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12 funders with a record of paying for “outright”

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Adobe Foundation → Outright Action International: $3.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024Tides Foundation → Outright Action International: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation to Promote Open Society → Outright International: $2.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Arise Collective: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Outright International: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2023Freedom House → Outright Action International Corp: $473K across 2 grants, latest 2024Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc → Outright Vermont: $314K across 4 grants, latest 2024Laughing Gull Foundation → Youth Outright Wnc Inc: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation for Seacoast Health → Seacoast Outright: $102K across 5 grants, latest 2025Archibald Foundation Inc → Tlc Family Resource Center: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025Aela & Donald Morgan Charitable → Angelana De Tate -Dr Claire Tremain: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2024Grace Lutheran Church Foundation → Lutheran Campus Ministry: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Teach for America: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Outright Action International: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2021Freedom House → Outright Action International: $274K across 2 grants, latest 2022Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc → Portland Outright (Southern Maine Works' Center): $112K across 1 grant, latest 2022Laughing Gull Foundation → Outright Youth of Catawba Valley: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aela & Donald Morgan Charitable → Domonique Beck -Dr Claire Tremaine: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2024Archibald Foundation Inc → Seacoast Outright: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024Grace Lutheran Church Foundation → Grace Evengelical Lutheran Church: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Environmental Defense Fund: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc → Portland Outright Southern Maine Workers' Center: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aela & Donald Morgan Charitable → Rita Kamal -Dr Claire Tremaine Geor: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024Archibald Foundation Inc → New Hampshire Outright: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Grace Lutheran Church Foundation → Corvallis Sister Cities Association: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2025Anonymous Trust → Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain: $475K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Unc School of Government Foundation Inc: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Ecu Health Foundation: $442K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → American Heart Association: $413K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Ripe for Revival: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Ipas: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Edgecombe County Public School Foundation: $335K across 2 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle: $322K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Duke University - Nicholas School: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → North Carolina School of Science & Math: $279K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Voices Together: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Dress for Success Triangle: $224K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Cape Fear Botanical Garden: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Simply Girls Inc: $181K across 1 grant, latest 2022Anonymous Trust → Bertie County YMCA Inc: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Hearts and Hands for Haiti: $178K across 2 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → North Carolina Central Univ Foundation: $173K across 3 grants, latest 2025Anonymous Trust → Ncsu Foundation Inc: $156K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Boy & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Lenoir Community College Foundation Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Boys & Girls Clubs of the Albemarle: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Wayne Community College Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Shawtown Alumni Association: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → New River YMCA: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Educationnc: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → North Carolina Civil War History Center: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Boys & Girls Homes of Nc: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022Anonymous Trust → Cape Fear Regional Theater: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → James Sprunt Com College Foundation: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → District C: $116K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Book Harvest: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Nc Symphony: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Latinxed: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Dark Horse Futures Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Stepup Wilmington: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Peacemakers of Rocky Mount: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Robeson County Church and Community Centr: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anonymous Trust → Partners in Ministry: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Anonymous Trust: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.Anonymous Trust$12MAdobe Foundation: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Adobe Foundation$3.5MTides Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Tides Foundation$2.5MFoundation to Promote Open Society: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation to Promote Open So…$2.2MWellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Wellspring Philanthropic Fund…$2.0MFreedom House: $747K on this topic. Open the funder.Freedom House$747KNellie Mae Education Foundation Inc: $528K on this topic. Open the funder.Nellie Mae Education Foundati…$528KLaughing Gull Foundation: $205K on this topic. Open the funder.Laughing Gull Foundation$205KFoundation for Seacoast Health: $102K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for Seacoast Health$102KAela & Donald Morgan Charitable: $73K on this topic. Open the funder.Aela & Donald Morgan Charitab…$73KArchibald Foundation Inc: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Archibald Foundation Inc$60KGrace Lutheran Church Foundation: $35K on this topic. Open the funder.Grace Lutheran Church Foundat…$35KOutright Action International: received $6.6M on this topicOutright Action International$6.6MOutright International: received $3.9M on this topicOutright International$3.9MArise Collective: received $2.0M on this topicArise Collective$2.0MTeach for America: received $1.3M on this topicTeach for America$1.3MEnvironmental Defense Fund: received $650K on this topicEnvironmental Defense Fund$650KBoys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain: received $475K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of the Coast…$475KOutright Action International Corp: received $473K on this topicOutright Action International C…$473KUnc School of Government Foundation Inc: received $450K on this topicUnc School of Government Founda…$450KEcu Health Foundation: received $442K on this topicEcu Health Foundation$442KAmerican Heart Association: received $413K on this topicAmerican Heart Association$413KRipe for Revival: received $400K on this topicRipe for Revival$400KIpas: received $350K on this topicIpas$350KEdgecombe County Public School Foundation: received $335K on this topicEdgecombe County Public School…$335KBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle: received $322K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters of the…$322KOutright Vermont: received $314K on this topicOutright Vermont$314KDuke University - Nicholas School: received $300K on this topicDuke University - Nicholas Scho…$300KNorth Carolina School of Science & Math: received $279K on this topicNorth Carolina School of Scienc…$279KVoices Together: received $250K on this topicVoices Together$250KDress for Success Triangle: received $224K on this topicDress for Success Triangle$224KCape Fear Botanical Garden: received $200K on this topicCape Fear Botanical Garden$200KSimply Girls Inc: received $181K on this topicSimply Girls Inc$181KBertie County YMCA Inc: received $180K on this topicBertie County YMCA Inc$180KHearts and Hands for Haiti: received $178K on this topicHearts and Hands for Haiti$178KNorth Carolina Central Univ Foundation: received $173K on this topicNorth Carolina Central Univ Fou…$173KNcsu Foundation Inc: received $156K on this topicNcsu Foundation Inc$156KBoy & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region: received $155K on this topicBoy & Girls Clubs of the Tar Ri…$155KLenoir Community College Foundation Inc: received $150K on this topicLenoir Community College Founda…$150KBoys & Girls Clubs of the Albemarle: received $150K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of the Albem…$150KWayne Community College Foundation: received $150K on this topicWayne Community College Foundat…$150KShawtown Alumni Association: received $150K on this topicShawtown Alumni Association$150KNew River YMCA: received $135K on this topicNew River YMCA$135KEducationnc: received $135K on this topicEducationnc$135KYouth Outright Wnc Inc: received $130K on this topicYouth Outright Wnc Inc$130KNorth Carolina Civil War History Center: received $125K on this topicNorth Carolina Civil War Histor…$125KBoys & Girls Homes of Nc: received $125K on this topicBoys & Girls Homes of Nc$125KCape Fear Regional Theater: received $125K on this topicCape Fear Regional Theater$125KJames Sprunt Com College Foundation: received $125K on this topicJames Sprunt Com College Founda…$125KDistrict C: received $116K on this topicDistrict C$116KPortland Outright (Southern Maine Works' Center): received $112K on this topicPortland Outright (Southern Mai…$112KBook Harvest: received $110K on this topicBook Harvest$110KFood Bank of Central & Eastern Nc: received $105K on this topicFood Bank of Central & Eastern…$105KNc Symphony: received $105K on this topicNc Symphony$105KSeacoast Outright: received $102K on this topicSeacoast Outright$102KPortland Outright Southern Maine Workers' Center: received $102K on this topicPortland Outright Southern Main…$102KLatinxed: received $100K on this topicLatinxed$100KDark Horse Futures Foundation: received $100K on this topicDark Horse Futures Foundation$100KStepup Wilmington: received $100K on this topicStepup Wilmington$100KPeacemakers of Rocky Mount: received $100K on this topicPeacemakers of Rocky Mount$100KRobeson County Church and Community Centr: received $100K on this topicRobeson County Church and Commu…$100KPartners in Ministry: received $100K on this topicPartners in Ministry$100KOutright Youth of Catawba Valley: received $75K on this topicOutright Youth of Catawba Valley$75KTlc Family Resource Center: received $30K on this topicTlc Family Resource Center$30KAngelana De Tate -Dr Claire Tremain: received $27K on this topicAngelana De Tate -Dr Claire Tre…$27KDomonique Beck -Dr Claire Tremaine: received $26K on this topicDomonique Beck -Dr Claire Trema…$26KSeacoast Outright: received $20K on this topicSeacoast Outright$20KRita Kamal -Dr Claire Tremaine Geor: received $19K on this topicRita Kamal -Dr Claire Tremaine…$19KLutheran Campus Ministry: received $18K on this topicLutheran Campus Ministry$18KNew Hampshire Outright: received $10K on this topicNew Hampshire Outright$10KGrace Evengelical Lutheran Church: received $9K on this topicGrace Evengelical Lutheran Chur…$9KCorvallis Sister Cities Association: received $8K on this topicCorvallis Sister Cities Associa…$8K
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