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12 funders with a record of paying for “playful”
Where the money went The Grable Foundation → Allegheny Intermediate Unit: $4.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William Penn Foundation → Kaboom Inc: $2.7M across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: $2.2M across 5 grants, latest 2023 Child Care Connection Inc → Uiviilat Play and Learn Cente: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Greater Chatham Initiative Inc: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rand Corporation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Austin Children's Museum Inc: $475K across 2 grants, latest 2023 One Roof Foundation → Refugee Women's Alliance (Rewa): $446K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Green Bay Packers Foundation → Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation Incorporated: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Kaboom Inc → Strawberry Mansion CDC: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Toy Foundation Inc → La Rabida Children's Hospital: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → The Strong National Museum of Play: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Child Care Connection Inc → Play-N-Learn Center Inc Dba T: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Fairmount Park Conservancy: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Manhattan Theatre Club: $817K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rand Corp: $813K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Evans Scholars Foundation: $760K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Dupage Children's Museum: $461K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Grable Foundation → Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation: $231K across 1 grant, latest 2023 One Roof Foundation → Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Kaboom Inc → Called to Service CDC: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Toy Foundation Inc → Children's Hospital at Montefiore: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Green Bay Packers Foundation → City of Milwaukee: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Budc: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Ultimate Block Party Inc: $1.2M across 8 grants, latest 2024 Child Care Connection Inc → Play N Learn Dba Thrivalaska: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Ravinia Festival Association: $738K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → La Theatre Works: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Dancing Hearts Consulting: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Museum of Discovery and Science: $456K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Grable Foundation → Neighborhood North Museum of Play: $210K across 4 grants, latest 2024 One Roof Foundation → Seattle Ice Centre LLC: $141K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Kaboom Inc → John Bartram Association: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Toy Foundation Inc → Memorialcare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Green Bay Packers Foundation → Mwp Recreation: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → The Rural Outreach Center (Roc): $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: $983K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Child Care Connection Inc → Play- N -Learn Dba Trivalaska: $967K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William Penn Foundation → Historic Philadelphia Inc: $838K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation: $680K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The William Penn Foundation → City of Philadelphia - Office of Children and Families: $650K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Watchdog Real Estate Project Management: $647K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Child Care Connection Inc → Creative Play & Preschools L: $531K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc: $436K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Science Museum of Virginia: $411K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → The Exploratorium: $405K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Leveling the Playing Field Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Fab Youth Philly: $363K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Connecticut Science Center Inc: $359K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Children's Creativity Museum: $358K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Kaboom: $354K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Connecticut Association of Schools: $288K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → Center for Architecture: $262K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → People's Light and Theatre Company: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → American Associates of the National Theatre: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Chicago Children's Museum: $248K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Discovery Place Inc: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Boston Children's Museum: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Discover Place Inc: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → Theatre Exile Company: $220K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lego Community Fund Us Inc → Children's Museum of Richmond: $217K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundat… $12M The William Penn Foundation: $9.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The William Penn Foundation $9.3M Child Care Connection Inc: $6.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Child Care Connection Inc $6.1M Lego Community Fund Us Inc: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Lego Community Fund Us Inc $4.8M The Grable Foundation: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Grable Foundation $4.6M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $3.6M The Chicago Community Trust: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $2.9M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $2.3M One Roof Foundation: $812K on this topic. Open the funder. One Roof Foundation $812K Green Bay Packers Foundation: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Green Bay Packers Foundation $250K Kaboom Inc: $225K on this topic. Open the funder. Kaboom Inc $225K The Toy Foundation Inc: $153K on this topic. Open the funder. The Toy Foundation Inc $153K Allegheny Intermediate Unit: received $4.1M on this topic Allegheny Intermediate Unit $4.1M Kaboom Inc: received $2.7M on this topic Kaboom Inc $2.7M Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: received $2.2M on this topic Community Foundation for Southe… $2.2M Uiviilat Play and Learn Cente: received $2.1M on this topic Uiviilat Play and Learn Cente $2.1M The Strong National Museum of Play: received $2.0M on this topic The Strong National Museum of P… $2.0M Budc: received $2.0M on this topic Budc $2.0M Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc: received $1.9M on this topic Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc $1.9M Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: received $1.6M on this topic Community Foundation for Greate… $1.6M Play-N-Learn Center Inc Dba T: received $1.5M on this topic Play-N-Learn Center Inc Dba T $1.5M Fairmount Park Conservancy: received $1.5M on this topic Fairmount Park Conservancy $1.5M The Rural Outreach Center (Roc): received $1.4M on this topic The Rural Outreach Center (Roc) $1.4M Greater Chatham Initiative Inc: received $1.4M on this topic Greater Chatham Initiative Inc $1.4M Ultimate Block Party Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Ultimate Block Party Inc $1.2M Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: received $1.1M on this topic Community Foundation for Southe… $1.1M Play N Learn Dba Thrivalaska: received $1.0M on this topic Play N Learn Dba Thrivalaska $1.0M Rand Corporation: received $1.0M on this topic Rand Corporation $1.0M Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo: received $983K on this topic Community Foundation for Greate… $983K Play- N -Learn Dba Trivalaska: received $967K on this topic Play- N -Learn Dba Trivalaska $967K Historic Philadelphia Inc: received $838K on this topic Historic Philadelphia Inc $838K Manhattan Theatre Club: received $817K on this topic Manhattan Theatre Club $817K Rand Corp: received $813K on this topic Rand Corp $813K Evans Scholars Foundation: received $760K on this topic Evans Scholars Foundation $760K Ravinia Festival Association: received $738K on this topic Ravinia Festival Association $738K Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation: received $680K on this topic Free Library of Philadelphia Fo… $680K City of Philadelphia - Office of Children and Families: received $650K on this topic City of Philadelphia - Office o… $650K Watchdog Real Estate Project Management: received $647K on this topic Watchdog Real Estate Project Ma… $647K La Theatre Works: received $600K on this topic La Theatre Works $600K Creative Play & Preschools L: received $531K on this topic Creative Play & Preschools L $531K Dancing Hearts Consulting: received $500K on this topic Dancing Hearts Consulting $500K Austin Children's Museum Inc: received $475K on this topic Austin Children's Museum Inc $475K Dupage Children's Museum: received $461K on this topic Dupage Children's Museum $461K Museum of Discovery and Science: received $456K on this topic Museum of Discovery and Science $456K Refugee Women's Alliance (Rewa): received $446K on this topic Refugee Women's Alliance (Rewa) $446K Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc: received $436K on this topic Young Mens Christian Associatio… $436K Science Museum of Virginia: received $411K on this topic Science Museum of Virginia $411K The Exploratorium: received $405K on this topic The Exploratorium $405K Leveling the Playing Field Inc: received $400K on this topic Leveling the Playing Field Inc $400K Fab Youth Philly: received $363K on this topic Fab Youth Philly $363K Connecticut Science Center Inc: received $359K on this topic Connecticut Science Center Inc $359K Children's Creativity Museum: received $358K on this topic Children's Creativity Museum $358K Kaboom: received $354K on this topic Kaboom $354K Connecticut Association of Schools: received $288K on this topic Connecticut Association of Scho… $288K Center for Architecture: received $262K on this topic Center for Architecture $262K People's Light and Theatre Company: received $250K on this topic People's Light and Theatre Comp… $250K American Associates of the National Theatre: received $250K on this topic American Associates of the Nati… $250K Chicago Children's Museum: received $248K on this topic Chicago Children's Museum $248K Discovery Place Inc: received $245K on this topic Discovery Place Inc $245K Boston Children's Museum: received $245K on this topic Boston Children's Museum $245K Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation: received $231K on this topic Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton… $231K Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma: received $225K on this topic Metropolitan Park District of T… $225K Discover Place Inc: received $225K on this topic Discover Place Inc $225K Theatre Exile Company: received $220K on this topic Theatre Exile Company $220K Children's Museum of Richmond: received $217K on this topic Children's Museum of Richmond $217K Neighborhood North Museum of Play: received $210K on this topic Neighborhood North Museum of Pl… $210K Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation Incorporated: received $200K on this topic Milwaukee Public Schools Founda… $200K Seattle Ice Centre LLC: received $141K on this topic Seattle Ice Centre LLC $141K Strawberry Mansion CDC: received $77K on this topic Strawberry Mansion CDC $77K Called to Service CDC: received $74K on this topic Called to Service CDC $74K John Bartram Association: received $74K on this topic John Bartram Association $74K La Rabida Children's Hospital: received $59K on this topic La Rabida Children's Hospital $59K Children's Hospital at Montefiore: received $50K on this topic Children's Hospital at Montefio… $50K Memorialcare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach: received $44K on this topic Memorialcare Miller Children's… $44K City of Milwaukee: received $25K on this topic City of Milwaukee $25K Mwp Recreation: received $25K on this topic Mwp Recreation $25K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “playful” 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: $200,000 to PLAY ON PHILLY — play on philly's music education
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Largest: $100,000 to KING COUNTY PLAY EQUITY COALITION — youth access to play
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Largest: $25,000 to TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — bring the healing power of play to children in hospital settings
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Largest: $2.0M to THE STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY — to support the capital costs to expand the strong national museum of play.
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Largest: $373,700 to Evans Scholars Foundation — support for green coat gala (no tickets or tangible benefits), general operating support, general operating support - per dunes club 2023 match play challenge campaign, support for…
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Largest: $77,000 to STRAWBERRY MANSION CDC — play everywhere
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Largest: $2.1M to UIVIILAT PLAY AND LEARN CENTE — covid19 program support
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Largest: $405,000 to THE EXPLORATORIUM — the lego playful learning museum network
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Largest: $200,000 to LA THEATRE WORKS — to record four new sloan plays for public radio broadcast and online streaming and a 12-play podcast while disseminating 16 science plays to millions of people and thousands of lib…
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Largest: $3,000 to PLAY BY PLAY THEATRE INC — theatre in the park production of shakespeare's romeo & juliet
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Largest: $1.0M to RAND CORPORATION — 80257 gun policy research: evaluating the role gun laws play in contributing to racial and ethnic disparities in criminal justice outcomes
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Largest: $25,000 to NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH MUSEUM OF PLAY — to support a play-based childrens museum in beaver county
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