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12 funders with a record of paying for “pops”
Where the money went The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Wisconsin U of Sch of Med & Pub Hlt Pop: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2020 Unbound Philanthropy → Pop Culture Collaborative Fund A Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → The American Pops Orchestra: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Food Export Association of the Midwest USA → American Pop Corn Ach Payee: $319K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Anthony Ford Charitable Foundation → New York Pops Inc: $193K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Allied Media Projects Inc → Nyu Tisch School of Arts: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Dwight D Opperman Foundation → American Pops Orchestra: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Presser Foundation → Play On Philly (Pop): $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Peyton Anderson Foundation → Macon Pops Inc: $89K across 10 grants, latest 2025 Council of State and Territorial → Madera County Department of Public Health: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → North Charleston Pops: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Pikes Peak Pop Warner: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Adv: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Unbound Philanthropy → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Food Export Association of the Midwest USA → American Pop Corn: $226K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Allied Media Projects Inc → University of Southern California: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → New York Pops Inc: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Council of State and Territorial → Houston Health Department: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → Encore Series Incthe Philly Pops: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → North Charleston Pops: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Pop Warner Little Scholars Guilderland P: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $825K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Unbound Philanthropy → Charity Projects Dba Comic Relief: $257K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Food Export Association of the Midwest USA → Pop Daddy Popcorn Ach Payee: $180K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → Two Rivers Public Health Department: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Allied Media Projects Inc → USC Thornton School of Music: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Presser Foundation → Liberty Bell Pops: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Pennsylvania U of Annenberg Sch for Comm: $564K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → University of California San Francisco: $242K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Interdisciplinary Assn for Pop Hlt Sci: $235K across 2 grants, latest 2020 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → California U of San Francisco: $177K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Unbound Philanthropy → Foundation Lighthouse Reports: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Food Export Association of the Midwest USA → Pop Daddy Popcorn: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Council of State and Territorial → Vinton County Health Department: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → Tennessee Department of Health: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → Washington State Department of Hlth: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → Ingham County Health Department: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → Philadelphia Department of Public Health: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → West Hartford Bloomfield Health District: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Pop Up Labs LLC Dba Makerhealth: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Council of State and Territorial → Colorado Dept of Public Health & Environment: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Council of State and Territorial → Casper-Natrona County Health Department: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Interdisciplinary Assn for Pop Hlt Sci: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Pop Up Labs LLC Dba Makerhealth: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Tri Valley Pop Warner Football and Cheer: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Tri Valley Pop Warner Cheerleading: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Presser Foundation → Chesco Pops: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → South Jeff Pop Warner Little Scholars: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Hobart Pop Warner Little Scholars: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Northlake Pop Warner: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Watertown Giants Pop Warner Association: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Dover Cr Raiders Pop Warner Scholar: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Merrillville Pop Warner: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Sc Midlands Pop Warner: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Fox Valley Pop Warner Football Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → Coastal Pop Warner Football Association: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation → East Georgia Pop Warner: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $5.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $5.1M Unbound Philanthropy: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Unbound Philanthropy $1.6M Food Export Association of the Midwest USA: $804K on this topic. Open the funder. Food Export Association of th… $804K Council of State and Territorial: $718K on this topic. Open the funder. Council of State and Territor… $718K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $697K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $697K Allied Media Projects Inc: $280K on this topic. Open the funder. Allied Media Projects Inc $280K Anthony Ford Charitable Foundation: $193K on this topic. Open the funder. Anthony Ford Charitable Found… $193K The Presser Foundation: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. The Presser Foundation $185K The Dwight D Opperman Foundation: $135K on this topic. Open the funder. The Dwight D Opperman Foundat… $135K The Peyton Anderson Foundation: $89K on this topic. Open the funder. The Peyton Anderson Foundation $89K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $66K Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Dick's Sporting Goods Foundat… $60K Wisconsin U of Sch of Med & Pub Hlt Pop: received $1.8M on this topic Wisconsin U of Sch of Med & Pub… $1.8M Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $1.2M on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $1.2M Rockefeller Philanthropy Adv: received $1.1M on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adv $1.1M Pop Culture Collaborative Fund A Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso: received $800K on this topic Pop Culture Collaborative Fund… $800K The American Pops Orchestra: received $600K on this topic The American Pops Orchestra $600K Pennsylvania U of Annenberg Sch for Comm: received $564K on this topic Pennsylvania U of Annenberg Sch… $564K American Pop Corn Ach Payee: received $319K on this topic American Pop Corn Ach Payee $319K New York Pops Inc: received $284K on this topic New York Pops Inc $284K Charity Projects Dba Comic Relief: received $257K on this topic Charity Projects Dba Comic Reli… $257K University of California San Francisco: received $242K on this topic University of California San Fr… $242K Interdisciplinary Assn for Pop Hlt Sci: received $235K on this topic Interdisciplinary Assn for Pop… $235K American Pop Corn: received $226K on this topic American Pop Corn $226K Pop Daddy Popcorn Ach Payee: received $180K on this topic Pop Daddy Popcorn Ach Payee $180K California U of San Francisco: received $177K on this topic California U of San Francisco $177K Nyu Tisch School of Arts: received $155K on this topic Nyu Tisch School of Arts $155K American Pops Orchestra: received $135K on this topic American Pops Orchestra $135K Play On Philly (Pop): received $100K on this topic Play On Philly (Pop) $100K University of Southern California: received $100K on this topic University of Southern Californ… $100K Foundation Lighthouse Reports: received $100K on this topic Foundation Lighthouse Reports $100K Macon Pops Inc: received $89K on this topic Macon Pops Inc $89K Pop Daddy Popcorn: received $78K on this topic Pop Daddy Popcorn $78K Madera County Department of Public Health: received $72K on this topic Madera County Department of Pub… $72K Houston Health Department: received $72K on this topic Houston Health Department $72K Two Rivers Public Health Department: received $72K on this topic Two Rivers Public Health Depart… $72K Vinton County Health Department: received $72K on this topic Vinton County Health Department $72K Tennessee Department of Health: received $72K on this topic Tennessee Department of Health $72K Washington State Department of Hlth: received $70K on this topic Washington State Department of… $70K Ingham County Health Department: received $68K on this topic Ingham County Health Department $68K Philadelphia Department of Public Health: received $66K on this topic Philadelphia Department of Publ… $66K Encore Series Incthe Philly Pops: received $60K on this topic Encore Series Incthe Philly Pops $60K West Hartford Bloomfield Health District: received $54K on this topic West Hartford Bloomfield Health… $54K Pop Up Labs LLC Dba Makerhealth: received $53K on this topic Pop Up Labs LLC Dba Makerhealth $53K Colorado Dept of Public Health & Environment: received $51K on this topic Colorado Dept of Public Health… $51K Casper-Natrona County Health Department: received $49K on this topic Casper-Natrona County Health De… $49K North Charleston Pops: received $30K on this topic North Charleston Pops $30K USC Thornton School of Music: received $25K on this topic USC Thornton School of Music $25K Interdisciplinary Assn for Pop Hlt Sci: received $20K on this topic Interdisciplinary Assn for Pop… $20K North Charleston Pops: received $20K on this topic North Charleston Pops $20K Liberty Bell Pops: received $20K on this topic Liberty Bell Pops $20K Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc: received $15K on this topic Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc $15K Pikes Peak Pop Warner: received $13K on this topic Pikes Peak Pop Warner $13K Pop Up Labs LLC Dba Makerhealth: received $12K on this topic Pop Up Labs LLC Dba Makerhealth $12K Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: received $10K on this topic Lawndale Pop-Up Spot $10K Pop Warner Little Scholars Guilderland P: received $10K on this topic Pop Warner Little Scholars Guil… $10K Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: received $6K on this topic Lawndale Pop-Up Spot $6K Tri Valley Pop Warner Football and Cheer: received $5K on this topic Tri Valley Pop Warner Football… $5K Tri Valley Pop Warner Cheerleading: received $5K on this topic Tri Valley Pop Warner Cheerlead… $5K Chesco Pops: received $5K on this topic Chesco Pops $5K South Jeff Pop Warner Little Scholars: received $3K on this topic South Jeff Pop Warner Little Sc… $3K Hobart Pop Warner Little Scholars: received $3K on this topic Hobart Pop Warner Little Schola… $3K Northlake Pop Warner: received $3K on this topic Northlake Pop Warner $3K Watertown Giants Pop Warner Association: received $3K on this topic Watertown Giants Pop Warner Ass… $3K Dover Cr Raiders Pop Warner Scholar: received $2K on this topic Dover Cr Raiders Pop Warner Sch… $2K Merrillville Pop Warner: received $1K on this topic Merrillville Pop Warner $1K Sc Midlands Pop Warner: received $1K on this topic Sc Midlands Pop Warner $1K Fox Valley Pop Warner Football Inc: received $1K on this topic Fox Valley Pop Warner Football… $1K Coastal Pop Warner Football Association: received $1K on this topic Coastal Pop Warner Football Ass… $1K East Georgia Pop Warner: received $1K on this topic East Georgia Pop Warner $1K 12 funders, 58 recipients, grants matching “pops” 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: $1.8M to Wisconsin U of Sch of Med & Pub Hlt Pop — 77921 shifting mindsets and catalyzing action on h
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Largest: $13,000 to PIKES PEAK POP WARNER — grant for youth sports
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Largest: $72,000 to VINTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT — covid-19 vuln pop
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Largest: $20,000 to MACON POPS INC — macon pops' spring concert
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Largest: $25,000 to ENCORE SERIES INCTHE PHILLY POPS — advancement of music
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Largest: $7,500 to LAWNDALE POP-UP SPOT — lawndale pop-up spot
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Largest: $400,000 to POP CULTURE COLLABORATIVE FUND A PROJECT OF ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISO — for core support of the pop culture collaborative to increase authentic and nuanced portrayals of people of color, immigrants and refugees, muslims and indigenous people
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Largest: $50,000 to NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF ARTS — this grant is for pop conference 2023, a gathering dedicated to music writers of all stripes: journalists,critics, scholars, artists and fans
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Largest: $226,386 to AMERICAN POP CORN — map atp rapp program
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Largest: $26,000 to NEW YORK POPS INC — the new york pops education programming support residency at east harlem school
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Largest: $45,000 to AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA — apo was founded in 2015 with a mission to build community through the preservation, promotion, and reimagination of american popular music.through live and virtual performances, ed…
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Largest: $600,000 to THE AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA — arts and culture
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