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12 funders with a record of paying for “lectures”
Where the money went The Marshall Heritage Foundation → The Brunstad Foundation for the Adv: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation → Smu- Tate Lecture Series: $304K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Hillman Family Foundations → The Regents of the University of California: $300K across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Shanbrom Family Foundation → University of California Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The San Francisco Foundation → City Arts and Lectures Inc: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → American Chemical Society: $105K across 6 grants, latest 2024 American Podiatric Medical → Foundation for Podiatric Medicine: $101K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Seattle Arts & Lectures: $87K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $44K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation → University of Nh Foundation: $44K across 4 grants, latest 2025 South Carolina Humanities Council → Lancaster County Council of the Art: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hillman Family Foundations → University of California Santa Barbara: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Wisconsin Historical Foundation: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation → Southern Methodist Un-Tate Lect: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seattle Foundation → Seattle Arts and Lectures: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Contemporary Jewish Museum: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → American Astronomical Society: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Podiatric Medical → Region Three American Podiatric Medical Association: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation → Plymouth State University: $24K across 4 grants, latest 2025 South Carolina Humanities Council → Coastal Carolina University: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation → Middlebury College: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin Green Bay Foundation Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → The Contemporary Jewish Museum: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Kavli Foundation → Stichting Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Marketing Foundatio: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Podiatric Medical → Midwest Podiatry Conference: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation → Keene State College: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 South Carolina Humanities Council → Southeast Rural Community Outreach: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Hillman Family Foundations → Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Inc: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation → St Anselm College: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Uwm Foundation Inc: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Cognitive Neuroscience Society: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → Boston University: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022 South Carolina Humanities Council → Georgetown County Library: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Archdiocese of Milwaukee: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Houston Baptist University: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 South Carolina Humanities Council → Sigal Music Museum: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Podiatric Medical → Ohio Foot & Ankle Medical Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Kavli Foundation → Society for Neuroeconomics Inc: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Edith P Merritt Memorial Lecture Fund: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 South Carolina Humanities Council → University of South Carolina: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 South Carolina Humanities Council → Dorchester Heritage Center: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 American Podiatric Medical → Missouri Podiatric Medical Association: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 South Carolina Humanities Council → Magnolia Plantation: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Podiatric Medical → Florida Podiatric Medical Association: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Podiatric Medical → New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Kavli Foundation → Society for Neuroeconomics: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Marshall Heritage Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Marshall Heritage Foundat… $1.6M The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc: $830K on this topic. Open the funder. The Lynde and Harry Bradley F… $830K Hillman Family Foundations: $438K on this topic. Open the funder. Hillman Family Foundations $438K Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation: $379K on this topic. Open the funder. Truman & Anita Arnold Foundat… $379K The San Francisco Foundation: $249K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $249K The Kavli Foundation: $207K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $207K American Podiatric Medical: $181K on this topic. Open the funder. American Podiatric Medical $181K The Shanbrom Family Foundation: $160K on this topic. Open the funder. The Shanbrom Family Foundation $160K Seattle Foundation: $143K on this topic. Open the funder. Seattle Foundation $143K South Carolina Humanities Council: $112K on this topic. Open the funder. South Carolina Humanities Cou… $112K Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation: $88K on this topic. Open the funder. Saul O Sidore Memorial Founda… $88K Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation: $56K on this topic. Open the funder. Marion & Jasper Whiting Found… $56K The Brunstad Foundation for the Adv: received $1.6M on this topic The Brunstad Foundation for the… $1.6M Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University: received $400K on this topic Arizona State University Founda… $400K Smu- Tate Lecture Series: received $304K on this topic Smu- Tate Lecture Series $304K The Regents of the University of California: received $300K on this topic The Regents of the University o… $300K University of California Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures: received $160K on this topic University of California Santa… $160K University of California Santa Barbara: received $125K on this topic University of California Santa… $125K Wisconsin Historical Foundation: received $120K on this topic Wisconsin Historical Foundation $120K City Arts and Lectures Inc: received $115K on this topic City Arts and Lectures Inc $115K American Chemical Society: received $105K on this topic American Chemical Society $105K Foundation for Podiatric Medicine: received $101K on this topic Foundation for Podiatric Medici… $101K University of Wisconsin Green Bay Foundation Inc: received $100K on this topic University of Wisconsin Green B… $100K Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University: received $100K on this topic Arizona State University Founda… $100K Seattle Arts & Lectures: received $87K on this topic Seattle Arts & Lectures $87K Uwm Foundation Inc: received $80K on this topic Uwm Foundation Inc $80K Southern Methodist Un-Tate Lect: received $75K on this topic Southern Methodist Un-Tate Lect $75K Seattle Arts and Lectures: received $56K on this topic Seattle Arts and Lectures $56K Contemporary Jewish Museum: received $54K on this topic Contemporary Jewish Museum $54K The Contemporary Jewish Museum: received $50K on this topic The Contemporary Jewish Museum $50K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $44K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $44K University of Nh Foundation: received $44K on this topic University of Nh Foundation $44K American Astronomical Society: received $36K on this topic American Astronomical Society $36K Stichting Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Marketing Foundatio: received $31K on this topic Stichting Federation of Europea… $31K Region Three American Podiatric Medical Association: received $30K on this topic Region Three American Podiatric… $30K Plymouth State University: received $24K on this topic Plymouth State University $24K Lancaster County Council of the Art: received $22K on this topic Lancaster County Council of the… $22K Coastal Carolina University: received $21K on this topic Coastal Carolina University $21K Midwest Podiatry Conference: received $20K on this topic Midwest Podiatry Conference $20K Keene State College: received $20K on this topic Keene State College $20K Cognitive Neuroscience Society: received $20K on this topic Cognitive Neuroscience Society $20K Boston University: received $20K on this topic Boston University $20K Southeast Rural Community Outreach: received $16K on this topic Southeast Rural Community Outre… $16K Georgetown County Library: received $15K on this topic Georgetown County Library $15K Archdiocese of Milwaukee: received $15K on this topic Archdiocese of Milwaukee $15K Houston Baptist University: received $15K on this topic Houston Baptist University $15K Sigal Music Museum: received $13K on this topic Sigal Music Museum $13K Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Inc: received $13K on this topic Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Inc $13K Ohio Foot & Ankle Medical Foundation: received $10K on this topic Ohio Foot & Ankle Medical Found… $10K Society for Neuroeconomics Inc: received $10K on this topic Society for Neuroeconomics Inc $10K Edith P Merritt Memorial Lecture Fund: received $10K on this topic Edith P Merritt Memorial Lectur… $10K University of South Carolina: received $10K on this topic University of South Carolina $10K Dorchester Heritage Center: received $9K on this topic Dorchester Heritage Center $9K Missouri Podiatric Medical Association: received $8K on this topic Missouri Podiatric Medical Asso… $8K Magnolia Plantation: received $6K on this topic Magnolia Plantation $6K Florida Podiatric Medical Association: received $6K on this topic Florida Podiatric Medical Assoc… $6K New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association: received $6K on this topic New Mexico Podiatric Medical As… $6K Middlebury College: received $6K on this topic Middlebury College $6K St Anselm College: received $6K on this topic St Anselm College $6K Society for Neuroeconomics: received $5K on this topic Society for Neuroeconomics $5K 12 funders, 48 recipients, grants matching “lectures” 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: $22,500 to AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY — the fred kavli innovations in chemistry lecture 2024-2025
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Largest: $200,000 to Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University — to support the school of civic and economic thought and leadership, a post-doctoral fellowship, and a lecture series
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Largest: $50,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — ucsb arts & lectures major performances & public lectures
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Largest: $12,500 to UNIVERSITY OF NH FOUNDATION — lecture series
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Largest: $54,250 to CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM — in support of the retroblakesberg exhibit. for the marilyn waldman lecture fund. for the annual fund. for general support.
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Largest: $50,888 to FOUNDATION FOR PODIATRIC MEDICINE — ny23 regional lecture series
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Largest: $20,884 to COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY — schd & lectures
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Largest: $50,000 to SEATTLE ARTS AND LECTURES — to provide support for writers in the school.
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Largest: $400,000 to THE BRUNSTAD FOUNDATION FOR THE ADV — research, lecturing & education
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Largest: $8,261 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — travel assistance for lecturer eric driscoll.
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Largest: $151,910 to SMU- Tate Lecture Series — tate lecture series
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Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA ARTS & LECTURES — ucsb arts and lectures
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