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Chuck Lorre Family Foundation → Children's Hospital of Los Angeles: $7.3M across 4 grants, latest 2023Atrium Health Foundation → The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Auth Dba Atrium Health: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Aircast Foundation Inc → Oref: $791K across 2 grants, latest 2024John N Insall Foundation → The John N Insall Travelling Fellowship: $556K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Russell E Windsor Research Foundatn → Orthopaedic Reasearch and Education Foundation (Oref): $460K across 2 grants, latest 2024Sequoia Foundation → Tulane Department of Orthopaedics: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society: $334K across 3 grants, latest 2025Musculoskeletal Transplant → Orthopaedic Research and Education: $220K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Association of Hip & Knee → Rothman Institute Orthopaedic Foundation: $54K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → Toronto Hospital Orthopaedic: $54K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ralph A Cusick Jr and Jaquelin A → Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024The John W & Helen B Jarman → University Orthopaedic Center - U of U Mary Weyher Scholarship: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aircast Foundation Inc → Aossm: $598K across 2 grants, latest 2024Atrium Health Foundation → Atrium Health: $333K across 1 grant, latest 2022Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → J Robert Gladden Society Dba J Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2025John N Insall Foundation → Jerusalem College of Technology: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024Musculoskeletal Transplant → Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024Sequoia Foundation → Duke Orthopaedic Surgery: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2025American Association of Hip & Knee → Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024The John W & Helen B Jarman → University Orthopaedic Center - U of U Jw & Hb Jarman Scholarship: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Aircast Foundation Inc → Orthopedic Trauma Association: $230K across 3 grants, latest 2024Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → Orthopaedic Research and Education Found: $198K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association of Hip & Knee → Texas Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Inc: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → Orthopaedic Associates of Grand Rapids Research & Education Institute: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022Sequoia Foundation → Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025Musculoskeletal Transplant → University of Missouri Orthopaedic: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: $165K across 1 grant, latest 2022Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → J Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Aircast Foundation Inc → Duke Health: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aircast Foundation Inc → American Academy of Orthopedic Surg: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Association of Hip & Knee → Ortho Cincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aircast Foundation Inc → The Forum: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → Cedars Sinai Orthopaedics: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → University of Utah Orthopaedic Center: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023Sequoia Foundation → Vanderbilt Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025American Association of Hip & Knee → Orthopaedic Associates of Grant Rapids Research and Education Institute: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of Hip & Knee → Orthopaedic Clinical Associates: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Association of Hip & Knee → Desert Orthopaedic Research Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aircast Foundation Inc → Rush University Medical Center: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Association of Hip & Knee → Colorado Orthopaedic Research Institute: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Association of Hip & Knee → Jis Orthopaedics Adult Reconstruction Hip & Knee Fellowship: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → Rothman Institute Orthopaedic Fdn: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aircast Foundation Inc → Ian S Michelson: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023Sequoia Foundation → Duke Orthopaedic Education Fund: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → Desert Orthopaedic Research Foundation: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → Florida Orthopaedic Institute: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle → University of Utah Orthopaedic Center Foot and Ankle: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aircast Foundation Inc → Olc Education: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aircast Foundation Inc → Richard Kyle Md: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc → Pride Orthopaedics Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Aircast Foundation Inc → Rush University: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Musculoskeletal Transplant → Rwjms Orthopaedic Surgery: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022Musculoskeletal Transplant → Tripler Orthopaedic Alumni: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022Sequoia Foundation → Piedmont Orthopaedic Foundation: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025Chuck Lorre Family Foundation: $7.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Chuck Lorre Family Foundation$7.3MAircast Foundation Inc: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Aircast Foundation Inc$1.8MAtrium Health Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Atrium Health Foundation$1.4MZimmer Biomet Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc$1.2MJohn N Insall Foundation: $731K on this topic. Open the funder.John N Insall Foundation$731KSequoia Foundation: $492K on this topic. Open the funder.Sequoia Foundation$492KThe Russell E Windsor Research Foundatn: $460K on this topic. Open the funder.The Russell E Windsor Researc…$460KMusculoskeletal Transplant: $354K on this topic. Open the funder.Musculoskeletal Transplant$354KAmerican Association of Hip & Knee: $243K on this topic. Open the funder.American Association of Hip &…$243KAmerican Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle: $189K on this topic. Open the funder.American Orthopaedic Foot & A…$189KThe John W & Helen B Jarman: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.The John W & Helen B Jarman$54KRalph A Cusick Jr and Jaquelin A: $47K on this topic. Open the funder.Ralph A Cusick Jr and Jaqueli…$47KChildren's Hospital of Los Angeles: received $7.3M on this topicChildren's Hospital of Los Ange…$7.3MThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Auth Dba Atrium Health: received $1.0M on this topicThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospi…$1.0MOref: received $791K on this topicOref$791KAossm: received $598K on this topicAossm$598KThe John N Insall Travelling Fellowship: received $556K on this topicThe John N Insall Travelling Fe…$556KOrthopaedic Reasearch and Education Foundation (Oref): received $460K on this topicOrthopaedic Reasearch and Educa…$460KTulane Department of Orthopaedics: received $400K on this topicTulane Department of Orthopaedi…$400KRuth Jackson Orthopaedic Society: received $334K on this topicRuth Jackson Orthopaedic Society$334KAtrium Health: received $333K on this topicAtrium Health$333KJ Robert Gladden Society Dba J Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society: received $325K on this topicJ Robert Gladden Society Dba J…$325KOrthopedic Trauma Association: received $230K on this topicOrthopedic Trauma Association$230KOrthopaedic Research and Education: received $220K on this topicOrthopaedic Research and Educat…$220KOrthopaedic Research and Education Found: received $198K on this topicOrthopaedic Research and Educat…$198KOrthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: received $185K on this topicOrthopaedic Research and Educat…$185KJerusalem College of Technology: received $175K on this topicJerusalem College of Technology$175KOrthopaedic Research & Education Foundation: received $110K on this topicOrthopaedic Research & Educatio…$110KJ Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society: received $100K on this topicJ Robert Gladden Orthopaedic So…$100KRothman Institute Orthopaedic Foundation: received $54K on this topicRothman Institute Orthopaedic F…$54KToronto Hospital Orthopaedic: received $54K on this topicToronto Hospital Orthopaedic$54KAmerican Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons: received $50K on this topicAmerican Association of Latino…$50KAnderson Orthopaedic Research Institute: received $47K on this topicAnderson Orthopaedic Research I…$47KDuke Health: received $45K on this topicDuke Health$45KAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: received $40K on this topicAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic…$40KDuke Orthopaedic Surgery: received $36K on this topicDuke Orthopaedic Surgery$36KAmerican Academy of Orthopedic Surg: received $35K on this topicAmerican Academy of Orthopedic…$35KFoundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education: received $34K on this topicFoundation for Orthopaedic Rese…$34KTexas Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Inc: received $34K on this topicTexas Orthopaedic Research and…$34KOrtho Cincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine: received $34K on this topicOrtho Cincy Orthopaedics and Sp…$34KDesert Orthopaedic Research Foundation: received $31K on this topicDesert Orthopaedic Research Fou…$31KThe Forum: received $30K on this topicThe Forum$30KUniversity Orthopaedic Center - U of U Mary Weyher Scholarship: received $28K on this topicUniversity Orthopaedic Center -…$28KUniversity Orthopaedic Center - U of U Jw & Hb Jarman Scholarship: received $26K on this topicUniversity Orthopaedic Center -…$26KOrthopaedic Associates of Grand Rapids Research & Education Institute: received $22K on this topicOrthopaedic Associates of Grand…$22KCedars Sinai Orthopaedics: received $22K on this topicCedars Sinai Orthopaedics$22KUniversity of Utah Orthopaedic Center: received $22K on this topicUniversity of Utah Orthopaedic…$22KVanderbilt Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery: received $20K on this topicVanderbilt Dept of Orthopaedic…$20KOrthopaedic Associates of Grant Rapids Research and Education Institute: received $20K on this topicOrthopaedic Associates of Grant…$20KOrthopaedic Clinical Associates: received $20K on this topicOrthopaedic Clinical Associates$20KAmerican Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons Inc: received $15K on this topicAmerican Association of Latino…$15KRush University Medical Center: received $15K on this topicRush University Medical Center$15KColorado Orthopaedic Research Institute: received $14K on this topicColorado Orthopaedic Research I…$14KJis Orthopaedics Adult Reconstruction Hip & Knee Fellowship: received $14K on this topicJis Orthopaedics Adult Reconstr…$14KRothman Institute Orthopaedic Fdn: received $13K on this topicRothman Institute Orthopaedic F…$13KIan S Michelson: received $13K on this topicIan S Michelson$13KDuke Orthopaedic Education Fund: received $12K on this topicDuke Orthopaedic Education Fund$12KFlorida Orthopaedic Institute: received $11K on this topicFlorida Orthopaedic Institute$11KUniversity of Utah Orthopaedic Center Foot and Ankle: received $11K on this topicUniversity of Utah Orthopaedic…$11KUniversity of Missouri Orthopaedic: received $10K on this topicUniversity of Missouri Orthopae…$10KOlc Education: received $10K on this topicOlc Education$10KRichard Kyle Md: received $10K on this topicRichard Kyle Md$10KPride Orthopaedics Inc: received $10K on this topicPride Orthopaedics Inc$10KRush University: received $10K on this topicRush University$10KRwjms Orthopaedic Surgery: received $7K on this topicRwjms Orthopaedic Surgery$7KTripler Orthopaedic Alumni: received $7K on this topicTripler Orthopaedic Alumni$7KPiedmont Orthopaedic Foundation: received $4K on this topicPiedmont Orthopaedic Foundation$4K
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