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12 funders with a record of paying for “laureate”
Where the money went Laureate Building Corporation → Laureate Mental Health Corporation: $4.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Laureate Mental Health Corporation → Laureate Psych Clinic & Hospital Inc: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Atlas Service Corps Inc: $990K across 3 grants, latest 2024 World Food Prize Foundation → Heidi Kuhn: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Roger Ulrich: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc → Laureate Institute for Brain Research: $146K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Joe M & Doris R Dealey → Friends of the Dallas Public Library: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Cremona Foundation → Valley of the Moon Music: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Ahmanson Foundation → St James Episcopal Church A Corp: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lloyd A Fry Foundation → Lincoln Academy of Illinois: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Kent State University: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Library and Literacy Foundation → City of Lathrop Poet Laureate Program (Grant Id 24-0628): $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 World Food Prize Foundation → Cary Fowler: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Jrgen Christensen-Dalsgaard: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ahmanson Foundation → St James Episcopal Church: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Library and Literacy Foundation → City of Manteca Recreation and Community Services: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Teachers and Writers Collaborative Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Food Prize Foundation → Dr Cynthia Rosenzweig: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Jacob Sagiv: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Library and Literacy Foundation → City of Lodi Parks Recreation and Cultural Services Department: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Day Eight (V): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 World Food Prize Foundation → Geoffrey Charles Hawtin: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → David Allara: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → George Whitesides: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Huda Zoghbi: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Harry Orr: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Ralph Nuzzo: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Jean-Louis Mandel: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Ku Leuven): $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Conny Aerts: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → The Ucla Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Humanities Washington: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Humanities Nebraska: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Hawaii Council for the Humanities: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Hurleyville Performing Arts Center Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Academy of American Poets Inc → University Press of Colorado: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → The Watering Hole Poetry Organization: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → The Peace Center Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Academy of American Poets Inc → The Loft Literary Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Syracuse University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Pacific Arts Movement: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Academy of American Poets Inc → New Orleans Poetry Festival Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Artswestchester Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Altadena Library Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Kentucky Public Radio Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Writers League of Texas: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Friends of Lorine Niedecker Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Florida Humanities Council Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Haven Violence Prevention and Support Ser: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Writers & Books Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Academy of American Poets Inc → Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Laureate Building Corporation: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Laureate Building Corporation $4.4M Laureate Mental Health Corporation: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Laureate Mental Health Corpor… $3.3M The Kavli Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $1.4M World Food Prize Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. World Food Prize Foundation $1.3M Conrad N Hilton Foundation: $990K on this topic. Open the funder. Conrad N Hilton Foundation $990K The Academy of American Poets Inc: $230K on this topic. Open the funder. The Academy of American Poets… $230K The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $146K on this topic. Open the funder. The Medical College of Wiscon… $146K The Joe M & Doris R Dealey: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Joe M & Doris R Dealey $100K Cremona Foundation: $90K on this topic. Open the funder. Cremona Foundation $90K The Ahmanson Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ahmanson Foundation $75K Lloyd A Fry Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Lloyd A Fry Foundation $45K Library and Literacy Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Library and Literacy Foundati… $45K Laureate Mental Health Corporation: received $4.4M on this topic Laureate Mental Health Corporat… $4.4M Laureate Psych Clinic & Hospital Inc: received $3.3M on this topic Laureate Psych Clinic & Hospita… $3.3M Atlas Service Corps Inc: received $990K on this topic Atlas Service Corps Inc $990K Heidi Kuhn: received $500K on this topic Heidi Kuhn $500K Cary Fowler: received $250K on this topic Cary Fowler $250K Dr Cynthia Rosenzweig: received $250K on this topic Dr Cynthia Rosenzweig $250K Geoffrey Charles Hawtin: received $250K on this topic Geoffrey Charles Hawtin $250K Roger Ulrich: received $167K on this topic Roger Ulrich $167K Jrgen Christensen-Dalsgaard: received $167K on this topic Jrgen Christensen-Dalsgaard $167K Laureate Institute for Brain Research: received $146K on this topic Laureate Institute for Brain Re… $146K Jacob Sagiv: received $125K on this topic Jacob Sagiv $125K David Allara: received $125K on this topic David Allara $125K George Whitesides: received $125K on this topic George Whitesides $125K Huda Zoghbi: received $125K on this topic Huda Zoghbi $125K Harry Orr: received $125K on this topic Harry Orr $125K Ralph Nuzzo: received $125K on this topic Ralph Nuzzo $125K Jean-Louis Mandel: received $125K on this topic Jean-Louis Mandel $125K Friends of the Dallas Public Library: received $100K on this topic Friends of the Dallas Public Li… $100K Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Ku Leuven): received $100K on this topic Katholieke Universiteit Leuven… $100K Valley of the Moon Music: received $90K on this topic Valley of the Moon Music $90K Conny Aerts: received $67K on this topic Conny Aerts $67K St James Episcopal Church A Corp: received $50K on this topic St James Episcopal Church A Corp $50K The Ucla Foundation: received $50K on this topic The Ucla Foundation $50K Lincoln Academy of Illinois: received $45K on this topic Lincoln Academy of Illinois $45K St James Episcopal Church: received $25K on this topic St James Episcopal Church $25K Kent State University: received $19K on this topic Kent State University $19K City of Lathrop Poet Laureate Program (Grant Id 24-0628): received $15K on this topic City of Lathrop Poet Laureate P… $15K City of Manteca Recreation and Community Services: received $15K on this topic City of Manteca Recreation and… $15K City of Lodi Parks Recreation and Cultural Services Department: received $15K on this topic City of Lodi Parks Recreation a… $15K Teachers and Writers Collaborative Inc: received $12K on this topic Teachers and Writers Collaborat… $12K Day Eight (V): received $10K on this topic Day Eight (V) $10K Humanities Washington: received $10K on this topic Humanities Washington $10K Humanities Nebraska: received $10K on this topic Humanities Nebraska $10K Hawaii Council for the Humanities: received $10K on this topic Hawaii Council for the Humaniti… $10K Hurleyville Performing Arts Center Inc: received $10K on this topic Hurleyville Performing Arts Cen… $10K University Press of Colorado: received $10K on this topic University Press of Colorado $10K The Watering Hole Poetry Organization: received $10K on this topic The Watering Hole Poetry Organi… $10K The Peace Center Foundation: received $10K on this topic The Peace Center Foundation $10K The Loft Literary Center: received $10K on this topic The Loft Literary Center $10K Syracuse University: received $10K on this topic Syracuse University $10K Pacific Arts Movement: received $10K on this topic Pacific Arts Movement $10K New Orleans Poetry Festival Inc: received $10K on this topic New Orleans Poetry Festival Inc $10K Artswestchester Inc: received $10K on this topic Artswestchester Inc $10K Altadena Library Foundation: received $10K on this topic Altadena Library Foundation $10K Kentucky Public Radio Inc: received $10K on this topic Kentucky Public Radio Inc $10K Writers League of Texas: received $10K on this topic Writers League of Texas $10K Friends of Lorine Niedecker Inc: received $10K on this topic Friends of Lorine Niedecker Inc $10K Florida Humanities Council Inc: received $10K on this topic Florida Humanities Council Inc $10K Haven Violence Prevention and Support Ser: received $8K on this topic Haven Violence Prevention and S… $8K Writers & Books Inc: received $7K on this topic Writers & Books Inc $7K Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance: received $6K on this topic Maine Writers & Publishers Alli… $6K 12 funders, 51 recipients, grants matching “laureate” 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: $18,500 to KENT STATE UNIVERSITY — poetry coalition fellowship, poet laureate fellowship, capacity building
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Largest: $166,667 to JRGEN CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD — award payment for 2022 kavli prize laureate jorgen christensen-dalsgaard
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Largest: $500,000 to ATLAS SERVICE CORPS INC — to run the prize laureate virtual leadership institute for individuals currently working at prize laureate organizations and to implement a prize scholar alumni gathering
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Largest: $25,000 to FRIENDS OF THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY — for the annual express yourself poetry competition and dallas youth poet laureate scholarship fund.
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Largest: $102,987 to LAUREATE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH — research subaward
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Largest: $500,000 to Heidi Kuhn — 2022 world food prize laureate
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Largest: $1.6M to Laureate Mental Health Corporation — general support of the organization
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Largest: $15,000 to CITY OF LATHROP POET LAUREATE PROGRAM (GRANT ID 24-0628) — grant for poet laureate program
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Largest: $40,000 to VALLEY OF THE MOON MUSIC — to support classical, romantic and post romantic chamber music on period instruments to audiences and expand horizons of musicians in apprenticeship and laureate programs.
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Largest: $1.1M to Laureate Psych Clinic & Hospital Inc — general support of the organization
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Largest: $25,000 to ST JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH — toward the international organ laureates program for 2022-23
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Largest: $20,000 to LINCOLN ACADEMY OF ILLINOIS — for the student laureate leadership program
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