiers &… $82K Oceanfirst Foundation: $38K on this topic. Open the funder. Oceanfirst Foundation $38K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $37K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $37K Podolsky Family Foundation: $27K on this topic. Open the funder. Podolsky Family Foundation $27K United States Coast Guard Academy: received $27M on this topic United States Coast Guard Acade… $27M United States Coast Guard: received $19M on this topic United States Coast Guard $19M National Coast Guard Museum Association Inc: received $5.0M on this topic National Coast Guard Museum Ass… $5.0M Coast Guard Mutual Assistance: received $4.0M on this topic Coast Guard Mutual Assistance $4.0M Us Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association: received $1.5M on this topic Us Coast Guard Chief Petty Offi… $1.5M Indiana National Guard Relief Fund: received $1.3M on this topic Indiana National Guard Relief F… $1.3M YWCA-York: received $853K on this topic YWCA-York $853K YMCA of York and York County: received $453K on this topic YMCA of York and York County $453K Uw Foundation - Guarding Against Cancer: received $400K on this topic Uw Foundation - Guarding Agains… $400K United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Inc: received $250K on this topic United States Coast Guard Acade… $250K National Guard Youth Foundation: received $80K on this topic National Guard Youth Foundation $80K East Tn Veteran's Honor Guard: received $45K on this topic East Tn Veteran's Honor Guard $45K Tri-County Honor Guard: received $43K on this topic Tri-County Honor Guard $43K The Naval Institute Foundation Inc (Usni): received $30K on this topic The Naval Institute Foundation… $30K Macon County Honor Guard: received $29K on this topic Macon County Honor Guard $29K Nc National Guard (Backpack Program: received $27K on this topic Nc National Guard (Backpack Pro… $27K Vfw Post 5266 Morristown Tn Honor Guard: received $26K on this topic Vfw Post 5266 Morristown Tn Hon… $26K National Guard Assn of Ms: received $25K on this topic National Guard Assn of Ms $25K Volunteer State Veteran's Honor Guard: received $22K on this topic Volunteer State Veteran's Honor… $22K Cape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation: received $22K on this topic Cape May County Coast Guard Com… $22K East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard: received $20K on this topic East Tennessee Veterans Honor G… $20K Nc National Guard (Save A Soldier): received $20K on this topic Nc National Guard (Save A Soldi… $20K Friends of the Air Guard Family Prg: received $20K on this topic Friends of the Air Guard Family… $20K National Guard State Family Readiness Council: received $16K on this topic National Guard State Family Rea… $16K Coast Guard Foundation Inc: received $15K on this topic Coast Guard Foundation Inc $15K National Coast Guard Museum Association: received $11K on this topic National Coast Guard Museum Ass… $11K Indianapolis Metropolitan Military Honor Guard: received $10K on this topic Indianapolis Metropolitan Milit… $10K Nc National Guard Survivor's Fund: received $10K on this topic Nc National Guard Survivor's Fu… $10K Loudon County Veterans Honor Guard: received $8K on this topic Loudon County Veterans Honor Gu… $8K Veterans Memorial Honor Guard of Pigeon Forge: received $8K on this topic Veterans Memorial Honor Guard o… $8K Coast Guard Foundation: received $8K on this topic Coast Guard Foundation $8K Coast Guard Mutual Assistance: received $8K on this topic Coast Guard Mutual Assistance $8K Coast Guard Auxiliary Association: received $7K on this topic Coast Guard Auxiliary Associati… $7K Greene County Honor Guard: received $7K on this topic Greene County Honor Guard $7K Fresno Pd Honor Guard: received $6K on this topic Fresno Pd Honor Guard $6K Loudon County Veteran's Honor Guard: received $6K on this topic Loudon County Veteran's Honor G… $6K Roane County Honor Guard: received $6K on this topic Roane County Honor Guard $6K Friends of Airmen and Family Readiness Center: received $5K on this topic Friends of Airmen and Family Re… $5K Army National Guard Unit: received $4K on this topic Army National Guard Unit $4K Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla: received $4K on this topic Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla $4K West Virginia National Guard Foundation: received $2K on this topic West Virginia National Guard Fo… $2K Patriot Guard Riders Inc: received $2K on this topic Patriot Guard Riders Inc $2K Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Inc: received $2K on this topic Coast Guard Auxiliary Associati… $2K 12 funders, 43 recipients, grants matching “guard” 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: $1.2M to UNITED STATES COAST GUARD — to enhance educational opportunities at the coast guard academy
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Largest: $29,977 to EAST TN VETERAN'S HONOR GUARD — to provide funding to chartaible organization
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Largest: $20,000 to NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH FOUNDATION — camp shelby youth challenge program
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Largest: $388,913 to INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD RELIEF FUND — indiana national guard relief fund
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Largest: $4,000 to COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC — program support
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Largest: $1,500 to CAPE MAY COUNTY COAST GUARD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — southern new jersey coast guard ball
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Largest: $244,250 to YWCA-YORK — community education, early child care, domestic violence shelter, quantum opportunities program, school age child care, temple guard drill team, victim assistance center counseling…
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Largest: $100,000 to UW FOUNDATION - GUARDING AGAINST CANCER — guarding against cancer event. dedicated to cancer elimination through research, education, advocacy and service.
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Largest: $10,000 to National Coast Guard Museum Association — charitable donation
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Largest: $30,000 to THE NAVAL INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC (USNI) — advance thinking on the u.s. coast guard's role in the 21st century: the coast guard essay contest
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Largest: $17,000 to NC NATIONAL GUARD (BACKPACK PROGRAM — financial assistance
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Largest: $14.6M to UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY — provides direct supp
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