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12 funders with a record of paying for “polk”
Where the money went Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Polk County Iowa: $24M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → The Salvation Army West Polk County: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2023 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Early Learning Coalition-Polk County: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → Gateway Wellness Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 George Jenkins Foundation Inc → Boys Girls Club of Polk County: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Homer and Annette Thompson Foundation → Meals On Wheels of Polk County Inc: $669K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Oregon Community Foundation → Marion-Polk Food Share Inc: $592K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Polk County Community Foundation Inc → Polk County Schools: $366K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → Habitat for Humanity of East Polk County Inc: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars: $247K across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Collins Foundation → Microenterprise Resources Initiatives and Training: $161K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Maps Community Foundation → The Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Polk County Iowa: $12M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Polk County: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2023 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → Polk County Schools: $827K across 3 grants, latest 2024 George Jenkins Foundation Inc → Kidspack: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Oregon Community Foundation → Marion & Polk Early Learning Hub Inc: $233K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → Anchor House Inc of Polk County: $203K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Homer and Annette Thompson Foundation → Polk State College Foundation Inc: $164K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → City of Polk City: $147K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Collins Foundation → Marion-Polk Food Share Inc: $145K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Polk County Community Foundation Inc → Polk County Schools: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maps Community Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Polk State College Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Salvation Army Serving Western Polk (Lakeland): $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Polk County Government: $731K across 5 grants, latest 2024 George Jenkins Foundation Inc → Anchor House Inc of Polk County: $603K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Des Moines Independent School District: $389K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Oregon Community Foundation → Polk County Family & Community Outreach: $212K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → Polk Theatre Inc: $157K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Polk County Housing Trust Fund: $119K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Homer and Annette Thompson Foundation → Polk Education Foundation and Business Partnership: $116K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Collins Foundation → Willamette Valley Law Project: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Polk County Community Foundation Inc → Polk County Governmennt: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maps Community Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Salem - Marion and Polk Counties: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Polk State College Foundation Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County: $943K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Polk County School Readiness Coalition Inc: $824K across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Boys & Girls Club of Polk County: $635K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → The Salvation Army - West Polk Coun: $608K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Housing Assistance Corporation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → The Crossnore School & Children's Home: $469K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Young Life of Polk County: $468K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Dogwood Health Trust → Western Carolina Community Action: $446K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Polk Education Foundation: $309K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Southeast Polk Community School: $302K across 11 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Salvation Army of East Polk (Winter Haven): $260K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Southeast Polk Community Schools: $240K across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Learning Resource Center of Polk County Inc: $223K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance: $215K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Aspire Polk County A Child & Family Partnership: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 United Way of Central Florida Inc → Polk for Recovery: $197K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Polk County - Conservation Board: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Drake University: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → City of Polk City: $170K across 2 grants, latest 2024 George Jenkins Foundation Inc → Moms for America: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Oregon Community Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dogwood Health Trust → Blue Ridge Community Health Services: $136K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Learning Resource Center of Polk Ct: $134K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Gcu Fund - Empower Polk: $128K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino → Ankeny Comm School District: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Givewell Community Foundation Inc → Polk Theatre Inc: $118K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Homer and Annette Thompson Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Polk County: $111K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino: $37M on this topic. Open the funder. Prairie Meadows Race Track an… $37M Givewell Community Foundation Inc: $8.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Givewell Community Foundation… $8.2M United Way of Central Florida Inc: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Central Florida… $5.3M Dogwood Health Trust: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Dogwood Health Trust $4.3M George Jenkins Foundation Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. George Jenkins Foundation Inc $2.5M The Oregon Community Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Oregon Community Foundati… $1.2M Homer and Annette Thompson Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Homer and Annette Thompson Fo… $1.1M Publix Super Markets Charities Inc: $635K on this topic. Open the funder. Publix Super Markets Charitie… $635K Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $513K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $513K Polk County Community Foundation Inc: $505K on this topic. Open the funder. Polk County Community Foundat… $505K The Collins Foundation: $421K on this topic. Open the funder. The Collins Foundation $421K Maps Community Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. Maps Community Foundation $116K Polk County Iowa: received $24M on this topic Polk County Iowa $24M Polk County Iowa: received $12M on this topic Polk County Iowa $12M The Salvation Army West Polk County: received $2.1M on this topic The Salvation Army West Polk Co… $2.1M Polk State College Foundation Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Polk State College Foundation I… $1.2M Boys and Girls Clubs of Polk County: received $1.1M on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of Polk Co… $1.1M Early Learning Coalition-Polk County: received $1.1M on this topic Early Learning Coalition-Polk C… $1.1M Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County: received $1.1M on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk Coun… $1.1M Polk State College Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Polk State College Foundation $1.0M Gateway Wellness Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Gateway Wellness Foundation $1.0M Salvation Army Serving Western Polk (Lakeland): received $1.0M on this topic Salvation Army Serving Western… $1.0M Boys Girls Club of Polk County: received $1.0M on this topic Boys Girls Club of Polk County $1.0M Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County: received $943K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk Coun… $943K Polk County Schools: received $903K on this topic Polk County Schools $903K Polk County School Readiness Coalition Inc: received $824K on this topic Polk County School Readiness Co… $824K Anchor House Inc of Polk County: received $806K on this topic Anchor House Inc of Polk County $806K Kidspack: received $750K on this topic Kidspack $750K Polk County Government: received $731K on this topic Polk County Government $731K Meals On Wheels of Polk County Inc: received $669K on this topic Meals On Wheels of Polk County… $669K Boys & Girls Club of Polk County: received $635K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Polk County $635K The Salvation Army - West Polk Coun: received $608K on this topic The Salvation Army - West Polk… $608K Marion-Polk Food Share Inc: received $592K on this topic Marion-Polk Food Share Inc $592K Housing Assistance Corporation: received $500K on this topic Housing Assistance Corporation $500K The Crossnore School & Children's Home: received $469K on this topic The Crossnore School & Children… $469K Young Life of Polk County: received $468K on this topic Young Life of Polk County $468K Western Carolina Community Action: received $446K on this topic Western Carolina Community Acti… $446K Des Moines Independent School District: received $389K on this topic Des Moines Independent School D… $389K Polk County Schools: received $366K on this topic Polk County Schools $366K City of Polk City: received $317K on this topic City of Polk City $317K Polk Education Foundation: received $309K on this topic Polk Education Foundation $309K Southeast Polk Community School: received $302K on this topic Southeast Polk Community School $302K Habitat for Humanity of East Polk County Inc: received $275K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of East Po… $275K Polk Theatre Inc: received $274K on this topic Polk Theatre Inc $274K Salvation Army of East Polk (Winter Haven): received $260K on this topic Salvation Army of East Polk (Wi… $260K Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars: received $247K on this topic Southeast Polk Dollars for Scho… $247K Southeast Polk Community Schools: received $240K on this topic Southeast Polk Community Schools $240K Marion & Polk Early Learning Hub Inc: received $233K on this topic Marion & Polk Early Learning Hu… $233K Learning Resource Center of Polk County Inc: received $223K on this topic Learning Resource Center of Pol… $223K Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance: received $215K on this topic Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance $215K Polk County Family & Community Outreach: received $212K on this topic Polk County Family & Community… $212K Aspire Polk County A Child & Family Partnership: received $200K on this topic Aspire Polk County A Child & Fa… $200K Polk for Recovery: received $197K on this topic Polk for Recovery $197K Polk County - Conservation Board: received $175K on this topic Polk County - Conservation Board $175K Drake University: received $175K on this topic Drake University $175K Moms for America: received $167K on this topic Moms for America $167K Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: received $166K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Salem Mari… $166K Microenterprise Resources Initiatives and Training: received $161K on this topic Microenterprise Resources Initi… $161K Marion-Polk Food Share Inc: received $145K on this topic Marion-Polk Food Share Inc $145K Blue Ridge Community Health Services: received $136K on this topic Blue Ridge Community Health Ser… $136K Learning Resource Center of Polk Ct: received $134K on this topic Learning Resource Center of Pol… $134K Gcu Fund - Empower Polk: received $128K on this topic Gcu Fund - Empower Polk $128K Ankeny Comm School District: received $120K on this topic Ankeny Comm School District $120K Polk County Housing Trust Fund: received $119K on this topic Polk County Housing Trust Fund $119K Polk Education Foundation and Business Partnership: received $116K on this topic Polk Education Foundation and B… $116K Willamette Valley Law Project: received $115K on this topic Willamette Valley Law Project $115K Boys & Girls Club of Polk County: received $111K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Polk County $111K Polk County Governmennt: received $62K on this topic Polk County Governmennt $62K The Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties: received $51K on this topic The Family YMCA of Marion and P… $51K Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: received $33K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Salem Mari… $33K Boys & Girls Club of Salem - Marion and Polk Counties: received $32K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Salem - Ma… $32K 12 funders, 59 recipients, grants matching “polk” 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: $79,473 to Southeast Polk Community School — prairie meadows polk county joint donation to the students of polk county
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Largest: $100,000 to ASPIRE POLK COUNTY A CHILD & FAMILY PARTNERSHIP — this grant is to partner with key stakeholders in polk county to enable them to create a children's advocacy center in polk county. this would assist law enforcement and the divisi…
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Largest: $150,000 to ANCHOR HOUSE INC OF POLK COUNTY — organization's charitable purpose
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Largest: $2.1M to THE SALVATION ARMY WEST POLK COUNTY — human services
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Largest: $45,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF POLK COUNTY — to cover cost of 2023 summer camp for east polk county
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Largest: $73,313 to CITY OF POLK CITY — polk county community betterment grant: city hall
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Largest: $824,345 to POLK COUNTY SCHOOL READINESS COALITION INC — donor designated for general support, donor designated for program costs, donor designated for disaster/ emergency relief, program operating cost
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Largest: $31,600 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC - Polk County — support for mentoring programs in polk county
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Largest: $55,075 to MARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INC — support operations and the aware food bank program to provide food assistance to families living in low-income households in marion and polk counties
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Largest: $150,550 to ANCHOR HOUSE INC OF POLK COUNTY — education assistance and fund therapist for anchor house inc. of polk county
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Largest: $287,683 to Marion-Polk Food Share Inc — human services
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Largest: $30,000 to POLK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COR — impact partnership grants
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