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12 funders with a record of paying for “motion”
Where the money went The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → University of Iowa: $4.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Arizona Board of Regents: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Old Oak Foundation → Motion Picture Television Fund: $951K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Berlanti Family Foundation → Motion Picture and Television Fund: $680K across 11 grants, latest 2025 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Future Kids at Coral Springs Corp Dba Kids in Motion: $482K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Charles V Roven Family Foundation → Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Youth Center of Westchester: $290K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Justice in Motion Inc: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin-Madison: $157K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Perpetual Motion Preschool: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2023 James J Cotter Foundation → Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation: $44K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Helen and Jose Colton Foundation → Academy Foundation (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures): $43K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Simulation in Motion Montana Inc: $2.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Kids in Motion Learning Center Inc: $344K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: $344K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Charles V Roven Family Foundation → Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of California Berkeley: $123K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Freedom Community Center: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Old Oak Foundation → Academy Museum Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 James J Cotter Foundation → The Motion Picture Club Foundation: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Backfield in Motion Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → Esbd Music N Motion Booster Club: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → University of Nebraska Foundation: $582K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Learning in Motion Preschool: $249K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $236K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Grit Into Grace: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Charles V Roven Family Foundation → Mptf Motion Picture & Television Fund: $74K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Backfield in Motion: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Massachusetts Amherst: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Learning in Motion Academy: $233K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → University of North Dakota: $176K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Early Learning Coalition of Broward → Donna Burke Dba Kids in Motion Inc: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → State University of Iowa Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Ho'ola Lahui Hawai'i Kaua'i Community Health Center: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → People Living in Recovery: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Excellence & Advancement Foundation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Noah's House: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Inc(Oara) Known As Oar O: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Horizon House: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Feed the Hungry's Empowerment Center: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Hale 'opio Kauai Inc: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Washtenaw Intermediate School Districtwashtenaw My Brother's Keeper: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Opportunities Alternatives and Resources (Oar): $26K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Charles V Roven Family Foundation → Motion Picture & Television Fund: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Oara Inc: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vera Institute of Justice Inc → Washtenaw Intermediate School District: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Community Foundation of Middle → The School of Perpetual Motion: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Minds in Motion Learning Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $7.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Leona M and Harry B Helms… $7.1M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $3.6M Early Learning Coalition of Broward: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Early Learning Coalition of B… $1.4M Vera Institute of Justice Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Vera Institute of Justice Inc $1.1M The Old Oak Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Old Oak Foundation $1.0M Berlanti Family Foundation: $680K on this topic. Open the funder. Berlanti Family Foundation $680K Charles V Roven Family Foundation: $594K on this topic. Open the funder. Charles V Roven Family Founda… $594K The Simons Foundation Inc: $297K on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $297K Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. Charles Stewart Mott Foundati… $210K The Community Foundation of Middle: $128K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $128K James J Cotter Foundation: $81K on this topic. Open the funder. James J Cotter Foundation $81K The Helen and Jose Colton Foundation: $43K on this topic. Open the funder. The Helen and Jose Colton Fou… $43K University of Iowa: received $4.2M on this topic University of Iowa $4.2M Arizona Board of Regents: received $3.0M on this topic Arizona Board of Regents $3.0M Simulation in Motion Montana Inc: received $2.0M on this topic Simulation in Motion Montana Inc $2.0M Motion Picture Television Fund: received $951K on this topic Motion Picture Television Fund $951K Motion Picture and Television Fund: received $680K on this topic Motion Picture and Television F… $680K University of Nebraska Foundation: received $582K on this topic University of Nebraska Foundati… $582K Future Kids at Coral Springs Corp Dba Kids in Motion: received $482K on this topic Future Kids at Coral Springs Co… $482K Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: received $375K on this topic Academy Museum of Motion Pictur… $375K Kids in Motion Learning Center Inc: received $344K on this topic Kids in Motion Learning Center… $344K Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: received $344K on this topic Monterey Bay Aquarium Research… $344K Youth Center of Westchester: received $290K on this topic Youth Center of Westchester $290K Learning in Motion Preschool: received $249K on this topic Learning in Motion Preschool $249K California Institute of Technology: received $236K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $236K Learning in Motion Academy: received $233K on this topic Learning in Motion Academy $233K Justice in Motion Inc: received $200K on this topic Justice in Motion Inc $200K University of North Dakota: received $176K on this topic University of North Dakota $176K University of Wisconsin-Madison: received $157K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Madison $157K Donna Burke Dba Kids in Motion Inc: received $125K on this topic Donna Burke Dba Kids in Motion… $125K Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: received $125K on this topic Academy Museum of Motion Pictur… $125K University of California Berkeley: received $123K on this topic University of California Berkel… $123K State University of Iowa Foundation: received $100K on this topic State University of Iowa Founda… $100K Freedom Community Center: received $75K on this topic Freedom Community Center $75K Grit Into Grace: received $75K on this topic Grit Into Grace $75K Ho'ola Lahui Hawai'i Kaua'i Community Health Center: received $75K on this topic Ho'ola Lahui Hawai'i Kaua'i Com… $75K Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform: received $75K on this topic Vermonters for Criminal Justice… $75K People Living in Recovery: received $75K on this topic People Living in Recovery $75K Excellence & Advancement Foundation: received $75K on this topic Excellence & Advancement Founda… $75K Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation: received $75K on this topic Urban Ventures Leadership Found… $75K Mptf Motion Picture & Television Fund: received $74K on this topic Mptf Motion Picture & Televisio… $74K Noah's House: received $70K on this topic Noah's House $70K Perpetual Motion Preschool: received $66K on this topic Perpetual Motion Preschool $66K Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Inc(Oara) Known As Oar O: received $56K on this topic Offender Aid and Restoration of… $56K Academy Museum Foundation: received $50K on this topic Academy Museum Foundation $50K Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation: received $44K on this topic Will Rogers Motion Picture Pion… $44K Academy Foundation (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures): received $43K on this topic Academy Foundation (Academy Mus… $43K Horizon House: received $40K on this topic Horizon House $40K Feed the Hungry's Empowerment Center: received $40K on this topic Feed the Hungry's Empowerment C… $40K The Motion Picture Club Foundation: received $38K on this topic The Motion Picture Club Foundat… $38K Hale 'opio Kauai Inc: received $36K on this topic Hale 'opio Kauai Inc $36K Washtenaw Intermediate School Districtwashtenaw My Brother's Keeper: received $33K on this topic Washtenaw Intermediate School D… $33K Backfield in Motion Inc: received $30K on this topic Backfield in Motion Inc $30K Opportunities Alternatives and Resources (Oar): received $26K on this topic Opportunities Alternatives and… $26K Backfield in Motion: received $22K on this topic Backfield in Motion $22K Motion Picture & Television Fund: received $20K on this topic Motion Picture & Television Fund $20K Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Oara Inc: received $19K on this topic Offender Aid and Restoration of… $19K University of Massachusetts Amherst: received $17K on this topic University of Massachusetts Amh… $17K Washtenaw Intermediate School District: received $13K on this topic Washtenaw Intermediate School D… $13K Esbd Music N Motion Booster Club: received $10K on this topic Esbd Music N Motion Booster Club $10K The School of Perpetual Motion: received $5K on this topic The School of Perpetual Motion $5K Minds in Motion Learning Center: received $5K on this topic Minds in Motion Learning Center $5K 12 funders, 50 recipients, grants matching “motion” 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: $260,000 to YOUTH CENTER OF WESTCHESTER — motion for justice campaign partnership and general operating support
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Largest: $2.5M to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA — simulation in motion iowa (sim-ia)
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Largest: $150,000 to MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND — strike relief programs
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Largest: $250,000 to MOTION PICTURE TELEVISION FUND — motion picture charitable fund
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Largest: $326,630 to FUTURE KIDS AT CORAL SPRINGS CORP DBA KIDS IN MOTION — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
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Largest: $125,000 to Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — general fund project
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Largest: $13,000 to ACADEMY FOUNDATION (ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES) — research in history, arts and techniques of the motion picture industry
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Largest: $1.8M to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS — in support of developing a second generation attomicroscope to imagine electron motion and chemical reaction dynamics at single atom resolution.
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Largest: $25,000 to BACKFIELD IN MOTION INC — backfield in motion empowers at-risk youth through education and athletics, helping them earn diplomas, build a foundation for higher education, and develop essential job skills fo…
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Largest: $24,000 to THE MOTION PICTURE CLUB FOUNDATION — unrestricted program services
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Largest: $123,035 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY — random trap geometry and slowdown for biased motion in disorder
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Largest: $100,000 to Justice in Motion Inc — to provide legal support and information to individuals throughout the immigration process.
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