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12 funders with a record of paying for “idol”
Where the money went Idol Family Foundation → Georgetown University (4119): $695K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Guru Krupa Foundation Inc → Sri Ramanuja Mission: $530K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation → Idols Aside Ministry: $205K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of Lorain County → Lucy Idol Center Inc: $132K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust → Idols Aside Ministries: $116K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd → Idols Aside Ministries Inc: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2025 East Bay Community Foundation → Lamorinda Arts Council: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation → Tulsa Ballet Theatre: $39K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Anchored Support Foundation Inc → Idols Aside Missionaries: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Chamber Music America Inc → Idol Beings: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The George and Mary Jo Sanders → Idols Aside Ministries Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Walter H & Peg Meyer Fnd Inc-Agt → Lucy Idol Center Inc: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Idol Family Foundation → Villanova University (Villanov): $365K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walter H & Peg Meyer Fnd Inc-Agt → Lucy Idol Center: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Idol Family Foundation → New York University (7228): $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Idol Family Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Idol Family Foundation $1.3M Guru Krupa Foundation Inc: $530K on this topic. Open the funder. Guru Krupa Foundation Inc $530K Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation: $205K on this topic. Open the funder. Carson-Myre Charitable Founda… $205K Community Foundation of Lorain County: $132K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of Lorai… $132K Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable… $116K Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd: $77K on this topic. Open the funder. Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest… $77K East Bay Community Foundation: $53K on this topic. Open the funder. East Bay Community Foundation $53K The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation: $39K on this topic. Open the funder. The Anne and Henry Zarrow Fou… $39K Anchored Support Foundation Inc: $36K on this topic. Open the funder. Anchored Support Foundation I… $36K Chamber Music America Inc: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. Chamber Music America Inc $26K Walter H & Peg Meyer Fnd Inc-Agt: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. Walter H & Peg Meyer Fnd Inc-… $16K The George and Mary Jo Sanders: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The George and Mary Jo Sanders $10K Georgetown University (4119): received $695K on this topic Georgetown University (4119) $695K Sri Ramanuja Mission: received $530K on this topic Sri Ramanuja Mission $530K Villanova University (Villanov): received $365K on this topic Villanova University (Villanov) $365K New York University (7228): received $250K on this topic New York University (7228) $250K Idols Aside Ministry: received $205K on this topic Idols Aside Ministry $205K Lucy Idol Center Inc: received $141K on this topic Lucy Idol Center Inc $141K Idols Aside Ministries: received $116K on this topic Idols Aside Ministries $116K Idols Aside Ministries Inc: received $87K on this topic Idols Aside Ministries Inc $87K Lamorinda Arts Council: received $53K on this topic Lamorinda Arts Council $53K Tulsa Ballet Theatre: received $39K on this topic Tulsa Ballet Theatre $39K Idols Aside Missionaries: received $36K on this topic Idols Aside Missionaries $36K Idol Beings: received $26K on this topic Idol Beings $26K Lucy Idol Center: received $7K on this topic Lucy Idol Center $7K 12 funders, 13 recipients, grants matching “idol” 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: $695,000 to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (4119) — idol family summer fellowship current use fund, con, pc - idol family summer fellowship endowed fund
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Largest: $55,000 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRY — support sports themed ministry for fatherless youth
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Largest: $10,000 to TULSA BALLET THEATRE — icons and idols 2024
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Largest: $210,000 to SRI RAMANUJA MISSION — sri venugopal sameta rukmini, satyabama idols and 1 month expenses
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Largest: $76,129 to LUCY IDOL CENTER INC — program support
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Largest: $5,000 to LUCY IDOL CENTER INC — general operating
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Largest: $50,360 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRIES — programming support
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Largest: $22,500 to LAMORINDA ARTS COUNCIL — general support, lamorinda idol 2023 program
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Largest: $12,000 to IDOLS ASIDE MISSIONARIES — minister to youth of single parents
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Largest: $64,527 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRIES INC — hunting education
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Largest: $13,100 to IDOL BEINGS — performance plus
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Largest: $5,000 to IDOLS ASIDE MINISTRIES INC — support for charitable activities
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