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12 funders with a record of paying for “hickory”
Where the money went Catawba County Partnership for Children → Hickory Public Schools: $4.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Foundation for the Carolinas → Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Arts Council of Catawba → Hickory Community Theatre: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Tsh Charitable Foundation → Greater Hickory Ccm: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministries: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Museum of Art Inc: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Lb Lane Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Museum of Art: $44K across 6 grants, latest 2025 Veterans United Foundation → Camp Hickory Hill: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Corning Incorporated Foundation → Hickory Museum of Art Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Griffin Foundation → Hickory Soup Kitchen: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Underdown Family Foundation → Hickory Museum of Art Inc: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Foundation for the Carolinas → Salvation Army of Hickory: $114K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Arts Council of Catawba → Hickory Choral Society: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Tsh Charitable Foundation → Hickory Museum of Art: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Greater Hickory Ccm: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → Hickory Soup Kitchen: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Veterans United Foundation → Hickory Hills Veterans Lodge: $39K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Hickory Soup Kitchen: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Corning Incorporated Foundation → Hickory Community Theatre Inc: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Griffin Foundation → Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Underdown Family Foundation → Catawba County Council On Aging: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Lb Lane Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Soup Kitchen: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Foundation for the Carolinas → Hickory Museum of Art Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 United Arts Council of Catawba → Hickory Museum of Art: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → Hickory Community Theatre: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tsh Charitable Foundation → Hickory Soup Kitchen Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Hickory Christian Academy: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → The Salvation Army of Greater Hickory: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Corning Incorporated Foundation → Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Griffin Foundation → Salvation Army of Greater Hickory: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Veterans United Foundation → Central Missouri Diabetic Children's Camp Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Underdown Family Foundation → Hickory Museum of Art Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lb Lane Family Foundation Inc → Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministries: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025 United Arts Council of Catawba → Hickory Landmarks Society: $42K across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → The Salvation Army of Hickory: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → Hickory Fire Department: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Salvation Army of Greater Hickory: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Police Department: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tsh Charitable Foundation → Hickory Community Theater: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023 North Carolina Community Foundation → Hickory Choral Society: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 North Carolina Community Foundation → Old Hickory Council Boy Scouts of America: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Corning Incorporated Foundation → Hickory Music Factory Inc: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Community Theatre: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Salvation Army - Hickory Corps: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation for the Carolinas → Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Soup Kitchen: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Soup Kitchen Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Tsh Charitable Foundation → Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023 North Carolina Community Foundation → Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Music Factory Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bolick Foundation → Hickory Choral Society: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Ballet and Performing Arts: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Corning Incorporated Foundation → Hickory Choral Society Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Landmarks Society Inc: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Underdown Family Foundation → Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Underdown Family Foundation → Hospitality House: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Underdown Family Foundation → Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Hickory Balet & Performing Arts: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tsh Charitable Foundation → Greater Hickory International Council: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Beaver Family Foundation Inc → Greater Hickory International Council: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Catawba County Partnership for Children: $4.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Catawba County Partnership fo… $4.2M Foundation for the Carolinas: $358K on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation for the Carolinas $358K United Arts Council of Catawba: $246K on this topic. Open the funder. United Arts Council of Catawba $246K North Carolina Community Foundation: $241K on this topic. Open the funder. North Carolina Community Foun… $241K Beaver Family Foundation Inc: $220K on this topic. Open the funder. Beaver Family Foundation Inc $220K Tsh Charitable Foundation: $179K on this topic. Open the funder. Tsh Charitable Foundation $179K The Bolick Foundation: $126K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bolick Foundation $126K Veterans United Foundation: $89K on this topic. Open the funder. Veterans United Foundation $89K Corning Incorporated Foundation: $67K on this topic. Open the funder. Corning Incorporated Foundati… $67K The Lb Lane Family Foundation Inc: $51K on this topic. Open the funder. The Lb Lane Family Foundation… $51K The Griffin Foundation: $35K on this topic. Open the funder. The Griffin Foundation $35K Underdown Family Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Underdown Family Foundation $30K Hickory Public Schools: received $4.2M on this topic Hickory Public Schools $4.2M Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry: received $246K on this topic Greater Hickory Cooperative Chr… $246K Hickory Museum of Art Inc: received $175K on this topic Hickory Museum of Art Inc $175K Hickory Museum of Art: received $166K on this topic Hickory Museum of Art $166K Hickory Community Theatre: received $117K on this topic Hickory Community Theatre $117K Greater Hickory Ccm: received $115K on this topic Greater Hickory Ccm $115K Salvation Army of Hickory: received $114K on this topic Salvation Army of Hickory $114K Hickory Soup Kitchen: received $99K on this topic Hickory Soup Kitchen $99K Hickory Choral Society: received $84K on this topic Hickory Choral Society $84K Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministries: received $63K on this topic Greater Hickory Cooperative Chr… $63K Hickory Landmarks Society: received $42K on this topic Hickory Landmarks Society $42K Camp Hickory Hill: received $40K on this topic Camp Hickory Hill $40K Hickory Soup Kitchen Inc: received $40K on this topic Hickory Soup Kitchen Inc $40K Hickory Hills Veterans Lodge: received $39K on this topic Hickory Hills Veterans Lodge $39K Salvation Army of Greater Hickory: received $31K on this topic Salvation Army of Greater Hicko… $31K Hickory Christian Academy: received $30K on this topic Hickory Christian Academy $30K The Salvation Army of Hickory: received $30K on this topic The Salvation Army of Hickory $30K Hickory Fire Department: received $25K on this topic Hickory Fire Department $25K The Salvation Army of Greater Hickory: received $23K on this topic The Salvation Army of Greater H… $23K Hickory Police Department: received $18K on this topic Hickory Police Department $18K Hickory Community Theatre Inc: received $16K on this topic Hickory Community Theatre Inc $16K Hickory Music Factory Inc: received $16K on this topic Hickory Music Factory Inc $16K Hickory Community Theater: received $16K on this topic Hickory Community Theater $16K Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts: received $13K on this topic Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts $13K Old Hickory Council Boy Scouts of America: received $12K on this topic Old Hickory Council Boy Scouts… $12K Central Missouri Diabetic Children's Camp Inc: received $10K on this topic Central Missouri Diabetic Child… $10K Salvation Army - Hickory Corps: received $10K on this topic Salvation Army - Hickory Corps $10K Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc: received $10K on this topic Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc $10K Hickory Museum of Art Inc: received $9K on this topic Hickory Museum of Art Inc $9K Catawba County Council On Aging: received $6K on this topic Catawba County Council On Aging $6K Hickory Ballet and Performing Arts: received $5K on this topic Hickory Ballet and Performing A… $5K Hickory Choral Society Inc: received $5K on this topic Hickory Choral Society Inc $5K Hickory Landmarks Society Inc: received $5K on this topic Hickory Landmarks Society Inc $5K Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas: received $4K on this topic Children's Cancer Partners of t… $4K Hospitality House: received $4K on this topic Hospitality House $4K Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central: received $3K on this topic Make-A-Wish Foundation of Centr… $3K Hickory Balet & Performing Arts: received $3K on this topic Hickory Balet & Performing Arts $3K Greater Hickory International Council: received $2K on this topic Greater Hickory International C… $2K 12 funders, 38 recipients, grants matching “hickory” 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: $20,000 to GREATER HICKORY CCM — general and unrestricted
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Largest: $67,500 to GREATER HICKORY COOPERATIVE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY — to support the organization's stated mission
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Largest: $6,000 to HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART — scholarship fund
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Largest: $25,000 to HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART — general and unrestricted - virgil ortiz exhibit
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Largest: $99,000 to GREATER HICKORY COOPERATIVE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY — charitable gift
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Largest: $6,000 to HICKORY SOUP KITCHEN — philanthropic
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Largest: $20,000 to GREATER HICKORY COOPERATIVE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES — general operating fund
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Largest: $44,246 to HICKORY COMMUNITY THEATRE — assistance with promotiion of dramatic performances
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Largest: $15,000 to HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART INC — exhibition support
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Largest: $5,000 to Hickory Museum of Art Inc — educational programming
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Largest: $1.1M to HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — nc pre-k classrooms, parenting education classes, ready school; ss childrens resource center
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Largest: $20,000 to CAMP HICKORY HILL — empowering children with diabetes for a healthier future
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