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12 funders with a record of paying for “merger”
Where the money went Southeast Iowa Regional Medical → Grhs Holdings Inc: $165M across 1 grant, latest 2021 City Fund → Rooted: $5.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → Robin Merger Corporation Inc: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → University of California College of the Law San Francisco: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Tricycle Theatre for Youth: $680K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Butterfield Memorial Foundation → Crossings Community Clinic Inc: $520K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Open Campus Media Inc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Nypri: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Lodestar Foundation → Seachange Capital Partners Inc: $133K across 10 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Former Members of Congress Inc: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Healthcare Foundation → Health Management Associates Inc: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical → Great River Health System Inc: $7.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 City Fund → City Education Partners: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Butterfield Memorial Foundation → Crossings Community Church: $480K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Regents of the University of California at Berkeley: $404K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Benton County Inc: $324K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Cypress Hill: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Inc: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lodestar Foundation → Foundation for National Progress: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Aspetuck Land Trust: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Healthcare Foundation → La Clinica De La Raza: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical → Henry County Health Center Inc: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2021 City Fund → Dc Charter School Alliance: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Robin Merger Corporation Inc: $147K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Commonpoint Queens: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Children Now: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Wyndham Land Trust: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Lodestar Foundation → Cda Collaborative Learning Projects Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 California Healthcare Foundation → Ole Health: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Ursuline University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Lackawanna College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck → Hartland Land Trust: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Peirce College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Self Help Community Services: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Seach for Commonground: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Kansas Wesleyan University: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Cultural Vistas: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Judith Creed Horizons: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Philadelphia Education Fund: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Thrive for Life Prison Projec: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → College Possible: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Fort Hays State University: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → The Art Effect of Hudson Vall: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2024 California Healthcare Foundation → Redwood Community Health Coalition: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Lodestar Foundation → Giving Tuesday Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Hope for New York: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Association House of Chicago: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Lodestar Foundation → Thoreau Farm Trust Inc: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Greater Philadelphia Coalitio: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → American Immigration Council: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Wings for Success: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Urban Affairs Coalition: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Gannon College: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Community Healthcare Network: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Clee: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Macdonell Children Services: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → History Co Lab Inc: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Lodestar Foundation → St Paul Conservatory of Music: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Committee of Seventy - Pmc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Michigan Theatre Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Ncadv: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Powerhouse Arts Manhattan Gra: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seachange Capital Partners Inc → Seddredine & Whoriskey: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical: $174M on this topic. Open the funder. Southeast Iowa Regional Medic… $174M City Fund: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. City Fund $11M Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $1.7M Gates Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $1.5M Seachange Capital Partners Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Seachange Capital Partners Inc $1.3M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $1.2M Butterfield Memorial Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Butterfield Memorial Foundati… $1.0M John S and James L Knight Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $300K The Lodestar Foundation: $299K on this topic. Open the funder. The Lodestar Foundation $299K The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $265K on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $265K The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. The Peter and Carmen Lucia Bu… $200K California Healthcare Foundation: $172K on this topic. Open the funder. California Healthcare Foundat… $172K Grhs Holdings Inc: received $165M on this topic Grhs Holdings Inc $165M Great River Health System Inc: received $7.5M on this topic Great River Health System Inc $7.5M Rooted: received $5.2M on this topic Rooted $5.2M City Education Partners: received $4.3M on this topic City Education Partners $4.3M Henry County Health Center Inc: received $2.1M on this topic Henry County Health Center Inc $2.1M Robin Merger Corporation Inc: received $1.5M on this topic Robin Merger Corporation Inc $1.5M Dc Charter School Alliance: received $1.4M on this topic Dc Charter School Alliance $1.4M University of California College of the Law San Francisco: received $1.3M on this topic University of California Colleg… $1.3M Tricycle Theatre for Youth: received $680K on this topic Tricycle Theatre for Youth $680K Crossings Community Clinic Inc: received $520K on this topic Crossings Community Clinic Inc $520K Crossings Community Church: received $480K on this topic Crossings Community Church $480K Regents of the University of California at Berkeley: received $404K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $404K Habitat for Humanity of Benton County Inc: received $324K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Benton… $324K Open Campus Media Inc: received $300K on this topic Open Campus Media Inc $300K Nypri: received $225K on this topic Nypri $225K Robin Merger Corporation Inc: received $147K on this topic Robin Merger Corporation Inc $147K Seachange Capital Partners Inc: received $133K on this topic Seachange Capital Partners Inc $133K Former Members of Congress Inc: received $125K on this topic Former Members of Congress Inc $125K Cypress Hill: received $80K on this topic Cypress Hill $80K Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Inc: received $80K on this topic Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir… $80K Health Management Associates Inc: received $77K on this topic Health Management Associates Inc $77K Commonpoint Queens: received $76K on this topic Commonpoint Queens $76K Ursuline University: received $75K on this topic Ursuline University $75K Children Now: received $60K on this topic Children Now $60K Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: received $50K on this topic Rensselaer Plateau Alliance $50K Foundation for National Progress: received $50K on this topic Foundation for National Progress $50K Aspetuck Land Trust: received $50K on this topic Aspetuck Land Trust $50K Wyndham Land Trust: received $50K on this topic Wyndham Land Trust $50K Lackawanna College: received $50K on this topic Lackawanna College $50K Hartland Land Trust: received $50K on this topic Hartland Land Trust $50K Peirce College: received $50K on this topic Peirce College $50K Cda Collaborative Learning Projects Inc: received $40K on this topic Cda Collaborative Learning Proj… $40K Self Help Community Services: received $40K on this topic Self Help Community Services $40K Seach for Commonground: received $40K on this topic Seach for Commonground $40K Kansas Wesleyan University: received $39K on this topic Kansas Wesleyan University $39K Cultural Vistas: received $38K on this topic Cultural Vistas $38K La Clinica De La Raza: received $35K on this topic La Clinica De La Raza $35K Judith Creed Horizons: received $35K on this topic Judith Creed Horizons $35K Philadelphia Education Fund: received $35K on this topic Philadelphia Education Fund $35K Thrive for Life Prison Projec: received $35K on this topic Thrive for Life Prison Projec $35K College Possible: received $35K on this topic College Possible $35K Fort Hays State University: received $35K on this topic Fort Hays State University $35K The Art Effect of Hudson Vall: received $32K on this topic The Art Effect of Hudson Vall $32K Ole Health: received $30K on this topic Ole Health $30K Redwood Community Health Coalition: received $30K on this topic Redwood Community Health Coalit… $30K Giving Tuesday Inc: received $30K on this topic Giving Tuesday Inc $30K Hope for New York: received $30K on this topic Hope for New York $30K Association House of Chicago: received $30K on this topic Association House of Chicago $30K Thoreau Farm Trust Inc: received $27K on this topic Thoreau Farm Trust Inc $27K Greater Philadelphia Coalitio: received $25K on this topic Greater Philadelphia Coalitio $25K American Immigration Council: received $25K on this topic American Immigration Council $25K Wings for Success: received $25K on this topic Wings for Success $25K Urban Affairs Coalition: received $25K on this topic Urban Affairs Coalition $25K Gannon College: received $25K on this topic Gannon College $25K Community Healthcare Network: received $25K on this topic Community Healthcare Network $25K Clee: received $25K on this topic Clee $25K Macdonell Children Services: received $24K on this topic Macdonell Children Services $24K History Co Lab Inc: received $24K on this topic History Co Lab Inc $24K St Paul Conservatory of Music: received $20K on this topic St Paul Conservatory of Music $20K Committee of Seventy - Pmc: received $20K on this topic Committee of Seventy - Pmc $20K Michigan Theatre Foundation: received $20K on this topic Michigan Theatre Foundation $20K Ncadv: received $20K on this topic Ncadv $20K Powerhouse Arts Manhattan Gra: received $20K on this topic Powerhouse Arts Manhattan Gra $20K Seddredine & Whoriskey: received $19K on this topic Seddredine & Whoriskey $19K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “merger” 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: $225,000 to NYPRI — facilitate merger between two orgs
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Largest: $50,000 to FOUNDATION FOR NATIONAL PROGRESS — merger exploration - mother jones magazine & the center for investigative reporting
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Largest: $220,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — to research competition and mergers in the pharmacy benefit manager industry to lay the groundwork for policies that drive down drug spending.
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Largest: $164.6M to GRHS HOLDINGS INC — transfer due to merger
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Largest: $5.2M to ROOTED — to support the successful merger of charter management organizations in denver
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Largest: $77,108 to HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC — supplemental data analysis of fqhc contribution to medi-cal ambulatory services; improving access for medi-cal enrollees: research support; continued research: benchmarking of prim…
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Largest: $50,000 to HARTLAND LAND TRUST — belt: merger between hartland and barkhamsted land trusts
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Largest: $754,763 to ROBIN MERGER CORPORATION INC — k-12 education
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Largest: $680,000 to Tricycle Theatre for Youth — to support operations and programmatic work while executing the merger of trike and the arkansas philharmonic orchestra (apo) into a new organization, the performance art coalition…
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Largest: $520,000 to CROSSINGS COMMUNITY CLINIC INC — clinic merger
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Largest: $125,000 to FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INC — for support of merger and strategic plan
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Largest: $100,000 to OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC — to support the merger of open campus and hbcu digest, and provide students at historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) with paid opportunities to produce professional j…
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