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12 funders with a record of paying for “musuem”
Where the money went Cma-Clev Mus of Art 2 Gen End Ta → The Cleveland Musuem of Art: $914K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation → Musuem of Fine Arts Boston: $727K across 4 grants, latest 2025 California Institute for Biodiversity → Musuem of Natural Hist La: $589K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Wood Foundation Inc → Curious Kids Musuem: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Museum School Foundation Inc → Musuem School of Avondale: $177K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Comer Foundation → Birmingham Musuem of Art: $143K across 4 grants, latest 2025 H Patterson Hale Jr Charitable Foundation → Lowell's Boat Shop & Musuem: $134K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Butler Family Foundation → Field Musuem of Natural History: $86K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc → The Jewish Musuem: $85K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Segal Family Foundation → Chicago Field Musuem Endowment: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation → Musuem of Fine Arts: $49K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Siquentis Foundation → San Antonio Musuem of Art: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 California Institute for Biodiversity → Sd Natural History Musuem: $449K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Wood Foundation Inc → Curious Kids Musuem: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Museum School Foundation Inc → Musuem School of Avondale: $143K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation → Los Angeles County Musuem of Art (Lacma): $84K across 4 grants, latest 2025 H Patterson Hale Jr Charitable Foundation → Custom House Maritime Musuem: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Segal Family Foundation → Field Musuem Endowment: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Siquentis Foundation → Mcnay Art Musuem: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Museum School Foundation Inc → Musuem School Pta: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Segal Family Foundation → Milwakee Art Musuem Supporting Sponsor: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Museum School Foundation Inc → Musuem School Pta: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Segal Family Foundation → Chicago History Musuem Gary T Johnson Chief Historian Chair: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 California Institute for Biodiversity: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. California Institute for Biod… $1.0M Cma-Clev Mus of Art 2 Gen End Ta: $914K on this topic. Open the funder. Cma-Clev Mus of Art 2 Gen End… $914K Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation: $811K on this topic. Open the funder. Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Fo… $811K Wood Foundation Inc: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. Wood Foundation Inc $400K The Museum School Foundation Inc: $382K on this topic. Open the funder. The Museum School Foundation… $382K H Patterson Hale Jr Charitable Foundation: $204K on this topic. Open the funder. H Patterson Hale Jr Charitabl… $204K Segal Family Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Segal Family Foundation $150K The Comer Foundation: $143K on this topic. Open the funder. The Comer Foundation $143K Butler Family Foundation: $86K on this topic. Open the funder. Butler Family Foundation $86K The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc: $85K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sudarsky Family Foundatio… $85K Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation: $49K on this topic. Open the funder. Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foun… $49K Siquentis Foundation: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. Siquentis Foundation $21K The Cleveland Musuem of Art: received $914K on this topic The Cleveland Musuem of Art $914K Musuem of Fine Arts Boston: received $727K on this topic Musuem of Fine Arts Boston $727K Musuem of Natural Hist La: received $589K on this topic Musuem of Natural Hist La $589K Sd Natural History Musuem: received $449K on this topic Sd Natural History Musuem $449K Curious Kids Musuem: received $200K on this topic Curious Kids Musuem $200K Curious Kids Musuem: received $200K on this topic Curious Kids Musuem $200K Musuem School of Avondale: received $177K on this topic Musuem School of Avondale $177K Musuem School of Avondale: received $143K on this topic Musuem School of Avondale $143K Birmingham Musuem of Art: received $143K on this topic Birmingham Musuem of Art $143K Lowell's Boat Shop & Musuem: received $134K on this topic Lowell's Boat Shop & Musuem $134K Field Musuem of Natural History: received $86K on this topic Field Musuem of Natural History $86K The Jewish Musuem: received $85K on this topic The Jewish Musuem $85K Los Angeles County Musuem of Art (Lacma): received $84K on this topic Los Angeles County Musuem of Ar… $84K Custom House Maritime Musuem: received $70K on this topic Custom House Maritime Musuem $70K Chicago Field Musuem Endowment: received $50K on this topic Chicago Field Musuem Endowment $50K Field Musuem Endowment: received $50K on this topic Field Musuem Endowment $50K Musuem of Fine Arts: received $49K on this topic Musuem of Fine Arts $49K Musuem School Pta: received $32K on this topic Musuem School Pta $32K Musuem School Pta: received $30K on this topic Musuem School Pta $30K Milwakee Art Musuem Supporting Sponsor: received $25K on this topic Milwakee Art Musuem Supporting… $25K Chicago History Musuem Gary T Johnson Chief Historian Chair: received $25K on this topic Chicago History Musuem Gary T J… $25K San Antonio Musuem of Art: received $11K on this topic San Antonio Musuem of Art $11K Mcnay Art Musuem: received $10K on this topic Mcnay Art Musuem $10K 12 funders, 23 recipients, grants matching “musuem” 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: $382,000 to MUSUEM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON — general purposes of the organization
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Largest: $50,000 to Lowell's Boat Shop & Musuem — unrestrictedgeneral support
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Largest: $294,269 to Musuem of Natural Hist LA — grants & funding provided
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Largest: $3,000 to SAN ANTONIO MUSUEM OF ART — general charitable purpose
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Largest: $55,000 to FIELD MUSUEM OF NATURAL HISTORY — general charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization
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Largest: $243,703 to THE CLEVELAND MUSUEM OF ART — for operating expenses and purchase of art
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Largest: $176,662 to Musuem School of Avondale — to support activities of school
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Largest: $37,500 to Birmingham Musuem of Art — to support organization
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Largest: $200,000 to CURIOUS KIDS MUSUEM — musuem exhibit
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Largest: $6,000 to MUSUEM OF FINE ARTS — to make the musuem of fine arts accessible to all and preserve it for the future
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Largest: $25,000 to The Jewish Musuem — to support charitable purpose
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Largest: $50,000 to CHICAGO FIELD MUSUEM ENDOWMENT — general unrestricted exempt purpose of organization
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