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12 funders with a record of paying for “mueseum”
Where the money went The Arcadia Foundation → Woodmere Art Mueseum: $599K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Regional Arts & Culture Council → Portland Art Mueseum: $572K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Redwood Empire Chinese Association → Mueseum of Sonoma County: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Scheffel Family Charitable Trust → Nevada Mueseum of Art: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Grosse Ile Educational Foundation Inc → Grosse Ile Historical Society: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024 J L Camp Foundation → Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Dante S Stephensen Foundation → Southeastern Railway Mueseum: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Choptank Foundation → Delaware Art Mueseum: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Friedel Family Foundation → Us Holocaust Memorial Mueseum: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Zlotoff Generations Fund → Michigan Flight Mueseum: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Leon Smith Polk Foundation Inc → Iaia Mueseum of Contemporary Native Arts: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sue Smith Harrison Family Foundation → Albuquerque Mueseum of Art Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Arcadia Foundation → Brandywine Conservancy Mueseum of A: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Friedel Family Foundation → Musical Instrument Mueseum: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Arcadia Foundation: $624K on this topic. Open the funder. The Arcadia Foundation $624K Regional Arts & Culture Council: $572K on this topic. Open the funder. Regional Arts & Culture Counc… $572K Redwood Empire Chinese Association: $52K on this topic. Open the funder. Redwood Empire Chinese Associ… $52K The Scheffel Family Charitable Trust: $43K on this topic. Open the funder. The Scheffel Family Charitabl… $43K Grosse Ile Educational Foundation Inc: $38K on this topic. Open the funder. Grosse Ile Educational Founda… $38K J L Camp Foundation: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. J L Camp Foundation $21K Dante S Stephensen Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Dante S Stephensen Foundation $15K The Choptank Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The Choptank Foundation $10K Friedel Family Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. Friedel Family Foundation $9K Zlotoff Generations Fund: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Zlotoff Generations Fund $5K The Leon Smith Polk Foundation Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. The Leon Smith Polk Foundatio… $5K Sue Smith Harrison Family Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Sue Smith Harrison Family Fou… $5K Woodmere Art Mueseum: received $599K on this topic Woodmere Art Mueseum $599K Portland Art Mueseum: received $572K on this topic Portland Art Mueseum $572K Mueseum of Sonoma County: received $52K on this topic Mueseum of Sonoma County $52K Nevada Mueseum of Art: received $43K on this topic Nevada Mueseum of Art $43K Grosse Ile Historical Society: received $38K on this topic Grosse Ile Historical Society $38K Brandywine Conservancy Mueseum of A: received $25K on this topic Brandywine Conservancy Mueseum… $25K Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation: received $21K on this topic Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fo… $21K Southeastern Railway Mueseum: received $15K on this topic Southeastern Railway Mueseum $15K Delaware Art Mueseum: received $10K on this topic Delaware Art Mueseum $10K Us Holocaust Memorial Mueseum: received $7K on this topic Us Holocaust Memorial Mueseum $7K Michigan Flight Mueseum: received $5K on this topic Michigan Flight Mueseum $5K Iaia Mueseum of Contemporary Native Arts: received $5K on this topic Iaia Mueseum of Contemporary Na… $5K Albuquerque Mueseum of Art Foundation: received $5K on this topic Albuquerque Mueseum of Art Foun… $5K Musical Instrument Mueseum: received $3K on this topic Musical Instrument Mueseum $3K 12 funders, 14 recipients, grants matching “mueseum” 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: $5,000 to SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY MUESEUM — to support mueseum
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Largest: $3,250 to US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUESEUM — to fund daily operations
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Largest: $599,140 to WOODMERE ART MUESEUM — no restrictions
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Largest: $11,000 to VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION — support the virginia mueseum of fine arts and its programs
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Largest: $371,500 to PORTLAND ART MUESEUM — general operating support
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Largest: $37,500 to NEVADA MUESEUM OF ART — community support
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Largest: $37,974 to Grosse Ile Historical Society — mueseum timeline walk
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Largest: $51,900 to Mueseum of Sonoma County — chinese culture exhibit
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Largest: $10,000 to DELAWARE ART MUESEUM — to support the museum's exhibitions.
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Largest: $5,000 to MICHIGAN FLIGHT MUESEUM — charitable grant to qualified charity
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Largest: $5,000 to ALBUQUERQUE MUESEUM OF ART FOUNDATION — general charitable
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Largest: $5,000 to IAIA Mueseum of Contemporary Native Arts — furtherance of exempt purpose
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