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12 funders with a record of paying for “orion”
Where the money went Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency → Lake Orion School District: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gateway Housing Group → Orion Communities Inc: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation → Youth Care: $166K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion School District: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Namaste Foundation Inc → Orion Society: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Justamere Foundation → Orion Communities Inc: $65K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Orion's Quest: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trout Lily Foundation → Orion Society: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation → Orion Blevins: $46K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Smith Foundation → Orion Communities of Phoenixville: $46K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund Xxxxx8001 → Orion Masonic Lodge #353: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Orion Chamber Ensemble: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc → Orion's Quest: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Village of Orion: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund Xxxxx8001 → Orion Lodge #353 F&am: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Orion Chamber Ensemble: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion American Legion: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Main Street Orion: $26K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion Methodist Church: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Junior Achievement of Heartland: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion Food Pantry: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion Community Church: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion Lutheran Cemetery: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion Fire Protection District: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Wyman R Coulter Trust → Orion Food Pantry Village of Orion: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Oakland Livingston Human Serv… $2.0M Gateway Housing Group: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Gateway Housing Group $1.1M Wyman R Coulter Trust: $282K on this topic. Open the funder. Wyman R Coulter Trust $282K The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation: $166K on this topic. Open the funder. The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes… $166K Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc: $123K on this topic. Open the funder. Center for the Advancement of… $123K Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund Xxxxx8001: $71K on this topic. Open the funder. Mells Robert S Scholarship Fu… $71K The Namaste Foundation Inc: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. The Namaste Foundation Inc $65K Justamere Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. Justamere Foundation $65K Trout Lily Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Trout Lily Foundation $50K Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation $46K The Smith Foundation: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. The Smith Foundation $46K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $30K Lake Orion School District: received $2.0M on this topic Lake Orion School District $2.0M Orion Communities Inc: received $1.1M on this topic Orion Communities Inc $1.1M Youth Care: received $166K on this topic Youth Care $166K Orion School District: received $120K on this topic Orion School District $120K Orion Society: received $65K on this topic Orion Society $65K Orion's Quest: received $63K on this topic Orion's Quest $63K Orion's Quest: received $60K on this topic Orion's Quest $60K Village of Orion: received $56K on this topic Village of Orion $56K Orion Society: received $50K on this topic Orion Society $50K Orion Blevins: received $46K on this topic Orion Blevins $46K Orion Communities of Phoenixville: received $46K on this topic Orion Communities of Phoenixvil… $46K Orion Masonic Lodge #353: received $36K on this topic Orion Masonic Lodge #353 $36K Orion Lodge #353 F&am: received $35K on this topic Orion Lodge #353 F&am $35K Orion American Legion: received $35K on this topic Orion American Legion $35K Main Street Orion: received $26K on this topic Main Street Orion $26K Orion Chamber Ensemble: received $18K on this topic Orion Chamber Ensemble $18K Orion Methodist Church: received $16K on this topic Orion Methodist Church $16K Orion Chamber Ensemble: received $12K on this topic Orion Chamber Ensemble $12K Junior Achievement of Heartland: received $8K on this topic Junior Achievement of Heartland $8K Orion Food Pantry: received $6K on this topic Orion Food Pantry $6K Orion Community Church: received $5K on this topic Orion Community Church $5K Orion Lutheran Cemetery: received $4K on this topic Orion Lutheran Cemetery $4K Orion Fire Protection District: received $4K on this topic Orion Fire Protection District $4K Orion Food Pantry Village of Orion: received $3K on this topic Orion Food Pantry Village of Or… $3K 12 funders, 24 recipients, grants matching “orion” 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: $1,650 to ORION FOOD PANTRY VILLAGE OF ORION — weekend meals program & freezer purchase
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Largest: $432,404 to ORION COMMUNITIES INC — actual cash payments made directly to orion communities, inc.
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Largest: $19,095 to ORION MASONIC LODGE #353 — scholarship funds
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Largest: $10,000 to ORION SOCIETY — for the new constellation initiative. these funds can be used in any way that engages more people of color as orion writers, artists, and readers and builds inclusivity
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Largest: $23,829 to ORION BLEVINS — educational scholarship
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Largest: $20,000 to ORION COMMUNITIES INC — community emergency fund
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Largest: $46,000 to YOUTH CARE — orion center support
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Largest: $731,098 to LAKE ORION SCHOOL DISTRICT — head start grant
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Largest: $6,000 to ORION CHAMBER ENSEMBLE — general operations
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Largest: $50,000 to ORION'S QUEST — connects middle and high school students with space-based research to learn important skills such as data collection and analysis.
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Largest: $14,000 to ORION COMMUNITIES OF PHOENIXVILLE — community emergency fund
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Largest: $15,000 to Orion Society — operating budget
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