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Geismar Family Foundation → Virginia Athletic Foundation: $354K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Quinn Foundation → Safehome: $118K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc → Live Like Jake Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc → Global Greengrants Fund: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → The Food Drive: $64K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation → Safe Place for Youth: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022Further Forward Foundation Inc → Oasis of Peace: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Beverly Hills Firefighters Asso: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ann S and Albert L Maltz Foundation → Hillel of Ithaca College: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation → United Way of Summit County: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2023George W Mergens Foundation → Bsa Green Mountain Council: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021Rickard Foundation Inc the → Blackaby Ministies Intl: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Mission of Deeds: $61K across 4 grants, latest 2025Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc → Conservation Fund: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Los Angeles Fire Dept Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ann S and Albert L Maltz Foundation → Hillel International: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation → A Step Beyond: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Further Forward Foundation Inc → Nashua River Watershed: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc → Center for Creative Education: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Care Net of Mid-Coast Me: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation → St Paul's Episcopal Church: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Greater Boston Stage Company: $47K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → A Place Called Home: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation → Imagine La: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation → 5)ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024George W Mergens Foundation → Pure Water for the World: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc → Champlain College: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021Further Forward Foundation Inc → Jewish Fdn for the Righteous: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ann S and Albert L Maltz Foundation → Feed the Children: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2023Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Melrose Orchestral Association: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Follow Your Art Community Studios Inc: $38K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Community Coalition of Melrose Inc: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Housing Families Inc: $22K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation → Good Shepard Shelter: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Harvest House: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025George W Mergens Foundation → Spectrum Youth & Family Services: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Polymnia Choral Society: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025George W Mergens Foundation → Saint Paul's Catholic School: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Prevent Child Abuse Vermont: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc → Jupiter Hills Community Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation → Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Melrose Affordable Housing Corporation: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation → Vero Beach Museum of Art: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2023Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation → 3)st Paul's Episcopal Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024George W Mergens Foundation → Vermont Youth Orchestra Association: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Stand Up 2 Cancer: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Unicef: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → Melrose Alliance Against Violence: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Save the Children: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025George W Mergens Foundation → Vermont State Mathematics Coalition: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Vermont Institute of Natural Science: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Midnite Mission: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → Drop4drop Limited: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation → St Jude: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025George W Mergens Foundation → Vermont Patriots: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Green Mountain Farm to School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Lund Family Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Steps to End Domestic Violence: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc → Busch Wildlife Sanctuary: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021George W Mergens Foundation → Governor's Institute of Vermont: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation → The Bridge A School and Community Partnership: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation: $375K on this topic. Open the funder.Melrose Cooperative Bank Foun…$375KGeismar Family Foundation: $354K on this topic. Open the funder.Geismar Family Foundation$354KThe Ryan and Genevieve Tedder Foundation: $256K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ryan and Genevieve Tedder…$256KGeorge W Mergens Foundation: $194K on this topic. Open the funder.George W Mergens Foundation$194KAnn A Mergens Foundation Inc: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc$165KThe Lawrence Welk Family Foundation: $140K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lawrence Welk Family Foun…$140KWallace Genetic Foundation II Inc: $120K on this topic. Open the funder.Wallace Genetic Foundation II…$120KThe Quinn Foundation: $118K on this topic. Open the funder.The Quinn Foundation$118KJean Thomas Lambert Foundation: $104K on this topic. Open the funder.Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation$104KFurther Forward Foundation Inc: $91K on this topic. Open the funder.Further Forward Foundation Inc$91KAnn S and Albert L Maltz Foundation: $73K on this topic. Open the funder.Ann S and Albert L Maltz Foun…$73KRickard Foundation Inc the: $14K on this topic. Open the funder.Rickard Foundation Inc the$14KVirginia Athletic Foundation: received $354K on this topicVirginia Athletic Foundation$354KSafehome: received $118K on this topicSafehome$118KLive Like Jake Foundation: received $100K on this topicLive Like Jake Foundation$100KGlobal Greengrants Fund: received $70K on this topicGlobal Greengrants Fund$70KThe Food Drive: received $64K on this topicThe Food Drive$64KMission of Deeds: received $61K on this topicMission of Deeds$61KSafe Place for Youth: received $60K on this topicSafe Place for Youth$60KOasis of Peace: received $54K on this topicOasis of Peace$54KBeverly Hills Firefighters Asso: received $50K on this topicBeverly Hills Firefighters Asso$50KConservation Fund: received $50K on this topicConservation Fund$50KLos Angeles Fire Dept Foundation: received $50K on this topicLos Angeles Fire Dept Foundation$50KGreater Boston Stage Company: received $47K on this topicGreater Boston Stage Company$47KMelrose Orchestral Association: received $45K on this topicMelrose Orchestral Association$45KFollow Your Art Community Studios Inc: received $38K on this topicFollow Your Art Community Studi…$38KHillel of Ithaca College: received $35K on this topicHillel of Ithaca College$35KA Place Called Home: received $35K on this topicA Place Called Home$35KHillel International: received $30K on this topicHillel International$30KA Step Beyond: received $30K on this topicA Step Beyond$30KImagine La: received $30K on this topicImagine La$30KChildrens Hospital Los Angeles: received $30K on this topicChildrens Hospital Los Angeles$30KNashua River Watershed: received $27K on this topicNashua River Watershed$27KCenter for Creative Education: received $25K on this topicCenter for Creative Education$25KFriends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation: received $25K on this topicFriends of the Middlesex Fells…$25KUnited Way of Summit County: received $23K on this topicUnited Way of Summit County$23KCommunity Coalition of Melrose Inc: received $23K on this topicCommunity Coalition of Melrose…$23KHousing Families Inc: received $22K on this topicHousing Families Inc$22KBsa Green Mountain Council: received $20K on this topicBsa Green Mountain Council$20KCare Net of Mid-Coast Me: received $20K on this topicCare Net of Mid-Coast Me$20KSt Paul's Episcopal Church: received $20K on this topicSt Paul's Episcopal Church$20K5)ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition: received $20K on this topic5)ohio and Erie Canalway Coalit…$20KPure Water for the World: received $20K on this topicPure Water for the World$20KGood Shepard Shelter: received $20K on this topicGood Shepard Shelter$20KHarvest House: received $20K on this topicHarvest House$20KSpectrum Youth & Family Services: received $20K on this topicSpectrum Youth & Family Services$20KPolymnia Choral Society: received $18K on this topicPolymnia Choral Society$18KSaint Paul's Catholic School: received $17K on this topicSaint Paul's Catholic School$17KChamplain College: received $15K on this topicChamplain College$15KPrevent Child Abuse Vermont: received $15K on this topicPrevent Child Abuse Vermont$15KJupiter Hills Community Foundation: received $15K on this topicJupiter Hills Community Foundat…$15KOhio and Erie Canalway Coalition: received $15K on this topicOhio and Erie Canalway Coalition$15KBlackaby Ministies Intl: received $14K on this topicBlackaby Ministies Intl$14KMelrose Affordable Housing Corporation: received $14K on this topicMelrose Affordable Housing Corp…$14KVero Beach Museum of Art: received $14K on this topicVero Beach Museum of Art$14K3)st Paul's Episcopal Church: received $12K on this topic3)st Paul's Episcopal Church$12KVermont Youth Orchestra Association: received $12K on this topicVermont Youth Orchestra Associa…$12KStand Up 2 Cancer: received $10K on this topicStand Up 2 Cancer$10KUnicef: received $10K on this topicUnicef$10KMelrose Alliance Against Violence: received $10K on this topicMelrose Alliance Against Violen…$10KSave the Children: received $10K on this topicSave the Children$10KVermont State Mathematics Coalition: received $10K on this topicVermont State Mathematics Coali…$10KJewish Fdn for the Righteous: received $10K on this topicJewish Fdn for the Righteous$10KVermont Institute of Natural Science: received $10K on this topicVermont Institute of Natural Sc…$10KLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: received $10K on this topicLos Angeles Regional Food Bank$10KMidnite Mission: received $10K on this topicMidnite Mission$10KDrop4drop Limited: received $10K on this topicDrop4drop Limited$10KSt Jude: received $10K on this topicSt Jude$10KVermont Patriots: received $10K on this topicVermont Patriots$10KGreen Mountain Farm to School: received $10K on this topicGreen Mountain Farm to School$10KLund Family Center: received $10K on this topicLund Family Center$10KSteps to End Domestic Violence: received $10K on this topicSteps to End Domestic Violence$10KBusch Wildlife Sanctuary: received $10K on this topicBusch Wildlife Sanctuary$10KGovernor's Institute of Vermont: received $10K on this topicGovernor's Institute of Vermont$10KThe Bridge A School and Community Partnership: received $10K on this topicThe Bridge A School and Communi…$10KFeed the Children: received $8K on this topicFeed the Children$8K
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