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12 funders with a record of paying for “initatives”
Where the money went Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana Association of United Ways: $82M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Baylor College of Medicine → Bcm Intl Pediatrics Aids Initative: $21M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Ballot Init Strat Ctr Fdn: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Ann Theodore Foundation → Medizinische Hochschule Hannover: $776K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Bower Foundation → Boston Medical Center: $604K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Heart of Illinois United Way Inc → Central Il Friends of Pwa: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2024 University of Pittsburgh → International Aids Vaccine Initative: $442K across 4 grants, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Init Corporation: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation → Impact One Initative: $170K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bosch Community Fund → Tri County Technical College Foundation: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Institute for Nonprofit News → Rest of World Media Inc: $85K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Perry Township Schools: $48M across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Green & Hlt Homes Init: $617K across 2 grants, latest 2020 Ann Theodore Foundation → The Ohio State University Foundation: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation → Kentucky Global Arts Initative: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Institute for Nonprofit News → Science Friday Initiative: $63K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Bosch Community Fund → Tri County Cradle to Career: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation → Junior League of Fort Worth: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Msd of Warren Township: $35M across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Local Init Supp Corp: $576K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Ann Theodore Foundation → Baylor College of Medicine: $499K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Institute for Nonprofit News → Sahan Journal: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Bosch Community Fund → Trident Technical College Foundation: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation → American Red Cross: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Franklin Township Community School: $35M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Girl Scouts of the USA: $30M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → National Council of YMCA of the USA: $30M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → National Boy Scouts of America Fdn: $30M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of America: $30M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Msd of Pike Township: $29M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Community Fdn of St Joseph County: $29M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Archdiocese of Indianapolis: $28M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $28M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Christel House Academy Inc: $26M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Phalen Leadership Academies Indiana: $26M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Goodwill Education Initiatives Inc: $26M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Herron High School Inc: $26M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Kipp Indianapolis Inc: $26M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Legacy Foundation Inc: $24M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Junior Achievement USA: $23M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: $23M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Msd of Decatur Township: $20M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Neighborhood Charter Network Inc: $15M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Girls Incorporated: $15M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → National 4-H Council: $15M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Indianapolis Foundation Inc: $15M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Community Fdn Alliance Inc: $15M across 6 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Adelante Schools Inc: $15M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Community Fdn of Bloomington&monroe: $15M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Purdue Polytechnic High School: $14M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Cathedral Trustees Inc: $13M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Oaks Academy Inc: $13M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Park Tudor Foundation Inc: $13M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School: $12M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Victory College Prep Inc: $12M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana Math and Science Academy: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Indianapolis Public Schools: $11M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Catholic Rural Life: $10M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Community Fdn of Elkhart County: $9.8M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Circle City Preparatory Inc: $9.8M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Greater Lafayette Community Foundtn: $9.5M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Catholic Church Extension Society: $8.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Wabash Valley Community Foundation: $8.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc: $911M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $911M Baylor College of Medicine: $21M on this topic. Open the funder. Baylor College of Medicine $21M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $2.2M Ann Theodore Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Ann Theodore Foundation $1.9M The Bower Foundation: $604K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bower Foundation $604K Heart of Illinois United Way Inc: $500K on this topic. Open the funder. Heart of Illinois United Way… $500K University of Pittsburgh: $442K on this topic. Open the funder. University of Pittsburgh $442K John S and James L Knight Foundation: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $400K Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation: $270K on this topic. Open the funder. Carson-Myre Charitable Founda… $270K Institute for Nonprofit News: $211K on this topic. Open the funder. Institute for Nonprofit News $211K Bosch Community Fund: $205K on this topic. Open the funder. Bosch Community Fund $205K Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation $150K Indiana Association of United Ways: received $82M on this topic Indiana Association of United W… $82M Perry Township Schools: received $48M on this topic Perry Township Schools $48M Msd of Warren Township: received $35M on this topic Msd of Warren Township $35M Franklin Township Community School: received $35M on this topic Franklin Township Community Sch… $35M Girl Scouts of the USA: received $30M on this topic Girl Scouts of the USA $30M National Council of YMCA of the USA: received $30M on this topic National Council of YMCA of the… $30M National Boy Scouts of America Fdn: received $30M on this topic National Boy Scouts of America… $30M Boys & Girls Clubs of America: received $30M on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of America $30M Msd of Pike Township: received $29M on this topic Msd of Pike Township $29M Community Fdn of St Joseph County: received $29M on this topic Community Fdn of St Joseph Coun… $29M Archdiocese of Indianapolis: received $28M on this topic Archdiocese of Indianapolis $28M Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $28M on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $28M Christel House Academy Inc: received $26M on this topic Christel House Academy Inc $26M Phalen Leadership Academies Indiana: received $26M on this topic Phalen Leadership Academies Ind… $26M Goodwill Education Initiatives Inc: received $26M on this topic Goodwill Education Initiatives… $26M Herron High School Inc: received $26M on this topic Herron High School Inc $26M Kipp Indianapolis Inc: received $26M on this topic Kipp Indianapolis Inc $26M Legacy Foundation Inc: received $24M on this topic Legacy Foundation Inc $24M Junior Achievement USA: received $23M on this topic Junior Achievement USA $23M Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: received $23M on this topic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ame… $23M Bcm Intl Pediatrics Aids Initative: received $21M on this topic Bcm Intl Pediatrics Aids Initat… $21M Msd of Decatur Township: received $20M on this topic Msd of Decatur Township $20M Neighborhood Charter Network Inc: received $15M on this topic Neighborhood Charter Network Inc $15M Girls Incorporated: received $15M on this topic Girls Incorporated $15M National 4-H Council: received $15M on this topic National 4-H Council $15M Indianapolis Foundation Inc: received $15M on this topic Indianapolis Foundation Inc $15M Community Fdn Alliance Inc: received $15M on this topic Community Fdn Alliance Inc $15M Adelante Schools Inc: received $15M on this topic Adelante Schools Inc $15M Community Fdn of Bloomington&monroe: received $15M on this topic Community Fdn of Bloomington&mo… $15M Purdue Polytechnic High School: received $14M on this topic Purdue Polytechnic High School $14M Cathedral Trustees Inc: received $13M on this topic Cathedral Trustees Inc $13M Oaks Academy Inc: received $13M on this topic Oaks Academy Inc $13M Park Tudor Foundation Inc: received $13M on this topic Park Tudor Foundation Inc $13M Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School: received $12M on this topic Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Scho… $12M Victory College Prep Inc: received $12M on this topic Victory College Prep Inc $12M Indiana Math and Science Academy: received $11M on this topic Indiana Math and Science Academy $11M Indianapolis Public Schools: received $11M on this topic Indianapolis Public Schools $11M Catholic Rural Life: received $10M on this topic Catholic Rural Life $10M Community Fdn of Elkhart County: received $9.8M on this topic Community Fdn of Elkhart County $9.8M Circle City Preparatory Inc: received $9.8M on this topic Circle City Preparatory Inc $9.8M Greater Lafayette Community Foundtn: received $9.5M on this topic Greater Lafayette Community Fou… $9.5M Catholic Church Extension Society: received $8.8M on this topic Catholic Church Extension Socie… $8.8M Wabash Valley Community Foundation: received $8.3M on this topic Wabash Valley Community Foundat… $8.3M Ballot Init Strat Ctr Fdn: received $1.0M on this topic Ballot Init Strat Ctr Fdn $1.0M Medizinische Hochschule Hannover: received $776K on this topic Medizinische Hochschule Hannover $776K Green & Hlt Homes Init: received $617K on this topic Green & Hlt Homes Init $617K Boston Medical Center: received $604K on this topic Boston Medical Center $604K The Ohio State University Foundation: received $600K on this topic The Ohio State University Found… $600K Local Init Supp Corp: received $576K on this topic Local Init Supp Corp $576K Central Il Friends of Pwa: received $500K on this topic Central Il Friends of Pwa $500K Baylor College of Medicine: received $499K on this topic Baylor College of Medicine $499K International Aids Vaccine Initative: received $442K on this topic International Aids Vaccine Init… $442K Init Corporation: received $400K on this topic Init Corporation $400K Impact One Initative: received $170K on this topic Impact One Initative $170K Tri County Technical College Foundation: received $120K on this topic Tri County Technical College Fo… $120K Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth: received $100K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater F… $100K Kentucky Global Arts Initative: received $100K on this topic Kentucky Global Arts Initative $100K Rest of World Media Inc: received $85K on this topic Rest of World Media Inc $85K Science Friday Initiative: received $63K on this topic Science Friday Initiative $63K Sahan Journal: received $62K on this topic Sahan Journal $62K Tri County Cradle to Career: received $45K on this topic Tri County Cradle to Career $45K Trident Technical College Foundation: received $40K on this topic Trident Technical College Found… $40K Junior League of Fort Worth: received $25K on this topic Junior League of Fort Worth $25K American Red Cross: received $25K on this topic American Red Cross $25K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “initatives” 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: $82.0M to INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF UNITED WAYS — statewide capital projects init
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Largest: $500,000 to Green & Hlt Homes Init — 77569 general operating support during the covid-1
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Largest: $40,000 to TRI COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION — educational initatives
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Largest: $488,404 to MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER — biological science initatives to help further critcial medical research
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Largest: $50,000 to IMPACT ONE INITATIVE — christian outreach to the poor
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Largest: $42,660 to REST OF WORLD MEDIA INC — iinn support - labs & columbia init
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Largest: $167,500 to INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITATIVE — research- subcontract
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Largest: $6.7M to BCM INTL PEDIATRICS AIDS INITATIVE — fund programs
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Largest: $198,902 to BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER — sustaining baby friendly init-v 2
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Largest: $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth — academic success initative
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Largest: $140,000 to INIT CORPORATION — to support the growth of init, an organization of aspiring and early-career software engineers and developers from historically underrepresented communities that is focused on impr…
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Largest: $179,993 to Central IL Friends of PWA — health init, designations
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