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12 funders with a record of paying for “lost”
Where the money went Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Lost Women of Science Initiative Inc: $736K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Melville Foundation → Lost Tree Villiage Charitable Found: $375K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Delta Dental Community Care Foundation → Lost-N-Found Youth Inc: $321K across 9 grants, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Lost Lights Projects Dba Inside Climate: $288K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Bluebell Foundation → Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Hunt Family Foundation Inc → Salvation Army: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lost Paws Rescue of Texas: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Coles Together → Villa Pizza: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Heiser Foundation Inc → Flagler County Education Fund: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Yesenia Zaragosa: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Page Rising Son Foundation Inc → Alexander Hernandez: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trailwest Foundation → Amanda Kubai: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Lost Lights Projects Inc (Dba Inside Climate News): $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Melville Foundation → Lost Tree Chapel: $130K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Bluebell Foundation → Lost Tree Chapel: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → North Carolina A&t State University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hunt Family Foundation Inc → Abundant Grace Ministries: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lucy's Lost Loved Ones: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Coles Together → Smallhorn Law LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Brook Smtih: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heiser Foundation Inc → University of South Florida: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Page Rising Son Foundation Inc → Madelin Alvarez: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trailwest Foundation → Frank and Cara Shambles Co Hamilton: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Connecticut U of Rudd Ctr for Food Pol &: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Bluebell Foundation → The Lost Tree Chapel: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Joshua Sokol: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Melville Foundation → Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Coles Together → Revival City Doughnut: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Jesus Carrera: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heiser Foundation Inc → Florida Institute of Technology: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Page Rising Son Foundation Inc → Sasha Henderson: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trailwest Foundation → Alexander Andersen: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Connecticut U of Rudd Ctr for Food Pol &: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Coles Together → Ice LLC: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Coles Together → Village Vii Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Melville Foundation → Lost Tree Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Coles Together → Mack Moore Shoes Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Coles Together → Elevate Ccic Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → John and Sheila Martin: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Kimerli Affuso: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Lauryn Bowers: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Rita Watkins: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Ruben Mendoza: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Ryan Coleman: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Ryan L Munoz: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Sergio and Adriana Castro: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Victor Arguedas: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Colin Lenzy Mcallister: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Connor and Kaylee Bryan: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Darrel and Chelsea Mckay: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Desirae M Stephenson: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Eloisa Lucero-Price Skyy Parker: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Elysia Clinton Garrison: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Gloria J Gonzales: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Heather O'bryant: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heiser Foundation Inc → California Baptist University: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Heiser Foundation Inc → Savannah College of Arts: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Alba Rocio Alegria: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Charles Grace Bickford: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Carol Boggs Millsap Dave Millsap: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Don Spencer: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Diana Tina Whitfill: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Melissa A Leplante: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Billinghurst Family Foundation → Christi Melton: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $811K on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $811K The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $637K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $637K The Melville Foundation: $550K on this topic. Open the funder. The Melville Foundation $550K The Bluebell Foundation: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bluebell Foundation $400K The Billinghurst Family Foundation: $370K on this topic. Open the funder. The Billinghurst Family Found… $370K Delta Dental Community Care Foundation: $321K on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Dental Community Care F… $321K Coles Together: $157K on this topic. Open the funder. Coles Together $157K Hunt Family Foundation Inc: $103K on this topic. Open the funder. Hunt Family Foundation Inc $103K Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $85K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $85K The Heiser Foundation Inc: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heiser Foundation Inc $66K Page Rising Son Foundation Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Page Rising Son Foundation Inc $30K Trailwest Foundation: $4K on this topic. Open the funder. Trailwest Foundation $4K Lost Women of Science Initiative Inc: received $736K on this topic Lost Women of Science Initiativ… $736K Lost Tree Villiage Charitable Found: received $375K on this topic Lost Tree Villiage Charitable F… $375K Lost-N-Found Youth Inc: received $321K on this topic Lost-N-Found Youth Inc $321K Lost Lights Projects Dba Inside Climate: received $288K on this topic Lost Lights Projects Dba Inside… $288K Lost Tree Chapel: received $230K on this topic Lost Tree Chapel $230K Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation: received $225K on this topic Lost Tree Village Charitable Fo… $225K Lost Lights Projects Inc (Dba Inside Climate News): received $150K on this topic Lost Lights Projects Inc (Dba I… $150K Connecticut U of Rudd Ctr for Food Pol &: received $135K on this topic Connecticut U of Rudd Ctr for F… $135K The Lost Tree Chapel: received $100K on this topic The Lost Tree Chapel $100K Salvation Army: received $70K on this topic Salvation Army $70K Connecticut U of Rudd Ctr for Food Pol &: received $64K on this topic Connecticut U of Rudd Ctr for F… $64K Lost Paws Rescue of Texas: received $56K on this topic Lost Paws Rescue of Texas $56K North Carolina A&t State University: received $50K on this topic North Carolina A&t State Univer… $50K Abundant Grace Ministries: received $33K on this topic Abundant Grace Ministries $33K Lucy's Lost Loved Ones: received $29K on this topic Lucy's Lost Loved Ones $29K Villa Pizza: received $25K on this topic Villa Pizza $25K Smallhorn Law LLC: received $25K on this topic Smallhorn Law LLC $25K Joshua Sokol: received $25K on this topic Joshua Sokol $25K Revival City Doughnut: received $25K on this topic Revival City Doughnut $25K Ice LLC: received $22K on this topic Ice LLC $22K Flagler County Education Fund: received $20K on this topic Flagler County Education Fund $20K Village Vii Inc: received $20K on this topic Village Vii Inc $20K Lost Tree Foundation: received $20K on this topic Lost Tree Foundation $20K Mack Moore Shoes Inc: received $20K on this topic Mack Moore Shoes Inc $20K Elevate Ccic Inc: received $20K on this topic Elevate Ccic Inc $20K Yesenia Zaragosa: received $15K on this topic Yesenia Zaragosa $15K Brook Smtih: received $15K on this topic Brook Smtih $15K Jesus Carrera: received $15K on this topic Jesus Carrera $15K John and Sheila Martin: received $15K on this topic John and Sheila Martin $15K Kimerli Affuso: received $15K on this topic Kimerli Affuso $15K Lauryn Bowers: received $15K on this topic Lauryn Bowers $15K Rita Watkins: received $15K on this topic Rita Watkins $15K Ruben Mendoza: received $15K on this topic Ruben Mendoza $15K Ryan Coleman: received $15K on this topic Ryan Coleman $15K Ryan L Munoz: received $15K on this topic Ryan L Munoz $15K Sergio and Adriana Castro: received $15K on this topic Sergio and Adriana Castro $15K Victor Arguedas: received $15K on this topic Victor Arguedas $15K Colin Lenzy Mcallister: received $15K on this topic Colin Lenzy Mcallister $15K Connor and Kaylee Bryan: received $15K on this topic Connor and Kaylee Bryan $15K Darrel and Chelsea Mckay: received $15K on this topic Darrel and Chelsea Mckay $15K Desirae M Stephenson: received $15K on this topic Desirae M Stephenson $15K Eloisa Lucero-Price Skyy Parker: received $15K on this topic Eloisa Lucero-Price Skyy Parker $15K Elysia Clinton Garrison: received $15K on this topic Elysia Clinton Garrison $15K Gloria J Gonzales: received $15K on this topic Gloria J Gonzales $15K Heather O'bryant: received $15K on this topic Heather O'bryant $15K University of South Florida: received $13K on this topic University of South Florida $13K Florida Institute of Technology: received $11K on this topic Florida Institute of Technology $11K California Baptist University: received $11K on this topic California Baptist University $11K Savannah College of Arts: received $11K on this topic Savannah College of Arts $11K Alexander Hernandez: received $10K on this topic Alexander Hernandez $10K Madelin Alvarez: received $10K on this topic Madelin Alvarez $10K Sasha Henderson: received $10K on this topic Sasha Henderson $10K Alba Rocio Alegria: received $10K on this topic Alba Rocio Alegria $10K Charles Grace Bickford: received $10K on this topic Charles Grace Bickford $10K Carol Boggs Millsap Dave Millsap: received $10K on this topic Carol Boggs Millsap Dave Millsap $10K Don Spencer: received $10K on this topic Don Spencer $10K Diana Tina Whitfill: received $10K on this topic Diana Tina Whitfill $10K Melissa A Leplante: received $10K on this topic Melissa A Leplante $10K Christi Melton: received $10K on this topic Christi Melton $10K Amanda Kubai: received $1K on this topic Amanda Kubai $1K Frank and Cara Shambles Co Hamilton: received $1K on this topic Frank and Cara Shambles Co Hami… $1K Alexander Andersen: received $1K on this topic Alexander Andersen $1K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “lost” 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: $15,000 to SERGIO AND ADRIANA CASTRO — fire/flood - lost home and all personal possessions
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Largest: $1,250 to NICHOLAS MONREAL — nicholas and his son lost everything in a house fire. funds will help with expenses for new clothing and other items to help them get back on their feet.
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Largest: $10,100 to FLAGLER COUNTY EDUCATION FUND — scholarship for a individual who has who has lost a family member in a military operation.scholarship for a individual who has who has lost a family member in a military operation.
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Largest: $10,000 to CEDRIC ROBINSON — single father living with grandmother. lost work truck. need used truck to go to work in hotshot business.
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Largest: $125,000 to LOST TREE VILLIAGE CHARITABLE FOUND — charitable grant
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Largest: $332,973 to LOST WOMEN OF SCIENCE INITIATIVE INC — to research, produce, and release three seasons of lost women of science for a total of 20 podcast episodes telling in-depth stories of overlooked women in stem throughout history
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Largest: $100,000 to LOST-N-FOUND YOUTH INC — community giving- general
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Largest: $60,000 to LOST TREE VILLAGE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — general purpose of the organization
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Largest: $25,000 to SMALLHORN LAW LLC — covid ppe & lost rev
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Largest: $137,925 to LOST LIGHTS PROJECTS DBA INSIDE CLIMATE — 79449 adding a full-time health and climate reporter to strengthen the work of inside climate news in exposing the human health impacts of climate change
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Largest: $20,000 to SALVATION ARMY — reaching the lost & hurt with love
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Largest: $16,366 to LOST PAWS RESCUE OF TEXAS — this grant is designated for general support.
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