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12 funders with a record of paying for “quilt”
Where the money went Walton Family Foundation Inc → City of Bentonville: $11M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → University of Nebraska Foundation: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation → National Quilt Museum: $210K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Pyle-Deforest Foundation → Vision Quilt: $199K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → Quilt Alliance: $174K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Souls Grown Deep Community → Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg → Virginia Quilt Museum: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Quilting Guild of the Villages Inc → Various Quilting Guilds: $73K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Neilan Foundation → Quilts for Kids Nepal: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Roundhouse Foundation → Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Salser Family Foundation → Michigan State University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Vitreus Foundation → Virginia Quilt Museum: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → University of Nebraska Foundation - International: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → National Quilt Museum: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Souls Grown Deep Community → Freedom Quilting Bee: $58K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Salser Family Foundation → The American Quilt Study Group: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Pyle-Deforest Foundation → Vision Quilt: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Studio Art Quilt Assoc Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → Studio Art Quilt Associates: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Alliance for American Quilts Inc: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Readworks Inc: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Michigan State University: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → San Jose Museum of Quilts: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → Friends of International Quilt Study Center & Muse: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → Va Quilt Museum: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → American Quilt Study Group: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc → American Quilt Study Group: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation → Quilting Hall of Fame: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $11M Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Robert and Ardis James Founda… $2.8M Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Foundation: $324K on this topic. Open the funder. Mark and Ruth Ann Dunn Founda… $324K The Pyle-Deforest Foundation: $213K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pyle-Deforest Foundation $213K Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. Carson-Myre Charitable Founda… $210K Souls Grown Deep Community: $133K on this topic. Open the funder. Souls Grown Deep Community $133K The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of H… $75K Quilting Guild of the Villages Inc: $73K on this topic. Open the funder. Quilting Guild of the Village… $73K The Neilan Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. The Neilan Foundation $70K Salser Family Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Salser Family Foundation $60K The Roundhouse Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. The Roundhouse Foundation $45K Vitreus Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Vitreus Foundation $15K City of Bentonville: received $11M on this topic City of Bentonville $11M University of Nebraska Foundation: received $2.3M on this topic University of Nebraska Foundati… $2.3M National Quilt Museum: received $270K on this topic National Quilt Museum $270K University of Nebraska Foundation - International: received $225K on this topic University of Nebraska Foundati… $225K Vision Quilt: received $199K on this topic Vision Quilt $199K Quilt Alliance: received $174K on this topic Quilt Alliance $174K Studio Art Quilt Assoc Inc: received $150K on this topic Studio Art Quilt Assoc Inc $150K Virginia Quilt Museum: received $89K on this topic Virginia Quilt Museum $89K Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy: received $75K on this topic Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy $75K Alliance for American Quilts Inc: received $75K on this topic Alliance for American Quilts Inc $75K Readworks Inc: received $75K on this topic Readworks Inc $75K Various Quilting Guilds: received $73K on this topic Various Quilting Guilds $73K Quilts for Kids Nepal: received $70K on this topic Quilts for Kids Nepal $70K Michigan State University: received $65K on this topic Michigan State University $65K Freedom Quilting Bee: received $58K on this topic Freedom Quilting Bee $58K Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show: received $45K on this topic Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show $45K Studio Art Quilt Associates: received $45K on this topic Studio Art Quilt Associates $45K San Jose Museum of Quilts: received $25K on this topic San Jose Museum of Quilts $25K The American Quilt Study Group: received $20K on this topic The American Quilt Study Group $20K Friends of International Quilt Study Center & Muse: received $20K on this topic Friends of International Quilt… $20K American Quilt Study Group: received $16K on this topic American Quilt Study Group $16K Vision Quilt: received $14K on this topic Vision Quilt $14K Va Quilt Museum: received $8K on this topic Va Quilt Museum $8K Quilting Hall of Fame: received $4K on this topic Quilting Hall of Fame $4K 12 funders, 24 recipients, grants matching “quilt” 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: $25,000 to ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN QUILTS INC — second installment of a three-year pledge dated november 15, 2021, to support years three through five of the quilt alliance's five-year initiative quilter's sos - save our stories
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Largest: $75,000 to QUILT ALLIANCE — provide support
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Largest: $600,000 to City of Bentonville — to support the design of the new a street promenade as part of the city of bentonville's quilt of parks plan.
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Largest: $10,000 to THE AMERICAN QUILT STUDY GROUP — advancing the knowledge of quilts and related subjects.
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Largest: $5,000 to VIRGINIA QUILT MUSEUM — to support operation of quilt museum and collection with historical significance to virginia
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Largest: $83,580 to Vision Quilt — charitable needs
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Largest: $10,000 to QUILTS FOR KIDS NEPAL — to support the quilts for kids program
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Largest: $60,000 to NATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM — enhance local cultural activities
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Largest: $15,000 to SISTERS OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW — supporting the quilting community
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Largest: $75,000 to FREEDOM QUILTING BEE LEGACY — support for airing of the quilts festival
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Largest: $25,373 to VARIOUS QUILTING GUILDS — donations to assist chapters
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Largest: $34,700 to VIRGINIA QUILT MUSEUM — arts & culture, agency fund distributions
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