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12 funders with a record of paying for “legends”
Where the money went The Peter and Joan Secchia Family Inc → Grand Rapids Community Legends: $3.2M across 4 grants, latest 2025 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis - Muny: $2.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Meyer Memorial Trust → Leaders Become Legends: $342K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Cleveland Foundation → Negro League Baseball Legends Hall of Fame: $221K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Universal Music All Together Now → Living Legends Foundation: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Acahand Foundation → Florida Citrus Sports Association Inc: $58K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jd Finish Line Foundation Inc → Legends Do Live: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Wasserman Foundation → Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Latin Ballet of Virginia Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Legends Foundation: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Thomas M Helen Mckee & John P Ryan Fo → Unthsc Foundation: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → New York Folklore Society: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Meyer Memorial Trust → Lines for Life: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Fair St Louis Foundation: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wasserman Foundation → Abis: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Latin Ballet of Virginia: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Thomas M Helen Mckee & John P Ryan Fo → Md Anderson Cancer Center: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Sugar Loaf Historical Society: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Legends of Tennessee: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Meyer Memorial Trust → Lines for Life: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2021 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Penfed Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Auntie Karen Foundation: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → North Carolina Folklife Institute: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Legends Sports Academy Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wasserman Foundation → American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Chair Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Saratoga County: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → City of Washington: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Carolina Haints Inc: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Germantown History Department: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → The Sand Lake Historical Society: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Lawrence County History and Preservation Society: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Avoyelles Commission of Tourism: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → City of Jacksonville Alabama: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → West Seneca Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → The Webster County Historical Society Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Utah State University: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → The Teche Project: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Coosa Riverkeeper: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Babylon Town Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Little Beaver Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Waterville Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Marcus Hook Preservation Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → West Virginia Humanities Council: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Waynesville Area Heritage and Cultural Center Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → West Plains Council On the Arts Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Historical Society of E Rockaway & Lynbrook: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Hudson Valley Railroad Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Logan County Chamber of Commerce: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Lyons Falls Alive: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Perquimans County: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Meyersdale Public Library: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Village of Canastota: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Wappingers Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Prequimans County: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Helping Irondequoit Plan for Progress: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Harmony Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Mount Kisco Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Friends of Preble County Park District: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Friends of Mexico Point State Park: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Colchester Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Town of Ghent: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Bennington Musuem: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William G Pomeroy Foundation → Beech Mountain Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Peter and Joan Secchia Family Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Peter and Joan Secchia Fa… $3.2M St Louis Community Foundation Inc: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. St Louis Community Foundation… $2.2M Meyer Memorial Trust: $577K on this topic. Open the funder. Meyer Memorial Trust $577K The Cleveland Foundation: $221K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cleveland Foundation $221K The William G Pomeroy Foundation: $101K on this topic. Open the funder. The William G Pomeroy Foundat… $101K Universal Music All Together Now: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Universal Music All Together… $60K Acahand Foundation: $58K on this topic. Open the funder. Acahand Foundation $58K Jd Finish Line Foundation Inc: $52K on this topic. Open the funder. Jd Finish Line Foundation Inc $52K Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. Dominion Energy Charitable Fo… $40K Wasserman Foundation: $39K on this topic. Open the funder. Wasserman Foundation $39K Thomas M Helen Mckee & John P Ryan Fo: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Thomas M Helen Mckee & John P… $21K Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Dick's Sporting Goods Foundat… $20K Grand Rapids Community Legends: received $3.2M on this topic Grand Rapids Community Legends $3.2M Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis - Muny: received $2.2M on this topic Municipal Theatre Association o… $2.2M Leaders Become Legends: received $342K on this topic Leaders Become Legends $342K Negro League Baseball Legends Hall of Fame: received $221K on this topic Negro League Baseball Legends H… $221K Lines for Life: received $200K on this topic Lines for Life $200K Living Legends Foundation: received $60K on this topic Living Legends Foundation $60K Florida Citrus Sports Association Inc: received $58K on this topic Florida Citrus Sports Associati… $58K Legends Do Live: received $52K on this topic Legends Do Live $52K Fair St Louis Foundation: received $35K on this topic Fair St Louis Foundation $35K Lines for Life: received $35K on this topic Lines for Life $35K Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation: received $27K on this topic Nationwide Children's Hospital… $27K Latin Ballet of Virginia Inc: received $20K on this topic Latin Ballet of Virginia Inc $20K Penfed Foundation: received $20K on this topic Penfed Foundation $20K Legends Foundation: received $12K on this topic Legends Foundation $12K Unthsc Foundation: received $11K on this topic Unthsc Foundation $11K New York Folklore Society: received $10K on this topic New York Folklore Society $10K Abis: received $10K on this topic Abis $10K Latin Ballet of Virginia: received $10K on this topic Latin Ballet of Virginia $10K Md Anderson Cancer Center: received $10K on this topic Md Anderson Cancer Center $10K Auntie Karen Foundation: received $10K on this topic Auntie Karen Foundation $10K Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: received $10K on this topic Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue F… $10K Sugar Loaf Historical Society: received $7K on this topic Sugar Loaf Historical Society $7K Legends of Tennessee: received $6K on this topic Legends of Tennessee $6K North Carolina Folklife Institute: received $5K on this topic North Carolina Folklife Institu… $5K Saratoga County: received $5K on this topic Saratoga County $5K City of Washington: received $5K on this topic City of Washington $5K Carolina Haints Inc: received $4K on this topic Carolina Haints Inc $4K Germantown History Department: received $3K on this topic Germantown History Department $3K The Sand Lake Historical Society: received $3K on this topic The Sand Lake Historical Society $3K Lawrence County History and Preservation Society: received $3K on this topic Lawrence County History and Pre… $3K Avoyelles Commission of Tourism: received $3K on this topic Avoyelles Commission of Tourism $3K Legends Sports Academy Inc: received $3K on this topic Legends Sports Academy Inc $3K City of Jacksonville Alabama: received $2K on this topic City of Jacksonville Alabama $2K West Seneca Historical Society: received $2K on this topic West Seneca Historical Society $2K The Webster County Historical Society Inc: received $2K on this topic The Webster County Historical S… $2K Utah State University: received $2K on this topic Utah State University $2K The Teche Project: received $2K on this topic The Teche Project $2K Coosa Riverkeeper: received $2K on this topic Coosa Riverkeeper $2K Babylon Town Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Babylon Town Historical Society $2K Little Beaver Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Little Beaver Historical Society $2K Waterville Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Waterville Historical Society $2K Marcus Hook Preservation Society: received $2K on this topic Marcus Hook Preservation Society $2K West Virginia Humanities Council: received $2K on this topic West Virginia Humanities Council $2K Waynesville Area Heritage and Cultural Center Inc: received $2K on this topic Waynesville Area Heritage and C… $2K West Plains Council On the Arts Inc: received $2K on this topic West Plains Council On the Arts… $2K Historical Society of E Rockaway & Lynbrook: received $2K on this topic Historical Society of E Rockawa… $2K Hudson Valley Railroad Society: received $2K on this topic Hudson Valley Railroad Society $2K Logan County Chamber of Commerce: received $2K on this topic Logan County Chamber of Commerce $2K Lyons Falls Alive: received $2K on this topic Lyons Falls Alive $2K Perquimans County: received $2K on this topic Perquimans County $2K Meyersdale Public Library: received $2K on this topic Meyersdale Public Library $2K Village of Canastota: received $2K on this topic Village of Canastota $2K Wappingers Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Wappingers Historical Society $2K Prequimans County: received $2K on this topic Prequimans County $2K Helping Irondequoit Plan for Progress: received $2K on this topic Helping Irondequoit Plan for Pr… $2K Harmony Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Harmony Historical Society $2K Mount Kisco Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Mount Kisco Historical Society $2K Friends of Preble County Park District: received $2K on this topic Friends of Preble County Park D… $2K Friends of Mexico Point State Park: received $2K on this topic Friends of Mexico Point State P… $2K Colchester Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Colchester Historical Society $2K Town of Ghent: received $2K on this topic Town of Ghent $2K Bennington Musuem: received $2K on this topic Bennington Musuem $2K Beech Mountain Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Beech Mountain Historical Socie… $2K American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Chair Inc: received $2K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Assoc… $2K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “legends” 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: $3,900 to SUGAR LOAF HISTORICAL SOCIETY — two legends & lore markers
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Largest: $2.5M to GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY LEGENDS — grand rapids statuary and historical preservation
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Largest: $2.2M to MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS - MUNY — payment against the jsm charitable trust commitment dated november 16, 2017, for the munys second century campaign, in support of the john legend concert held recently, general sup…
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Largest: $271,780 to LEADERS BECOME LEGENDS — for program support
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Largest: $10,000 to LATIN BALLET OF VIRGINIA — legend of the poinsettia, 21st anniversary
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Largest: $9,500 to Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation — 2024 legends luncheon
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Largest: $11,000 to LEGENDS FOUNDATION — grant for youth sports
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Largest: $15,515 to FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC — to support florida citrus sports and legend club to further the foundation's / light orlando's involvement in community and other programs of florida citrus sports, and to foster c…
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Largest: $20,000 to LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION — foundation re: living legends fdtn
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Largest: $81,000 to NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL LEGENDS HALL OF FAME — baseball heritage museum capacity and infrastructure development
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Largest: $25,000 to Legends Do Live — legends do live
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Largest: $5,500 to UNTHSC FOUNDATION — gold legend sponsor
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