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12 funders with a record of paying for “persecution”
Where the money went Conference On Jewish Material Claims → American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: $126M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Christian Motorcyclists Association → Global Christian Relief: $2.4M across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Harold C Smith Foundation to → Voice of the Martyrs: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Jon L & Beverly A Thompson Foundation → Samaritan's Purse: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Darby Foundation → Artistic Freedom Initiative: $180K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Knights of Columbus Charities Inc → Insititute for Ancient and Threatened Christianity Inc: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Adair Foundation → Global Christian Relief: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ben E Factor Foundation → The Voice of the Martyrs: $91K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Counsellor Foundation Inc → American Center for Law and Justice: $63K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Miller Family Charitable Trust → Help the Persecuted: $62K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Eternal Perspective Ministries → Bild International: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Barstahl Foundation → Knights of Columbus Charities Inc: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island: $36M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Christian Motorcyclists Association → Open Doors USA: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Harold C Smith Foundation to → Alliance Defending Freedom International: $475K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Knights of Columbus Charities Inc → Institute for Ancient and Threatened Christianity Inc: $164K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Adair Foundation → Awana: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Eternal Perspective Ministries → Open Doors: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Barstahl Foundation → Gc Relief: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ben E Factor Foundation → Help the Persecuted: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Selfhelp Community Services Inc: $34M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Harold C Smith Foundation to → Open Doors USA: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Knights of Columbus Charities Inc → Franciscan University of Steubenville: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adair Foundation → Compassionate Hope: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Barstahl Foundation → International Christian Concern Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Eternal Perspective Ministries → World Help: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Goodman Jewish Family Services Inc Broward County: $23M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles: $19M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Community Services of South Florida Inc: $17M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Guardians of the Sick Bikur Cholim Hesed Org: $15M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: $11M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit: $11M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc: $10.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam & Children's Svc: $8.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family and Children's Svcs San Francisco: $7.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg Inc: $6.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Social Service Agency: $6.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Community Services: $6.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services Inc: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland: $4.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service of San Diego: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family and Career Services: $4.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Childrens Svcs of Northern Nj: $3.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Vocational Svc Middlesex County: $3.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Rockland Jewish Family Service: $3.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Children's Service of Ocean County: $3.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family and Children's Svc Grtr Philadelphia: $2.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Services of Metrowest New Jersey: $2.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service of Greater Cincinnati: $2.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Bikur Cholim of Rockland County: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Children's Svcs Southern Arizona: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family and Children's Svc Greater Boston: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Services: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Westchester Jewish Community Services: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Samost Jewish Family & Children's Svc Southern Nj: $1.7M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Children's Service Monmouth County: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family & Community Services Inc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Museum of Jewish Heritage-Living Mem to Holocaust: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service of Colorado: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family Service: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims → Jewish Family and Child Service: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conference On Jewish Material Claims: $405M on this topic. Open the funder. Conference On Jewish Material… $405M Christian Motorcyclists Association: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Christian Motorcyclists Assoc… $3.5M The Harold C Smith Foundation to: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Harold C Smith Foundation… $2.0M Knights of Columbus Charities Inc: $502K on this topic. Open the funder. Knights of Columbus Charities… $502K Jon L & Beverly A Thompson Foundation: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. Jon L & Beverly A Thompson Fo… $400K Adair Foundation: $220K on this topic. Open the funder. Adair Foundation $220K The Darby Foundation: $180K on this topic. Open the funder. The Darby Foundation $180K The Ben E Factor Foundation: $106K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ben E Factor Foundation $106K Eternal Perspective Ministries: $99K on this topic. Open the funder. Eternal Perspective Ministries $99K Barstahl Foundation: $82K on this topic. Open the funder. Barstahl Foundation $82K Counsellor Foundation Inc: $63K on this topic. Open the funder. Counsellor Foundation Inc $63K The Miller Family Charitable Trust: $62K on this topic. Open the funder. The Miller Family Charitable… $62K American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: received $126M on this topic American Jewish Joint Distribut… $126M Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island: received $36M on this topic Jewish Community Council of Gre… $36M Selfhelp Community Services Inc: received $34M on this topic Selfhelp Community Services Inc $34M Goodman Jewish Family Services Inc Broward County: received $23M on this topic Goodman Jewish Family Services… $23M Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles: received $19M on this topic Jewish Family Service of Los An… $19M Jewish Community Services of South Florida Inc: received $17M on this topic Jewish Community Services of So… $17M Guardians of the Sick Bikur Cholim Hesed Org: received $15M on this topic Guardians of the Sick Bikur Cho… $15M Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: received $11M on this topic Jewish Federation of Metropolit… $11M Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit: received $11M on this topic Jewish Family Service of Metrop… $11M Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc: received $10.0M on this topic Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Fami… $10.0M Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam & Children's Svc: received $8.0M on this topic Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam… $8.0M Jewish Family and Children's Svcs San Francisco: received $7.3M on this topic Jewish Family and Children's Sv… $7.3M United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg Inc: received $6.9M on this topic United Jewish Organizations of… $6.9M Jewish Social Service Agency: received $6.6M on this topic Jewish Social Service Agency $6.6M Jewish Community Services: received $6.0M on this topic Jewish Community Services $6.0M Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services Inc: received $5.0M on this topic Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Comm… $5.0M Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland: received $4.8M on this topic Jewish Family Service Associati… $4.8M Jewish Family Service of San Diego: received $4.4M on this topic Jewish Family Service of San Di… $4.4M Jewish Family and Career Services: received $4.2M on this topic Jewish Family and Career Servic… $4.2M Jewish Family & Childrens Svcs of Northern Nj: received $3.9M on this topic Jewish Family & Childrens Svcs… $3.9M Jewish Family & Vocational Svc Middlesex County: received $3.8M on this topic Jewish Family & Vocational Svc… $3.8M Rockland Jewish Family Service: received $3.5M on this topic Rockland Jewish Family Service $3.5M Jewish Family & Children's Service of Ocean County: received $3.4M on this topic Jewish Family & Children's Serv… $3.4M Jewish Family and Children's Svc Grtr Philadelphia: received $2.9M on this topic Jewish Family and Children's Sv… $2.9M Jewish Family Services of Metrowest New Jersey: received $2.9M on this topic Jewish Family Services of Metro… $2.9M Jewish Family Service of Greater Cincinnati: received $2.8M on this topic Jewish Family Service of Greate… $2.8M Bikur Cholim of Rockland County: received $2.6M on this topic Bikur Cholim of Rockland County $2.6M Jewish Family & Children's Svcs Southern Arizona: received $2.5M on this topic Jewish Family & Children's Svcs… $2.5M Global Christian Relief: received $2.5M on this topic Global Christian Relief $2.5M Jewish Family and Children's Svc Greater Boston: received $2.3M on this topic Jewish Family and Children's Sv… $2.3M Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey: received $2.3M on this topic Jewish Family Service of Centra… $2.3M Jewish Family Services: received $2.0M on this topic Jewish Family Services $2.0M Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford: received $2.0M on this topic Jewish Family Services of Great… $2.0M Westchester Jewish Community Services: received $1.8M on this topic Westchester Jewish Community Se… $1.8M Samost Jewish Family & Children's Svc Southern Nj: received $1.7M on this topic Samost Jewish Family & Children… $1.7M Open Doors USA: received $1.6M on this topic Open Doors USA $1.6M Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay: received $1.6M on this topic Jewish Family & Community Servi… $1.6M Jewish Family & Children's Service Monmouth County: received $1.3M on this topic Jewish Family & Children's Serv… $1.3M Jewish Family & Community Services Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Jewish Family & Community Servi… $1.3M Museum of Jewish Heritage-Living Mem to Holocaust: received $1.3M on this topic Museum of Jewish Heritage-Livin… $1.3M Jewish Family Service of Colorado: received $1.2M on this topic Jewish Family Service of Colora… $1.2M Jewish Family Service: received $1.2M on this topic Jewish Family Service $1.2M Voice of the Martyrs: received $1.2M on this topic Voice of the Martyrs $1.2M Jewish Family and Child Service: received $1.1M on this topic Jewish Family and Child Service $1.1M Alliance Defending Freedom International: received $475K on this topic Alliance Defending Freedom Inte… $475K Samaritan's Purse: received $400K on this topic Samaritan's Purse $400K Artistic Freedom Initiative: received $180K on this topic Artistic Freedom Initiative $180K Insititute for Ancient and Threatened Christianity Inc: received $175K on this topic Insititute for Ancient and Thre… $175K Institute for Ancient and Threatened Christianity Inc: received $164K on this topic Institute for Ancient and Threa… $164K Franciscan University of Steubenville: received $163K on this topic Franciscan University of Steube… $163K The Voice of the Martyrs: received $91K on this topic The Voice of the Martyrs $91K Help the Persecuted: received $77K on this topic Help the Persecuted $77K American Center for Law and Justice: received $63K on this topic American Center for Law and Jus… $63K Bild International: received $51K on this topic Bild International $51K Awana: received $50K on this topic Awana $50K Open Doors: received $40K on this topic Open Doors $40K Knights of Columbus Charities Inc: received $36K on this topic Knights of Columbus Charities I… $36K Compassionate Hope: received $35K on this topic Compassionate Hope $35K Gc Relief: received $26K on this topic Gc Relief $26K International Christian Concern Inc: received $20K on this topic International Christian Concern… $20K World Help: received $8K on this topic World Help $8K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “persecution” 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: $126.0M to AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE — assistance to jewish victims of nazi persecution
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Largest: $400,000 to ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL — persecuted church: supported legal advocacy for persecuted christians in india, pakistan, and nigeria
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Largest: $20,000 to PERSECUTION PROJECT FOUNDATION — general & unrestricted
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Largest: $27,576 to Open Doors — sup. ministry against persecution
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Largest: $175,000 to INSITITUTE FOR ANCIENT AND THREATENED CHRISTIANITY INC — donation to persecuted christian relief
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Largest: $40,000 to THE VOICE OF THE MARTYRS — serve persecuted christians
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Largest: $100,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE — persecuted christians
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Largest: $50,000 to GLOBAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF — funding for persecuted church work in china
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Largest: $1.2M to GLOBAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF — to fund the distribution of bibles and chrisitian materials to regions where christianity is persecuted, mostly muslim nations.
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Largest: $90,000 to ARTISTIC FREEDOM INITIATIVE — protection of artists from political persecution
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Largest: $20,000 to American center for law and justice — preserving the rights of persecuted christians
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Largest: $20,000 to HELP THE PERSECUTED — unrestricted general
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