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From Zaidy With Love → Grants to Poor Families: $3.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024Thierer Family Foundation → Food Access Project: $900K across 2 grants, latest 2024Neediest Kids of All → Cincinnati Public Schools: $745K across 4 grants, latest 2025United Way of Northeast Mississippi Inc → The Salvation Army: $385K across 4 grants, latest 2024Douglas A Campbell Foundation → Collateral Repair Projects: $140K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation → Children's Resource Network-Central Coast: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of South Central Michigan → Charitable Union: $87K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Dale Foundation Inc → Eva's Foundation Inc: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation → Forsyth Backpack Program: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Evelyn S & Jim Horne Hankins Fnd → Lebanon Special School District Family Resource Center: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mary L Peyton Foundation → Loretto Academy: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2022Carris Corporation Foundation → Red Bud Area Ministries: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024Thierer Family Foundation → Food Acess Project: $166K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Upspring: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → Ministry With Community: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2022Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation → Backpack Beginnings: $56K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation → Children's Resource Network of Central Coast: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Evelyn S & Jim Horne Hankins Fnd → Wilson County Schools Family Resource Center: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Dale Foundation Inc → Barnabas Center Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Carris Corporation Foundation → Friends of the Homeless: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mary L Peyton Foundation → All Other Indigent Persons Provided Less Than 1000: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2023Douglas A Campbell Foundation → Nadya Reymond: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Prokids: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → Safe Place: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2022Thierer Family Foundation → Nourishing Hope: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Dale Foundation Inc → Environmental Defense Fund: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Mary L Peyton Foundation → Karen Martinez: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021United Way of South Central Michigan → Share Center: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2022Thierer Family Foundation → Ignite: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Covington Independent Public Schools: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → Portage Community Center: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Cincinnati-Hamilton County Caa: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → South County Community Services: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of South Central Michigan → Family Enrichment Center: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Sam Hubbard Foundation: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → St Lukes Episcopal Church - Pih: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Freestore Foodbank: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Best Point Education & Behavioral Health: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → Region 3b Area On Aging: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Winton Woods City School District: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Hamilton County Public Defender - Gaurdian Ad Litem: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Neediest Kids of All → Central Elementary: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2025United Way of South Central Michigan → Disability Network Capital Area: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Southgate Public School: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Edgewood City Schools: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → South Family Resource Center (Pendleton County Schools): $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024Neediest Kids of All → Tichenor Youth Service Center: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Project Connectactivities Beyond the Classroom: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Lloyd High School Ysc: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024Neediest Kids of All → Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Big Brothers & Big Sisters Greater Cincinnati: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Neediest Kids of All → Lewis County: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Thierer Family Foundation → All Chicago: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Neediest Kids of All → Bethany House Services: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Lakota Local School District: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Neediest Kids of All → Hamilton County Public Defender: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Lewis County Central Family Resource Center (Central Elementary): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Thierer Family Foundation → Little Heroes League: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024Neediest Kids of All → Hamilton County Development Disabilities Services: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neediest Kids of All → Campbell County Schools: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Reading Community City Schools: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → South Family Resource Center: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2025Neediest Kids of All → Adams Brown Counties Head Start: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Mary L Peyton Foundation → Wendy Calderon: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024From Zaidy With Love: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.From Zaidy With Love$3.5MNeediest Kids of All: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Neediest Kids of All$1.5MThierer Family Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Thierer Family Foundation$1.2MUnited Way of South Central Michigan: $502K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of South Central M…$502KUnited Way of Northeast Mississippi Inc: $385K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Northeast Missi…$385KDouglas A Campbell Foundation: $141K on this topic. Open the funder.Douglas A Campbell Foundation$141KThe Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation: $140K on this topic. Open the funder.The Henry Mayo Newhall Founda…$140KPiedmont Triad Charitable Foundation: $113K on this topic. Open the funder.Piedmont Triad Charitable Fou…$113KThe Dale Foundation Inc: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.The Dale Foundation Inc$105KThe Evelyn S & Jim Horne Hankins Fnd: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.The Evelyn S & Jim Horne Hank…$70KMary L Peyton Foundation: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Mary L Peyton Foundation$57KCarris Corporation Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.Carris Corporation Foundation$45KGrants to Poor Families: received $3.5M on this topicGrants to Poor Families$3.5MFood Access Project: received $900K on this topicFood Access Project$900KCincinnati Public Schools: received $745K on this topicCincinnati Public Schools$745KThe Salvation Army: received $385K on this topicThe Salvation Army$385KFood Acess Project: received $166K on this topicFood Acess Project$166KUpspring: received $150K on this topicUpspring$150KCollateral Repair Projects: received $140K on this topicCollateral Repair Projects$140KChildren's Resource Network-Central Coast: received $100K on this topicChildren's Resource Network-Cen…$100KProkids: received $100K on this topicProkids$100KCharitable Union: received $87K on this topicCharitable Union$87KMinistry With Community: received $74K on this topicMinistry With Community$74KSafe Place: received $72K on this topicSafe Place$72KEva's Foundation Inc: received $70K on this topicEva's Foundation Inc$70KShare Center: received $65K on this topicShare Center$65KNourishing Hope: received $60K on this topicNourishing Hope$60KIgnite: received $60K on this topicIgnite$60KForsyth Backpack Program: received $56K on this topicForsyth Backpack Program$56KBackpack Beginnings: received $56K on this topicBackpack Beginnings$56KCovington Independent Public Schools: received $50K on this topicCovington Independent Public Sc…$50KPortage Community Center: received $46K on this topicPortage Community Center$46KCincinnati-Hamilton County Caa: received $45K on this topicCincinnati-Hamilton County Caa$45KSouth County Community Services: received $41K on this topicSouth County Community Services$41KChildren's Resource Network of Central Coast: received $40K on this topicChildren's Resource Network of…$40KFamily Enrichment Center: received $38K on this topicFamily Enrichment Center$38KLebanon Special School District Family Resource Center: received $35K on this topicLebanon Special School District…$35KWilson County Schools Family Resource Center: received $35K on this topicWilson County Schools Family Re…$35KSam Hubbard Foundation: received $35K on this topicSam Hubbard Foundation$35KSt Lukes Episcopal Church - Pih: received $34K on this topicSt Lukes Episcopal Church - Pih$34KFreestore Foodbank: received $30K on this topicFreestore Foodbank$30KLoretto Academy: received $29K on this topicLoretto Academy$29KBest Point Education & Behavioral Health: received $26K on this topicBest Point Education & Behavior…$26KBarnabas Center Inc: received $25K on this topicBarnabas Center Inc$25KRegion 3b Area On Aging: received $24K on this topicRegion 3b Area On Aging$24KRed Bud Area Ministries: received $23K on this topicRed Bud Area Ministries$23KFriends of the Homeless: received $22K on this topicFriends of the Homeless$22KWinton Woods City School District: received $21K on this topicWinton Woods City School Distri…$21KHamilton County Public Defender - Gaurdian Ad Litem: received $20K on this topicHamilton County Public Defender…$20KCentral Elementary: received $20K on this topicCentral Elementary$20KDisability Network Capital Area: received $20K on this topicDisability Network Capital Area$20KSouthgate Public School: received $18K on this topicSouthgate Public School$18KEdgewood City Schools: received $18K on this topicEdgewood City Schools$18KSouth Family Resource Center (Pendleton County Schools): received $18K on this topicSouth Family Resource Center (P…$18KTichenor Youth Service Center: received $17K on this topicTichenor Youth Service Center$17KProject Connectactivities Beyond the Classroom: received $15K on this topicProject Connectactivities Beyon…$15KAll Other Indigent Persons Provided Less Than 1000: received $14K on this topicAll Other Indigent Persons Prov…$14KLloyd High School Ysc: received $14K on this topicLloyd High School Ysc$14KBig Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati: received $12K on this topicBig Brothers & Big Sisters of G…$12KEnvironmental Defense Fund: received $10K on this topicEnvironmental Defense Fund$10KBig Brothers & Big Sisters Greater Cincinnati: received $10K on this topicBig Brothers & Big Sisters Grea…$10KLewis County: received $10K on this topicLewis County$10KAll Chicago: received $10K on this topicAll Chicago$10KBethany House Services: received $10K on this topicBethany House Services$10KLakota Local School District: received $10K on this topicLakota Local School District$10KHamilton County Public Defender: received $10K on this topicHamilton County Public Defender$10KLewis County Central Family Resource Center (Central Elementary): received $10K on this topicLewis County Central Family Res…$10KLittle Heroes League: received $10K on this topicLittle Heroes League$10KHamilton County Development Disabilities Services: received $9K on this topicHamilton County Development Dis…$9KCampbell County Schools: received $9K on this topicCampbell County Schools$9KReading Community City Schools: received $9K on this topicReading Community City Schools$9KSouth Family Resource Center: received $8K on this topicSouth Family Resource Center$8KAdams Brown Counties Head Start: received $8K on this topicAdams Brown Counties Head Start$8KKaren Martinez: received $7K on this topicKaren Martinez$7KWendy Calderon: received $7K on this topicWendy Calderon$7KNadya Reymond: received $1K on this topicNadya Reymond$1K
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