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12 funders with a record of paying for “players”
Where the money went Good Ventures Foundation → Players Philanthropy Fund: $7.1M across 26 grants, latest 2024 Nfl Foundation Inc → Nfl Player Care Foundation: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Players Philanthropy Fund: $874K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Connecticut Players Foundation Inc the: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Players Philanthropy Fund: $226K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Uptown Players Inc: $222K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Connecticut Players Foundation Inc: $144K across 1 grant, latest 2021 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Peterborough Players: $93K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → The Naples Players: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Texas Instruments Foundation → Uptown Players Inc: $52K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Malcolm M Prinewpfoa Scholarship Fund → Ben Diamond Co University of Pittsb: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Florida Youth Soccer Association Inc → Plant City Area Soccer Club Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Epic Players Inc: $415K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Nfl Foundation Inc → Players Philanthropy Fund: $303K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → American Players Theatre of Wisconsin: $230K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Junior Players Guild: $167K across 4 grants, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → North Country Chamber Players: $89K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Players Philanthropy Fund: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Backyard Players & Friends Inc: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Texas Instruments Foundation → Uptown Players: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → The Whitney Players Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Malcolm M Prinewpfoa Scholarship Fund → Cody Dykes Co Ohio Northern Univers: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Florida Youth Soccer Association Inc → Let Me Play Foundation Inc (Ggs Soccer Academy): $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Shotgun Players Inc the: $170K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Los Angeles Rams Foundation: $162K across 12 grants, latest 2021 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Weathervane Theatre Players Inc: $87K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Players Philanthropy Fund: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → The Opera House Players Inc: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Malcolm M Prinewpfoa Scholarship Fund → Jacob Pfarr Co Virginia Tech Univer: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Texas Instruments Foundation → Rembrandt Chamber Players: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → The Paper Bag Players Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Florida Youth Soccer Association Inc → The Protential Foundation Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Nfl Foundation Inc → Cleveland Browns Foundation: $147K across 3 grants, latest 2021 The Shubert Foundation Inc → East West Players Inc: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Nfl Foundation Inc → South Florida Sports Foundation: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Richmond Triangle Players: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Peterborough Players: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Penguin Players Ltd: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Arlekin Players Theatre: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Shotgun Players Inc: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Epic Players Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Nfl Foundation Inc → Excel to Excellence Youth Football: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Players Ring Company: $58K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Sayre School: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Connecticut Players Foundation Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Colonel Town Players of Lancaster Inc: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nfl Foundation Inc → My Brother's Keeper Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Tim Tebow Foundation Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Page Education Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Tb 12 Foundation Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Russell Life Skills & Reading Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Ryan Nece Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Hunter's Hope Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Adaptive Training Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Holt Brothers Foundation Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Heroes & Cool Kids: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Forever Young Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Judi's House: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nfl Foundation Inc → Treasure House Phoenix: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Shubert Foundation Inc → East-West Players Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Good Ventures Foundation: $7.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Good Ventures Foundation $7.1M Nfl Foundation Inc: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Nfl Foundation Inc $2.8M The Shubert Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Shubert Foundation Inc $1.6M Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $1.4M Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $423K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $423K New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: $375K on this topic. Open the funder. New Hampshire Charitable Foun… $375K The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $277K on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $277K Connecticut Humanities Council Inc: $188K on this topic. Open the funder. Connecticut Humanities Counci… $188K The Chicago Community Trust: $174K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $174K Texas Instruments Foundation: $84K on this topic. Open the funder. Texas Instruments Foundation $84K Malcolm M Prinewpfoa Scholarship Fund: $39K on this topic. Open the funder. Malcolm M Prinewpfoa Scholars… $39K Florida Youth Soccer Association Inc: $24K on this topic. Open the funder. Florida Youth Soccer Associat… $24K Players Philanthropy Fund: received $8.5M on this topic Players Philanthropy Fund $8.5M Nfl Player Care Foundation: received $1.5M on this topic Nfl Player Care Foundation $1.5M Epic Players Inc: received $475K on this topic Epic Players Inc $475K Connecticut Players Foundation Inc the: received $300K on this topic Connecticut Players Foundation… $300K Uptown Players Inc: received $274K on this topic Uptown Players Inc $274K American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc: received $245K on this topic American Players Theatre of Wis… $245K American Players Theatre of Wisconsin: received $230K on this topic American Players Theatre of Wis… $230K Connecticut Players Foundation Inc: received $194K on this topic Connecticut Players Foundation… $194K Shotgun Players Inc the: received $170K on this topic Shotgun Players Inc the $170K Junior Players Guild: received $167K on this topic Junior Players Guild $167K Los Angeles Rams Foundation: received $162K on this topic Los Angeles Rams Foundation $162K Cleveland Browns Foundation: received $147K on this topic Cleveland Browns Foundation $147K East West Players Inc: received $120K on this topic East West Players Inc $120K South Florida Sports Foundation: received $105K on this topic South Florida Sports Foundation $105K Richmond Triangle Players: received $100K on this topic Richmond Triangle Players $100K Peterborough Players: received $95K on this topic Peterborough Players $95K Peterborough Players: received $93K on this topic Peterborough Players $93K North Country Chamber Players: received $89K on this topic North Country Chamber Players $89K Weathervane Theatre Players Inc: received $87K on this topic Weathervane Theatre Players Inc $87K Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation: received $80K on this topic Peninsula Players Theatre Found… $80K The Naples Players: received $75K on this topic The Naples Players $75K Penguin Players Ltd: received $70K on this topic Penguin Players Ltd $70K Players Philanthropy Fund: received $65K on this topic Players Philanthropy Fund $65K Arlekin Players Theatre: received $65K on this topic Arlekin Players Theatre $65K Shotgun Players Inc: received $65K on this topic Shotgun Players Inc $65K Excel to Excellence Youth Football: received $60K on this topic Excel to Excellence Youth Footb… $60K Players Ring Company: received $58K on this topic Players Ring Company $58K Sayre School: received $50K on this topic Sayre School $50K Colonel Town Players of Lancaster Inc: received $49K on this topic Colonel Town Players of Lancast… $49K Backyard Players & Friends Inc: received $45K on this topic Backyard Players & Friends Inc $45K My Brother's Keeper Inc: received $40K on this topic My Brother's Keeper Inc $40K Tim Tebow Foundation Inc: received $40K on this topic Tim Tebow Foundation Inc $40K Page Education Foundation: received $40K on this topic Page Education Foundation $40K Tb 12 Foundation Inc: received $40K on this topic Tb 12 Foundation Inc $40K Russell Life Skills & Reading Foundation: received $40K on this topic Russell Life Skills & Reading F… $40K Ryan Nece Foundation: received $40K on this topic Ryan Nece Foundation $40K Hunter's Hope Foundation: received $40K on this topic Hunter's Hope Foundation $40K Adaptive Training Foundation: received $40K on this topic Adaptive Training Foundation $40K Holt Brothers Foundation Inc: received $40K on this topic Holt Brothers Foundation Inc $40K Heroes & Cool Kids: received $40K on this topic Heroes & Cool Kids $40K Forever Young Foundation: received $40K on this topic Forever Young Foundation $40K Judi's House: received $40K on this topic Judi's House $40K Treasure House Phoenix: received $40K on this topic Treasure House Phoenix $40K East-West Players Inc: received $40K on this topic East-West Players Inc $40K American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc: received $34K on this topic American Players Theatre of Wis… $34K Uptown Players: received $25K on this topic Uptown Players $25K The Whitney Players Inc: received $25K on this topic The Whitney Players Inc $25K The Opera House Players Inc: received $18K on this topic The Opera House Players Inc $18K Ben Diamond Co University of Pittsb: received $14K on this topic Ben Diamond Co University of Pi… $14K Cody Dykes Co Ohio Northern Univers: received $14K on this topic Cody Dykes Co Ohio Northern Uni… $14K Plant City Area Soccer Club Inc: received $12K on this topic Plant City Area Soccer Club Inc $12K Jacob Pfarr Co Virginia Tech Univer: received $11K on this topic Jacob Pfarr Co Virginia Tech Un… $11K Let Me Play Foundation Inc (Ggs Soccer Academy): received $8K on this topic Let Me Play Foundation Inc (Ggs… $8K Rembrandt Chamber Players: received $7K on this topic Rembrandt Chamber Players $7K The Paper Bag Players Inc: received $6K on this topic The Paper Bag Players Inc $6K The Protential Foundation Inc: received $5K on this topic The Protential Foundation Inc $5K 12 funders, 56 recipients, grants matching “players” 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: $25,000 to PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND — nfl player matching youth/high school football grants
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Largest: $200,000 to CONNECTICUT PLAYERS FOUNDATION INC THE — general operating
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Largest: $3,500 to NOLAN RANKER CO PENN STATE UNIVERSI — partial college scholarship rewarded to eligible high school football players in western pennsylvania.partial college scholarship rewarded to eligible high school football players …
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Largest: $287,750 to PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND — tarbell fellowship and support for training for good
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Largest: $67,973 to JUNIOR PLAYERS GUILD — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $56,363 to North Country Chamber Players — for operating support, designated distribution., music education, viola player
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Largest: $25,000 to UPTOWN PLAYERS — educational institutions-operation funds, building funds, and scholarships.dallas, tx
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Largest: $752,500 to PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND — community & human services
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Largest: $11,635 to PLANT CITY AREA SOCCER CLUB INC — registration player dues
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Largest: $25,000 to PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND — medical/scientific research & programs
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Largest: $144,400 to CONNECTICUT PLAYERS FOUNDATION INC — ct cultural fund ope
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Largest: $25,250 to American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
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