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12 funders with a record of paying for “holden”
Where the money went Holden Arboretum Trust → Holden Arboretum: $20M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Corning Institute for → Holden Forests and Gardens: $846K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Sandfair Foundation → Holden Forests and Gardens: $189K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation → Holden Forests & Gardens: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Friends of Gale Free Library → Town of Holden Massachusetts: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Young Mens Christian Assn Lake County: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Deette Holden Cummer Museum Foundation Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation → University of Iowa Foundation: $60K across 6 grants, latest 2025 Doris K Hobson Family Foundation → The University of Iowa Center for Advancement: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for Plant Conservation Inc → Holden Forests and Garden: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Perkins Charitable Foundation → Holden Forests and Gardens: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Hieronymus Family Fund Inc → Holden Arboretum: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Holden Arboretum: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Young Mens Christian Association - Lake County: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Friends of Gale Free Library → Town of Holden: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Doris K Hobson Family Foundation → Holden Comprehensive Health Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Perkins Charitable Foundation → Holden Arboretum: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Jennings As Holden Science Award: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Doris K Hobson Family Foundation → University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Friends of Gale Free Library → Gale Free Library: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation → Jennings Arthur S Holden Science Teacher of the Year: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Holden Arboretum Trust: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Holden Arboretum Trust $20M Corning Institute for: $846K on this topic. Open the funder. Corning Institute for $846K Friends of Gale Free Library: $208K on this topic. Open the funder. Friends of Gale Free Library $208K Martha Holden Jennings Foundation: $195K on this topic. Open the funder. Martha Holden Jennings Founda… $195K Sandfair Foundation: $189K on this topic. Open the funder. Sandfair Foundation $189K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $180K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $180K The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Fo… $150K Doris K Hobson Family Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. Doris K Hobson Family Foundat… $80K Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Grinnell Mutual Group Foundat… $60K Perkins Charitable Foundation: $35K on this topic. Open the funder. Perkins Charitable Foundation $35K Center for Plant Conservation Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Center for Plant Conservation… $30K Hieronymus Family Fund Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Hieronymus Family Fund Inc $20K Holden Arboretum: received $20M on this topic Holden Arboretum $20M Holden Forests and Gardens: received $1.1M on this topic Holden Forests and Gardens $1.1M Holden Forests & Gardens: received $150K on this topic Holden Forests & Gardens $150K Town of Holden Massachusetts: received $150K on this topic Town of Holden Massachusetts $150K Young Mens Christian Assn Lake County: received $110K on this topic Young Mens Christian Assn Lake… $110K Deette Holden Cummer Museum Foundation Inc: received $100K on this topic Deette Holden Cummer Museum Fou… $100K University of Iowa Foundation: received $60K on this topic University of Iowa Foundation $60K Young Mens Christian Association - Lake County: received $55K on this topic Young Mens Christian Associatio… $55K The University of Iowa Center for Advancement: received $40K on this topic The University of Iowa Center f… $40K Town of Holden: received $38K on this topic Town of Holden $38K Holden Forests and Garden: received $30K on this topic Holden Forests and Garden $30K Jennings As Holden Science Award: received $22K on this topic Jennings As Holden Science Award $22K Holden Comprehensive Health Center: received $20K on this topic Holden Comprehensive Health Cen… $20K University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center: received $20K on this topic University of Iowa Holden Compr… $20K Gale Free Library: received $20K on this topic Gale Free Library $20K Jennings Arthur S Holden Science Teacher of the Year: received $8K on this topic Jennings Arthur S Holden Scienc… $8K 12 funders, 16 recipients, grants matching “holden” 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: $5.2M to HOLDEN ARBORETUM — for scientific and educational use.
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Largest: $213,070 to HOLDEN FORESTS AND GARDENS — to support holden arboretum
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Largest: $13,980 to JENNINGS AS HOLDEN SCIENCE AWARD — award for a science teacher in honor of the late arthur s. holden, chairman emeritus of the jennings foundation
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Largest: $10,000 to University of Iowa Foundation — holden comprehensive cancer center-2024 pledge 4th of 5 years
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Largest: $11,100 to HOLDEN FORESTS AND GARDENS — philanthropic purposes.
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Largest: $100,000 to DEETTE HOLDEN CUMMER MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC — arts and culture
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Largest: $150,000 to Town of Holden Massachusetts — $150000 was gifted to the town of holden ma to pay for the restoration of the historic stained-glass windows in the library
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Largest: $20,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT — holden comprehensive health center support
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Largest: $7,500 to HOLDEN FORESTS AND GARDEN — national collection payouts
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Largest: $65,000 to HOLDEN FORESTS AND GARDENS — charitable donation
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Largest: $5,000 to HOLDEN ARBORETUM — arboretumfund
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Largest: $50,000 to HOLDEN FORESTS & GARDENS — general operating support
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