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12 funders with a record of paying for “hbcu”
Where the money went Quest Diagnostics Foundation Inc → American Heart Association: $4.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Virginia Union University: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jpb Foundation → Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Capital One Foundation Inc → Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Local Initiatives Support Corporation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc: $410K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Jcdrp Family Foundation Inc → Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Council for Adult and Experiential Learning: $145K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Icon360 Inc → Bowie State University: $121K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Tuskegee University: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Inroads Inc → Tougaloo College: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Advertising Educational Foundation → Arriane Kernes: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Capital One Foundation Inc → Delaware State University Foundation Inc: $510K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Jpb Foundation → Hbcu Community Development Action Coalition: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Kresge Foundation → Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Ted Foundation Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Icon360 Inc → North Carolina A&t State Univ: $108K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Colorado State University: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Allen University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Jcdrp Family Foundation Inc → Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Inroads Inc → Hampton University: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Virginia Arts Festival Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Advertising Educational Foundation → Tamia Johnson: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Capital One Foundation Inc → Reinvestment Fund Inc: $358K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Icon360 Inc → University of Maryland Easter: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kresge Foundation → Delaware State University Foundation Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation → Black College Football Hall of Fame: $93K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Johnson C Smith University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Bethune-Cookman University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Inroads Inc → Alabama Am University: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → The Virginia Arts Festival Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Advertising Educational Foundation → Kristen Thomas: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Capital One Foundation Inc → Thurgood Marshall College Fund: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Shaw University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Elizabeth City State University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Fayetteville State University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lumina Foundation for Education Inc → Winston-Salem State University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Icon360 Inc → Clark Atlanta University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Alcorn State University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → North Carolina Central University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Savannah State University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → South Carolina State University Foundation Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Southern University at New Orleans Foundation: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Stillman College: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Tougaloo College: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Huston-Tillotson University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Langston University Foundation: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Cheyney University of Pa: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Winston Salem State University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Alabama A&m University: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Icon360 Inc → North Carolina Central Univer: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Icon360 Inc → Tennessee State University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Icon360 Inc → Norfolk State University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Claflin University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Florida Memorial University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Fayetteville State University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Dillard University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → West Virginia State University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Lincoln University of Missouri: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Norfolk State University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Southern University and A&m College: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Jackson State University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Icon360 Inc → University of Arkansas at Pin: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund → Elizabeth City State University: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Quest Diagnostics Foundation Inc: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Quest Diagnostics Foundation… $4.0M The Jpb Foundation: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Jpb Foundation $3.4M Capital One Foundation Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Capital One Foundation Inc $3.2M Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Dominion Energy Charitable Fo… $3.0M Thurgood Marshall College Fund: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Thurgood Marshall College Fund $1.3M The Kresge Foundation: $910K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kresge Foundation $910K The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation: $743K on this topic. Open the funder. The Arthur M Blank Family Fou… $743K Lumina Foundation for Education Inc: $605K on this topic. Open the funder. Lumina Foundation for Educati… $605K Icon360 Inc: $584K on this topic. Open the funder. Icon360 Inc $584K The Jcdrp Family Foundation Inc: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jcdrp Family Foundation I… $200K Inroads Inc: $90K on this topic. Open the funder. Inroads Inc $90K The Advertising Educational Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. The Advertising Educational F… $13K American Heart Association: received $4.0M on this topic American Heart Association $4.0M Virginia Union University: received $3.0M on this topic Virginia Union University $3.0M Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc: received $2.9M on this topic Deep South Center for Environme… $2.9M Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities: received $2.3M on this topic Hispanic Association of College… $2.3M Delaware State University Foundation Inc: received $610K on this topic Delaware State University Found… $610K Local Initiatives Support Corporation: received $500K on this topic Local Initiatives Support Corpo… $500K Hbcu Community Development Action Coalition: received $500K on this topic Hbcu Community Development Acti… $500K Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc: received $460K on this topic Thurgood Marshall College Fund… $460K Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation: received $400K on this topic Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation $400K Reinvestment Fund Inc: received $358K on this topic Reinvestment Fund Inc $358K Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc: received $150K on this topic Thurgood Marshall College Fund… $150K Ted Foundation Inc: received $150K on this topic Ted Foundation Inc $150K Council for Adult and Experiential Learning: received $145K on this topic Council for Adult and Experient… $145K Bowie State University: received $121K on this topic Bowie State University $121K Fayetteville State University: received $115K on this topic Fayetteville State University $115K Thurgood Marshall College Fund: received $110K on this topic Thurgood Marshall College Fund $110K North Carolina A&t State Univ: received $108K on this topic North Carolina A&t State Univ $108K Elizabeth City State University: received $105K on this topic Elizabeth City State University $105K University of Maryland Easter: received $100K on this topic University of Maryland Easter $100K Black College Football Hall of Fame: received $93K on this topic Black College Football Hall of… $93K Colorado State University: received $85K on this topic Colorado State University $85K Tuskegee University: received $80K on this topic Tuskegee University $80K Johnson C Smith University: received $75K on this topic Johnson C Smith University $75K Shaw University: received $75K on this topic Shaw University $75K Winston-Salem State University: received $75K on this topic Winston-Salem State University $75K Clark Atlanta University: received $75K on this topic Clark Atlanta University $75K Allen University: received $60K on this topic Allen University $60K Bethune-Cookman University: received $60K on this topic Bethune-Cookman University $60K Alcorn State University: received $60K on this topic Alcorn State University $60K North Carolina Central University: received $60K on this topic North Carolina Central Universi… $60K Savannah State University: received $60K on this topic Savannah State University $60K South Carolina State University Foundation Inc: received $60K on this topic South Carolina State University… $60K Southern University at New Orleans Foundation: received $60K on this topic Southern University at New Orle… $60K Stillman College: received $60K on this topic Stillman College $60K Tougaloo College: received $60K on this topic Tougaloo College $60K Huston-Tillotson University: received $60K on this topic Huston-Tillotson University $60K Langston University Foundation: received $60K on this topic Langston University Foundation $60K Cheyney University of Pa: received $60K on this topic Cheyney University of Pa $60K Winston Salem State University: received $60K on this topic Winston Salem State University $60K Alabama A&m University: received $60K on this topic Alabama A&m University $60K North Carolina Central Univer: received $50K on this topic North Carolina Central Univer $50K Tennessee State University: received $50K on this topic Tennessee State University $50K Norfolk State University: received $50K on this topic Norfolk State University $50K Claflin University: received $40K on this topic Claflin University $40K Florida Memorial University: received $40K on this topic Florida Memorial University $40K Dillard University: received $40K on this topic Dillard University $40K West Virginia State University: received $40K on this topic West Virginia State University $40K Lincoln University of Missouri: received $40K on this topic Lincoln University of Missouri $40K Norfolk State University: received $40K on this topic Norfolk State University $40K Southern University and A&m College: received $40K on this topic Southern University and A&m Col… $40K Jackson State University: received $40K on this topic Jackson State University $40K Tougaloo College: received $31K on this topic Tougaloo College $31K University of Arkansas at Pin: received $30K on this topic University of Arkansas at Pin $30K Hampton University: received $30K on this topic Hampton University $30K Alabama Am University: received $30K on this topic Alabama Am University $30K Virginia Arts Festival Inc: received $25K on this topic Virginia Arts Festival Inc $25K The Virginia Arts Festival Inc: received $25K on this topic The Virginia Arts Festival Inc $25K Arriane Kernes: received $5K on this topic Arriane Kernes $5K Tamia Johnson: received $5K on this topic Tamia Johnson $5K Kristen Thomas: received $3K on this topic Kristen Thomas $3K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “hbcu” 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: $40,000 to Tuskegee University — grow with google hbcu career readiness program grant
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Largest: $100,000 to NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIV — hbcu fashion department support
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Largest: $85,000 to Colorado State University — to support the national conference for the association of undergraduate education at research universities and the hbcu student success pre-conference.
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Largest: $2,500 to TAMIA JOHNSON — financially support hbcu students who aspire to work in marketing, advertising or communications industry
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Largest: $1.0M to DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INC — hbcu-cbo multi-regional equity consortium
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Largest: $1.0M to VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY — virginia union university dominion energy hbcu promise
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Largest: $200,000 to STEPHEN C ROSE LEGACY FOUNDATION — project support grant to develop research-based policies, practices and tools to improve the mental wellbeing of hbcu students
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Largest: $46,500 to BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME — hbcu scholarship program and golf tournament spons
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Largest: $1.4M to HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES — hsi immersion program+ and hbcu-hsi joint immersion program (summer 2024)
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Largest: $50,000 to Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc — 2023-24 hbcu scholarship
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Largest: $1.4M to AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION — expansion of the hbcu scholars program; establishment of a scholars program at institutions of higher learning serving hispanic students; covid-19 relief through federally qualifie…
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Largest: $30,500 to TOUGALOO COLLEGE — hbcu sci research fellowships
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