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12 funders with a record of paying for “paddle”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Cara Program: $8.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lannon Stone Foundation Inc → St Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc: $2.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Cptc Nfp → Chicago Platform Tennis Tournament Charities Inc: $353K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Starting Block Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Nw Colorado: $202K across 3 grants, latest 2025 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → American Cancer Society - Stl: $117K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Caswell Foundation → Habitat Education Center: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Common Counsel Foundation → Maqlaqs Paddle (Rios to Rivers): $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Nashville Wine Auction: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Dr Donald N & Jane L Berning Private → Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis → Paddles Up Pickleball Club: $46K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Firstenburg Foundation → Pink Lemonade Project: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Korum for Kids Foundation → Ark Institute of Learning: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Family Focus Inc: $3.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Eye Thrive: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Starting Block Inc → Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Korum for Kids Foundation → Tears Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lannon Stone Foundation Inc → Reclaim13: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Cptc Nfp → Winnetka Platform Tennis Club Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Firstenburg Foundation → Share Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → The Heimerdinger Foundation: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Veiled Prophet Foundation: $104K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Korum for Kids Foundation → St Francis House: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Starting Block Inc → Buddy Program: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Firstenburg Foundation → Fosterful: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → Ensworth High School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Zoological Society: $543K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Clearbrook: $528K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Ringling College of Art and Design: $386K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Evans Scholars Foundation: $374K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Steppenwolf Theatre Company New York: $306K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → The Art Base: $160K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Youth Guidance: $152K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Steppenwolf Theater Co: $137K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Artis-Naples: $117K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → High Jump: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Onegoal: $99K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → The Josselyn Center: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Lincoln Park Community Shelter: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Off the Street Club: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → The Community House: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Academy for the Arts: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Children's Advocacy Center: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2022 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → Kvc Missouri: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Crane School: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → The Next Step St Louis: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Storycatchers Theatre: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → English in Action: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021 St Louis Community Foundation Inc → New Moms Inc: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Danceaspen: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Concern Worldwide Us Inc: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Timeline Theatre Company: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Firstenburg Foundation → Police Activities League of Sw Washington: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Middle → Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Firstenburg Foundation → Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Korum for Kids Foundation → Scarlet Road: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Middle → Heritage Foundation of Williamson County: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Firstenburg Foundation → The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation of Middle → Sarasota Art Museumringling College of Art & Design: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Firstenburg Foundation → Boys and Girls Club of Sw Washington: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust: $17M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $17M Lannon Stone Foundation Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Lannon Stone Foundation Inc $2.1M St Louis Community Foundation Inc: $397K on this topic. Open the funder. St Louis Community Foundation… $397K Cptc Nfp: $373K on this topic. Open the funder. Cptc Nfp $373K Starting Block Inc: $262K on this topic. Open the funder. Starting Block Inc $262K The Community Foundation of Middle: $132K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $132K Caswell Foundation: $115K on this topic. Open the funder. Caswell Foundation $115K Common Counsel Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Common Counsel Foundation $100K The Firstenburg Foundation: $94K on this topic. Open the funder. The Firstenburg Foundation $94K Korum for Kids Foundation: $83K on this topic. Open the funder. Korum for Kids Foundation $83K Dr Donald N & Jane L Berning Private: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Dr Donald N & Jane L Berning… $75K Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. Maureen Connolly Brinker Tenn… $46K Cara Program: received $8.5M on this topic Cara Program $8.5M Family Focus Inc: received $3.1M on this topic Family Focus Inc $3.1M St Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc: received $2.1M on this topic St Augustine Preparatory Academ… $2.1M Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation: received $1.2M on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens… $1.2M Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's… $1.0M Chicago Zoological Society: received $543K on this topic Chicago Zoological Society $543K Clearbrook: received $528K on this topic Clearbrook $528K Ringling College of Art and Design: received $386K on this topic Ringling College of Art and Des… $386K Evans Scholars Foundation: received $374K on this topic Evans Scholars Foundation $374K Chicago Platform Tennis Tournament Charities Inc: received $353K on this topic Chicago Platform Tennis Tournam… $353K Steppenwolf Theatre Company New York: received $306K on this topic Steppenwolf Theatre Company New… $306K Boys & Girls Clubs of Nw Colorado: received $202K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Nw Colora… $202K Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago: received $198K on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens… $198K The Art Base: received $160K on this topic The Art Base $160K Youth Guidance: received $152K on this topic Youth Guidance $152K Steppenwolf Theater Co: received $137K on this topic Steppenwolf Theater Co $137K American Cancer Society - Stl: received $117K on this topic American Cancer Society - Stl $117K Artis-Naples: received $117K on this topic Artis-Naples $117K Habitat Education Center: received $115K on this topic Habitat Education Center $115K Eye Thrive: received $110K on this topic Eye Thrive $110K Veiled Prophet Foundation: received $104K on this topic Veiled Prophet Foundation $104K High Jump: received $102K on this topic High Jump $102K Maqlaqs Paddle (Rios to Rivers): received $100K on this topic Maqlaqs Paddle (Rios to Rivers) $100K Onegoal: received $99K on this topic Onegoal $99K Nashville Wine Auction: received $95K on this topic Nashville Wine Auction $95K The Josselyn Center: received $78K on this topic The Josselyn Center $78K Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc: received $75K on this topic Paddling for Cancer Awareness I… $75K Lincoln Park Community Shelter: received $61K on this topic Lincoln Park Community Shelter $61K Off the Street Club: received $49K on this topic Off the Street Club $49K Paddles Up Pickleball Club: received $46K on this topic Paddles Up Pickleball Club $46K Pink Lemonade Project: received $45K on this topic Pink Lemonade Project $45K Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports: received $40K on this topic Steamboat Adaptive Recreational… $40K The Community House: received $36K on this topic The Community House $36K Chicago Academy for the Arts: received $35K on this topic Chicago Academy for the Arts $35K Ark Institute of Learning: received $30K on this topic Ark Institute of Learning $30K Chicago Children's Advocacy Center: received $28K on this topic Chicago Children's Advocacy Cen… $28K Kvc Missouri: received $27K on this topic Kvc Missouri $27K Tears Foundation: received $25K on this topic Tears Foundation $25K Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation: received $25K on this topic Rocky Mountain Children's Healt… $25K Crane School: received $24K on this topic Crane School $24K St Francis House: received $23K on this topic St Francis House $23K The Next Step St Louis: received $22K on this topic The Next Step St Louis $22K Storycatchers Theatre: received $21K on this topic Storycatchers Theatre $21K Reclaim13: received $20K on this topic Reclaim13 $20K Winnetka Platform Tennis Club Inc: received $20K on this topic Winnetka Platform Tennis Club I… $20K Share Inc: received $20K on this topic Share Inc $20K Buddy Program: received $20K on this topic Buddy Program $20K English in Action: received $20K on this topic English in Action $20K New Moms Inc: received $18K on this topic New Moms Inc $18K The Heimerdinger Foundation: received $17K on this topic The Heimerdinger Foundation $17K Danceaspen: received $16K on this topic Danceaspen $16K Concern Worldwide Us Inc: received $16K on this topic Concern Worldwide Us Inc $16K Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation: received $15K on this topic Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Fo… $15K Timeline Theatre Company: received $10K on this topic Timeline Theatre Company $10K Fosterful: received $10K on this topic Fosterful $10K Police Activities League of Sw Washington: received $6K on this topic Police Activities League of Sw… $6K Ensworth High School: received $5K on this topic Ensworth High School $5K Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation: received $5K on this topic Sarasota Performing Arts Founda… $5K Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation: received $5K on this topic Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Fo… $5K Scarlet Road: received $5K on this topic Scarlet Road $5K Heritage Foundation of Williamson County: received $5K on this topic Heritage Foundation of Williams… $5K The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington: received $5K on this topic The Free Clinic of Southwest Wa… $5K Sarasota Art Museumringling College of Art & Design: received $5K on this topic Sarasota Art Museumringling Col… $5K Boys and Girls Club of Sw Washington: received $3K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Sw Washi… $3K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “paddle” 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: $1.2M to Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation — $700,000 for the access for every child fund and $300,000 to help establish an early stage clinical trials unit as outlined in dr. shanley's may 2022 proposal, general operating su…
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Largest: $65,000 to NASHVILLE WINE AUCTION — sponsorship of pairings 2025 and $50,000 match for raise your paddle. benefits declined.
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Largest: $214,350 to CHICAGO PLATFORM TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHARITIES INC — support paddle tennis
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Largest: $5,000 to THE FREE CLINIC OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON — raise the paddle donation 2022 holiday ball
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Largest: $35,000 to Habitat Education Center — paddling for empowerment program
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Largest: $110,000 to EYE THRIVE — 2024 capital campaign, 2024 eye need you crowdfunding campaign, fund our kids campaign - paddle raise match
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Largest: $20,000 to PADDLING FOR CANCER AWARENESS INC — general & unrestricted
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Largest: $30,000 to ARK INSTITUTE OF LEARNING — contribution for scholarships and raise the paddle fundraiser
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Largest: $2.0M to ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC — donation for the conversion and rehabilitation of the former cardinal stritch university campus to the eventual north campus of st. augustine preparatory academy & 2023 annual scho…
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Largest: $30,000 to MAQLAQS PADDLE (RIOS TO RIVERS) — maqlaqs paddle
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Largest: $75,100 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NW COLORADO — to support be great bash paddle raise
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Largest: $35,000 to PADDLES UP PICKLEBALL CLUB — tennis development
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