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12 funders with a record of paying for “guardians”
Where the money went Band Foundation → Guardian Org Foundation: $950K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → The University Corporation San Francisco State: $502K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Community Foundation for → The Guardian Catholic Schools Inc: $501K across 19 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Guardian Org Foundation: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Wilburforce Foundation → Wildearth Guardians: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Heinz Endowments → Guardians of Sound Inc: $302K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Guardian Trust Foundation Inc → Office of Public Guardian - North Florida: $245K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Jewish Federation of Cleveland → City Club of Cleveland: $128K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Our Little Light Foundation → The University Foundation at Csus: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 In-N-Out Burgers Foundation → Uc Riverside Guardian Scholars Program: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pinpoint Foundation → The University Corporation San Francisco State: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Livingston Family Foundation → Csusm Ace Scholars: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Band Foundation → Wildlife Guardians: $320K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Wilburforce Foundation → Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Wild Earth Guardians: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Guardian Trust Foundation Inc → Florida Guardian Ad Litem Foundation Inc: $155K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Community Foundation for → United Way of Northeast Florida: $155K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Our Little Light Foundation → Young Center Immigrant Children's R: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jewish Federation of Cleveland → Conservancy Guardians USA Fund Inc: $78K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Ps By Peninsula Sa De Cv: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023 In-N-Out Burgers Foundation → Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pinpoint Foundation → The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Livingston Family Foundation → San Diego State Guardian Scholars: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wilburforce Foundation → Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Guardian Trust Foundation Inc → Fifth Circuit Public Guardian: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation for → Guardian Ad Litem Foundation: $67K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → San Francisco Public Guardian Office: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Our Little Light Foundation → First Star Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 In-N-Out Burgers Foundation → First Star Inc - Los Angeles County: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Federation of Cleveland → City Club Forum Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Corporacion Administrativa De Formacion Y Construccion: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Livingston Family Foundation → Sfsu Guardian Scholars: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pinpoint Foundation → San Joseevergreen Community College District: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Guardian Trust Foundation Inc → Adult Advocate Alliance (Formerly 10th Circuit Public Guardian): $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Our Little Light Foundation → Los Angeles City College Foundation: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Guardian Trust Foundation Inc → Adult Advocate Alliance (Formerlly 10th Circuit Public Guardian): $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation for → Guardian Ad Litem Foundation of Florida's First Coast Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 In-N-Out Burgers Foundation → Los Angeles City College Foundation: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024 In-N-Out Burgers Foundation → Uc Davis Guardian Scholars Program: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The San Francisco Foundation → Players Philanthropy Fund: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Livingston Family Foundation → Csumb Guardian Scholars: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Livingston Family Foundation → Ucla Guardian Scholars: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Livingston Family Foundation → Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Livingston Family Foundation → Csu Fullerton Philanthropic Foundat: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Community Foundation for → Guardian Ad-Litem: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Band Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Band Foundation $1.3M Wilburforce Foundation: $750K on this topic. Open the funder. Wilburforce Foundation $750K The Community Foundation for: $739K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation for $739K The San Francisco Foundation: $736K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $736K Guardian Trust Foundation Inc: $565K on this topic. Open the funder. Guardian Trust Foundation Inc $565K The Ford Foundation: $505K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $505K The Heinz Endowments: $302K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heinz Endowments $302K Our Little Light Foundation: $280K on this topic. Open the funder. Our Little Light Foundation $280K Jewish Federation of Cleveland: $225K on this topic. Open the funder. Jewish Federation of Cleveland $225K In-N-Out Burgers Foundation: $148K on this topic. Open the funder. In-N-Out Burgers Foundation $148K Pinpoint Foundation: $56K on this topic. Open the funder. Pinpoint Foundation $56K Livingston Family Foundation: $27K on this topic. Open the funder. Livingston Family Foundation $27K Guardian Org Foundation: received $1.4M on this topic Guardian Org Foundation $1.4M The University Corporation San Francisco State: received $530K on this topic The University Corporation San… $530K The Guardian Catholic Schools Inc: received $501K on this topic The Guardian Catholic Schools I… $501K Wildlife Guardians: received $320K on this topic Wildlife Guardians $320K Wildearth Guardians: received $310K on this topic Wildearth Guardians $310K Guardians of Sound Inc: received $302K on this topic Guardians of Sound Inc $302K Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska: received $300K on this topic Central Council of the Tlingit… $300K Office of Public Guardian - North Florida: received $245K on this topic Office of Public Guardian - Nor… $245K Wild Earth Guardians: received $175K on this topic Wild Earth Guardians $175K Florida Guardian Ad Litem Foundation Inc: received $155K on this topic Florida Guardian Ad Litem Found… $155K United Way of Northeast Florida: received $155K on this topic United Way of Northeast Florida $155K Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana: received $140K on this topic Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfee… $140K City Club of Cleveland: received $128K on this topic City Club of Cleveland $128K Fifth Circuit Public Guardian: received $105K on this topic Fifth Circuit Public Guardian $105K The University Foundation at Csus: received $100K on this topic The University Foundation at Cs… $100K Young Center Immigrant Children's R: received $100K on this topic Young Center Immigrant Children… $100K Conservancy Guardians USA Fund Inc: received $78K on this topic Conservancy Guardians USA Fund… $78K Guardian Ad Litem Foundation: received $67K on this topic Guardian Ad Litem Foundation $67K San Francisco Public Guardian Office: received $53K on this topic San Francisco Public Guardian O… $53K First Star Inc: received $50K on this topic First Star Inc $50K Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation: received $47K on this topic Cal State Fullerton Philanthrop… $47K Uc Riverside Guardian Scholars Program: received $45K on this topic Uc Riverside Guardian Scholars… $45K Ps By Peninsula Sa De Cv: received $45K on this topic Ps By Peninsula Sa De Cv $45K First Star Inc - Los Angeles County: received $40K on this topic First Star Inc - Los Angeles Co… $40K Adult Advocate Alliance (Formerly 10th Circuit Public Guardian): received $35K on this topic Adult Advocate Alliance (Former… $35K Los Angeles City College Foundation: received $30K on this topic Los Angeles City College Founda… $30K Adult Advocate Alliance (Formerlly 10th Circuit Public Guardian): received $25K on this topic Adult Advocate Alliance (Former… $25K The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University: received $24K on this topic The Tower Foundation of San Jos… $24K City Club Forum Foundation: received $20K on this topic City Club Forum Foundation $20K Guardian Ad Litem Foundation of Florida's First Coast Inc: received $15K on this topic Guardian Ad Litem Foundation of… $15K Los Angeles City College Foundation: received $12K on this topic Los Angeles City College Founda… $12K Corporacion Administrativa De Formacion Y Construccion: received $10K on this topic Corporacion Administrativa De F… $10K Csusm Ace Scholars: received $7K on this topic Csusm Ace Scholars $7K Uc Davis Guardian Scholars Program: received $6K on this topic Uc Davis Guardian Scholars Prog… $6K Players Philanthropy Fund: received $6K on this topic Players Philanthropy Fund $6K San Diego State Guardian Scholars: received $5K on this topic San Diego State Guardian Schola… $5K Sfsu Guardian Scholars: received $5K on this topic Sfsu Guardian Scholars $5K Csumb Guardian Scholars: received $5K on this topic Csumb Guardian Scholars $5K San Joseevergreen Community College District: received $4K on this topic San Joseevergreen Community Col… $4K Ucla Guardian Scholars: received $2K on this topic Ucla Guardian Scholars $2K Csu Fullerton Philanthropic Foundat: received $1K on this topic Csu Fullerton Philanthropic Fou… $1K Guardian Ad-Litem: received $1K on this topic Guardian Ad-Litem $1K 12 funders, 42 recipients, grants matching “guardians” 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: $25,000 to THE GUARDIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS INC — designated for guardian preschool program.
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Largest: $3,000 to SAN DIEGO STATE GUARDIAN SCHOLARS — guardian scholars program
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Largest: $15,000 to UC RIVERSIDE GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM — uc riverside guardian scholars program
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Largest: $89,942 to OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN - NORTH FLORIDA — participating organization
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Largest: $150,000 to CENTRAL COUNCIL OF THE TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA — environmental - seacoast indigenous guardians network
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Largest: $502,016 to THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE — to assist needy students. to support the metro college success program. in support of project rebound at san francisco state university. for the transfer scholarship program. for t…
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Largest: $12,750 to THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE — guardian scholars program
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Largest: $350,000 to GUARDIAN ORG FOUNDATION — age of extinction
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Largest: $48,550 to CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND — general support, guardians of free speech campaign
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Largest: $50,000 to GUARDIANS OF SOUND INC — for creative learning project support of guardians of sound to lead the hip hop orchestra youth music instruction program and associated youth music programs for one year
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Largest: $10,000 to CORPORACION ADMINISTRATIVA DE FORMACION Y CONSTRUCCION — to strengthen the work of the technical secretariat of the collegiate body of guardians of the atrato river land to carry out a campaign tour of a delegation of guardians
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Largest: $100,000 to Young Center Immigrant Children's R — guardian scholars program to support students who have experienced foster care
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