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12 funders with a record of paying for “maritime”

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Climateworks Foundation → The Energy Foundation: $13M across 1 grant, latest 2024Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: $5.8M across 4 grants, latest 2023Schlinger Chrisman Foundation → Santa Barbara Maritime Museum: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024Woman's Seamen's Friend Society of Ct → Massachusetts Maritime Academy: $332K across 4 grants, latest 2025Orange County Community Foundation → North American Maritime Ministry Association: $305K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schmidt Family Foundation → Washington Maritime Blue: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Bureau of Shipping → Maine Maritime Academy: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Marine Society of the → Suny Maritime College: $154K across 6 grants, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Francis Sherman: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Minnesota Lakes Maritime Society: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025Boston Marine Society → Maine Maritime Academy: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Cargo Bureau Inc → Massachusetts Maritime Academy: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → International Council On Clean Transportation: $8.8M across 1 grant, latest 2024Orange County Community Foundation → Washington Maritime Blue: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2024Woman's Seamen's Friend Society of Ct → Maine Maritime Academy: $199K across 4 grants, latest 2025American Bureau of Shipping → Massachusetts Maritime Academy: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024Schlinger Chrisman Foundation → Channel Island Maritime Museum: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Schmidt Family Foundation → Chicago Maritime Arts Center: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Michael Lapinski: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Marine Society → Massachusetts Maritime Academy: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Southbay Youth Maritime Foundation: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2022Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → New London Maritime Society: $47K across 4 grants, latest 2022National Cargo Bureau Inc → California Maritime Academy: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Marine Society of the → The Noble Maritime Collection: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → Environmental Defense Fund Inc: $4.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Bureau of Shipping → Suny Maritime College: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024Woman's Seamen's Friend Society of Ct → Suny Maritime College: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2025Sea Link Inc → Kai Biagi: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Cargo Bureau Inc → Maine Maritime Academy: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Orange County Community Foundation → Northwest Maritime Center: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Boston Marine Society → Duxbury Bay Maritime School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Maritime Music & Tradition Society: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Marine Society of the → Sunt Maritime College: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Climateworks Foundation → Pacific Environment and Resources Center: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → Rocky Mountain Institute: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → Ocean Conservancy Inc: $900K across 1 grant, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → Friends of the Earth: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2024Climateworks Foundation → High Ambition Climate Collective: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Bureau of Shipping → California Maritime Academy: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Alex Malouf: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023Sea Link Inc → Carson Cowan: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Cargo Bureau Inc → Suny Maritime College: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024National Cargo Bureau Inc → Texas A&m Maritime Academy: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Riley Deal: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Dyllan Borer: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022Sea Link Inc → Patrick Rauwolf: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022Sea Link Inc → Dylan Borer: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Gerik Sherrill: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Friends of Los Angeles Maritime Museum: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Sampson Oliver: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tahoe Maritime Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Orange County Community Foundation → Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Hans Antonsen: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Orange County Community Foundation → Los Angeles Maritime Institute: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Dennis Posey: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Boston Marine Society → Propeller Club Port of Boston: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Sea Link Inc → Austin Duckworth: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021Sea Link Inc → Kylar Charles: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023Sea Link Inc → Paige Boehlert: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Sea Link Inc → Kyle Smith: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2022Sea Link Inc → Alexander Daniels: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021Climateworks Foundation: $32M on this topic. Open the funder.Climateworks Foundation$32MConnecticut Humanities Council Inc: $5.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Connecticut Humanities Counci…$5.8MSchlinger Chrisman Foundation: $750K on this topic. Open the funder.Schlinger Chrisman Foundation$750KWoman's Seamen's Friend Society of Ct: $691K on this topic. Open the funder.Woman's Seamen's Friend Socie…$691KAmerican Bureau of Shipping: $633K on this topic. Open the funder.American Bureau of Shipping$633KOrange County Community Foundation: $582K on this topic. Open the funder.Orange County Community Found…$582KSea Link Inc: $581K on this topic. Open the funder.Sea Link Inc$581KThe Schmidt Family Foundation: $395K on this topic. Open the funder.The Schmidt Family Foundation$395KNational Cargo Bureau Inc: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.National Cargo Bureau Inc$225KTahoe Maritime Foundation: $195K on this topic. Open the funder.Tahoe Maritime Foundation$195KThe Marine Society of the: $156K on this topic. Open the funder.The Marine Society of the$156KBoston Marine Society: $138K on this topic. Open the funder.Boston Marine Society$138KThe Energy Foundation: received $13M on this topicThe Energy Foundation$13MInternational Council On Clean Transportation: received $8.8M on this topicInternational Council On Clean…$8.8MThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: received $5.8M on this topicThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk$5.8MEnvironmental Defense Fund Inc: received $4.2M on this topicEnvironmental Defense Fund Inc$4.2MPacific Environment and Resources Center: received $2.4M on this topicPacific Environment and Resourc…$2.4MRocky Mountain Institute: received $2.0M on this topicRocky Mountain Institute$2.0MOcean Conservancy Inc: received $900K on this topicOcean Conservancy Inc$900KSanta Barbara Maritime Museum: received $650K on this topicSanta Barbara Maritime Museum$650KFriends of the Earth: received $600K on this topicFriends of the Earth$600KWashington Maritime Blue: received $525K on this topicWashington Maritime Blue$525KMassachusetts Maritime Academy: received $437K on this topicMassachusetts Maritime Academy$437KSuny Maritime College: received $359K on this topicSuny Maritime College$359KNorth American Maritime Ministry Association: received $305K on this topicNorth American Maritime Ministr…$305KMaine Maritime Academy: received $304K on this topicMaine Maritime Academy$304KMaine Maritime Academy: received $181K on this topicMaine Maritime Academy$181KMassachusetts Maritime Academy: received $181K on this topicMassachusetts Maritime Academy$181KSuny Maritime College: received $181K on this topicSuny Maritime College$181KWest Oakland Environmental Indicators Project: received $173K on this topicWest Oakland Environmental Indi…$173KHigh Ambition Climate Collective: received $125K on this topicHigh Ambition Climate Collective$125KChannel Island Maritime Museum: received $100K on this topicChannel Island Maritime Museum$100KChicago Maritime Arts Center: received $95K on this topicChicago Maritime Arts Center$95KCalifornia Maritime Academy: received $91K on this topicCalifornia Maritime Academy$91KFrancis Sherman: received $80K on this topicFrancis Sherman$80KMinnesota Lakes Maritime Society: received $70K on this topicMinnesota Lakes Maritime Society$70KMichael Lapinski: received $60K on this topicMichael Lapinski$60KKai Biagi: received $60K on this topicKai Biagi$60KAlex Malouf: received $60K on this topicAlex Malouf$60KCarson Cowan: received $60K on this topicCarson Cowan$60KSouthbay Youth Maritime Foundation: received $55K on this topicSouthbay Youth Maritime Foundat…$55KNew London Maritime Society: received $47K on this topicNew London Maritime Society$47KCalifornia Maritime Academy: received $45K on this topicCalifornia Maritime Academy$45KTexas A&m Maritime Academy: received $45K on this topicTexas A&m Maritime Academy$45KRiley Deal: received $40K on this topicRiley Deal$40KDyllan Borer: received $40K on this topicDyllan Borer$40KPatrick Rauwolf: received $40K on this topicPatrick Rauwolf$40KDylan Borer: received $40K on this topicDylan Borer$40KGerik Sherrill: received $40K on this topicGerik Sherrill$40KNorthwest Maritime Center: received $30K on this topicNorthwest Maritime Center$30KBoys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe: received $25K on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe$25KFriends of Los Angeles Maritime Museum: received $25K on this topicFriends of Los Angeles Maritime…$25KSampson Oliver: received $20K on this topicSampson Oliver$20KChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc: received $20K on this topicChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum…$20KMaritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc: received $13K on this topicMaritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc$13KDuxbury Bay Maritime School: received $10K on this topicDuxbury Bay Maritime School$10KHans Antonsen: received $10K on this topicHans Antonsen$10KLos Angeles Maritime Institute: received $10K on this topicLos Angeles Maritime Institute$10KDennis Posey: received $10K on this topicDennis Posey$10KPropeller Club Port of Boston: received $8K on this topicPropeller Club Port of Boston$8KAustin Duckworth: received $7K on this topicAustin Duckworth$7KKylar Charles: received $6K on this topicKylar Charles$6KMaritime Music & Tradition Society: received $6K on this topicMaritime Music & Tradition Soci…$6KPaige Boehlert: received $3K on this topicPaige Boehlert$3KKyle Smith: received $3K on this topicKyle Smith$3KAlexander Daniels: received $2K on this topicAlexander Daniels$2KThe Noble Maritime Collection: received $1K on this topicThe Noble Maritime Collection$1KSunt Maritime College: received $1K on this topicSunt Maritime College$1K
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