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12 funders with a record of paying for “honey”
Where the money went Project Apis M Inc → Usda Agricultural Research Center: $819K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Fundacion Pro Zona Mazahua Iap Pro Zona Mazahua Foundation Iap: $203K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Honey Pot Performance: $138K across 5 grants, latest 2022 Smart Start of Davidson County Inc → Honey Bunch Kids: $106K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Abell Foundation Inc → Drink at the Well - Hon's Honey Social Enterprise: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Field Foundation of Illinois → Honey Pot Performance: $100K across 5 grants, latest 2024 One Hive Foundation → The Pennsylvania State University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maurice A Rothman & Thelma P Rothman → The Bee Musketeers Inc: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Deihm Tuw Honeybrook Presby → Honey Brook Presbyterian Church: $68K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Epaphroditus Foundation → Honey Rock: $66K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Pollinator Partnership → Mississippi State University: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Jefferson County Local Development → Sticky Dicks Honey Products: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Bee Informed Partnership: $675K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Caritas De San Cristobal De Las Casas Ac: $179K across 2 grants, latest 2022 One Hive Foundation → Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees Inc: $67K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → University of California Dav: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Honey Pot Performance: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Jefferson County Local Development → Windswept Honey & Apiary: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Project Apis M Inc → University of California: $662K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Laba Apico Hive Ferme: $137K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pollinator Partnership → Illinois Conservation Foundat: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022 One Hive Foundation → Golden Prairie Honey Farms: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jefferson County Local Development → Churchill Farms Honey: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → Project Apis M 20: $367K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → University of Minnesota: $308K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Oregon State University: $282K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Indiana University: $225K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Auburn University: $214K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Ohio State University: $176K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → Mississippi State University: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → University of Georgia Research: $137K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Washington State University: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Barnard College: $111K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → Montana State University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → University of Illinois: $93K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Michigan State University: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Ramsey Research Foundation: $62K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Project Apis M Inc → University of Nebraska: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Project Apis M Inc → Texas A&m Agrilife Research: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → Purdue University: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Project Apis M Inc → University of Maryland: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Project Apis M Inc → Pettis and Associates LLC: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Project Apis M Inc → Rowan University: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → University of North Carolina: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → Rutgers the State University of Nj: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Project Apis M Inc → Pettis and Associates: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc → Cornell University: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → University of California San: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → The Connecticut Agricultural: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → The Ohio State University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → Iowa State University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → Butterfly Pavilion: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pollinator Partnership → North Carolina State Universi: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → University of Puerto Rico: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → University of North Carolina: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → Chicago Academy of Sciences: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → University of Central Florida: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pollinator Partnership → Vermont Bee Lab: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → The Research Foundation for S: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → Regents of the Univ of Minn: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → University of Minnesota: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Pollinator Partnership → The Board of Regents of the U: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Pollinator Partnership → Bee Girl: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pollinator Partnership → Temple University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Project Apis M Inc: $4.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Project Apis M Inc $4.9M Wk Kellogg Foundation: $518K on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $518K Pollinator Partnership: $217K on this topic. Open the funder. Pollinator Partnership $217K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $153K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $153K One Hive Foundation: $152K on this topic. Open the funder. One Hive Foundation $152K Smart Start of Davidson County Inc: $106K on this topic. Open the funder. Smart Start of Davidson Count… $106K The Abell Foundation Inc: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Abell Foundation Inc $100K Field Foundation of Illinois: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Field Foundation of Illinois $100K Maurice A Rothman & Thelma P Rothman: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. Maurice A Rothman & Thelma P… $70K Deihm Tuw Honeybrook Presby: $68K on this topic. Open the funder. Deihm Tuw Honeybrook Presby $68K Epaphroditus Foundation: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. Epaphroditus Foundation $66K Jefferson County Local Development: $36K on this topic. Open the funder. Jefferson County Local Develo… $36K Usda Agricultural Research Center: received $819K on this topic Usda Agricultural Research Cent… $819K Bee Informed Partnership: received $675K on this topic Bee Informed Partnership $675K University of California: received $662K on this topic University of California $662K Project Apis M 20: received $367K on this topic Project Apis M 20 $367K University of Minnesota: received $308K on this topic University of Minnesota $308K Oregon State University: received $282K on this topic Oregon State University $282K Indiana University: received $225K on this topic Indiana University $225K Auburn University: received $214K on this topic Auburn University $214K Fundacion Pro Zona Mazahua Iap Pro Zona Mazahua Foundation Iap: received $203K on this topic Fundacion Pro Zona Mazahua Iap… $203K Caritas De San Cristobal De Las Casas Ac: received $179K on this topic Caritas De San Cristobal De Las… $179K Ohio State University: received $176K on this topic Ohio State University $176K Mississippi State University: received $150K on this topic Mississippi State University $150K Honey Pot Performance: received $138K on this topic Honey Pot Performance $138K University of Georgia Research: received $137K on this topic University of Georgia Research $137K Laba Apico Hive Ferme: received $137K on this topic Laba Apico Hive Ferme $137K Washington State University: received $130K on this topic Washington State University $130K Honey Pot Performance: received $115K on this topic Honey Pot Performance $115K Barnard College: received $111K on this topic Barnard College $111K Honey Bunch Kids: received $106K on this topic Honey Bunch Kids $106K Drink at the Well - Hon's Honey Social Enterprise: received $100K on this topic Drink at the Well - Hon's Honey… $100K Montana State University: received $100K on this topic Montana State University $100K University of Illinois: received $93K on this topic University of Illinois $93K The Pennsylvania State University: received $75K on this topic The Pennsylvania State Universi… $75K Michigan State University: received $75K on this topic Michigan State University $75K The Bee Musketeers Inc: received $70K on this topic The Bee Musketeers Inc $70K Honey Brook Presbyterian Church: received $68K on this topic Honey Brook Presbyterian Church $68K Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees Inc: received $67K on this topic Foundation for the Preservation… $67K Honey Rock: received $66K on this topic Honey Rock $66K Ramsey Research Foundation: received $62K on this topic Ramsey Research Foundation $62K University of Nebraska: received $60K on this topic University of Nebraska $60K Texas A&m Agrilife Research: received $56K on this topic Texas A&m Agrilife Research $56K Purdue University: received $56K on this topic Purdue University $56K University of Maryland: received $50K on this topic University of Maryland $50K Pettis and Associates LLC: received $41K on this topic Pettis and Associates LLC $41K Mississippi State University: received $20K on this topic Mississippi State University $20K Rowan University: received $20K on this topic Rowan University $20K University of North Carolina: received $20K on this topic University of North Carolina $20K Rutgers the State University of Nj: received $19K on this topic Rutgers the State University of… $19K University of California Dav: received $18K on this topic University of California Dav $18K Sticky Dicks Honey Products: received $17K on this topic Sticky Dicks Honey Products $17K Pettis and Associates: received $16K on this topic Pettis and Associates $16K Illinois Conservation Foundat: received $16K on this topic Illinois Conservation Foundat $16K Cornell University: received $14K on this topic Cornell University $14K Windswept Honey & Apiary: received $10K on this topic Windswept Honey & Apiary $10K Golden Prairie Honey Farms: received $10K on this topic Golden Prairie Honey Farms $10K University of California San: received $10K on this topic University of California San $10K The Connecticut Agricultural: received $10K on this topic The Connecticut Agricultural $10K The Ohio State University: received $10K on this topic The Ohio State University $10K Iowa State University: received $10K on this topic Iowa State University $10K Butterfly Pavilion: received $10K on this topic Butterfly Pavilion $10K North Carolina State Universi: received $10K on this topic North Carolina State Universi $10K University of Puerto Rico: received $10K on this topic University of Puerto Rico $10K University of North Carolina: received $10K on this topic University of North Carolina $10K Chicago Academy of Sciences: received $10K on this topic Chicago Academy of Sciences $10K University of Central Florida: received $10K on this topic University of Central Florida $10K Vermont Bee Lab: received $10K on this topic Vermont Bee Lab $10K The Research Foundation for S: received $10K on this topic The Research Foundation for S $10K Regents of the Univ of Minn: received $10K on this topic Regents of the Univ of Minn $10K University of Minnesota: received $10K on this topic University of Minnesota $10K The Board of Regents of the U: received $9K on this topic The Board of Regents of the U $9K Churchill Farms Honey: received $9K on this topic Churchill Farms Honey $9K Bee Girl: received $7K on this topic Bee Girl $7K Temple University: received $7K on this topic Temple University $7K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “honey” 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: $278,551 to USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER — honey bee research
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Largest: $16,000 to Illinois Conservation Foundat — research about honey bees and pest
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Largest: $10,000 to GOLDEN PRAIRIE HONEY FARMS — valor honey participants to attend american honey producers
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Largest: $46,450 to Honey Pot Performance — general operating support
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Largest: $25,000 to HONEY POT PERFORMANCE — operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization
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Largest: $203,282 to FUNDACION PRO ZONA MAZAHUA IAP PRO ZONA MAZAHUA FOUNDATION IAP — consolidate families' livelihood in san juan cancuc and tenejapa, chiapas, mexico by increasing food production for family consumption and commercialization, ensuring access to com…
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Largest: $57,211 to HONEY BUNCH KIDS — improve quality
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Largest: $30,000 to DRINK AT THE WELL - HON'S HONEY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE — health and human services
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Largest: $18,036 to HONEY BROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — general operating
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Largest: $21,500 to HONEY ROCK — chapel project
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Largest: $20,000 to THE BEE MUSKETEERS INC — educate community about honey bees, safe bee removal
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Largest: $10,000 to WINDSWEPT HONEY & APIARY — to provide assistance for small business productivity
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