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Where the money went The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Monell Chemical Senses Center: $23M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Samaritan Hospital Foundation → Samaritan Regional Health System: $10.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: $3.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Population Reference Bureau Inc: $2.9M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → Centrum Foundation: $2.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Population Reference Bureau Inc: $2.0M across 8 grants, latest 2023 Wheeler Clinic Inc → Community Residences Inc: $946K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mark T and Margaret Lowe Seacrest Family Charitable Fdn → Refer to Attached: $875K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Hope for New York → The Bowery Mission: $667K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Community Foundation of Middle → Forum for the Future Us Inc: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Tahirih Justice Center → Legal Service of Northern Virginia: $239K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc → Ball State University: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Georgia Tech Research Corporation: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → Cornish College of the Arts: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Population Reference Bureau Inc: $749K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wheeler Clinic Inc → Hispanic Health Council Inc: $667K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hope for New York → New York City Relief Inc: $534K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Tahirih Justice Center → Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic: $215K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Samaritan Hospital Foundation → Ashland Christian Health Center: $161K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → United Way of Humphreys County: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc → Madison Christian Health and Development Services: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sage Foundation → E-Town: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Cancer Research Institute: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hope for New York → Salvation Army Greater New York Division: $452K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Wheeler Clinic Inc → Child Guidance Clinic for Central Ct Inc: $373K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Tahirih Justice Center → Northern Virginia Family Services: $188K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Samaritan Hospital Foundation → Ashland Family YMCA: $156K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of Middle → G&b Carpentry: $144K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc → Allen Chapel Ame: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sage Foundation → Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → Ojai Valley School: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Arhoolie Foundation: $900K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → National Council for Traditional Arts: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → The Grabhorn Institute: $700K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame Inc: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Hospital for Special Surgery: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → Celtic Arts Foundation: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → Book-It Repertory Theatre: $460K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → Restore Nyc: $427K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Music Is Extraordinary Inc: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sage Foundation → Smithsonian Institution: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Ashokan Center: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hope for New York → Avail Nyc: $370K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Wheeler Clinic Inc → African Caribbean American Parents of Children With Disabilities Inc: $365K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hope for New York → A House On Beekman: $359K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ambrose Monell Foundation → John Hopkins University Brady Urological Institute: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Hope for New York → The Father's Heart Ministries: $320K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → Open Hands Legal Services: $312K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming: $310K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Berkeley Society for Preservation of Music: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sage Foundation → Sing for America Foundation: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Hope for New York → Young Life Gotham City: $296K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → Safe Families for Children Alliance: $293K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Ojai Valley School Equestrian Program: $277K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hope for New York → Operation Exodus Inner City Inc: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → Beacon Community Health Center: $235K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Sage Foundation → Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → The Open Door Nynj: $219K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → World Vision: $207K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → Urban Hope: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Hope for New York → St Paul's House: $195K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ambrose Monell Foundation: $26M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ambrose Monell Foundation $26M Sage Foundation: $16M on this topic. Open the funder. Sage Foundation $16M Samaritan Hospital Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. Samaritan Hospital Foundation $10M Hope for New York: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Hope for New York $5.3M The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $5.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Leona M and Harry B Helms… $5.2M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $2.9M Annie E Casey Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Annie E Casey Foundation Inc $2.7M Wheeler Clinic Inc: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Wheeler Clinic Inc $2.4M Mark T and Margaret Lowe Seacrest Family Charitable Fdn: $875K on this topic. Open the funder. Mark T and Margaret Lowe Seac… $875K The Tahirih Justice Center: $641K on this topic. Open the funder. The Tahirih Justice Center $641K The Community Foundation of Middle: $619K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of M… $619K Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc: $55K on this topic. Open the funder. Historic Landmarks Foundation… $55K Monell Chemical Senses Center: received $23M on this topic Monell Chemical Senses Center $23M Samaritan Regional Health System: received $10.0M on this topic Samaritan Regional Health System $10.0M Population Reference Bureau Inc: received $4.8M on this topic Population Reference Bureau Inc $4.8M The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: received $3.3M on this topic The Regents of the University o… $3.3M Centrum Foundation: received $2.4M on this topic Centrum Foundation $2.4M Georgia Tech Research Corporation: received $1.9M on this topic Georgia Tech Research Corporati… $1.9M Cornish College of the Arts: received $1.8M on this topic Cornish College of the Arts $1.8M E-Town: received $1.6M on this topic E-Town $1.6M Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: received $1.5M on this topic Smithsonian Folkways Recordings $1.5M Ojai Valley School: received $1.5M on this topic Ojai Valley School $1.5M Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: received $1.0M on this topic Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer… $1.0M Community Residences Inc: received $946K on this topic Community Residences Inc $946K Arhoolie Foundation: received $900K on this topic Arhoolie Foundation $900K Refer to Attached: received $875K on this topic Refer to Attached $875K Cancer Research Institute: received $750K on this topic Cancer Research Institute $750K National Council for Traditional Arts: received $750K on this topic National Council for Traditiona… $750K Population Reference Bureau Inc: received $749K on this topic Population Reference Bureau Inc $749K The Grabhorn Institute: received $700K on this topic The Grabhorn Institute $700K The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame Inc: received $700K on this topic The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame I… $700K The Bowery Mission: received $667K on this topic The Bowery Mission $667K Hispanic Health Council Inc: received $667K on this topic Hispanic Health Council Inc $667K Hospital for Special Surgery: received $600K on this topic Hospital for Special Surgery $600K New York City Relief Inc: received $534K on this topic New York City Relief Inc $534K Celtic Arts Foundation: received $500K on this topic Celtic Arts Foundation $500K Book-It Repertory Theatre: received $460K on this topic Book-It Repertory Theatre $460K Salvation Army Greater New York Division: received $452K on this topic Salvation Army Greater New York… $452K Restore Nyc: received $427K on this topic Restore Nyc $427K Music Is Extraordinary Inc: received $400K on this topic Music Is Extraordinary Inc $400K Smithsonian Institution: received $400K on this topic Smithsonian Institution $400K Ashokan Center: received $375K on this topic Ashokan Center $375K Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation: received $375K on this topic Macgillivray Freeman Films Educ… $375K Child Guidance Clinic for Central Ct Inc: received $373K on this topic Child Guidance Clinic for Centr… $373K Avail Nyc: received $370K on this topic Avail Nyc $370K African Caribbean American Parents of Children With Disabilities Inc: received $365K on this topic African Caribbean American Pare… $365K A House On Beekman: received $359K on this topic A House On Beekman $359K Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music: received $350K on this topic Berkeley Society for the Preser… $350K John Hopkins University Brady Urological Institute: received $350K on this topic John Hopkins University Brady U… $350K Forum for the Future Us Inc: received $325K on this topic Forum for the Future Us Inc $325K The Father's Heart Ministries: received $320K on this topic The Father's Heart Ministries $320K Open Hands Legal Services: received $312K on this topic Open Hands Legal Services $312K Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming: received $310K on this topic Balmoral School of Piping & Dru… $310K Berkeley Society for Preservation of Music: received $300K on this topic Berkeley Society for Preservati… $300K Sing for America Foundation: received $300K on this topic Sing for America Foundation $300K Young Life Gotham City: received $296K on this topic Young Life Gotham City $296K Safe Families for Children Alliance: received $293K on this topic Safe Families for Children Alli… $293K Ojai Valley School Equestrian Program: received $277K on this topic Ojai Valley School Equestrian P… $277K Operation Exodus Inner City Inc: received $250K on this topic Operation Exodus Inner City Inc $250K Legal Service of Northern Virginia: received $239K on this topic Legal Service of Northern Virgi… $239K Beacon Community Health Center: received $235K on this topic Beacon Community Health Center $235K Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center: received $225K on this topic Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Cen… $225K The Open Door Nynj: received $219K on this topic The Open Door Nynj $219K Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic: received $215K on this topic Cooperative Restraining Order C… $215K World Vision: received $207K on this topic World Vision $207K Urban Hope: received $200K on this topic Urban Hope $200K St Paul's House: received $195K on this topic St Paul's House $195K Northern Virginia Family Services: received $188K on this topic Northern Virginia Family Servic… $188K Ashland Christian Health Center: received $161K on this topic Ashland Christian Health Center $161K Ashland Family YMCA: received $156K on this topic Ashland Family YMCA $156K United Way of Humphreys County: received $150K on this topic United Way of Humphreys County $150K G&b Carpentry: received $144K on this topic G&b Carpentry $144K Ball State University: received $20K on this topic Ball State University $20K Madison Christian Health and Development Services: received $20K on this topic Madison Christian Health and De… $20K Allen Chapel Ame: received $15K on this topic Allen Chapel Ame $15K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “refer” 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: $258,714 to The Bowery Mission — refer to part iv
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Largest: $4.0M to SAMARITAN REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM — refer to part iv
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Largest: $1.5M to SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS — refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return
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Largest: $7.5M to MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER — the first and second $500,000 installments of the 2022 general operating grant referred to letter dated june 18, 2019; the 2022 $500,000 grant for recruitment of new faculty referr…
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Largest: $138,996 to LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA — to provide related civil legal services to clients referred by tahirih under a federal grant
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Largest: $365,000 to COMMUNITY RESIDENCES INC — the purpose of the grant is to organize and deliver services for the functional family therapy-foster care. the service will engage families who have been referred from dcf area of…
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Largest: $20,000 to MADISON CHRISTIAN HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — refer to part iv
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Largest: $503,600 to POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU INC — support to increase public awareness of the status of us children and young people
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Largest: $1.1M to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER — cgm in primary care - refer or learn: implementation and evaluation
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Largest: $162,500 to FORUM FOR THE FUTURE US INC — systems change consulting for feedback nashville (reference: sin002793)
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Largest: $236,398 to Refer to attached — refer toattached exhibit
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Largest: $900,000 to POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU INC — for support of counting women's work
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