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12 funders with a record of paying for “norfolk”
Where the money went Shearwater Foundation Inc → Norfolk State University: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc → Norfolk Area Community Kollel: $794K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Sentara Health → Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hampton Roads Community Foundation → Norfolk Spca: $328K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Townebank Foundation → Norfolk Festevents Ltd: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Norfolk Foundation Inc: $203K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nebraska Community Foundation → Norfolk Public Schools Foundation Inc: $173K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Norfolk Area United Way Inc → Norfolk Family YMCA: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Akc Fund Inc → Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department: $96K across 6 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Norfolk State University Foundation: $53K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Construction Education Foundation of → Norfolk State University: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Weller Foundation Inc → Pozehl Oren M: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sentara Health → Norfolk Festevents Ltd: $440K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc → B'nos Yisrael Norfolk Academy Inc (Bina): $344K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Townebank Foundation → Norfolk Botanical Garden: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Norfolk Foundation Inc Fbo Arcanum Building: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nebraska Community Foundation → Norfolk Area Childcare Collaborative: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Norfolk Area United Way Inc → The Arc of Norfolk: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Hampton Roads Community Foundation → Life Enrichment Center of Norfolk: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Shearwater Foundation Inc → Norfolk Academy: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Akc Fund Inc → Town of Norfolk: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Norfolk State University Foundation Inc: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Weller Foundation Inc → Burkinshaw Ellie R: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Construction Education Foundation of → Norfolk State University (Cummings): $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Sentara Health → Norfolk State University: $285K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc → Talmudical Academy of Norfolk Aka Yeshivas Aish Kodesh: $188K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department: $138K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Townebank Foundation → Norfolk Spca: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nebraska Community Foundation → Norfolk Family Coalition Inc: $119K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Norfolk Area United Way Inc → Norfolk Public Transportation: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Hampton Roads Community Foundation → Primeplus - Norfolk Senior Center: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Akc Fund Inc → Norfolk Center Cemetary Association: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Shearwater Foundation Inc → Norfolk Botanical Gardens: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Life Enrichment Center of Norfolk: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Weller Foundation Inc → Halsey Tory K: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Construction Education Foundation of → Norfolk State University (Duncan): $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Sentara Health → Norfolk State University Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sentara Health → City of Norfolk: $162K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc → Norfolk Academy: $143K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Norfolk Foundation Fbo Master Plan: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → The Foundation for Norfolk Living Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc → Talmudical Academy of Norfolk: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Lions Club of Norfolk Connecticut Fbo Norfolk Lions Ambulance: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Norfolk Botanical Gardens Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nebraska Community Foundation → Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sentara Health → Life Enrichment Center of Norfolk: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Town of Norfolk: $39K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Yale University: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nebraska Community Foundation → Community Concern of Norfolk Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nebraska Community Foundation → Norfolk Rescue Mission: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc → Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Church of Christ Congregational Fbo Norfolk Food Pantry: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Norfolk Area United Way Inc → Teammates of Norfolk: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Nebraska Community Foundation → Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Nebraska Community Foundation → Read Aloud Norfolk: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sentara Health → Virginia Opera Association Inc: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Norfolk Area United Way Inc → Norfolk Arts Center: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nebraska Community Foundation → Norfolk Arts Center: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sentara Health → Norfolk Spanish Sda Church: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Akc Fund Inc → Norfolk Lion's Club: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The William and Mary Greve Foundation → Norfolk Now Inc: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Akc Fund Inc → Norfolk Land Trust: $12K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Akc Fund Inc → Norfolk Historical Society: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Norfolk Area United Way Inc → Blessings in A Backpack - Norfolk: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sentara Health: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Sentara Health $1.7M Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Tidewater Jewish Foundation I… $1.6M Shearwater Foundation Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Shearwater Foundation Inc $1.5M The William and Mary Greve Foundation: $956K on this topic. Open the funder. The William and Mary Greve Fo… $956K Townebank Foundation: $630K on this topic. Open the funder. Townebank Foundation $630K Nebraska Community Foundation: $585K on this topic. Open the funder. Nebraska Community Foundation $585K Hampton Roads Community Foundation: $385K on this topic. Open the funder. Hampton Roads Community Found… $385K Norfolk Area United Way Inc: $336K on this topic. Open the funder. Norfolk Area United Way Inc $336K Akc Fund Inc: $188K on this topic. Open the funder. Akc Fund Inc $188K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $87K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $87K Construction Education Foundation of: $14K on this topic. Open the funder. Construction Education Founda… $14K The Weller Foundation Inc: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. The Weller Foundation Inc $8K Norfolk State University: received $1.8M on this topic Norfolk State University $1.8M Norfolk Area Community Kollel: received $794K on this topic Norfolk Area Community Kollel $794K Norfolk Festevents Ltd: received $740K on this topic Norfolk Festevents Ltd $740K Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc: received $525K on this topic Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc $525K Norfolk Spca: received $458K on this topic Norfolk Spca $458K B'nos Yisrael Norfolk Academy Inc (Bina): received $344K on this topic B'nos Yisrael Norfolk Academy I… $344K Norfolk State University Foundation: received $303K on this topic Norfolk State University Founda… $303K Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department: received $234K on this topic Norfolk Volunteer Fire Departme… $234K Norfolk Foundation Inc: received $203K on this topic Norfolk Foundation Inc $203K Norfolk Botanical Garden: received $200K on this topic Norfolk Botanical Garden $200K Talmudical Academy of Norfolk Aka Yeshivas Aish Kodesh: received $188K on this topic Talmudical Academy of Norfolk A… $188K Norfolk Academy: received $173K on this topic Norfolk Academy $173K Norfolk Public Schools Foundation Inc: received $173K on this topic Norfolk Public Schools Foundati… $173K City of Norfolk: received $162K on this topic City of Norfolk $162K Norfolk Family YMCA: received $150K on this topic Norfolk Family YMCA $150K Norfolk Foundation Inc Fbo Arcanum Building: received $150K on this topic Norfolk Foundation Inc Fbo Arca… $150K Norfolk Foundation Fbo Master Plan: received $130K on this topic Norfolk Foundation Fbo Master P… $130K Norfolk Area Childcare Collaborative: received $126K on this topic Norfolk Area Childcare Collabor… $126K Norfolk Family Coalition Inc: received $119K on this topic Norfolk Family Coalition Inc $119K The Foundation for Norfolk Living Inc: received $100K on this topic The Foundation for Norfolk Livi… $100K Life Enrichment Center of Norfolk: received $85K on this topic Life Enrichment Center of Norfo… $85K The Arc of Norfolk: received $80K on this topic The Arc of Norfolk $80K Talmudical Academy of Norfolk: received $75K on this topic Talmudical Academy of Norfolk $75K Lions Club of Norfolk Connecticut Fbo Norfolk Lions Ambulance: received $75K on this topic Lions Club of Norfolk Connectic… $75K Town of Norfolk: received $68K on this topic Town of Norfolk $68K Norfolk Public Transportation: received $55K on this topic Norfolk Public Transportation $55K Norfolk Botanical Gardens Foundation: received $50K on this topic Norfolk Botanical Gardens Found… $50K Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation: received $50K on this topic Greater Norfolk Economic Develo… $50K Yale University: received $35K on this topic Yale University $35K Norfolk Arts Center: received $31K on this topic Norfolk Arts Center $31K Community Concern of Norfolk Inc: received $30K on this topic Community Concern of Norfolk Inc $30K Norfolk Rescue Mission: received $30K on this topic Norfolk Rescue Mission $30K Primeplus - Norfolk Senior Center: received $27K on this topic Primeplus - Norfolk Senior Cent… $27K Norfolk Center Cemetary Association: received $25K on this topic Norfolk Center Cemetary Associa… $25K Church of Christ Congregational Fbo Norfolk Food Pantry: received $25K on this topic Church of Christ Congregational… $25K Teammates of Norfolk: received $23K on this topic Teammates of Norfolk $23K Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation: received $22K on this topic Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerc… $22K Read Aloud Norfolk: received $21K on this topic Read Aloud Norfolk $21K Norfolk State University Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topic Norfolk State University Founda… $20K Virginia Opera Association Inc: received $16K on this topic Virginia Opera Association Inc $16K Norfolk Botanical Gardens: received $15K on this topic Norfolk Botanical Gardens $15K Norfolk Spanish Sda Church: received $15K on this topic Norfolk Spanish Sda Church $15K Norfolk Lion's Club: received $13K on this topic Norfolk Lion's Club $13K Norfolk Now Inc: received $13K on this topic Norfolk Now Inc $13K Norfolk Land Trust: received $12K on this topic Norfolk Land Trust $12K Norfolk Historical Society: received $12K on this topic Norfolk Historical Society $12K Blessings in A Backpack - Norfolk: received $12K on this topic Blessings in A Backpack - Norfo… $12K Pozehl Oren M: received $3K on this topic Pozehl Oren M $3K Burkinshaw Ellie R: received $3K on this topic Burkinshaw Ellie R $3K Halsey Tory K: received $3K on this topic Halsey Tory K $3K Norfolk State University (Cummings): received $3K on this topic Norfolk State University (Cummi… $3K Norfolk State University (Duncan): received $3K on this topic Norfolk State University (Dunca… $3K 12 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “norfolk” 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: $5,750 to NORFOLK LION'S CLUB — for norfolk emt
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Largest: $102,500 to NORFOLK FOUNDATION INC — in support of norfolk hub ($100,000) and 2024 haystack book festival ($2,500).
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Largest: $2,600 to KELLEY BRYANT B — northeast community college-norfolk
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Largest: $297,600 to NORFOLK AREA COMMUNITY KOLLEL — general operations/donations
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Largest: $8,000 to NORFOLK ARTS CENTER — art scholarship/edu
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Largest: $250,000 to NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — scholars grant award
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Largest: $20,000 to NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — program support
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Largest: $5,050 to READ ALOUD NORFOLK — library read aloud norfolk support
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Largest: $100,000 to NORFOLK FESTEVENTS LTD — gen. charitable
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Largest: $210,525 to NORFOLK SPCA — animal welfare
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Largest: $3,500 to NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY — college scholarship
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Largest: $1.5M to NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY — to support tax-exempt purpose of organization
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