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12 funders with a record of paying for “install”
Where the money went The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Monell Chemical Senses Center: $23M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Freedom Reads: $10M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: $4.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Sperling Foundation → Earthjustice: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hcs Foundation → Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Patterson Family Foundation → Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hirsch Family Foundation → Parkland Foundation: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ahmanson Foundation → Westridge School for Girls: $650K across 1 grant, latest 2020 National Children's Alliance Inc → Durant Children's Center 4th Judicial: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Golden State Environmental → Grid Alternatives Inland Empire: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Hyde and Watson Foundation → Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation Inc: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc → Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events: $6.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Carleton College: $2.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hcs Foundation → Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Cancer Research Institute: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Sperling Foundation → Western Environmental Law Center: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Patterson Family Foundation → The Ellis Foundation: $1.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Ahmanson Foundation → Griffith Observatory Foundation: $610K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Hirsch Family Foundation → Teach for America: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Children's Alliance Inc → Project Harmony-Nebraska: $133K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Golden State Environmental → Grid Alternatives - City of Fresno: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Hyde and Watson Foundation → Battery Conservancy Inc: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc → St Marys Hospital Foundation Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Los Angeles Nomadic Division: $4.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $2.4M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Hcs Foundation → Zoological Society of Cincinnati: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Patterson Family Foundation → Avila University: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ahmanson Foundation → Harvey Mudd College: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Hirsch Family Foundation → Summer Search: $445K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Sperling Foundation → Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Children's Alliance Inc → Palomar Health Forensic Health Services Child Abuse Program: $124K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Golden State Environmental → Grid Alternatives - City of Madera: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Hyde and Watson Foundation → Washington Humane Society Dba Humane Rescue Alliance: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc → Five Points Center for the Visual Arts Inc: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → University of Nebraska Foundation: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → City of Boston: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Dana Farber Cancer Center: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Cleveland Clinic - Genomic Medicine Institute: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Patterson Family Foundation → Kansas Leadership Center: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hcs Foundation → University of Cincinnati Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Edisto Island Open Land Trust: $950K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Producer Hub Inc: $875K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Hospital for Special Surgery: $850K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Rutgers the State University of New Jersey: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hcs Foundation → The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: $667K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → John Hopkins University Brady Urological Institute: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Patterson Family Foundation → Kansas Health Science Center: $576K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Cooke School and Institute: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → New York Presbyterian Hospital: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Readworks Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Stamford Hospital: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Los Angeles City Planning Office of Historic Resources: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ahmanson Foundation → Japanese American National Museum: $416K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Harvard Business School: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → The Yankee Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Wallin Education Partners: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hcs Foundation → Xavier University: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Leo Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ahmanson Foundation → Optimist Boys Home & Ranch: $352K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ambrose Monell Foundation: $32M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ambrose Monell Foundation $32M The Andrew W Mellon Foundation: $28M on this topic. Open the funder. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation $28M Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc: $15M on this topic. Open the funder. Robert and Ardis James Founda… $15M Hcs Foundation: $7.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Hcs Foundation $7.3M The Patterson Family Foundation: $5.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Patterson Family Foundati… $5.7M John Sperling Foundation: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder. John Sperling Foundation $4.8M Hirsch Family Foundation: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Hirsch Family Foundation $2.8M The Ahmanson Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ahmanson Foundation $2.5M National Children's Alliance Inc: $412K on this topic. Open the funder. National Children's Alliance… $412K Golden State Environmental: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Golden State Environmental $250K The Hyde and Watson Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. The Hyde and Watson Foundation $150K Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc: $63K on this topic. Open the funder. Thomaston Savings Bank Founda… $63K Monell Chemical Senses Center: received $23M on this topic Monell Chemical Senses Center $23M Freedom Reads: received $10M on this topic Freedom Reads $10M The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events: received $6.8M on this topic The City of Chicago Department… $6.8M Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: received $4.0M on this topic Carnegie Endowment for Internat… $4.0M Los Angeles Nomadic Division: received $4.0M on this topic Los Angeles Nomadic Division $4.0M Earthjustice: received $3.0M on this topic Earthjustice $3.0M Carleton College: received $2.9M on this topic Carleton College $2.9M Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: received $2.5M on this topic Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra $2.5M President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $2.4M on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $2.4M University of Nebraska Foundation: received $2.1M on this topic University of Nebraska Foundati… $2.1M City of Boston: received $2.0M on this topic City of Boston $2.0M Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences: received $1.8M on this topic Kansas City University of Medic… $1.8M Parkland Foundation: received $1.7M on this topic Parkland Foundation $1.7M Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: received $1.7M on this topic Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc $1.7M Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope: received $1.5M on this topic Craig and Frances Lindner Cente… $1.5M Cancer Research Institute: received $1.5M on this topic Cancer Research Institute $1.5M Western Environmental Law Center: received $1.5M on this topic Western Environmental Law Center $1.5M Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: received $1.5M on this topic Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer… $1.5M Dana Farber Cancer Center: received $1.5M on this topic Dana Farber Cancer Center $1.5M The Ellis Foundation: received $1.3M on this topic The Ellis Foundation $1.3M Zoological Society of Cincinnati: received $1.2M on this topic Zoological Society of Cincinnati $1.2M Cleveland Clinic - Genomic Medicine Institute: received $1.1M on this topic Cleveland Clinic - Genomic Medi… $1.1M Avila University: received $1.1M on this topic Avila University $1.1M Kansas Leadership Center: received $1.0M on this topic Kansas Leadership Center $1.0M University of Cincinnati Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic University of Cincinnati Founda… $1.0M Edisto Island Open Land Trust: received $950K on this topic Edisto Island Open Land Trust $950K Producer Hub Inc: received $875K on this topic Producer Hub Inc $875K Hospital for Special Surgery: received $850K on this topic Hospital for Special Surgery $850K Rutgers the State University of New Jersey: received $750K on this topic Rutgers the State University of… $750K Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation: received $750K on this topic Macgillivray Freeman Films Educ… $750K The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: received $750K on this topic The Children's Theatre of Cinci… $750K Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: received $667K on this topic Wake Forest Baptist Medical Cen… $667K Westridge School for Girls: received $650K on this topic Westridge School for Girls $650K John Hopkins University Brady Urological Institute: received $650K on this topic John Hopkins University Brady U… $650K Griffith Observatory Foundation: received $610K on this topic Griffith Observatory Foundation $610K Teach for America: received $600K on this topic Teach for America $600K Kansas Health Science Center: received $576K on this topic Kansas Health Science Center $576K Harvey Mudd College: received $500K on this topic Harvey Mudd College $500K Cooke School and Institute: received $500K on this topic Cooke School and Institute $500K New York Presbyterian Hospital: received $500K on this topic New York Presbyterian Hospital $500K Readworks Inc: received $500K on this topic Readworks Inc $500K Stamford Hospital: received $500K on this topic Stamford Hospital $500K Los Angeles City Planning Office of Historic Resources: received $500K on this topic Los Angeles City Planning Offic… $500K Summer Search: received $445K on this topic Summer Search $445K Japanese American National Museum: received $416K on this topic Japanese American National Muse… $416K Harvard Business School: received $400K on this topic Harvard Business School $400K The Yankee Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc: received $400K on this topic The Yankee Institute for Public… $400K Wallin Education Partners: received $400K on this topic Wallin Education Partners $400K Xavier University: received $400K on this topic Xavier University $400K Leo Inc: received $400K on this topic Leo Inc $400K Optimist Boys Home & Ranch: received $352K on this topic Optimist Boys Home & Ranch $352K Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: received $350K on this topic Multidisciplinary Association f… $350K Durant Children's Center 4th Judicial: received $155K on this topic Durant Children's Center 4th Ju… $155K Grid Alternatives Inland Empire: received $150K on this topic Grid Alternatives Inland Empire $150K Project Harmony-Nebraska: received $133K on this topic Project Harmony-Nebraska $133K Palomar Health Forensic Health Services Child Abuse Program: received $124K on this topic Palomar Health Forensic Health… $124K Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation Inc: received $65K on this topic Children's Specialized Hospital… $65K Grid Alternatives - City of Fresno: received $50K on this topic Grid Alternatives - City of Fre… $50K Grid Alternatives - City of Madera: received $50K on this topic Grid Alternatives - City of Mad… $50K Battery Conservancy Inc: received $45K on this topic Battery Conservancy Inc $45K Washington Humane Society Dba Humane Rescue Alliance: received $40K on this topic Washington Humane Society Dba H… $40K Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut: received $25K on this topic Environmental Learning Centers… $25K St Marys Hospital Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topic St Marys Hospital Foundation Inc $20K Five Points Center for the Visual Arts Inc: received $18K on this topic Five Points Center for the Visu… $18K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “install” 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: $25,000 to QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE INC — purchase and installation of a safety railing.
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Largest: $200,000 to XAVIER UNIVERSITY — final installment to the h. c. s. foundation endowed scholarship
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Largest: $2.5M to CARLETON COLLEGE — second installment of paglia family endowed scholarship
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Largest: $25,000 to Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut — final installment of the wallace barnes accessible nature trail
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Largest: $750,000 to CLEVELAND CLINIC - GENOMIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE — $350,000 first and second installments of grant for application to the monell fellowship; $400,000 first and second installments of grant for application to the pten molecular swit…
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Largest: $80,820 to DURANT CHILDREN'S CENTER 4TH JUDICIAL — dod cac services military installations
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Largest: $50,000 to GRID ALTERNATIVES - CITY OF MADERA — assist in providing solar energy installation and cost savings to 10 low income homeowners in the city of madera. the city of madera experiences an air quality index signifcantly h…
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Largest: $650,000 to WESTRIDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS — toward acquisition and installation of 16 parking stackers for the north lot
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Largest: $750,000 to RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY — to support research, community engagement, and public installations commemorating im/migrant stories
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Largest: $1.0M to AVILA UNIVERSITY — patterson legacy scholarship (jlp) scholarship - installment 1 of 2
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Largest: $646,000 to PARKLAND FOUNDATION — 3rd installment of 5-year pledge (pchicos)
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Largest: $100,000 to INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES — first installment of an 18 month grant for the lucid dreaming research study
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