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12 funders with a record of paying for “recommendation”
Where the money went The Minneapolis Foundation → The Nature Conservancy: $5.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → National Academy of Sciences: $1.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Givengain Foundation USA → Massachusetts General Hospital: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern → Life Teen Inc: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lancaster County Community Foundation → Dayspring Christian Academy: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Animal Charity Evaluators → The Humane League: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Catalyst for Payment Reform Inc: $592K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation for the Greater → Community Foundation of Otsego County: $538K across 1 grant, latest 2023 New Canaan Community Foundation Inc → New Canaan Public Schools: $378K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koret Foundation → Fjc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → St Jude Children's Research Hospital: $170K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Mayo Clinic: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → National Christian Foundation: $3.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern → The Papal Foundation: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Animal Charity Evaluators → Wild Animal Initiative Inc: $832K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lancaster County Community Foundation → Water Street Ministries: $786K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Givengain Foundation USA → Boston Medical Center: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Emory University: $551K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → New York University: $546K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Community Foundation for the Greater → Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch: $491K across 7 grants, latest 2023 New Canaan Community Foundation Inc → New Canaan Land Trust: $344K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Koret Foundation → King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc: $300K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → Greater Twin Cities United Way: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern → Robinson Advancement Foundation for St Vincent Inc: $871K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Animal Charity Evaluators → Faunalytics: $693K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Givengain Foundation USA → Beth Israel Lahey Health: $613K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lancaster County Community Foundation → Lancaster County Conservancy: $542K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → National Academy of Sciences: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → The Aspen Institute Inc: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Koret Foundation → Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc: $227K across 11 grants, latest 2024 New Canaan Community Foundation Inc → Waveny Park Conservancy: $215K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation for the Greater → The Buttonwood Foundation Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Jewel Charity Ball Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → National Museums of the Smithsonian Institution: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → University of Minnesota Foundation: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Juxtaposition Arts: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Second Harvest Heartland: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Fidelity Charitable: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Dartmouth College: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Partners in Health: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Temple Israel: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Planned Parenthood of North Central States: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → National Parks Conservation Association: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Campus Crusade for Christ: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Brigham and Women's Hospital: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Beth El Foundation of Mn: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Minneapolis Foundation → Minnesota Public Radio: $999K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Mayo Clinic: $945K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Macphail Center for Music: $913K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Dia Art Foundation: $890K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Minneapolis Institute of Art: $880K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Migizi Communications: $811K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Hamilton College: $807K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Gender Justice: $771K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Southeast Asia Development Program Inc: $753K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Minneapolis Foundation → Animal Humane Society: $738K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Thrivent Charitable Impact and Investing: $723K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Minneapolis Foundation → Wallin Education Partners: $671K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Naples Senior Center at Jfcs: $660K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Catholic Relief Services: $660K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Minneapolis Foundation → Charlie Academy: $657K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern → St Agatha Center: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Minneapolis Foundation: $41M on this topic. Open the funder. The Minneapolis Foundation $41M Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Roman Catholic Foundation of… $3.5M Givengain Foundation USA: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Givengain Foundation USA $2.9M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $2.8M Animal Charity Evaluators: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Animal Charity Evaluators $2.6M Lancaster County Community Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Lancaster County Community Fo… $2.4M Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $1.5M The Community Foundation for the Greater: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation for… $1.2M New Canaan Community Foundation Inc: $937K on this topic. Open the funder. New Canaan Community Foundati… $937K Koret Foundation: $827K on this topic. Open the funder. Koret Foundation $827K Community Foundation of North Texas Inc: $371K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $371K The Charles A Dana Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. The Charles A Dana Foundation $120K The Nature Conservancy: received $5.1M on this topic The Nature Conservancy $5.1M National Christian Foundation: received $3.2M on this topic National Christian Foundation $3.2M Greater Twin Cities United Way: received $2.3M on this topic Greater Twin Cities United Way $2.3M University of Minnesota Foundation: received $2.1M on this topic University of Minnesota Foundat… $2.1M Juxtaposition Arts: received $2.0M on this topic Juxtaposition Arts $2.0M Second Harvest Heartland: received $2.0M on this topic Second Harvest Heartland $2.0M Fidelity Charitable: received $1.9M on this topic Fidelity Charitable $1.9M National Academy of Sciences: received $1.7M on this topic National Academy of Sciences $1.7M Dartmouth College: received $1.7M on this topic Dartmouth College $1.7M Massachusetts General Hospital: received $1.6M on this topic Massachusetts General Hospital $1.6M Partners in Health: received $1.5M on this topic Partners in Health $1.5M Temple Israel: received $1.4M on this topic Temple Israel $1.4M Planned Parenthood of North Central States: received $1.3M on this topic Planned Parenthood of North Cen… $1.3M National Parks Conservation Association: received $1.3M on this topic National Parks Conservation Ass… $1.3M Campus Crusade for Christ: received $1.2M on this topic Campus Crusade for Christ $1.2M Life Teen Inc: received $1.1M on this topic Life Teen Inc $1.1M Dayspring Christian Academy: received $1.1M on this topic Dayspring Christian Academy $1.1M The Humane League: received $1.1M on this topic The Humane League $1.1M Brigham and Women's Hospital: received $1.0M on this topic Brigham and Women's Hospital $1.0M Beth El Foundation of Mn: received $1.0M on this topic Beth El Foundation of Mn $1.0M Minnesota Public Radio: received $999K on this topic Minnesota Public Radio $999K Mayo Clinic: received $995K on this topic Mayo Clinic $995K Macphail Center for Music: received $913K on this topic Macphail Center for Music $913K The Papal Foundation: received $900K on this topic The Papal Foundation $900K Dia Art Foundation: received $890K on this topic Dia Art Foundation $890K Minneapolis Institute of Art: received $880K on this topic Minneapolis Institute of Art $880K Robinson Advancement Foundation for St Vincent Inc: received $871K on this topic Robinson Advancement Foundation… $871K Wild Animal Initiative Inc: received $832K on this topic Wild Animal Initiative Inc $832K Migizi Communications: received $811K on this topic Migizi Communications $811K Hamilton College: received $807K on this topic Hamilton College $807K Water Street Ministries: received $786K on this topic Water Street Ministries $786K Gender Justice: received $771K on this topic Gender Justice $771K Southeast Asia Development Program Inc: received $753K on this topic Southeast Asia Development Prog… $753K Animal Humane Society: received $738K on this topic Animal Humane Society $738K Thrivent Charitable Impact and Investing: received $723K on this topic Thrivent Charitable Impact and… $723K Boston Medical Center: received $700K on this topic Boston Medical Center $700K Faunalytics: received $693K on this topic Faunalytics $693K Wallin Education Partners: received $671K on this topic Wallin Education Partners $671K Naples Senior Center at Jfcs: received $660K on this topic Naples Senior Center at Jfcs $660K Catholic Relief Services: received $660K on this topic Catholic Relief Services $660K Charlie Academy: received $657K on this topic Charlie Academy $657K St Agatha Center: received $650K on this topic St Agatha Center $650K Beth Israel Lahey Health: received $613K on this topic Beth Israel Lahey Health $613K Catalyst for Payment Reform Inc: received $592K on this topic Catalyst for Payment Reform Inc $592K Emory University: received $551K on this topic Emory University $551K New York University: received $546K on this topic New York University $546K Lancaster County Conservancy: received $542K on this topic Lancaster County Conservancy $542K Community Foundation of Otsego County: received $538K on this topic Community Foundation of Otsego… $538K National Academy of Sciences: received $500K on this topic National Academy of Sciences $500K Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch: received $491K on this topic Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch $491K New Canaan Public Schools: received $378K on this topic New Canaan Public Schools $378K The Aspen Institute Inc: received $350K on this topic The Aspen Institute Inc $350K New Canaan Land Trust: received $344K on this topic New Canaan Land Trust $344K Fjc: received $300K on this topic Fjc $300K King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc: received $300K on this topic King Baudouin Foundation United… $300K Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc: received $227K on this topic Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc $227K Waveny Park Conservancy: received $215K on this topic Waveny Park Conservancy $215K The Buttonwood Foundation Inc: received $200K on this topic The Buttonwood Foundation Inc $200K St Jude Children's Research Hospital: received $170K on this topic St Jude Children's Research Hos… $170K Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation: received $101K on this topic Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foun… $101K Jewel Charity Ball Inc: received $100K on this topic Jewel Charity Ball Inc $100K Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: received $40K on this topic Dana-Farber Cancer Institute $40K National Museums of the Smithsonian Institution: received $30K on this topic National Museums of the Smithso… $30K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “recommendation” 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: $10,000 to MOAACC SCHOLARSHIP FUND — donor-recommended, scholarships
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Largest: $800,835 to LIFE TEEN INC — donor recommended grants
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Largest: $200,000 to THE BUTTONWOOD FOUNDATION INC — grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for scholarships
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Largest: $1.6M to Massachusetts General Hospital — as recommended by donor via platform
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Largest: $28,000 to THE CARVER — grants recommended by daf, for general operating, scholarship & for general operating as recommended by donor
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Largest: $500,000 to NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — in support of a consensus study to recommend improvements to the processes used to correct errors in scientific articles.
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Largest: $153,988 to LNP MEDIA GROUP INC — donor recommended grants from donor advised fund for technology support, investigative journalism, and making journalism more accessible
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Largest: $25,000 to CRISTO REY FORT WORTH HIGH SCHOOL — for the corporate work study program. grant recommended by gail rawl and kim darden
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Largest: $551,403 to EMORY UNIVERSITY — to explore the pros and cons of computational simulation in clinical trials, using ai/ml methods to produce simulated controls at either the aggregate or the individual level, to m…
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Largest: $50,000 to MAYO CLINIC — director recommended - general operating support
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Largest: $404,808 to THE HUMANE LEAGUE — recommended charity;support mission
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Largest: $150,000 to PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC — recommended for ein prat for lev echad's statewide emergency volunteer services system (amutah no. 58-0374643)
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