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12 funders with a record of paying for “paterson”
Where the money went William Paterson University of → William Paterson University of New Jersey: $4.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → William Paterson University: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Montclair State University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc → City of Paterson: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → New Jersey Community Development Corporation: $525K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Burke Foundation Inc → St Joseph's Health Inc: $215K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic: $182K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The John Victor Machuga Foundation Inc → William Paterson University: $138K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Columbia Bank Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic: $79K across 10 grants, latest 2024 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Gilmore Memorial Preschool: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Paterson Childrens' Foundation → Paterson Alliance: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pseg Foundation Inc → Meadowlands YMCA: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Paterson Education Fund: $640K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Montclair State University Foundation Inc: $425K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Burke Foundation Inc → Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern Nj: $119K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Paterson Alliance: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Inc: $54K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Paterson Free Public Library: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Columbia Bank Foundation → New City Kids: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Paterson Childrens' Foundation → Paterson Music Project: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pseg Foundation Inc → Paterson Habitat for Humanity: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Hamilton Partnership for Paterson: $260K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Paterson Education Fund: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Burke Foundation Inc → Partnership for Maternal & Child Health: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Columbia Bank Foundation → Habitat for Humanity International Inc: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Paterson Childrens' Foundation → Paterson Library Foundation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Td Charitable Foundation → Paterson Habitat for Humanity Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Camp Ydp: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pseg Foundation Inc → Boys Girls Club Paterson Passaic: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Paterson Habitat for Humanity: $188K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Paterson Alliance: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Paterson Education Foundation Inc: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Paterson Alliance: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Boys and Girls Club of Paterson: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → William Paterson University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Palestinian American Community Center: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts: $68K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Reimagining Justice: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Reimagining Justice Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of New Jersey → City of Paterson Youth Services Bureau: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Paterson Alliance Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Salvation Army Paterson Corps: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation → Attendance Works- Improving Attendance in Paterson: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Paterson Public School #28: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of New Jersey → City of Paterson: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → St Luke's Community Development Center: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → New Destint Family Support: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc → Fund for Paterson Public Schools: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Td Charitable Foundation → The Oasis Haven for Women & Children Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → St Paul's Community Development Center: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → New Destiny Family Support: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Foundation of New Jersey → New City Kids Paterson: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Oasis A Center for Women and Children: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Td Charitable Foundation → Paterson Alliance Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Columbia Bank Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Columbia Bank Foundation → Paterson Alliance: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → Circle of Care: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → New Destiny Family Success Center: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of New Jersey → Paterson Education Foundation: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Paterson Education Foundation Inc → New City: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 William Paterson University of: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. William Paterson University of $4.4M Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundati… $2.6M Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Geraldine R Dodge Foundation… $2.1M The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Bloomberg Family Foundati… $1.0M Td Charitable Foundation: $639K on this topic. Open the funder. Td Charitable Foundation $639K Community Foundation of New Jersey: $473K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of New J… $473K The Burke Foundation Inc: $393K on this topic. Open the funder. The Burke Foundation Inc $393K The Paterson Education Foundation Inc: $273K on this topic. Open the funder. The Paterson Education Founda… $273K Columbia Bank Foundation: $174K on this topic. Open the funder. Columbia Bank Foundation $174K The John Victor Machuga Foundation Inc: $138K on this topic. Open the funder. The John Victor Machuga Found… $138K Paterson Childrens' Foundation: $97K on this topic. Open the funder. Paterson Childrens' Foundation $97K Pseg Foundation Inc: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. Pseg Foundation Inc $34K William Paterson University of New Jersey: received $4.4M on this topic William Paterson University of… $4.4M William Paterson University: received $1.3M on this topic William Paterson University $1.3M City of Paterson: received $1.0M on this topic City of Paterson $1.0M Montclair State University: received $1.0M on this topic Montclair State University $1.0M Paterson Education Fund: received $760K on this topic Paterson Education Fund $760K New Jersey Community Development Corporation: received $525K on this topic New Jersey Community Developmen… $525K Montclair State University Foundation Inc: received $425K on this topic Montclair State University Foun… $425K Paterson Alliance: received $421K on this topic Paterson Alliance $421K Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic: received $276K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Paterson a… $276K Hamilton Partnership for Paterson: received $260K on this topic Hamilton Partnership for Paters… $260K St Joseph's Health Inc: received $215K on this topic St Joseph's Health Inc $215K Paterson Habitat for Humanity: received $188K on this topic Paterson Habitat for Humanity $188K Boys & Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic: received $175K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Paterson &… $175K Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern Nj: received $119K on this topic Partnership for Maternal & Chil… $119K Paterson Education Foundation Inc: received $90K on this topic Paterson Education Foundation I… $90K Boys and Girls Club of Paterson: received $80K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Paterson $80K Palestinian American Community Center: received $75K on this topic Palestinian American Community… $75K Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Inc: received $69K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Paterson a… $69K Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts: received $68K on this topic Wharton Institute for the Perfo… $68K Partnership for Maternal & Child Health: received $59K on this topic Partnership for Maternal & Chil… $59K Paterson Alliance Inc: received $55K on this topic Paterson Alliance Inc $55K Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson: received $50K on this topic Catholic Charities Diocese of P… $50K Reimagining Justice: received $50K on this topic Reimagining Justice $50K Reimagining Justice Inc: received $50K on this topic Reimagining Justice Inc $50K Gilmore Memorial Preschool: received $45K on this topic Gilmore Memorial Preschool $45K Paterson Free Public Library: received $40K on this topic Paterson Free Public Library $40K City of Paterson Youth Services Bureau: received $40K on this topic City of Paterson Youth Services… $40K New City Kids: received $35K on this topic New City Kids $35K Salvation Army Paterson Corps: received $34K on this topic Salvation Army Paterson Corps $34K Paterson Music Project: received $30K on this topic Paterson Music Project $30K Habitat for Humanity International Inc: received $30K on this topic Habitat for Humanity Internatio… $30K Attendance Works- Improving Attendance in Paterson: received $30K on this topic Attendance Works- Improving Att… $30K Meadowlands YMCA: received $25K on this topic Meadowlands YMCA $25K Paterson Library Foundation: received $25K on this topic Paterson Library Foundation $25K Paterson Habitat for Humanity Inc: received $25K on this topic Paterson Habitat for Humanity I… $25K Camp Ydp: received $25K on this topic Camp Ydp $25K Paterson Public School #28: received $21K on this topic Paterson Public School #28 $21K St Luke's Community Development Center: received $20K on this topic St Luke's Community Development… $20K New Destint Family Support: received $20K on this topic New Destint Family Support $20K Fund for Paterson Public Schools: received $20K on this topic Fund for Paterson Public Schools $20K The Oasis Haven for Women & Children Inc: received $20K on this topic The Oasis Haven for Women & Chi… $20K St Paul's Community Development Center: received $20K on this topic St Paul's Community Development… $20K New Destiny Family Support: received $20K on this topic New Destiny Family Support $20K New City Kids Paterson: received $15K on this topic New City Kids Paterson $15K Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children: received $15K on this topic Oasis - A Haven for Women and C… $15K Oasis A Center for Women and Children: received $15K on this topic Oasis A Center for Women and Ch… $15K Circle of Care: received $14K on this topic Circle of Care $14K New Destiny Family Success Center: received $13K on this topic New Destiny Family Success Cent… $13K Paterson Education Foundation: received $12K on this topic Paterson Education Foundation $12K New City: received $10K on this topic New City $10K Paterson Habitat for Humanity: received $6K on this topic Paterson Habitat for Humanity $6K Boys Girls Club Paterson Passaic: received $3K on this topic Boys Girls Club Paterson Passaic $3K 12 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “paterson” 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: $10,000 to PATERSON ALLIANCE — paterson alliance apprenticeship program
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Largest: $25,000 to PATERSON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY — paterson reads summer literacy
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Largest: $570,000 to WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY — unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
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Largest: $40,000 to PATERSON ALLIANCE — paterson alliance general operating support for 2022-2023
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Largest: $110,500 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PATERSON AND PASSAIC — general or mentoring
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Largest: $15,000 to PATERSON ALLIANCE INC — paterson early childhood education initiative
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Largest: $2,000 to The Paterson Education Foundat — paterson education fund
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Largest: $25,000 to PATERSON LIBRARY FOUNDATION — summer reading program
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Largest: $1.4M to WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY — provide assistance to the university for student support/educational purposes.
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Largest: $163,000 to ST JOSEPH'S HEALTH INC — support for paterson hospital doula pilot
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Largest: $32,500 to WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY — general grant
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Largest: $357,000 to CITY OF PATERSON — support for global mayors challenge for paterson, nj
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