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12 funders with a record of paying for “normal”
Where the money went The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The University of Edinburgh: $2.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ecole Normale Superieure De Lyon: $393K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hausman Family Foundation → Hoag Hospital Foundation: $369K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Design Inspirations → Gill Children's Services: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2025 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Boston Childrens Hospital: $308K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc → Outlook Nebraska: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Cornell University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Vespa Family Foundationinc → New York Law School: $94K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Southern Wv Inc → Raleigh Co Commission On Aging: $56K across 2 grants, latest 2023 George W & Amy Newman Foundation → The Brotherhood Sister Sol: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Commerce Bancshares Foundation → Community Development Corporation of the Bloomington-Normal Area: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gene Chiu Foundation → Xinjiang Normal Univ: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Washington University: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ecole Normale Suprieure De Lyon: $371K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Design Inspirations → Breakthrough Fort Worth: $260K across 3 grants, latest 2025 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Cambridge Health Alliance: $243K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Hausman Family Foundation → Race to Erase Ms: $227K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc → Ronald Mcdonald House: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Vespa Family Foundationinc → Long Island University Brooklyn: $69K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Shalom Hartman Institute: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2023 United Way of Southern Wv Inc → Beckley Health Right: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2023 George W & Amy Newman Foundation → Release of Aging People in Prison: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Commerce Bancshares Foundation → Young Men's Christian Assn Normal: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gene Chiu Foundation → Nanjing Normal University of Special Education: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Vanderbilt University: $825K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ecole Normale Superieure - Ens Paris: $265K across 2 grants, latest 2022 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Eunice Shriver Center U Mass Medical School: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Hausman Family Foundation → Queen of Hearts Foundation: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Design Inspirations → Rivertree Academy: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Columbia University ( Center for Justice): $38K across 4 grants, latest 2025 United Way of Southern Wv Inc → Child Protect of Mercer County: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023 George W & Amy Newman Foundation → Encounter Programs: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc → Ballard House - Houston: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Commerce Bancshares Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Vespa Family Foundationinc → Msk Giving ( Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center): $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gene Chiu Foundation → Gannan Normal University: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Aspire Health Alliance: $137K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ecole Normale Suprieure Paris: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Families First Parenting Programs: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ecole Normale Superieure Paris: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Community Therapeutic Day School: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2025 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hausman Family Foundation → City of Hope: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Austen Riggs Center Collaborative Care Team: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Family & Educational Wellness Center: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2025 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Winston Prepatory School: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Mental Design Institute: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Sacl: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Design Inspirations → Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club: $42K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Design Inspirations → Kappa Kappa Gamma: $42K across 4 grants, latest 2025 John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard → Tides Center: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Ajws: $37K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Cornell University ( Institute of Politicsglobal Affairs): $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → The New Israel Fund: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Bridging Insights: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Hausman Family Foundation → St Jude Children's Research Hospital: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hausman Family Foundation → Cure Addiction Now - Can: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Moment Magazine Endowment: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2025 George W & Amy Newman Foundation → American Jewish World Services (Ajws): $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023 United Way of Southern Wv Inc → Big Creek People Action: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2023 George W & Amy Newman Foundation → Marlene Meyerson Jcc of Manhatan: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024 George W & Amy Newman Foundation → Cornell University: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc → Texas Public Policy Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Planned Parenthood of Nyc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Leona M and Harry B Helms… $4.3M John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. John Leopold Weil & Geraldine… $1.4M The Simons Foundation Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $1.3M Hausman Family Foundation: $830K on this topic. Open the funder. Hausman Family Foundation $830K Design Inspirations: $703K on this topic. Open the funder. Design Inspirations $703K Amy Klette Newman Foundation: $378K on this topic. Open the funder. Amy Klette Newman Foundation $378K Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Stanley M Truhlsen Family Fou… $250K George W & Amy Newman Foundation: $182K on this topic. Open the funder. George W & Amy Newman Foundat… $182K The Vespa Family Foundationinc: $168K on this topic. Open the funder. The Vespa Family Foundationinc $168K United Way of Southern Wv Inc: $147K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Southern Wv Inc $147K Commerce Bancshares Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. Commerce Bancshares Foundation $40K Gene Chiu Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. Gene Chiu Foundation $8K The University of Edinburgh: received $2.2M on this topic The University of Edinburgh $2.2M Washington University: received $1.2M on this topic Washington University $1.2M Vanderbilt University: received $825K on this topic Vanderbilt University $825K Ecole Normale Superieure De Lyon: received $393K on this topic Ecole Normale Superieure De Lyon $393K Ecole Normale Suprieure De Lyon: received $371K on this topic Ecole Normale Suprieure De Lyon $371K Hoag Hospital Foundation: received $369K on this topic Hoag Hospital Foundation $369K Gill Children's Services: received $310K on this topic Gill Children's Services $310K Boston Childrens Hospital: received $308K on this topic Boston Childrens Hospital $308K Ecole Normale Superieure - Ens Paris: received $265K on this topic Ecole Normale Superieure - Ens… $265K Breakthrough Fort Worth: received $260K on this topic Breakthrough Fort Worth $260K Cambridge Health Alliance: received $243K on this topic Cambridge Health Alliance $243K Race to Erase Ms: received $227K on this topic Race to Erase Ms $227K Eunice Shriver Center U Mass Medical School: received $150K on this topic Eunice Shriver Center U Mass Me… $150K Aspire Health Alliance: received $137K on this topic Aspire Health Alliance $137K Cornell University: received $125K on this topic Cornell University $125K Ecole Normale Suprieure Paris: received $120K on this topic Ecole Normale Suprieure Paris $120K Families First Parenting Programs: received $120K on this topic Families First Parenting Progra… $120K Ecole Normale Superieure Paris: received $111K on this topic Ecole Normale Superieure Paris $111K Community Therapeutic Day School: received $105K on this topic Community Therapeutic Day School $105K Outlook Nebraska: received $100K on this topic Outlook Nebraska $100K Ronald Mcdonald House: received $100K on this topic Ronald Mcdonald House $100K Queen of Hearts Foundation: received $100K on this topic Queen of Hearts Foundation $100K Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: received $100K on this topic Boston Psychoanalytic Society &… $100K New York Law School: received $94K on this topic New York Law School $94K City of Hope: received $75K on this topic City of Hope $75K Long Island University Brooklyn: received $69K on this topic Long Island University Brooklyn $69K Austen Riggs Center Collaborative Care Team: received $66K on this topic Austen Riggs Center Collaborati… $66K Raleigh Co Commission On Aging: received $56K on this topic Raleigh Co Commission On Aging $56K Shalom Hartman Institute: received $55K on this topic Shalom Hartman Institute $55K Family & Educational Wellness Center: received $53K on this topic Family & Educational Wellness C… $53K Rivertree Academy: received $50K on this topic Rivertree Academy $50K Winston Prepatory School: received $50K on this topic Winston Prepatory School $50K Mental Design Institute: received $50K on this topic Mental Design Institute $50K Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Sacl: received $50K on this topic Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-… $50K Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club: received $42K on this topic Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club $42K Kappa Kappa Gamma: received $42K on this topic Kappa Kappa Gamma $42K Tides Center: received $41K on this topic Tides Center $41K The Brotherhood Sister Sol: received $40K on this topic The Brotherhood Sister Sol $40K Columbia University ( Center for Justice): received $38K on this topic Columbia University ( Center fo… $38K Ajws: received $37K on this topic Ajws $37K Beckley Health Right: received $35K on this topic Beckley Health Right $35K Release of Aging People in Prison: received $35K on this topic Release of Aging People in Pris… $35K Cornell University ( Institute of Politicsglobal Affairs): received $35K on this topic Cornell University ( Institute… $35K Child Protect of Mercer County: received $31K on this topic Child Protect of Mercer County $31K Encounter Programs: received $30K on this topic Encounter Programs $30K The New Israel Fund: received $30K on this topic The New Israel Fund $30K Bridging Insights: received $30K on this topic Bridging Insights $30K St Jude Children's Research Hospital: received $30K on this topic St Jude Children's Research Hos… $30K Cure Addiction Now - Can: received $30K on this topic Cure Addiction Now - Can $30K Moment Magazine Endowment: received $29K on this topic Moment Magazine Endowment $29K American Jewish World Services (Ajws): received $27K on this topic American Jewish World Services… $27K Big Creek People Action: received $26K on this topic Big Creek People Action $26K Ballard House - Houston: received $25K on this topic Ballard House - Houston $25K Marlene Meyerson Jcc of Manhatan: received $25K on this topic Marlene Meyerson Jcc of Manhatan $25K Texas Public Policy Foundation: received $25K on this topic Texas Public Policy Foundation $25K Planned Parenthood of Nyc: received $25K on this topic Planned Parenthood of Nyc $25K Community Development Corporation of the Bloomington-Normal Area: received $20K on this topic Community Development Corporati… $20K Young Men's Christian Assn Normal: received $14K on this topic Young Men's Christian Assn Norm… $14K Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal: received $7K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Bloomingto… $7K Msk Giving ( Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center): received $5K on this topic Msk Giving ( Memorial Sloan Ket… $5K Xinjiang Normal Univ: received $3K on this topic Xinjiang Normal Univ $3K Nanjing Normal University of Special Education: received $3K on this topic Nanjing Normal University of Sp… $3K Gannan Normal University: received $2K on this topic Gannan Normal University $2K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “normal” 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: $35,000 to CORNELL UNIVERSITY ( INSTITUTE OF POLITICSGLOBAL AFFAIRS) — to fund normal operationsto fund normal operations
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Largest: $25,000 to THE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL — to fund normal operations
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Largest: $118,095 to BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL — assistance to indigent and dysfunctional families, especially concerning infant and very young children in order to provide them with the support and assistance necessary to grow u…
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Largest: $160,000 to HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — for use in normal activities and operations of the entity
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Largest: $45,000 to RALEIGH CO COMMISSION ON AGING — normal operations
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Largest: $92,500 to BREAKTHROUGH FORT WORTH — for normal operating needs and expenses to benefit these entities for their philanthropic efforts. design inspirations chooses beneficiaries annually and grants are not requested.
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Largest: $444,247 to THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH — human gut cell atlas - normal intestine and crohn's disease
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Largest: $100,000 to OUTLOOK NEBRASKA — normal cash donation
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Largest: $49,825 to LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY BROOKLYN — to fund normal operations
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Largest: $307,200 to ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE LYON — wave turbulence
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Largest: $2,550 to NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION — gcf student scholarship project in jiangsu, china
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Largest: $9,000 to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AREA — used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
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