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12 funders with a record of paying for “president”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $85M across 79 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $21M across 65 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $20M across 37 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $9.5M across 36 grants, latest 2024 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $7.4M across 12 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $7.2M across 25 grants, latest 2024 The Commonwealth Fund → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $5.5M across 43 grants, latest 2024 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Fund for Educational Excellence: $2.6M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Ndn Collective Inc → Native Movement: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $1.1M across 10 grants, latest 2024 The Joyce Foundation → President & Fellows of Harvard College - Ctr for Education Policy Research: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Skillman Foundation → 482forward: $36K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → President & Fellows of Middlebury College: $4.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $4.1M across 17 grants, latest 2020 The Ford Foundation → Masimanyane Women's Support Centre: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Thrive Arts: $900K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Alliance for Open Society International Inc: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ndn Collective Inc → Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc: $690K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → National Center for Civic Innovation: $533K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Joyce Foundation → National Park Foundation: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Results for America: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Gates Foundation → President & Fellows of Middlebury College: $81K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Skillman Foundation → Sugar Honey Iced Tea: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → President & Trustees of Colby College: $2.0M across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → The African Climate Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance: $866K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Health and Nutrition Development Society: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ndn Collective Inc → Wambli Ska Society: $455K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Joyce Foundation → Newtown Action Alliance Foundation: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → President and Trustees of Bates College: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Gates Foundation → Office of the Council of State College and University Presidents As Hosted: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Skillman Foundation → Chapel Vision Community Development Corporation: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Fwd Us Education Fund Inc: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Search for Common Ground: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Hopewell Fund: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → New Venture Fund: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Panorama Global: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → International Crises Group: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → African Field Epidemiology Network: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ndn Collective Inc → Koihonua: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $425K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Vice President's Residence Foundation: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → The One Campaign: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Associacao Brasileira De Organizacoes Nao Governamentais: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Fusion Partnerships: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Obasi Foundation Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Arts Everyday: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Commonwealth Club of California: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $263K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Ndn Collective Inc → Oaye Luta Okolakiciye: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Brookings Institution: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ndn Collective Inc → Aina Aloha Economic Futures: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc → Fusion Partnerships Inc: $203K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Asian University for Women -Auw- Support Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → International Rescue Committee Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Fcnl Education Fund: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → The President and Trustees of Colby College: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → President and Trustees of Colby College: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → University of Indonesia: $195K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Presidency: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: $185K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation: $85M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $85M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $24M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $24M Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $21M on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $21M The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $14M The Ford Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $11M The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. The David and Lucile Packard… $10M Carnegie Corporation of New York: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. Carnegie Corporation of New Y… $10M The Commonwealth Fund: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Commonwealth Fund $5.5M Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Baltimore Children and Youth… $5.5M Ndn Collective Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Ndn Collective Inc $3.2M The Joyce Foundation: $410K on this topic. Open the funder. The Joyce Foundation $410K The Skillman Foundation: $94K on this topic. Open the funder. The Skillman Foundation $94K President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $141M on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $141M President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $20M on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $20M President & Fellows of Middlebury College: received $4.7M on this topic President & Fellows of Middlebu… $4.7M Fund for Educational Excellence: received $2.6M on this topic Fund for Educational Excellence $2.6M President & Trustees of Colby College: received $2.0M on this topic President & Trustees of Colby C… $2.0M Masimanyane Women's Support Centre: received $1.2M on this topic Masimanyane Women's Support Cen… $1.2M Native Movement: received $1.1M on this topic Native Movement $1.1M The African Climate Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic The African Climate Foundation $1.0M Thrive Arts: received $900K on this topic Thrive Arts $900K Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance: received $866K on this topic Arts Education in Maryland Scho… $866K Alliance for Open Society International Inc: received $750K on this topic Alliance for Open Society Inter… $750K Health and Nutrition Development Society: received $750K on this topic Health and Nutrition Developmen… $750K Fwd Us Education Fund Inc: received $700K on this topic Fwd Us Education Fund Inc $700K Search for Common Ground: received $700K on this topic Search for Common Ground $700K Hopewell Fund: received $700K on this topic Hopewell Fund $700K Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: received $700K on this topic Greater Washington Educational… $700K Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc: received $690K on this topic Seventh Generation Fund for Ind… $690K New Venture Fund: received $600K on this topic New Venture Fund $600K Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $600K on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $600K Panorama Global: received $600K on this topic Panorama Global $600K National Center for Civic Innovation: received $533K on this topic National Center for Civic Innov… $533K International Crises Group: received $500K on this topic International Crises Group $500K African Field Epidemiology Network: received $500K on this topic African Field Epidemiology Netw… $500K Wambli Ska Society: received $455K on this topic Wambli Ska Society $455K Koihonua: received $450K on this topic Koihonua $450K Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: received $425K on this topic Cooperative for Assistance and… $425K Vice President's Residence Foundation: received $400K on this topic Vice President's Residence Foun… $400K The One Campaign: received $400K on this topic The One Campaign $400K China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development: received $320K on this topic China Friendship Foundation for… $320K Associacao Brasileira De Organizacoes Nao Governamentais: received $300K on this topic Associacao Brasileira De Organi… $300K Fusion Partnerships: received $300K on this topic Fusion Partnerships $300K Obasi Foundation Inc: received $300K on this topic Obasi Foundation Inc $300K Arts Everyday: received $300K on this topic Arts Everyday $300K Commonwealth Club of California: received $300K on this topic Commonwealth Club of California $300K Oaye Luta Okolakiciye: received $250K on this topic Oaye Luta Okolakiciye $250K Brookings Institution: received $250K on this topic Brookings Institution $250K Aina Aloha Economic Futures: received $215K on this topic Aina Aloha Economic Futures $215K Fusion Partnerships Inc: received $203K on this topic Fusion Partnerships Inc $203K Asian University for Women -Auw- Support Foundation: received $200K on this topic Asian University for Women -Auw… $200K International Rescue Committee Inc: received $200K on this topic International Rescue Committee… $200K Fcnl Education Fund: received $200K on this topic Fcnl Education Fund $200K The President and Trustees of Colby College: received $200K on this topic The President and Trustees of C… $200K President and Trustees of Colby College: received $200K on this topic President and Trustees of Colby… $200K University of Indonesia: received $195K on this topic University of Indonesia $195K Presidency: received $190K on this topic Presidency $190K The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: received $185K on this topic The Center for the Study of the… $185K President & Fellows of Harvard College - Ctr for Education Policy Research: received $175K on this topic President & Fellows of Harvard… $175K National Park Foundation: received $125K on this topic National Park Foundation $125K Newtown Action Alliance Foundation: received $110K on this topic Newtown Action Alliance Foundat… $110K Results for America: received $100K on this topic Results for America $100K President and Trustees of Bates College: received $100K on this topic President and Trustees of Bates… $100K Office of the Council of State College and University Presidents As Hosted: received $70K on this topic Office of the Council of State… $70K 482forward: received $36K on this topic 482forward $36K Sugar Honey Iced Tea: received $30K on this topic Sugar Honey Iced Tea $30K Chapel Vision Community Development Corporation: received $28K on this topic Chapel Vision Community Develop… $28K 12 funders, 55 recipients, grants matching “president” 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: $175,000 to President & Fellows of Harvard College - Ctr for Education Policy Research — education & economic mobility
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Largest: $2.5M to FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE — aligned grantmaking, president's fund, and grassroots fund
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Largest: $577,532 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — research and learning opportunities
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Largest: $850,000 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — to establish a collaborative of foremost experts on dual-eligible research to provide policy-responsive analyses on integration between medicare and medicaid.
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Largest: $1.7M to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — in support of research to optimize and validate protein-based molecular recorders that will record transcriptional histories inside of cells with absolute timing.
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Largest: $175,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College — fellowships for science and engineering
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Largest: $1.0M to NATIVE MOVEMENT — regional deep dive and president's partnership fund
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Largest: $190,000 to PRESIDENCY — core support for the south african president's african union role to leverage the commitment to ending gender-based violence across national, regional and global levels
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Largest: $20,625 to ROSEDALE GRANDMONT LITTLE LEAGUE — 2022 presidents youth council grant-rosedale grandmont baseball
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Largest: $350,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College — for advancing edredesign's talent development and research priorities
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Largest: $853,202 to President and Fellows of Harvard College — the commonwealth fund fellowship in minority health policy at harvard university, 2024-25
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Largest: $1.7M to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — scholarships & financial aid
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