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12 funders with a record of paying for “intitiative”
Where the money went Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Bianxiao Cui: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Alfa Foundation → Hospital for Special Surgery: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc → University of Georgia - Georgia Museum of Art: $316K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Nok Foundation Inc → Maps: $114K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgiainc → Atlanta Wealth Building Intitiative: $104K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Foundation for A Healthy Kentucky Inc → Ket: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Nutmeg Foundation Inc → Hartford Interval House: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025 American Vineyard Foundation → National Grape & Wine Intitiative: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Vilcek Foundation Inc → Bates College: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Nicoles Restaurtant: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Jmr Charities Inc → Goldie Intitiative: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → Broad Institute of Harvard & Mit Dr Xiao Wang: $863K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Cornell University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → 1644 LLC: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Elizabeth Sattely: $863K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Green Diamond Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Ono Pharma Foundation → Salk Institute for Biological Studies Dr Alan Saghatelian: $863K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → The Scripps Research Institute Michael A Erb: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigandr Amanda Garner: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → Boston College Eranthie Weerapana: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → Harvard University Dr Jarad Mason: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Harvard University Dr Jerad Mason: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → Morthwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → Northwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Steven Banik: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Jonathan Z Long: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → The Scripps Research Institutedr Mia Huang: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Los Angelesdr Keriann Backus: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California San Francisco Jason K Sello: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Chicago Yamuna Krishnan: $518K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Los Angeles Dr Keriann Backus: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Mit Dr Matthew Shoulders: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → The Scripps Research Institute Dr Mia Huang: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Wisconsin Dr Amy Weeks: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigan Dr Amanda Garner: $345K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Yale Universitydr Stacy Malaker: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr Angad Mehta: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Dr A Edinger: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ono Pharma Foundation → Mitdr Matthew Shoulders: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of California Dr R Spitale: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ono Pharma Foundation → Harvard University Dr B Liau: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ono Pharma Foundation → Cornell University Dr Jeremy Baskin: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Ono Pharma Foundation → Broad Institute of Harvard & Mit Drs Eric Minikel & Sonia Vallabh: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ono Pharma Foundation → University of Wisconsin - Dr Amy Weeks: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ono Pharma Foundation → Stanford University Dr Polly Fordyce: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Dravenstotts Restaurant Inc: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Magic City's Remarkable Diner: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Hoover Restaurant Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Mkc House of Hunan: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → The Liberty Operating Co Menches Brothers: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Jdsm LLC Megan's Family Restaurant: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency → Mandu Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Ono Pharma Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Ono Pharma Foundation $14M The Alfa Foundation: $750K on this topic. Open the funder. The Alfa Foundation $750K Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc: $316K on this topic. Open the funder. Helen Frankenthaler Foundatio… $316K The Kavli Foundation: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $185K Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency: $119K on this topic. Open the funder. Direction Home Akron Canton A… $119K Nok Foundation Inc: $114K on this topic. Open the funder. Nok Foundation Inc $114K Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgiainc: $104K on this topic. Open the funder. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan… $104K Foundation for A Healthy Kentucky Inc: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation for A Healthy Kent… $100K The Nutmeg Foundation Inc: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Nutmeg Foundation Inc $100K American Vineyard Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. American Vineyard Foundation $70K The Vilcek Foundation Inc: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. The Vilcek Foundation Inc $66K Jmr Charities Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Jmr Charities Inc $20K Stanford University Dr Bianxiao Cui: received $1.0M on this topic Stanford University Dr Bianxiao… $1.0M Broad Institute of Harvard & Mit Dr Xiao Wang: received $863K on this topic Broad Institute of Harvard & Mi… $863K Stanford University Dr Elizabeth Sattely: received $863K on this topic Stanford University Dr Elizabet… $863K Salk Institute for Biological Studies Dr Alan Saghatelian: received $863K on this topic Salk Institute for Biological S… $863K Hospital for Special Surgery: received $750K on this topic Hospital for Special Surgery $750K The Scripps Research Institute Michael A Erb: received $518K on this topic The Scripps Research Institute… $518K Regents of the University of Michigandr Amanda Garner: received $518K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $518K Boston College Eranthie Weerapana: received $518K on this topic Boston College Eranthie Weerapa… $518K Harvard University Dr Jarad Mason: received $518K on this topic Harvard University Dr Jarad Mas… $518K Harvard University Dr Jerad Mason: received $518K on this topic Harvard University Dr Jerad Mas… $518K Morthwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: received $518K on this topic Morthwestern University Dr Xiao… $518K Northwestern University Dr Xiaoyu Zhang: received $518K on this topic Northwestern University Dr Xiao… $518K Stanford University Dr Steven Banik: received $518K on this topic Stanford University Dr Steven B… $518K Stanford University Jonathan Z Long: received $518K on this topic Stanford University Jonathan Z… $518K The Scripps Research Institutedr Mia Huang: received $518K on this topic The Scripps Research Instituted… $518K University of California Los Angelesdr Keriann Backus: received $518K on this topic University of California Los An… $518K University of California San Francisco Jason K Sello: received $518K on this topic University of California San Fr… $518K University of Chicago Yamuna Krishnan: received $518K on this topic University of Chicago Yamuna Kr… $518K University of California Los Angeles Dr Keriann Backus: received $345K on this topic University of California Los An… $345K Mit Dr Matthew Shoulders: received $345K on this topic Mit Dr Matthew Shoulders $345K The Scripps Research Institute Dr Mia Huang: received $345K on this topic The Scripps Research Institute… $345K University of Wisconsin Dr Amy Weeks: received $345K on this topic University of Wisconsin Dr Amy… $345K Regents of the University of Michigan Dr Amanda Garner: received $345K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $345K University of Georgia - Georgia Museum of Art: received $316K on this topic University of Georgia - Georgia… $316K Yale Universitydr Stacy Malaker: received $173K on this topic Yale Universitydr Stacy Malaker $173K University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr Angad Mehta: received $173K on this topic University of Illinois Urbana-C… $173K University of California Dr A Edinger: received $173K on this topic University of California Dr A E… $173K Mitdr Matthew Shoulders: received $173K on this topic Mitdr Matthew Shoulders $173K University of California Dr R Spitale: received $173K on this topic University of California Dr R S… $173K Harvard University Dr B Liau: received $173K on this topic Harvard University Dr B Liau $173K Cornell University Dr Jeremy Baskin: received $173K on this topic Cornell University Dr Jeremy Ba… $173K Broad Institute of Harvard & Mit Drs Eric Minikel & Sonia Vallabh: received $173K on this topic Broad Institute of Harvard & Mi… $173K University of Wisconsin - Dr Amy Weeks: received $173K on this topic University of Wisconsin - Dr Am… $173K Stanford University Dr Polly Fordyce: received $173K on this topic Stanford University Dr Polly Fo… $173K Maps: received $114K on this topic Maps $114K Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science: received $110K on this topic Kavli Institute at Cornell for… $110K Atlanta Wealth Building Intitiative: received $104K on this topic Atlanta Wealth Building Intitia… $104K Ket: received $100K on this topic Ket $100K Hartford Interval House: received $100K on this topic Hartford Interval House $100K Cornell University: received $75K on this topic Cornell University $75K National Grape & Wine Intitiative: received $70K on this topic National Grape & Wine Intitiati… $70K Bates College: received $66K on this topic Bates College $66K Nicoles Restaurtant: received $41K on this topic Nicoles Restaurtant $41K Goldie Intitiative: received $20K on this topic Goldie Intitiative $20K 1644 LLC: received $15K on this topic 1644 LLC $15K Green Diamond Inc: received $13K on this topic Green Diamond Inc $13K Dravenstotts Restaurant Inc: received $9K on this topic Dravenstotts Restaurant Inc $9K Magic City's Remarkable Diner: received $9K on this topic Magic City's Remarkable Diner $9K Hoover Restaurant Inc: received $8K on this topic Hoover Restaurant Inc $8K Mkc House of Hunan: received $7K on this topic Mkc House of Hunan $7K The Liberty Operating Co Menches Brothers: received $6K on this topic The Liberty Operating Co Menche… $6K Jdsm LLC Megan's Family Restaurant: received $5K on this topic Jdsm LLC Megan's Family Restaur… $5K Mandu Inc: received $5K on this topic Mandu Inc $5K 12 funders, 53 recipients, grants matching “intitiative” 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: $345,000 to BROAD INSTITUTE OF HARVARD & MIT DR XIAO WANG — the ono pharma breakthrough science intitiative awards program
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Largest: $41,438 to NICOLES RESTAURTANT — restaurant intitiative
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Largest: $250,000 to HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY — to support institution-wide research intitiatives in periprosthetic joint infection
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Largest: $50,000 to MAPS — to fund psychedelic research, drug policy reform, public education,health equity,harm reduction intitiatives and general operations.
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Largest: $25,000 to NATIONAL GRAPE & WINE INTITIATIVE — sensor project
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Largest: $33,000 to BATES COLLEGE — grant in support of the marsden hartley legacy project at bates college, a research and education intitiative that builds on scholarship related to artist marsden hartley. this is …
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Largest: $110,000 to KAVLI INSTITUTE AT CORNELL FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE — the kavli nanoneuro intitiative (kic and kibs)
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Largest: $55,000 to Atlanta Wealth Building Intitiative — supporting awbi's continued growth and awareness i
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Largest: $10,000 to GOLDIE INTITIATIVE — all unrestricted donations
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Largest: $100,000 to KET — collaborative health intitiative and kentucky helath program scholarship
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Largest: $315,500 to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA - GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART — frankenthaler prints intitiative
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Largest: $100,000 to Hartford Interval House — prevention and education outreach intitiative
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