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12 funders with a record of paying for “jesters”
Where the money went The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → The Jester & Pharley Phund: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Mediators Foundation Inc → Api Arts and Outreach Inc: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Joseph Drown Foundation → The Jester & Pharley Phund: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 M E Raker Foundation Inc → University of St Francis: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Treasurer Polk Co: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 First Bank Chicago Foundation → Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Surack Family Foundation Inc → University of St Francis: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hope Share Care Foundation Inc → The Jester & Pharley Phund: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Seidman Family Foundation → Jester & Pharley Phund: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Wayne Family Foundation → Jester and Pharley Phund: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc → University of St Francis: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mary and Daniel Dolan Family Foundation → Jester Foundation: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Surack Family Foundation Inc → University of Saint Francis: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Wayne Family Foundation → The Jester & Pharley Phund: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris: $110K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kenneth T and Eileen L No… $110K Mediators Foundation Inc: $53K on this topic. Open the funder. Mediators Foundation Inc $53K Joseph Drown Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Joseph Drown Foundation $30K M E Raker Foundation Inc: $23K on this topic. Open the funder. M E Raker Foundation Inc $23K Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Prairie Meadows Race Track an… $20K First Bank Chicago Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. First Bank Chicago Foundation $16K Surack Family Foundation Inc: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Surack Family Foundation Inc $15K The Wayne Family Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. The Wayne Family Foundation $8K Hope Share Care Foundation Inc: $7K on this topic. Open the funder. Hope Share Care Foundation Inc $7K Seidman Family Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. Seidman Family Foundation $6K Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc $3K Mary and Daniel Dolan Family Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Mary and Daniel Dolan Family… $2K The Jester & Pharley Phund: received $147K on this topic The Jester & Pharley Phund $147K Api Arts and Outreach Inc: received $53K on this topic Api Arts and Outreach Inc $53K University of St Francis: received $23K on this topic University of St Francis $23K Treasurer Polk Co: received $20K on this topic Treasurer Polk Co $20K Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts: received $16K on this topic Bitter Jester Foundation for th… $16K University of St Francis: received $13K on this topic University of St Francis $13K Jester & Pharley Phund: received $6K on this topic Jester & Pharley Phund $6K Jester and Pharley Phund: received $5K on this topic Jester and Pharley Phund $5K University of Saint Francis: received $5K on this topic University of Saint Francis $5K The Jester & Pharley Phund: received $3K on this topic The Jester & Pharley Phund $3K Jester Foundation: received $2K on this topic Jester Foundation $2K 12 funders, 11 recipients, grants matching “jesters” 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: $35,000 to THE JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND — smiles for kids with cancer
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Largest: $10,000 to THE JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND — reading makes a difference
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Largest: $7,500 to University of St Francis — jesters program
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Largest: $8,500 to BITTER JESTER FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS — general operating support
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Largest: $2,000 to JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND — general & unrestricted
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Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS — jesters program donation
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Largest: $10,000 to TREASURER POLK CO — jester park nature sensory trail
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Largest: $1,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS — jesters program
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Largest: $5,000 to Jester and Pharley Phund — general operations
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Largest: $5,000 to THE JESTER & PHARLEY PHUND — helping children with cancer and children coping with serious illnesses with books and reading programs in hospital settings
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Largest: $1,000 to JESTER FOUNDATION — all contributions for unrestricted purposes
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Largest: $52,500 to API ARTS AND OUTREACH INC — grant awarded for the production of the "jesters and fools" film, initially called "us vs. them".
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