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3 funders with a record of paying for “protectio”
Where the money went North Dakota Community Foundation → Greater Carson Rural Fire Protectio: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Vermont Association of Conservation → Bridgewater Vfd: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2021 California Fire Foundation → Dobbins Oregon House Fire Protectio: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vermont Association of Conservation → Wells Vfd: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vermont Association of Conservation → Putney Fire Department: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Plymouth Vfd: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → West Haven Fire Department: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Vermont Association of Conservation → Town of Peacham: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Town of Sheldon: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Town of Ludlow: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vermont Association of Conservation → Town of Sandgate: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Hartland Volunteer Fire Department: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vermont Association of Conservation → Clarendon Fire Association: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Town of Chester: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Town of Townshend: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Shoreham Vfd: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Vermont Association of Conservation → Lincoln Vfc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Craftsbury Vfd: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Marshfield Vfd: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → West Rutland Vfd: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Vermont Association of Conservation → Albany Vfd: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Vermont Association of Conservation: $198K on this topic. Open the funder. Vermont Association of Conser… $198K North Dakota Community Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. North Dakota Community Founda… $20K California Fire Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. California Fire Foundation $13K Greater Carson Rural Fire Protectio: received $20K on this topic Greater Carson Rural Fire Prote… $20K Bridgewater Vfd: received $17K on this topic Bridgewater Vfd $17K Wells Vfd: received $15K on this topic Wells Vfd $15K Putney Fire Department: received $15K on this topic Putney Fire Department $15K Plymouth Vfd: received $15K on this topic Plymouth Vfd $15K West Haven Fire Department: received $15K on this topic West Haven Fire Department $15K Town of Peacham: received $15K on this topic Town of Peacham $15K Dobbins Oregon House Fire Protectio: received $13K on this topic Dobbins Oregon House Fire Prote… $13K Town of Sheldon: received $12K on this topic Town of Sheldon $12K Town of Ludlow: received $10K on this topic Town of Ludlow $10K Town of Sandgate: received $10K on this topic Town of Sandgate $10K Hartland Volunteer Fire Department: received $10K on this topic Hartland Volunteer Fire Departm… $10K Clarendon Fire Association: received $9K on this topic Clarendon Fire Association $9K Town of Chester: received $9K on this topic Town of Chester $9K Town of Townshend: received $8K on this topic Town of Townshend $8K Shoreham Vfd: received $8K on this topic Shoreham Vfd $8K Lincoln Vfc: received $8K on this topic Lincoln Vfc $8K Craftsbury Vfd: received $6K on this topic Craftsbury Vfd $6K Marshfield Vfd: received $6K on this topic Marshfield Vfd $6K West Rutland Vfd: received $5K on this topic West Rutland Vfd $5K Albany Vfd: received $5K on this topic Albany Vfd $5K 3 funders, 21 recipients, grants matching “protectio” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. 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. This is one keyword. PaperOrbit reads your actual paper and searches on everything in it — population, methods, outcomes — then explains why each funder fits.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →
