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12 funders with a record of paying for “lego”
Where the money went The San Diego Foundation → Treobytes: $699K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Austin Children's Museum Inc: $475K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Indianafirst Inc First Indiana Robotics → First: $353K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Katherinejames Foundation → The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Belton Educational Enrichment → Belton Isd: $126K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Panasonic Foundation Inc → First Nevada: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Annmarie Foundation Inc → Phillips School District: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Pitney Bowes Foundation → High Tech Kids: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Comerica Charitable Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Texas: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Maurice Romy Foundation → John Wister Mastery Elementary School: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Generac Foundation Inc → Discovery World Ltd: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hoyt Foundation → Gabrielle Lego: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Dupage Children's Museum: $461K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Panasonic Foundation Inc → First Robotics: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The San Diego Foundation → Kipp Socal Public Schools: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Belton Educational Enrichment → Belton High School: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maurice Romy Foundation → John H Taggart School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Generac Foundation Inc → Stem Forward Inc: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Annmarie Foundation Inc → Regis Catholic Schools: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Pitney Bowes Foundation → Girl Scouts of Connecticut in: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hoyt Foundation → Rachel Lego: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Museum of Discovery and Science: $456K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Panasonic Foundation Inc → First in Texas: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maurice Romy Foundation → Crossroads Accelerated Academy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Annmarie Foundation Inc → Children's Museum of Eau Claire: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Generac Foundation Inc → Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Sy: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Science Museum of Virginia: $411K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → The Exploratorium: $405K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Connecticut Science Center Inc: $359K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Children's Creativity Museum: $358K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Chicago Children's Museum: $248K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Discovery Place Inc: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Boston Children's Museum: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Discover Place Inc: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Children's Museum of Richmond: $217K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Chicago Childen's Museum: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Foodshare Inc: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Food Share Inc: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maurice Romy Foundation → Richard Wright School: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Annmarie Foundation Inc → Immanuel Lutheran School: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Annmarie Foundation Inc → Rib Lake School District: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Annmarie Foundation Inc → Park View Home: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Generac Foundation Inc → Lake Country School District: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lego Community Fund Us Inc: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Lego Community Fund Us Inc $4.4M The San Diego Foundation: $723K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Diego Foundation $723K Indianafirst Inc First Indiana Robotics: $353K on this topic. Open the funder. Indianafirst Inc First Indian… $353K Panasonic Foundation Inc: $220K on this topic. Open the funder. Panasonic Foundation Inc $220K The Belton Educational Enrichment: $137K on this topic. Open the funder. The Belton Educational Enrich… $137K Katherinejames Foundation: $130K on this topic. Open the funder. Katherinejames Foundation $130K Annmarie Foundation Inc: $48K on this topic. Open the funder. Annmarie Foundation Inc $48K Maurice Romy Foundation: $39K on this topic. Open the funder. Maurice Romy Foundation $39K The Pitney Bowes Foundation: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pitney Bowes Foundation $26K Generac Foundation Inc: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Generac Foundation Inc $21K Comerica Charitable Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. Comerica Charitable Foundation $18K Hoyt Foundation: $12K on this topic. Open the funder. Hoyt Foundation $12K Treobytes: received $699K on this topic Treobytes $699K Austin Children's Museum Inc: received $475K on this topic Austin Children's Museum Inc $475K Dupage Children's Museum: received $461K on this topic Dupage Children's Museum $461K Museum of Discovery and Science: received $456K on this topic Museum of Discovery and Science $456K Science Museum of Virginia: received $411K on this topic Science Museum of Virginia $411K The Exploratorium: received $405K on this topic The Exploratorium $405K Connecticut Science Center Inc: received $359K on this topic Connecticut Science Center Inc $359K Children's Creativity Museum: received $358K on this topic Children's Creativity Museum $358K First: received $353K on this topic First $353K Chicago Children's Museum: received $248K on this topic Chicago Children's Museum $248K Discovery Place Inc: received $245K on this topic Discovery Place Inc $245K Boston Children's Museum: received $245K on this topic Boston Children's Museum $245K Discover Place Inc: received $225K on this topic Discover Place Inc $225K Children's Museum of Richmond: received $217K on this topic Children's Museum of Richmond $217K Chicago Childen's Museum: received $215K on this topic Chicago Childen's Museum $215K The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library: received $130K on this topic The Jane Stern Dorado Community… $130K Belton Isd: received $126K on this topic Belton Isd $126K First Nevada: received $110K on this topic First Nevada $110K Foodshare Inc: received $70K on this topic Foodshare Inc $70K First Robotics: received $55K on this topic First Robotics $55K First in Texas: received $55K on this topic First in Texas $55K Food Share Inc: received $45K on this topic Food Share Inc $45K Phillips School District: received $28K on this topic Phillips School District $28K Kipp Socal Public Schools: received $24K on this topic Kipp Socal Public Schools $24K High Tech Kids: received $18K on this topic High Tech Kids $18K Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Texas: received $18K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of South Cen… $18K John Wister Mastery Elementary School: received $12K on this topic John Wister Mastery Elementary… $12K Belton High School: received $11K on this topic Belton High School $11K Discovery World Ltd: received $10K on this topic Discovery World Ltd $10K John H Taggart School: received $10K on this topic John H Taggart School $10K Crossroads Accelerated Academy: received $10K on this topic Crossroads Accelerated Academy $10K Gabrielle Lego: received $9K on this topic Gabrielle Lego $9K Stem Forward Inc: received $9K on this topic Stem Forward Inc $9K Regis Catholic Schools: received $8K on this topic Regis Catholic Schools $8K Girl Scouts of Connecticut in: received $8K on this topic Girl Scouts of Connecticut in $8K Richard Wright School: received $7K on this topic Richard Wright School $7K Children's Museum of Eau Claire: received $5K on this topic Children's Museum of Eau Claire $5K Immanuel Lutheran School: received $4K on this topic Immanuel Lutheran School $4K Rachel Lego: received $3K on this topic Rachel Lego $3K Rib Lake School District: received $2K on this topic Rib Lake School District $2K Park View Home: received $1K on this topic Park View Home $1K Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Sy: received $1K on this topic Board of Regents of the Univers… $1K Lake Country School District: received $1K on this topic Lake Country School District $1K 12 funders, 43 recipients, grants matching “lego” 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: $405,000 to THE EXPLORATORIUM — the lego playful learning museum network
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Largest: $4,550 to CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE — lego spike prime essential, lego bricq motion essential
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Largest: $125,337 to FIRST — robotics;first tech challenge;lego
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Largest: $3,300 to GABRIELLE LEGO — college scholarship
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Largest: $55,000 to FIRST ROBOTICS — expand access to first lego league and first tech, support the growth and sustainability
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Largest: $12,000 to JOHN WISTER MASTERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — lego education spike prime
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Largest: $10,000 to DISCOVERY WORLD LTD — lego robot engineer summer camp sponsorship fund
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Largest: $10,000 to HIGH TECH KIDS — high tech kids first lego league challenge
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Largest: $699,135 to TREOBYTES — for legos, mario, pokemon go and infento progrram
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Largest: $7,500 to Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Texas — girls first lego robotic league
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Largest: $70,000 to The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library — lego clubsatellite programcomputer lab
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Largest: $79,050 to BELTON ISD — live appeal - lego; middle school robotics program; what we leave behind: exploring human impact on watersheds; task boxes on learning.
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