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12 funders with a record of paying for “puget”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → Puget Sound Educational Service District: $3.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $1.0M across 49 grants, latest 2024 Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → University of Puget Sound: $430K across 7 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → South Puget Sound Community College Foundation: $391K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Names Family Foundation → The Michael J Fox Foundation: $315K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Puget Sound Energy Foundation → American National Red Cross - Northwest Chapter: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Medina Foundation → Puget Sound Voyaging Societycommunity Boat Project: $156K across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Russell Family Foundation → Puget Soundkeeper Alliance: $109K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → University of Puget Sound: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Rodman Foundation → University of Puget Sound: $91K across 14 grants, latest 2024 The Norcliffe Foundation → Puget Soundkeeper Alliance: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Sustainable Path Foundation → Northwest Natural Resources Group: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Lisc: $659K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Puget Sound Sage: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → University of Puget Sound: $301K across 11 grants, latest 2024 Names Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: $283K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: $124K across 9 grants, latest 2024 Puget Sound Energy Foundation → American National Red Cross: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Boys & Girls Clubs of S Puget Sound: $90K across 9 grants, latest 2025 Medina Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: $86K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Russell Family Foundation → Washington Environmental Council: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Norcliffe Foundation → Camp Fire Central Puget Sound: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Sustainable Path Foundation → Center for Sustainable Infrastructure: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Puget Sound Sage: $429K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Muslim Association of Puget Sound: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Names Family Foundation → The First Tee of South Puget Sound: $174K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Medina Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Russell Family Foundation → Puget Sound Restoration Fund: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Norcliffe Foundation → Puget Sound Kidney Centers Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Puget Sound Foursquare: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Sustainable Path Foundation → Clean Energy Transition Institute: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → American Red Cross-South Puget Sound: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Puget Sound Energy Foundation → Seattle Colleges Foundation: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound: $392K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Puget Soundkeeper Alliance: $191K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Year Up Puget Sound: $191K across 4 grants, latest 2023 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound: $164K across 2 grants, latest 2023 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Freedom Education Project Puget Sound: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Puget Sound Restoration Fund: $94K across 11 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: $86K across 11 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Care Net Pregnancy and Family Services of Puget Sound: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Seattle Foundation → University of Puget Sound: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Medina Foundation → Year Up Puget Sound: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Russell Family Foundation → Community Foundation of South Puget Sound: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Russell Family Foundation → Pacific Education Institute: $57K across 2 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Washington Stem: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Russell Family Foundation → Re Sources for Sustainable Communities: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Boy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Russell Family Foundation → Community Boat Project at Puget Sound Voyaging Society: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Puget Sound Community School: $47K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Camp Fire USA - Central Puget Sound Council: $46K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Norcliffe Foundation → Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Norcliffe Foundation → Year Up Puget Sound: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Russell Family Foundation → American Rivers: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Norcliffe Foundation → After-School All-Stars Puget Sound: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Names Family Foundation → University of Puget Sound: $38K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Norcliffe Foundation → Puget Sound Estuarium: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Norcliffe Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Medina Foundation → Year Up Puget Sound (Year Up Inc): $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Norcliffe Foundation → Long Live the Kings: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → Theatre Puget Sound: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $3.8M Seattle Foundation: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Seattle Foundation $3.5M M J Murdock Charitable Trust: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. M J Murdock Charitable Trust $1.3M Names Family Foundation: $809K on this topic. Open the funder. Names Family Foundation $809K Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc: $587K on this topic. Open the funder. Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc $587K The Russell Family Foundation: $516K on this topic. Open the funder. The Russell Family Foundation $516K Medina Foundation: $417K on this topic. Open the funder. Medina Foundation $417K The Norcliffe Foundation: $395K on this topic. Open the funder. The Norcliffe Foundation $395K Puget Sound Energy Foundation: $316K on this topic. Open the funder. Puget Sound Energy Foundation $316K Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-: $221K on this topic. Open the funder. Gary E Milgard Family Foundat… $221K Sustainable Path Foundation: $105K on this topic. Open the funder. Sustainable Path Foundation $105K Rodman Foundation: $91K on this topic. Open the funder. Rodman Foundation $91K Puget Sound Educational Service District: received $3.1M on this topic Puget Sound Educational Service… $3.1M Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio: received $1.1M on this topic Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio $1.1M University of Puget Sound: received $1.0M on this topic University of Puget Sound $1.0M Puget Sound Sage: received $929K on this topic Puget Sound Sage $929K Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: received $666K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of South Pug… $666K Lisc: received $659K on this topic Lisc $659K The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound: received $392K on this topic The Community Foundation of Sou… $392K South Puget Sound Community College Foundation: received $391K on this topic South Puget Sound Community Col… $391K Puget Soundkeeper Alliance: received $365K on this topic Puget Soundkeeper Alliance $365K The Michael J Fox Foundation: received $315K on this topic The Michael J Fox Foundation $315K Year Up Puget Sound: received $291K on this topic Year Up Puget Sound $291K Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound: received $215K on this topic Down Syndrome Community of Puge… $215K Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: received $207K on this topic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pug… $207K American National Red Cross - Northwest Chapter: received $200K on this topic American National Red Cross - N… $200K Muslim Association of Puget Sound: received $200K on this topic Muslim Association of Puget Sou… $200K The First Tee of South Puget Sound: received $174K on this topic The First Tee of South Puget So… $174K Puget Sound Restoration Fund: received $169K on this topic Puget Sound Restoration Fund $169K Puget Sound Voyaging Societycommunity Boat Project: received $156K on this topic Puget Sound Voyaging Societycom… $156K South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity: received $132K on this topic South Puget Sound Habitat for H… $132K Freedom Education Project Puget Sound: received $130K on this topic Freedom Education Project Puget… $130K American National Red Cross: received $100K on this topic American National Red Cross $100K Boys & Girls Clubs of S Puget Sound: received $90K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of S Puget S… $90K Washington Environmental Council: received $75K on this topic Washington Environmental Council $75K Care Net Pregnancy and Family Services of Puget Sound: received $70K on this topic Care Net Pregnancy and Family S… $70K Camp Fire Central Puget Sound: received $60K on this topic Camp Fire Central Puget Sound $60K Community Foundation of South Puget Sound: received $60K on this topic Community Foundation of South P… $60K Pacific Education Institute: received $57K on this topic Pacific Education Institute $57K Washington Stem: received $53K on this topic Washington Stem $53K Puget Sound Kidney Centers Foundation: received $50K on this topic Puget Sound Kidney Centers Foun… $50K Re Sources for Sustainable Communities: received $50K on this topic Re Sources for Sustainable Comm… $50K Boy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council: received $50K on this topic Boy Scouts of America Chief Sea… $50K Community Boat Project at Puget Sound Voyaging Society: received $50K on this topic Community Boat Project at Puget… $50K Puget Sound Community School: received $47K on this topic Puget Sound Community School $47K Camp Fire USA - Central Puget Sound Council: received $46K on this topic Camp Fire USA - Central Puget S… $46K American Rivers: received $40K on this topic American Rivers $40K After-School All-Stars Puget Sound: received $40K on this topic After-School All-Stars Puget So… $40K Puget Sound Foursquare: received $36K on this topic Puget Sound Foursquare $36K Northwest Natural Resources Group: received $35K on this topic Northwest Natural Resources Gro… $35K Center for Sustainable Infrastructure: received $35K on this topic Center for Sustainable Infrastr… $35K Clean Energy Transition Institute: received $35K on this topic Clean Energy Transition Institu… $35K Puget Sound Estuarium: received $35K on this topic Puget Sound Estuarium $35K American Red Cross-South Puget Sound: received $34K on this topic American Red Cross-South Puget… $34K Year Up Puget Sound (Year Up Inc): received $30K on this topic Year Up Puget Sound (Year Up In… $30K Long Live the Kings: received $30K on this topic Long Live the Kings $30K Theatre Puget Sound: received $28K on this topic Theatre Puget Sound $28K Seattle Colleges Foundation: received $16K on this topic Seattle Colleges Foundation $16K 12 funders, 46 recipients, grants matching “puget” 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: $20,000 to YEAR UP PUGET SOUND — to support general operations at year-up puget sound
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Largest: $5,250 to SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — puget sound energy foundation 'powerful scholars' scholarship program other
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Largest: $20,000 to PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE — puget sound leadership, clean water regulation & enforcement project
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Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND — university of puget sound wellness programming for student - athletes
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Largest: $10,000 to Puget Soundkeeper Alliance — to support sustainability in the puget sound region.
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Largest: $300,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND — university of puget sound synthetic baseball infield
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Largest: $70,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND — celebrating of puget sound faculty and staff
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Largest: $30,000 to YEAR UP PUGET SOUND (YEAR UP INC) — general operating for year up puget sound
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Largest: $50,000 to PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE — the puget sound leadership, clean water regulation and enforcement project
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Largest: $15,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND — puget sound fund
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Largest: $1.3M to PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT — washington state education and human service needs
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Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND — summer academic challenge
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