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12 funders with a record of paying for “hams”
Where the money went Amateur Radio Digital Communications → African Community Housing and Development: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Family Promise of Southern New Ham: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arrl Foundation Inc → Barnstable Amateur Radio Club (Barc): $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Minnesota Metro North Tourism → City of Ham Lake: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Charitable Tr Share Uto → Thea Bowman House: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon → Upshur Parish House: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found → Hamilton County School Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Aaron's Foundation Inc → The Free Food Pantry Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Electric Power Foundation → Grace Pantry Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wellesley Kiwanis Memorial Fund → Cady Bubeck - Universith of New Ham: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Roy Lee Farish & Wilda W Farish → University of Alabama-B'ham: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Marcel J Damiens Family Foundation → Hams for Fams: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → The University of Scranton: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Arrl Foundation Inc → Part of Westford: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Junior Achievement of Greater Ham: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon → Tyrand Cooperative Ministries Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wellesley Kiwanis Memorial Fund → Cadu Bubeck - Universith of New Ham: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Electric Power Foundation → The Salvation Army: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found → Hamilton Couinty Senior Citizens: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Aaron's Foundation Inc → Life After Life Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Maine Amateur Radio Foundation Incorporated (Marf): $42K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Arrl Foundation Inc → Trident Amateur Radio Club Inc: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Habitat for Humanity of South Ham: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Electric Power Foundation → Help 447 Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found → Whitehamilton County Sr Citizens: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Electronic Applications Radio Service: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → New Jersey Institute of Technology: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of Thammasat University): $33K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → New England Sci-Tech Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Tooele County School District: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Ham Radio Village: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Ham Radio Village Inc: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → The Mckenzie Center for Innovation and Technology: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of) Amateurfunkgruppe Burgdorf Hb9be: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Pima Community College Foundation Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Artisans Asylum Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Sandra Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arrl Foundation Inc → Raleigh Amateur Radio Society: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Gloucester County Amateur Radio Foundation: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Cross Roads Ham Radio Club: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arrl Foundation Inc → Lapeer County Amateur Radio Association: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Radio Scouting Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Cascade Amateur Radio Society: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Brick Store Museum: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Amateur Radio Digital Communications → Ham Emergency Radio Operations Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Armenian Cultural Association Ham: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Amateur Radio Digital Communications: $473K on this topic. Open the funder. Amateur Radio Digital Communi… $473K Arrl Foundation Inc: $88K on this topic. Open the funder. Arrl Foundation Inc $88K The Bank of America Charitable: $57K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $57K Minnesota Metro North Tourism: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Minnesota Metro North Tourism $21K Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Pallottine Foundation of Buck… $15K Gary & Mary Little Charitable Found: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Gary & Mary Little Charitable… $15K Charitable Tr Share Uto: $12K on this topic. Open the funder. Charitable Tr Share Uto $12K American Electric Power Foundation: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. American Electric Power Found… $11K Aaron's Foundation Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Aaron's Foundation Inc $10K Wellesley Kiwanis Memorial Fund: $7K on this topic. Open the funder. Wellesley Kiwanis Memorial Fu… $7K Roy Lee Farish & Wilda W Farish: $4K on this topic. Open the funder. Roy Lee Farish & Wilda W Fari… $4K Marcel J Damiens Family Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Marcel J Damiens Family Found… $2K African Community Housing and Development: received $60K on this topic African Community Housing and D… $60K The University of Scranton: received $60K on this topic The University of Scranton $60K Maine Amateur Radio Foundation Incorporated (Marf): received $42K on this topic Maine Amateur Radio Foundation… $42K Electronic Applications Radio Service: received $36K on this topic Electronic Applications Radio S… $36K Family Promise of Southern New Ham: received $35K on this topic Family Promise of Southern New… $35K New Jersey Institute of Technology: received $35K on this topic New Jersey Institute of Technol… $35K Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of Thammasat University): received $33K on this topic Open Collective Europe (On Beha… $33K New England Sci-Tech Inc: received $30K on this topic New England Sci-Tech Inc $30K Tooele County School District: received $30K on this topic Tooele County School District $30K Barnstable Amateur Radio Club (Barc): received $25K on this topic Barnstable Amateur Radio Club (… $25K Part of Westford: received $22K on this topic Part of Westford $22K City of Ham Lake: received $21K on this topic City of Ham Lake $21K Trident Amateur Radio Club Inc: received $21K on this topic Trident Amateur Radio Club Inc $21K Ham Radio Village: received $19K on this topic Ham Radio Village $19K Ham Radio Village Inc: received $18K on this topic Ham Radio Village Inc $18K The Mckenzie Center for Innovation and Technology: received $16K on this topic The Mckenzie Center for Innovat… $16K Open Collective Europe (On Behalf of) Amateurfunkgruppe Burgdorf Hb9be: received $13K on this topic Open Collective Europe (On Beha… $13K Pima Community College Foundation Inc: received $12K on this topic Pima Community College Foundati… $12K Thea Bowman House: received $12K on this topic Thea Bowman House $12K Artisans Asylum Inc: received $12K on this topic Artisans Asylum Inc $12K Sandra Inc: received $12K on this topic Sandra Inc $12K Raleigh Amateur Radio Society: received $11K on this topic Raleigh Amateur Radio Society $11K Gloucester County Amateur Radio Foundation: received $11K on this topic Gloucester County Amateur Radio… $11K Upshur Parish House: received $10K on this topic Upshur Parish House $10K Hamilton County School Foundation: received $10K on this topic Hamilton County School Foundati… $10K Junior Achievement of Greater Ham: received $10K on this topic Junior Achievement of Greater H… $10K Habitat for Humanity of South Ham: received $10K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of South H… $10K Cross Roads Ham Radio Club: received $10K on this topic Cross Roads Ham Radio Club $10K Lapeer County Amateur Radio Association: received $9K on this topic Lapeer County Amateur Radio Ass… $9K The Free Food Pantry Inc: received $8K on this topic The Free Food Pantry Inc $8K Radio Scouting Inc: received $8K on this topic Radio Scouting Inc $8K Cascade Amateur Radio Society: received $8K on this topic Cascade Amateur Radio Society $8K Brick Store Museum: received $7K on this topic Brick Store Museum $7K Grace Pantry Inc: received $5K on this topic Grace Pantry Inc $5K Tyrand Cooperative Ministries Inc: received $5K on this topic Tyrand Cooperative Ministries I… $5K Cady Bubeck - Universith of New Ham: received $4K on this topic Cady Bubeck - Universith of New… $4K University of Alabama-B'ham: received $4K on this topic University of Alabama-B'ham $4K Cadu Bubeck - Universith of New Ham: received $4K on this topic Cadu Bubeck - Universith of New… $4K The Salvation Army: received $3K on this topic The Salvation Army $3K Hamilton Couinty Senior Citizens: received $3K on this topic Hamilton Couinty Senior Citizens $3K Help 447 Foundation: received $3K on this topic Help 447 Foundation $3K Life After Life Inc: received $2K on this topic Life After Life Inc $2K Ham Emergency Radio Operations Inc: received $2K on this topic Ham Emergency Radio Operations… $2K Hams for Fams: received $2K on this topic Hams for Fams $2K Armenian Cultural Association Ham: received $2K on this topic Armenian Cultural Association H… $2K Whitehamilton County Sr Citizens: received $2K on this topic Whitehamilton County Sr Citizens $2K 12 funders, 46 recipients, grants matching “hams” 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: $41,798 to MAINE AMATEUR RADIO FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (MARF) — expand an aredn mesh network to 15 more sites across the state of maine utilizing ham radio 5.8 ghz frequencies and create a user uplink port using the 2.4 ghz ham radio frequencie…
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Largest: $25,000 to FAMILY PROMISE OF SOUTHERN NEW HAM — program/operating support
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Largest: $25,000 to BARNSTABLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (BARC) — camp greenough boy scout ham station & licensing
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Largest: $3,000 to THEA BOWMAN HOUSE — holiday hams and turkeys
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Largest: $10,000 to HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOL FOUNDATION — to set up a scholarship program for ham cty studen
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Largest: $8,100 to CITY OF HAM LAKE — promo of local event
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Largest: $1,500 to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-B'HAM — educational scholarships
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Largest: $5,000 to GRACE PANTRY INC — holiday ham and supplies
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Largest: $3,500 to CADU BUBECK - UNIVERSITH OF NEW HAM — college scholarhsip
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Largest: $10,050 to UPSHUR PARISH HOUSE — purchase 350 turkeys for thanksgiving and 275 hams for christmas to distribute to neighbors in need.
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Largest: $1,000 to HAMS FOR FAMS — charity-to distribute hams to needy families for christmas
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Largest: $8,000 to THE FREE FOOD PANTRY INC — thanksgiving and christmas turkeys, hams, side items and cranberry sauce
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