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12 funders with a record of paying for “oberlin”

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The Chicago Community Trust → Oberlin College: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023American Council of Learned Societies → Oberlin College: $508K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc → Kendal at Oberlin: $366K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Nord Family Foundation → Oberlin Community Services Council: $265K across 4 grants, latest 2024Allen D P 3 Fd 9 Ta → Oberlin College: $210K across 4 grants, latest 2025Oberlin College → City of Oberlin: $173K across 2 grants, latest 2022Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin Heritage Centerohio: $134K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Nordson Corporation Foundation → Oberlin Community Services Council: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Tresemer Foundation Inc → Oberlin College - Education Outreach Programs: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Oberlin College: $29K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Presser Foundation → Oberlin College Conservatory of Music: $18K across 5 grants, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Abigail Jarman: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc → Oberlin Community Service Council: $311K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Nord Family Foundation → Oberlin Early Childhood Center: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2024Oberlin College → Oberlin Early Childhood Center: $158K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin Community Services Council: $121K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Nordson Corporation Foundation → Oberlin City Schools: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2023Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Jessie Mai: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oberlin College → City of Oberlin Fire Department: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Nord Family Foundation → Oberlin Choristers: $129K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin College: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Nordson Corporation Foundation → Oberlin College: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Kykena Wright: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oberlin College → City of Oberlin: $132K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Nord Family Foundation → Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization: $89K across 9 grants, latest 2024Oberlin College → Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fell: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2024Oberlin College → Western Reserve Land Conservancy: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin Early Childhood Center: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Nord Family Foundation → City of Oberlin: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Nord Family Foundation → Oberlin College: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Nord Family Foundation → Main Street Oberlin Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Nord Family Foundation → The Conflict Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin Choristers: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin Community Land Trust: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oberlin College → Oberlin Food Hub Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021Oberlin College → Village Family Farms Foundation: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Lorain County → Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Theater Project: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oberlin College → Oberlin City Schools: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Oberlin College → Providing Oberlin With Efficiency Responsibility (Power): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Oberlin College → Kendal at Oberlin: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021Oberlin College → Oberlin Heritage Center: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Oberlin College → Providing Oberlin With Efficiency Responsibly (Power): $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021Oberlin College → City Fresh: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Orlena Platinum Phung: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Christopher Brisendine: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Nathaniel Spikelmier: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Miriam Alrubali: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Natasha Foertsch: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Erin Beam: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Jarod Huggins: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Shalae Lewter: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Thomas Fenner: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Ian Zimmer: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Ian Perkins: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Alexandra Eure: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Declan Fry: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Ana Morlier: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Cierra Dennis: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Maria Khan: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Kaden Mont: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Stella Oen: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Daniela Robles: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Sara Vernetti: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Obirin Gakuen Foundation → Charlene Roberts: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$1.1MOberlin College: $795K on this topic. Open the funder.Oberlin College$795KThe Nord Family Foundation: $794K on this topic. Open the funder.The Nord Family Foundation$794KUnited Way of Greater Lorain County Inc: $677K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater Lorain…$677KAmerican Council of Learned Societies: $508K on this topic. Open the funder.American Council of Learned S…$508KCommunity Foundation of Lorain County: $381K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Lorai…$381KAllen D P 3 Fd 9 Ta: $210K on this topic. Open the funder.Allen D P 3 Fd 9 Ta$210KThe Nordson Corporation Foundation: $103K on this topic. Open the funder.The Nordson Corporation Found…$103KObirin Gakuen Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Obirin Gakuen Foundation$70KThe Tresemer Foundation Inc: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.The Tresemer Foundation Inc$60KMichael & Susan Dell Foundation: $29K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Susan Dell Foundati…$29KThe Presser Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.The Presser Foundation$18KOberlin College: received $1.2M on this topicOberlin College$1.2MOberlin College: received $810K on this topicOberlin College$810KOberlin Community Services Council: received $451K on this topicOberlin Community Services Coun…$451KKendal at Oberlin: received $366K on this topicKendal at Oberlin$366KOberlin Community Service Council: received $311K on this topicOberlin Community Service Counc…$311KOberlin Early Childhood Center: received $244K on this topicOberlin Early Childhood Center$244KCity of Oberlin: received $173K on this topicCity of Oberlin$173KOberlin Early Childhood Center: received $158K on this topicOberlin Early Childhood Center$158KOberlin Choristers: received $145K on this topicOberlin Choristers$145KCity of Oberlin Fire Department: received $136K on this topicCity of Oberlin Fire Department$136KOberlin Heritage Centerohio: received $134K on this topicOberlin Heritage Centerohio$134KCity of Oberlin: received $132K on this topicCity of Oberlin$132KOberlin Historical and Improvement Organization: received $89K on this topicOberlin Historical and Improvem…$89KOberlin Unitarian Universalist Fell: received $63K on this topicOberlin Unitarian Universalist…$63KWestern Reserve Land Conservancy: received $61K on this topicWestern Reserve Land Conservancy$61KOberlin College - Education Outreach Programs: received $60K on this topicOberlin College - Education Out…$60KCity of Oberlin: received $30K on this topicCity of Oberlin$30KMain Street Oberlin Inc: received $25K on this topicMain Street Oberlin Inc$25KOberlin City Schools: received $23K on this topicOberlin City Schools$23KThe Conflict Center: received $20K on this topicThe Conflict Center$20KOberlin College Conservatory of Music: received $18K on this topicOberlin College Conservatory of…$18KOberlin Community Land Trust: received $15K on this topicOberlin Community Land Trust$15KOberlin Food Hub Inc: received $13K on this topicOberlin Food Hub Inc$13KVillage Family Farms Foundation: received $11K on this topicVillage Family Farms Foundation$11KOberlin-Wellington Rescue Theater Project: received $10K on this topicOberlin-Wellington Rescue Theat…$10KOberlin City Schools: received $10K on this topicOberlin City Schools$10KProviding Oberlin With Efficiency Responsibility (Power): received $10K on this topicProviding Oberlin With Efficien…$10KKendal at Oberlin: received $8K on this topicKendal at Oberlin$8KOberlin Heritage Center: received $7K on this topicOberlin Heritage Center$7KProviding Oberlin With Efficiency Responsibly (Power): received $7K on this topicProviding Oberlin With Efficien…$7KCity Fresh: received $7K on this topicCity Fresh$7KAbigail Jarman: received $5K on this topicAbigail Jarman$5KJessie Mai: received $5K on this topicJessie Mai$5KKykena Wright: received $5K on this topicKykena Wright$5KOrlena Platinum Phung: received $5K on this topicOrlena Platinum Phung$5KChristopher Brisendine: received $4K on this topicChristopher Brisendine$4KNathaniel Spikelmier: received $3K on this topicNathaniel Spikelmier$3KMiriam Alrubali: received $3K on this topicMiriam Alrubali$3KNatasha Foertsch: received $3K on this topicNatasha Foertsch$3KErin Beam: received $3K on this topicErin Beam$3KJarod Huggins: received $3K on this topicJarod Huggins$3KShalae Lewter: received $3K on this topicShalae Lewter$3KThomas Fenner: received $3K on this topicThomas Fenner$3KIan Zimmer: received $3K on this topicIan Zimmer$3KIan Perkins: received $3K on this topicIan Perkins$3KAlexandra Eure: received $3K on this topicAlexandra Eure$3KDeclan Fry: received $2K on this topicDeclan Fry$2KAna Morlier: received $2K on this topicAna Morlier$2KCierra Dennis: received $2K on this topicCierra Dennis$2KMaria Khan: received $2K on this topicMaria Khan$2KKaden Mont: received $2K on this topicKaden Mont$2KStella Oen: received $2K on this topicStella Oen$2KDaniela Robles: received $2K on this topicDaniela Robles$2KSara Vernetti: received $2K on this topicSara Vernetti$2KCharlene Roberts: received $2K on this topicCharlene Roberts$2K
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