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The Community Foundation for Greater → The Ordinary People Society: $590K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Strohm Link Family Foundation → The Western Stock Show Association: $509K across 4 grants, latest 2024Greater Cedar Rapids Community → United Way of East Central Iowa: $498K across 2 grants, latest 2023Neo Philanthropy Inc → The Ordinary People Society: $465K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Heising-Simons Foundation → The Ordinary People Society Inc: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation → Ordinary Towards Extraordinary Foundation: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2024Scanlan Foundation → Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter: $187K across 3 grants, latest 2024Todd Family Charitable Foundation → St Paul's Lutheran: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2025Magnusson Klemencic Associates Foundation → Charles Pankow Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Prayer Closet → Beyond Ordinary Women: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Community Foundation of Middle → Ordinary Hero Foundation Inc: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Rockjensen Foundation Inc → Ordinary Heroes: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Greater Cedar Rapids Community → YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area: $107K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Escuela De Guadalupe: $78K across 4 grants, latest 2024Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Alzheimer's Association: $24K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Rockjensen Foundation Inc → Ordinary Heros: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Women's Bean Project: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2022Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Reaching Our City: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Colorado Business Hall of Fame: $50K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Food Bank of the Rockies: $46K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Wellspring Community: $43K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Colorado Gives Foundation: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Common Sense Institute: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Chance Sports: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Daniels Fund: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Craig Hospital Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Church On the Hill: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Grove Rotary Foundation: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Cure Alzheimer's Fund: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → University of Colorado Foundation: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2022Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Oaks Indian Mission: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Geffe: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Community Crisis Center of Northeast Oklahoma: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Denver Center for the Performing Arts: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Strohm Link Family Foundation → The Horseshoe Collective: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Colorado Sports Hall of Fame: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Cross Purpose: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Lendonwood Gardens: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Md Anderson Cancer Center: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → St Vincent De Paul Catholic Parish & School: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Barrow Neurological Foundation: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Stilwell United Methodist Church: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Sangha Inc: $8K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Philanthropy Roundtable: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Second Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake: $7K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Har-Ber Village: $7K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Park Hill Children's Center: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Opera Colorado: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Todd Family Charitable Foundation → American Heart Association: $6K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Strohm Link Family Foundation → The Other Side Academy: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Strohm Link Family Foundation → Trinity University: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Salvation Army: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Cru Ministry: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Parkinson's Foundation: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → The Pearl House: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Grand Lake Family YMCA: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → American Red Cross: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Sooners Helping Sooners: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025Todd Family Charitable Foundation → First United Methodist Church: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Todd Family Charitable Foundation → Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Strohm Link Family Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Strohm Link Family Founda…$1.1MGreater Cedar Rapids Community: $606K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Cedar Rapids Community$606KThe Community Foundation for Greater: $590K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for…$590KNeo Philanthropy Inc: $465K on this topic. Open the funder.Neo Philanthropy Inc$465KTodd Family Charitable Foundation: $299K on this topic. Open the funder.Todd Family Charitable Founda…$299KThe Heising-Simons Foundation: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.The Heising-Simons Foundation$225KThe Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The Oprah Winfrey Charitable…$200KScanlan Foundation: $187K on this topic. Open the funder.Scanlan Foundation$187KMagnusson Klemencic Associates Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Magnusson Klemencic Associate…$50KThe Prayer Closet: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Prayer Closet$25KThe Community Foundation of Middle: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$25KThe Rockjensen Foundation Inc: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.The Rockjensen Foundation Inc$4KThe Ordinary People Society: received $590K on this topicThe Ordinary People Society$590KThe Western Stock Show Association: received $509K on this topicThe Western Stock Show Associat…$509KUnited Way of East Central Iowa: received $498K on this topicUnited Way of East Central Iowa$498KThe Ordinary People Society: received $465K on this topicThe Ordinary People Society$465KThe Ordinary People Society Inc: received $225K on this topicThe Ordinary People Society Inc$225KOrdinary Towards Extraordinary Foundation: received $200K on this topicOrdinary Towards Extraordinary…$200KPersonal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter: received $187K on this topicPersonal Ordinariate of the Cha…$187KYMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area: received $107K on this topicYMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro…$107KEscuela De Guadalupe: received $78K on this topicEscuela De Guadalupe$78KWomen's Bean Project: received $70K on this topicWomen's Bean Project$70KColorado Business Hall of Fame: received $50K on this topicColorado Business Hall of Fame$50KSt Paul's Lutheran: received $50K on this topicSt Paul's Lutheran$50KCharles Pankow Foundation: received $50K on this topicCharles Pankow Foundation$50KJunior Achievement - Rocky Mountain: received $50K on this topicJunior Achievement - Rocky Moun…$50KJunior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc: received $50K on this topicJunior Achievement-Rocky Mounta…$50KFood Bank of the Rockies: received $46K on this topicFood Bank of the Rockies$46KWellspring Community: received $43K on this topicWellspring Community$43KColorado Gives Foundation: received $30K on this topicColorado Gives Foundation$30KBeyond Ordinary Women: received $25K on this topicBeyond Ordinary Women$25KOrdinary Hero Foundation Inc: received $25K on this topicOrdinary Hero Foundation Inc$25KCommon Sense Institute: received $25K on this topicCommon Sense Institute$25KChance Sports: received $25K on this topicChance Sports$25KAlzheimer's Association: received $24K on this topicAlzheimer's Association$24KDaniels Fund: received $21K on this topicDaniels Fund$21KReaching Our City: received $21K on this topicReaching Our City$21KCraig Hospital Foundation: received $20K on this topicCraig Hospital Foundation$20KChurch On the Hill: received $20K on this topicChurch On the Hill$20KGrove Rotary Foundation: received $18K on this topicGrove Rotary Foundation$18KCure Alzheimer's Fund: received $16K on this topicCure Alzheimer's Fund$16KUniversity of Colorado Foundation: received $15K on this topicUniversity of Colorado Foundati…$15KOaks Indian Mission: received $15K on this topicOaks Indian Mission$15KGeffe: received $14K on this topicGeffe$14KCommunity Crisis Center of Northeast Oklahoma: received $11K on this topicCommunity Crisis Center of Nort…$11KDenver Center for the Performing Arts: received $10K on this topicDenver Center for the Performin…$10KThe Horseshoe Collective: received $10K on this topicThe Horseshoe Collective$10KColorado Sports Hall of Fame: received $10K on this topicColorado Sports Hall of Fame$10KCross Purpose: received $10K on this topicCross Purpose$10KLendonwood Gardens: received $10K on this topicLendonwood Gardens$10KMd Anderson Cancer Center: received $9K on this topicMd Anderson Cancer Center$9KSt Vincent De Paul Catholic Parish & School: received $8K on this topicSt Vincent De Paul Catholic Par…$8KBarrow Neurological Foundation: received $8K on this topicBarrow Neurological Foundation$8KStilwell United Methodist Church: received $8K on this topicStilwell United Methodist Church$8KSangha Inc: received $8K on this topicSangha Inc$8KPhilanthropy Roundtable: received $8K on this topicPhilanthropy Roundtable$8KSecond Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake: received $7K on this topicSecond Chance Pet Rescue of Gra…$7KHar-Ber Village: received $7K on this topicHar-Ber Village$7KPark Hill Children's Center: received $7K on this topicPark Hill Children's Center$7KOpera Colorado: received $6K on this topicOpera Colorado$6KAmerican Heart Association: received $6K on this topicAmerican Heart Association$6KSaint Joseph Hospital Foundation: received $6K on this topicSaint Joseph Hospital Foundation$6KThe Other Side Academy: received $5K on this topicThe Other Side Academy$5KTrinity University: received $5K on this topicTrinity University$5KSalvation Army: received $5K on this topicSalvation Army$5KCru Ministry: received $5K on this topicCru Ministry$5KParkinson's Foundation: received $5K on this topicParkinson's Foundation$5KThe Pearl House: received $5K on this topicThe Pearl House$5KRegional Food Bank of Oklahoma: received $4K on this topicRegional Food Bank of Oklahoma$4KGrand Lake Family YMCA: received $4K on this topicGrand Lake Family YMCA$4KAmerican Red Cross: received $4K on this topicAmerican Red Cross$4KSooners Helping Sooners: received $4K on this topicSooners Helping Sooners$4KFirst United Methodist Church: received $4K on this topicFirst United Methodist Church$4KCentral Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity: received $3K on this topicCentral Oklahoma Habitat for Hu…$3KOrdinary Heroes: received $2K on this topicOrdinary Heroes$2KOrdinary Heros: received $2K on this topicOrdinary Heros$2K
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