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12 funders with a record of paying for “manatee”

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Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc → Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → School District of Manatee County: $830K across 4 grants, latest 2024Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Inc → Manatee County Board of County Commissioners-Playground Project: $784K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way Suncoast Inc → School District of Manatee: $683K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Louis and Gloria Flanzer → Women's Resource Center of Manatee: $662K across 3 grants, latest 2024Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation: $625K across 4 grants, latest 2024Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → United Way of Manatee County: $506K across 4 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Manatee Community Foundation: $503K across 3 grants, latest 2024Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Save the Manatee Club: $315K across 4 grants, latest 2025Suncoast Credit Union Foundation → Manatee Education Foundation Inc: $275K across 3 grants, latest 2024William G and Marie Selby → University of South Florida Foundation (Usf Sarasota-Manatee): $170K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc → Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc: $90K across 4 grants, latest 2025Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc → Nami Sarasota and Manatee Counties Inc: $887K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee: $716K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Louis and Gloria Flanzer → Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota Manatee & Desota Counties Inc: $594K across 3 grants, latest 2024Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Manatee Children's Services Incorporated: $478K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way Suncoast Inc → Women's Resource Center of Manatee: $437K across 3 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Help to Home: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2024Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → Manatee County Habitat for Humanity: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute: $210K across 4 grants, latest 2025Suncoast Credit Union Foundation → Take Stock in Children of Manatee County: $181K across 4 grants, latest 2025Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Inc → The Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County: $179K across 2 grants, latest 2022William G and Marie Selby → Manatee Children's Services: $127K across 2 grants, latest 2024Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center: $472K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Women's Resource Center of Manatee Inc Dba Women's Resource Center: $444K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc → The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee: $348K across 1 grant, latest 2022Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Manatee Children's Services: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way Suncoast Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County: $314K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Louis and Gloria Flanzer → Take Stock in Children - Sarasota & Manatee Counties: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc → Manatee Children's Services Inc: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2025Suncoast Credit Union Foundation → Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Inc → Kids Against Hunger-Manatee County: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2023Knopf Family Foundation Inc → Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023William G and Marie Selby → Manatee County Habitat for Humanity: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center: $316K across 3 grants, latest 2024Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Manatee Education Foundation: $312K across 3 grants, latest 2023Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → New College Foundation: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → National Alliance On Mental Illness Sarasota and Manatee Counties: $258K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc: $257K across 4 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → University of South Florida Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → We Care Manatee: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Nami Sarasota and Manatee Counties Inc: $247K across 4 grants, latest 2024Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc: $243K across 4 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Project Light of Manatee: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Manatee County Sheriff's Office: $218K across 2 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → The Academy at Glengary: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2024Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Take Stock in Children of Manatee County Inc: $207K across 3 grants, latest 2023Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc: $189K across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way Suncoast Inc → Women's Resource Center Inc of Manatee: $168K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc: $161K across 3 grants, latest 2023Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Project Prosper: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Manatee Education Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Manatee Literacy Council: $148K across 1 grant, latest 2024Manatee Community Foundation Inc → Art League of Manatee County Dba Art Center Manatee: $147K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Women's Resource Center of Manatee Inc: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Louis and Gloria Flanzer → Sarasota Manatee Assoc for Riding Therapy: $134K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Manatee Community Foundation Inc: $131K across 2 grants, latest 2024Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc → Also Youth: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Salvation Army - Manatee: $125K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way Suncoast Inc → Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County: $123K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co → Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc Dba Parenti: $121K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Louis and Gloria Flanzer → Humane Society of Manatee County: $118K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of S…$3.5MCharles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Charles & Margery Barancik Fo…$3.5MGulf Coast Community Foundation Inc: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Gulf Coast Community Foundati…$3.1MManatee Community Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Manatee Community Foundation…$2.7MUnited Way Suncoast Inc: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way Suncoast Inc$1.7MThe Louis and Gloria Flanzer: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The Louis and Gloria Flanzer$1.7MKiwanis Club of Bradenton Inc: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Inc$1.0MPublix Super Markets Charities Inc: $836K on this topic. Open the funder.Publix Super Markets Charitie…$836KKnopf Family Foundation Inc: $565K on this topic. Open the funder.Knopf Family Foundation Inc$565KSuncoast Credit Union Foundation: $496K on this topic. Open the funder.Suncoast Credit Union Foundat…$496KWilliam G and Marie Selby: $332K on this topic. Open the funder.William G and Marie Selby$332KWilson - Wood Foundation Inc: $211K on this topic. Open the funder.Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc$211KSarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation: received $1.9M on this topicSarasota-Manatee Jewish Federat…$1.9MNami Sarasota and Manatee Counties Inc: received $1.1M on this topicNami Sarasota and Manatee Count…$1.1MThe Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee: received $1.1M on this topicThe Jewish Federation of Saraso…$1.1MSchool District of Manatee County: received $830K on this topicSchool District of Manatee Coun…$830KFlorida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center: received $788K on this topicFlorida Cultural Group Inc Dba…$788KManatee County Board of County Commissioners-Playground Project: received $784K on this topicManatee County Board of County…$784KSchool District of Manatee: received $683K on this topicSchool District of Manatee$683KWomen's Resource Center of Manatee: received $662K on this topicWomen's Resource Center of Mana…$662KLibrary Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation: received $625K on this topicLibrary Foundation Inc Dba Mana…$625KBoys & Girls Club of Sarasota Manatee & Desota Counties Inc: received $594K on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Sarasota M…$594KMeals On Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc: received $590K on this topicMeals On Wheels Plus of Manatee…$590KUnited Way of Manatee County: received $506K on this topicUnited Way of Manatee County$506KManatee Community Foundation: received $503K on this topicManatee Community Foundation$503KManatee Children's Services Incorporated: received $478K on this topicManatee Children's Services Inc…$478KWomen's Resource Center of Manatee Inc Dba Women's Resource Center: received $444K on this topicWomen's Resource Center of Mana…$444KWomen's Resource Center of Manatee: received $437K on this topicWomen's Resource Center of Mana…$437KBoys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc: received $419K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of Manatee C…$419KHelp to Home: received $350K on this topicHelp to Home$350KBoys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County: received $344K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of Manatee C…$344KManatee County Habitat for Humanity: received $335K on this topicManatee County Habitat for Huma…$335KManatee Children's Services: received $320K on this topicManatee Children's Services$320KSave the Manatee Club: received $315K on this topicSave the Manatee Club$315KManatee Education Foundation: received $312K on this topicManatee Education Foundation$312KNew College Foundation: received $300K on this topicNew College Foundation$300KManatee Education Foundation Inc: received $275K on this topicManatee Education Foundation Inc$275KNational Alliance On Mental Illness Sarasota and Manatee Counties: received $258K on this topicNational Alliance On Mental Ill…$258KUniversity of South Florida Foundation: received $250K on this topicUniversity of South Florida Fou…$250KWe Care Manatee: received $250K on this topicWe Care Manatee$250KProject Light of Manatee: received $225K on this topicProject Light of Manatee$225KManatee County Sheriff's Office: received $218K on this topicManatee County Sheriff's Office$218KThe Academy at Glengary: received $215K on this topicThe Academy at Glengary$215KClearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute: received $210K on this topicClearwater Marine Aquarium Rese…$210KTake Stock in Children of Manatee County Inc: received $207K on this topicTake Stock in Children of Manat…$207KTake Stock in Children of Manatee County: received $181K on this topicTake Stock in Children of Manat…$181KTake Stock in Children - Sarasota & Manatee Counties: received $180K on this topicTake Stock in Children - Saraso…$180KThe Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County: received $179K on this topicThe Boys and Girls Club of Mana…$179KUniversity of South Florida Foundation (Usf Sarasota-Manatee): received $170K on this topicUniversity of South Florida Fou…$170KWomen's Resource Center Inc of Manatee: received $168K on this topicWomen's Resource Center Inc of…$168KProject Prosper: received $155K on this topicProject Prosper$155KManatee Education Foundation: received $150K on this topicManatee Education Foundation$150KManatee Literacy Council: received $148K on this topicManatee Literacy Council$148KArt League of Manatee County Dba Art Center Manatee: received $147K on this topicArt League of Manatee County Db…$147KWomen's Resource Center of Manatee Inc: received $146K on this topicWomen's Resource Center of Mana…$146KSarasota Manatee Assoc for Riding Therapy: received $134K on this topicSarasota Manatee Assoc for Ridi…$134KManatee Community Foundation Inc: received $131K on this topicManatee Community Foundation Inc$131KAlso Youth: received $130K on this topicAlso Youth$130KManatee Children's Services: received $127K on this topicManatee Children's Services$127KSalvation Army - Manatee: received $125K on this topicSalvation Army - Manatee$125KEarly Learning Coalition of Manatee County: received $123K on this topicEarly Learning Coalition of Man…$123KExchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc Dba Parenti: received $121K on this topicExchange Club Family Partnershi…$121KHumane Society of Manatee County: received $118K on this topicHumane Society of Manatee County$118KManatee Children's Services Inc: received $51K on this topicManatee Children's Services Inc$51KMeals On Wheels Plus of Manatee: received $40K on this topicMeals On Wheels Plus of Manatee$40KKids Against Hunger-Manatee County: received $40K on this topicKids Against Hunger-Manatee Cou…$40KFish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida: received $40K on this topicFish & Wildlife Foundation of F…$40K
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