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12 funders with a record of paying for “intent”
Where the money went Children's Hospital Inc → University Medical Center Management Corporation: $53M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Museum of Language Arts Inc: $37M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Scanlan Family Foundation → Bennington College: $9.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Argonautica Fidelity Donor Advised Fund: $3.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025 John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found → University of Denver: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Methodist Foundation of Mississippi → Amory First Umc: $387K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Home of the Innocents: $263K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chaffiot Family Foundation Inc → Prince of Peace: $199K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson Foundation → Breast Cancer Research Foundation: $174K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Louis & Julie Bucksbaum Fam Foundation → Us Holocaust Memorial Museum: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Om Family Foundation → Red Bridge Education: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Gerald L and Dee Lila Murray Foundation Inc → Natural Resources Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Scanlan Family Foundation → State University of Iowa Foundation: $9.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Aspen Art Museum: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Children's Hospital Inc → New Orleans Clinical Services LLC: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Greater Washington Community Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025 John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found → The Focus Foundation Inc: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Methodist Foundation of Mississippi → Southern Pines Animal Shelter: $157K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson Foundation → Elluminate: $151K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Louis & Julie Bucksbaum Fam Foundation → Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: $143K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Chaffiot Family Foundation Inc → Church at Viera: $74K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → University of Louisville Foundation Inc - Ufol - Scholarships: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Om Family Foundation → Yale University: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Gerald L and Dee Lila Murray Foundation Inc → Wisconsin Historical Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Scanlan Family Foundation → Loomis Chaffee School: $9.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Maine Community Foundation: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Aspen Music Festival and School: $895K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Children's Hospital Inc → Lcmc Healthcare Services LLC Dba Nola Physician Group: $739K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found → The Barack Obama Foundation: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson Foundation → Us Holocaust Memorial Museum: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Methodist Foundation of Mississippi → Mississippi State University: $87K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Louis & Julie Bucksbaum Fam Foundation → Jewish United Fund: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Chaffiot Family Foundation Inc → Links of Hope: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Asbury University: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Om Family Foundation → Aspen Center for Enviornmental Studies: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Gerald L and Dee Lila Murray Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Pbs: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Scanlan Family Foundation → Northwestern University: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Scanlan Family Foundation → Gulf of Maine Research Institute: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Scanlan Family Foundation → Desmoines Jewish Foundation: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Scanlan Family Foundation → University of Maine Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Our Regenerative Future Donor Advised Fund: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Drake University: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Mayo Clinic: $985K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → The Seed Foundation Inc: $776K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Second Amendment Foundation: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Children's Hospital Inc → New Orleans East Hospital Foundation: $626K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Planet Word to Museum of Language Arts: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Kol Shalom: $480K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Quahog Bay Conservation: $425K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Scanlan Family Foundation → Quahog Bay Conservatory: $390K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Children's Hospital Inc → Louisiana State University: $384K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation: $375K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Preventative Medicine Research Institute: $335K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Northwestern University: $335K across 1 grant, latest 2025 John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found → Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club: $321K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → National Symphony Orchestra: $308K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Scanlan Family Foundation → Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Nevada Northern Railway Foundation: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Reut USA: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Scanlan Family Foundation → Jazz at Aspen - Snowmass: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found → The Field Museum: $240K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found → Conservation International: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation → Quahog Bay Conservancy: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Children's Hospital Inc: $57M on this topic. Open the funder. Children's Hospital Inc $57M Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found: $41M on this topic. Open the funder. Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Fam… $41M Scanlan Family Foundation: $38M on this topic. Open the funder. Scanlan Family Foundation $38M Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder. Melva Bucksbaum Family Founda… $13M John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Fami… $3.4M Methodist Foundation of Mississippi: $631K on this topic. Open the funder. Methodist Foundation of Missi… $631K Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson Foundation: $475K on this topic. Open the funder. Madelyn Bucksbaum Adamson Fou… $475K Louis & Julie Bucksbaum Fam Foundation: $363K on this topic. Open the funder. Louis & Julie Bucksbaum Fam F… $363K The Whas Crusade for Children Inc: $303K on this topic. Open the funder. The Whas Crusade for Children… $303K The Chaffiot Family Foundation Inc: $293K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chaffiot Family Foundatio… $293K Om Family Foundation: $32K on this topic. Open the funder. Om Family Foundation $32K Gerald L and Dee Lila Murray Foundation Inc: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. Gerald L and Dee Lila Murray… $6K University Medical Center Management Corporation: received $53M on this topic University Medical Center Manag… $53M Museum of Language Arts Inc: received $37M on this topic Museum of Language Arts Inc $37M Bennington College: received $9.4M on this topic Bennington College $9.4M State University of Iowa Foundation: received $9.3M on this topic State University of Iowa Founda… $9.3M Loomis Chaffee School: received $9.0M on this topic Loomis Chaffee School $9.0M Northwestern University: received $3.3M on this topic Northwestern University $3.3M Argonautica Fidelity Donor Advised Fund: received $3.0M on this topic Argonautica Fidelity Donor Advi… $3.0M Aspen Art Museum: received $3.0M on this topic Aspen Art Museum $3.0M Gulf of Maine Research Institute: received $2.9M on this topic Gulf of Maine Research Institute $2.9M New Orleans Clinical Services LLC: received $2.7M on this topic New Orleans Clinical Services L… $2.7M Desmoines Jewish Foundation: received $2.0M on this topic Desmoines Jewish Foundation $2.0M University of Denver: received $1.7M on this topic University of Denver $1.7M Maine Community Foundation: received $1.3M on this topic Maine Community Foundation $1.3M University of Maine Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic University of Maine Foundation $1.0M Greater Washington Community Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Greater Washington Community Fo… $1.0M Our Regenerative Future Donor Advised Fund: received $1.0M on this topic Our Regenerative Future Donor A… $1.0M Drake University: received $1.0M on this topic Drake University $1.0M Mayo Clinic: received $985K on this topic Mayo Clinic $985K Aspen Music Festival and School: received $895K on this topic Aspen Music Festival and School $895K The Seed Foundation Inc: received $776K on this topic The Seed Foundation Inc $776K Second Amendment Foundation: received $750K on this topic Second Amendment Foundation $750K Lcmc Healthcare Services LLC Dba Nola Physician Group: received $739K on this topic Lcmc Healthcare Services LLC Db… $739K The Focus Foundation Inc: received $650K on this topic The Focus Foundation Inc $650K New Orleans East Hospital Foundation: received $626K on this topic New Orleans East Hospital Found… $626K The Barack Obama Foundation: received $500K on this topic The Barack Obama Foundation $500K Planet Word to Museum of Language Arts: received $500K on this topic Planet Word to Museum of Langua… $500K Kol Shalom: received $480K on this topic Kol Shalom $480K Quahog Bay Conservation: received $425K on this topic Quahog Bay Conservation $425K Quahog Bay Conservatory: received $390K on this topic Quahog Bay Conservatory $390K Amory First Umc: received $387K on this topic Amory First Umc $387K Louisiana State University: received $384K on this topic Louisiana State University $384K Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation: received $375K on this topic Northwest Connecticut Community… $375K Preventative Medicine Research Institute: received $335K on this topic Preventative Medicine Research… $335K Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club: received $321K on this topic Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Cl… $321K National Symphony Orchestra: received $308K on this topic National Symphony Orchestra $308K Us Holocaust Memorial Museum: received $300K on this topic Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $300K Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: received $300K on this topic Foundation of the Massachusetts… $300K Nevada Northern Railway Foundation: received $300K on this topic Nevada Northern Railway Foundat… $300K Reut USA: received $275K on this topic Reut USA $275K Home of the Innocents: received $263K on this topic Home of the Innocents $263K Jazz at Aspen - Snowmass: received $250K on this topic Jazz at Aspen - Snowmass $250K Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley: received $250K on this topic Community Foundations of the Hu… $250K The Field Museum: received $240K on this topic The Field Museum $240K Prince of Peace: received $199K on this topic Prince of Peace $199K Breast Cancer Research Foundation: received $174K on this topic Breast Cancer Research Foundati… $174K Southern Pines Animal Shelter: received $157K on this topic Southern Pines Animal Shelter $157K Elluminate: received $151K on this topic Elluminate $151K Conservation International: received $150K on this topic Conservation International $150K Quahog Bay Conservancy: received $150K on this topic Quahog Bay Conservancy $150K Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: received $143K on this topic Jewish Federation of Metropolit… $143K Mississippi State University: received $87K on this topic Mississippi State University $87K Church at Viera: received $74K on this topic Church at Viera $74K Jewish United Fund: received $70K on this topic Jewish United Fund $70K University of Louisville Foundation Inc - Ufol - Scholarships: received $22K on this topic University of Louisville Founda… $22K Links of Hope: received $20K on this topic Links of Hope $20K Asbury University: received $18K on this topic Asbury University $18K Red Bridge Education: received $16K on this topic Red Bridge Education $16K Yale University: received $10K on this topic Yale University $10K Aspen Center for Enviornmental Studies: received $6K on this topic Aspen Center for Enviornmental… $6K Natural Resources Foundation: received $2K on this topic Natural Resources Foundation $2K Wisconsin Historical Foundation: received $2K on this topic Wisconsin Historical Foundation $2K Milwaukee Pbs: received $2K on this topic Milwaukee Pbs $2K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “intent” 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: $850,000 to UNIVERSITY OF DENVER — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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Largest: $35.8M to MUSEUM OF LANGUAGE ARTS INC — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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Largest: $100,000 to US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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Largest: $352,817 to AMORY FIRST UMC — fulfill charitable intent of endowment
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Largest: $1.0M to DRAKE UNIVERSITY — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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Largest: $100,000 to US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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Largest: $5.0M to LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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Largest: $67,000 to PRINCE OF PEACE — charitable intent
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Largest: $52.6M to UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — during the year ended december 31, 2022, children's hospital donated $48,869,020 to university medical center management corporation (umcmc) with the intention of providing working…
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Largest: $2,000 to Wisconsin Historical Foundation — provide income to support the foundation intention
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Largest: $262,500 to HOME OF THE INNOCENTS — $262,500.00 with naming rights for any item on grant list - new offices/storage and sunrooms, relocating padded play areas, central bath modifications to maple and sunshine, new li…
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Largest: $10,000 to RED BRIDGE EDUCATION — all contributions made for the intent established by the various charities
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