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12 funders with a record of paying for “nicu”
Where the money went The Carls Foundation → Munson Healthcare Foundation: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Hinsdale Hospital Foundation: $558K across 3 grants, latest 2022 North Memorial Foundation → Maple Grove Hospital: $517K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer → Memorial Medical Center Foundation: $385K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation → Jackson Health Foundation: $195K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Hannah Lillian Selikoff Memorial Foundat → Uc Davis Foundation: $156K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville Tn Inc → University of Tennessee Medical Center: $138K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Mcfarlane Charitable Foundation → Ut Health Science Center: $127K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Green Bay Packers Foundation → Bellin Health Foundation Inc: $111K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Hand to Hold: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Perper Family Foundation → Bee Mighty: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Carls Foundation → Trinity Health Oakland: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mcfarlane Charitable Foundation → University Health Foundation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville Tn Inc → East Tn Childrens Hospital: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Holy Cross Health Foundation Inc: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer → Yale New Haven Hospital: $28K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Carls Foundation → Henry Ford Health: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana: $88K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Today Is A Good Day: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Carls Foundation → Bronson Health Foundation: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Create Foundation Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Carls Foundation → Hurley Foundation: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Norton Children's Hospital Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Nicu Alumni Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Alliance for Black Nicu Families: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Love for Lily: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Chi Health Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Mark's Mission: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Greater Baltimore Medical Center: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Children's Hospital Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Arkansas Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → University of Louisville Foundation Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Bd of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Uni: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → The Skylar Project: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Fragile Beginnings: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Nicu Alumni: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Dear Nicu Mama: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Graham's Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prolacta Bioscience Foundation → Bridge to Caring Hands: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Carls Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Carls Foundation $2.1M The Chicago Community Trust: $806K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $806K The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kenneth T and Eileen L No… $600K North Memorial Foundation: $517K on this topic. Open the funder. North Memorial Foundation $517K The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer: $413K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munz… $413K Prolacta Bioscience Foundation: $307K on this topic. Open the funder. Prolacta Bioscience Foundation $307K Mcfarlane Charitable Foundation: $202K on this topic. Open the funder. Mcfarlane Charitable Foundati… $202K Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation: $195K on this topic. Open the funder. Miguel B Fernandez Family Fou… $195K Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville Tn Inc: $191K on this topic. Open the funder. Ronald Mcdonald House Chariti… $191K Hannah Lillian Selikoff Memorial Foundat: $156K on this topic. Open the funder. Hannah Lillian Selikoff Memor… $156K Green Bay Packers Foundation: $111K on this topic. Open the funder. Green Bay Packers Foundation $111K The Perper Family Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. The Perper Family Foundation $18K Munson Healthcare Foundation: received $1.2M on this topic Munson Healthcare Foundation $1.2M Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns: received $600K on this topic Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for W… $600K Hinsdale Hospital Foundation: received $558K on this topic Hinsdale Hospital Foundation $558K Maple Grove Hospital: received $517K on this topic Maple Grove Hospital $517K Trinity Health Oakland: received $500K on this topic Trinity Health Oakland $500K Memorial Medical Center Foundation: received $385K on this topic Memorial Medical Center Foundat… $385K Henry Ford Health: received $220K on this topic Henry Ford Health $220K Jackson Health Foundation: received $195K on this topic Jackson Health Foundation $195K Uc Davis Foundation: received $156K on this topic Uc Davis Foundation $156K University of Tennessee Medical Center: received $138K on this topic University of Tennessee Medical… $138K Ut Health Science Center: received $127K on this topic Ut Health Science Center $127K Bronson Health Foundation: received $126K on this topic Bronson Health Foundation $126K Bellin Health Foundation Inc: received $111K on this topic Bellin Health Foundation Inc $111K Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: received $100K on this topic Icahn School of Medicine at Mou… $100K Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana: received $88K on this topic Ronald Mcdonald House Charities… $88K University Health Foundation: received $75K on this topic University Health Foundation $75K Create Foundation Inc: received $60K on this topic Create Foundation Inc $60K East Tn Childrens Hospital: received $53K on this topic East Tn Childrens Hospital $53K Hurley Foundation: received $46K on this topic Hurley Foundation $46K Hand to Hold: received $35K on this topic Hand to Hold $35K Holy Cross Health Foundation Inc: received $30K on this topic Holy Cross Health Foundation Inc $30K Yale New Haven Hospital: received $28K on this topic Yale New Haven Hospital $28K Today Is A Good Day: received $25K on this topic Today Is A Good Day $25K Norton Children's Hospital Foundation: received $20K on this topic Norton Children's Hospital Foun… $20K Nicu Alumni Inc: received $20K on this topic Nicu Alumni Inc $20K Alliance for Black Nicu Families: received $20K on this topic Alliance for Black Nicu Families $20K Love for Lily: received $20K on this topic Love for Lily $20K Chi Health Foundation: received $20K on this topic Chi Health Foundation $20K Bee Mighty: received $18K on this topic Bee Mighty $18K Mark's Mission: received $15K on this topic Mark's Mission $15K Greater Baltimore Medical Center: received $15K on this topic Greater Baltimore Medical Center $15K Children's Hospital Foundation: received $15K on this topic Children's Hospital Foundation $15K Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Arkansas Inc: received $10K on this topic Ronald Mcdonald House Charities… $10K Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: received $10K on this topic Children's Hospital of Pittsbur… $10K University of Louisville Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topic University of Louisville Founda… $10K Bd of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Uni: received $9K on this topic Bd of Trustees of the Leland St… $9K The Skylar Project: received $8K on this topic The Skylar Project $8K Fragile Beginnings: received $8K on this topic Fragile Beginnings $8K Nicu Alumni: received $5K on this topic Nicu Alumni $5K Dear Nicu Mama: received $5K on this topic Dear Nicu Mama $5K Graham's Foundation: received $5K on this topic Graham's Foundation $5K Bridge to Caring Hands: received $3K on this topic Bridge to Caring Hands $3K 12 funders, 42 recipients, grants matching “nicu” 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 DEAR NICU MAMA — dear nicu mama podcast
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Largest: $100,000 to MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — miller childrens nicu follow-up outpatient clinic
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Largest: $510,000 to Hinsdale Hospital Foundation — general operating support, support for the nicu unit
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Largest: $126,358 to BRONSON HEALTH FOUNDATION — purchase of a nicu patient transfer unit
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Largest: $64,946 to JACKSON HEALTH FOUNDATION — charitable support of nicu at children's hospital
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Largest: $50,145 to BELLIN HEALTH FOUNDATION INC — bellin health neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) and maternity project
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Largest: $250,000 to SHARP MARY BIRCH HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN & NEWBORNS — nemeth nicu follow-up clinic
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Largest: $435,588 to MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL — to support mgh nicu, other patient and employee needs
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Largest: $80,000 to UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER — nicu family nurture
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Largest: $78,000 to University of Tennessee Medical Center — giraffe omnibed carestations - nicu
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Largest: $5,500 to Bee Mighty — to support the families who have premature babies needing services of the nicu.
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Largest: $105,000 to UC DAVIS FOUNDATION — to help advance hydrops and neonatal research, help support nicu parents and families, and provide targeted and meaningful resources to uc davis childrens hospital
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