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12 funders with a record of paying for “mittens”
Where the money went Aa Van Elslander Foundation → Motor City Mitten Mission: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lorna Jorgenson Wendt Foundation Lyn Walker → Hats and Mittens: $82K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Canton Community Foundation Inc → Mittens for Detroit: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Lucky Leprechauns: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Motown Soup Inc → Motor City Mitten Mission: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pm Foundation Inc → Motor City Mittens Missions: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Angels Way Foundation → Sub for Santa: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Re Olds Foundation → Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Consumers Energy Foundation → Motor City Mitten Mission: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Albert W Cherne Foundation → Hats & Mittens Association: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Motor City Mitten Mission: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Douglass Brandenborg Family Fdn → Hats & Mittens: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Albert W Cherne Foundation → Hats and Mittens Association: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Aa Van Elslander Foundation: $325K on this topic. Open the funder. Aa Van Elslander Foundation $325K Lorna Jorgenson Wendt Foundation Lyn Walker: $82K on this topic. Open the funder. Lorna Jorgenson Wendt Foundat… $82K Canton Community Foundation Inc: $41K on this topic. Open the funder. Canton Community Foundation I… $41K Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $26K Motown Soup Inc: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Motown Soup Inc $21K Pm Foundation Inc: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Pm Foundation Inc $20K Albert W Cherne Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Albert W Cherne Foundation $20K Angels Way Foundation: $14K on this topic. Open the funder. Angels Way Foundation $14K Re Olds Foundation: $14K on this topic. Open the funder. Re Olds Foundation $14K Consumers Energy Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. Consumers Energy Foundation $13K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $9K The Douglass Brandenborg Family Fdn: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. The Douglass Brandenborg Fami… $6K Motor City Mitten Mission: received $368K on this topic Motor City Mitten Mission $368K Hats and Mittens: received $82K on this topic Hats and Mittens $82K Mittens for Detroit: received $41K on this topic Mittens for Detroit $41K Lucky Leprechauns: received $26K on this topic Lucky Leprechauns $26K Motor City Mittens Missions: received $20K on this topic Motor City Mittens Missions $20K Sub for Santa: received $14K on this topic Sub for Santa $14K Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary: received $14K on this topic Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary $14K Hats & Mittens Association: received $10K on this topic Hats & Mittens Association $10K Hats and Mittens Association: received $10K on this topic Hats and Mittens Association $10K Hats & Mittens: received $6K on this topic Hats & Mittens $6K 12 funders, 10 recipients, grants matching “mittens” 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: $22,000 to HATS AND MITTENS — general uses and purposes
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Largest: $15,500 to MITTENS FOR DETROIT — operating expenses
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Largest: $10,000 to HATS & MITTENS ASSOCIATION — program support
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Largest: $8,500 to LUCKY LEPRECHAUNS — coats, hats, mittens for families in need
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Largest: $250,000 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — operations support
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Largest: $3,500 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — program support
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Largest: $3,500 to HATS & MITTENS — purchase of hats & mittens
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Largest: $13,000 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — food assistance
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Largest: $10,000 to MOTOR CITY MITTENS MISSIONS — support for homelessness
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Largest: $8,391 to SUB FOR SANTA — coats,mittens & hats
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Largest: $10,000 to MITTEN MISFITS FARM SANCTUARY — project - safer pastures fencing
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Largest: $7,500 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — mcmm street outreach
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