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12 funders with a record of paying for “retiree”
Where the money went Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association Administrative Fund → USA Retirees' Welfare Fund: $34M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Cwa Local 1180 Administrative Fund → Cwa L1180 Retirees Benefit Fd: $29M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Start Early: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated → Tva Retirees Association (Tvara): $864K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Pfaffinger Foundation → Individual Assistance-Recurring Mon: $525K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Retirement Research Foundation → Pension Rights Center: $163K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Roy Hlaird Memorial Hospital → City of Kilgore: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Ibew Local 292 Retiree's Club: $89K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Doris Groth Troxel Charitable Trust → Wa State School Retirees Foundation: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Raymond Family Foundation → Army Emergency Relief: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Richman Brothers Foundation → Bonnie Roberts: $23K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Sonoma County Association of Retired Employees → Sonoma State University: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Cara Program: $8.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Retirement Research Foundation → University of Massachusetts Boston: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 International Brotherhood of Electrical → Ibew 292 Retirees Club: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Doris Groth Troxel Charitable Trust → Wa State School Retirees Foundation: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Richman Brothers Foundation → Carrie Dokes: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Raymond Family Foundation → Army Emergency Relief Dept of Army: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sonoma County Association of Retired Employees → Sonoma State University (Ssu): $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Northwestern University: $6.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richman Brothers Foundation → Eva M Neal: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Greater Chicago Food Depository: $5.3M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Depaul University: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Rush University Medical Center: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → All Chicago Making Homelessess History: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Misericordia Home: $969K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → The Night Ministry: $412K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Center On Halsted: $366K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Northern Illinois Food Bank: $286K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Cara Program: $152K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Kansas University Endowment Association: $104K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Mount Carmel High School: $98K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Leo High School: $89K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana: $88K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Illinois State University Foundation: $79K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → De La Salle Institute: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Talladega College: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richman Brothers Foundation → Paulette Houston: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Special Childrens Charities: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richman Brothers Foundation → Barbara Roslan: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust: $38M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $38M Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association Administrative Fund: $34M on this topic. Open the funder. Uniformed Sanitationmen's Ass… $34M Cwa Local 1180 Administrative Fund: $29M on this topic. Open the funder. Cwa Local 1180 Administrative… $29M Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated: $864K on this topic. Open the funder. Bicentennial Volunteers Incor… $864K Pfaffinger Foundation: $525K on this topic. Open the funder. Pfaffinger Foundation $525K Retirement Research Foundation: $213K on this topic. Open the funder. Retirement Research Foundation $213K Roy Hlaird Memorial Hospital: $125K on this topic. Open the funder. Roy Hlaird Memorial Hospital $125K International Brotherhood of Electrical: $124K on this topic. Open the funder. International Brotherhood of… $124K Richman Brothers Foundation: $82K on this topic. Open the funder. Richman Brothers Foundation $82K Doris Groth Troxel Charitable Trust: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. Doris Groth Troxel Charitable… $80K Raymond Family Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Raymond Family Foundation $50K Sonoma County Association of Retired Employees: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. Sonoma County Association of… $18K USA Retirees' Welfare Fund: received $34M on this topic USA Retirees' Welfare Fund $34M Cwa L1180 Retirees Benefit Fd: received $29M on this topic Cwa L1180 Retirees Benefit Fd $29M Start Early: received $10M on this topic Start Early $10M Cara Program: received $8.5M on this topic Cara Program $8.5M Northwestern University: received $6.1M on this topic Northwestern University $6.1M Greater Chicago Food Depository: received $5.3M on this topic Greater Chicago Food Depository $5.3M Depaul University: received $2.2M on this topic Depaul University $2.2M Rush University Medical Center: received $1.1M on this topic Rush University Medical Center $1.1M All Chicago Making Homelessess History: received $1.1M on this topic All Chicago Making Homelessess… $1.1M Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's… $1.0M Misericordia Home: received $969K on this topic Misericordia Home $969K Tva Retirees Association (Tvara): received $864K on this topic Tva Retirees Association (Tvara) $864K Individual Assistance-Recurring Mon: received $525K on this topic Individual Assistance-Recurring… $525K The Night Ministry: received $412K on this topic The Night Ministry $412K Center On Halsted: received $366K on this topic Center On Halsted $366K Northern Illinois Food Bank: received $286K on this topic Northern Illinois Food Bank $286K Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago: received $198K on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens… $198K Pension Rights Center: received $163K on this topic Pension Rights Center $163K Cara Program: received $152K on this topic Cara Program $152K City of Kilgore: received $125K on this topic City of Kilgore $125K Kansas University Endowment Association: received $104K on this topic Kansas University Endowment Ass… $104K Mount Carmel High School: received $98K on this topic Mount Carmel High School $98K Ibew Local 292 Retiree's Club: received $89K on this topic Ibew Local 292 Retiree's Club $89K Leo High School: received $89K on this topic Leo High School $89K Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana: received $88K on this topic Ronald Mcdonald House Charities… $88K Illinois State University Foundation: received $79K on this topic Illinois State University Found… $79K Wa State School Retirees Foundation: received $59K on this topic Wa State School Retirees Founda… $59K University of Massachusetts Boston: received $50K on this topic University of Massachusetts Bos… $50K Army Emergency Relief: received $40K on this topic Army Emergency Relief $40K De La Salle Institute: received $38K on this topic De La Salle Institute $38K Ibew 292 Retirees Club: received $35K on this topic Ibew 292 Retirees Club $35K Bonnie Roberts: received $23K on this topic Bonnie Roberts $23K Wa State School Retirees Foundation: received $22K on this topic Wa State School Retirees Founda… $22K Talladega College: received $20K on this topic Talladega College $20K Carrie Dokes: received $16K on this topic Carrie Dokes $16K Eva M Neal: received $16K on this topic Eva M Neal $16K Paulette Houston: received $16K on this topic Paulette Houston $16K Sonoma State University: received $12K on this topic Sonoma State University $12K Special Childrens Charities: received $12K on this topic Special Childrens Charities $12K Barbara Roslan: received $10K on this topic Barbara Roslan $10K Army Emergency Relief Dept of Army: received $10K on this topic Army Emergency Relief Dept of A… $10K Sonoma State University (Ssu): received $6K on this topic Sonoma State University (Ssu) $6K 12 funders, 42 recipients, grants matching “retiree” 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: $11,000 to De La Salle Institute — matching the contribution of bernadette johnson, pgl retiree, matching the contribution of vito johnson, pgl employee, matching the contribution of michael o'connell, pgl retiree, …
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Largest: $8,842 to BONNIE ROBERTS — needy retiree grant
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Largest: $9.4M to USA RETIREES' WELFARE FUND — to fund benefits
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Largest: $290,529 to TVA RETIREES ASSOCIATION (TVARA) — provide funding to support various projects.
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Largest: $11.3M to CWA L1180 Retirees Benefit Fd — to fund benefits for a related fund
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Largest: $10,000 to ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF DEPT OF ARMY — to provide emergency financial assistance to u.s. army soldiers (both active duty and retirees)
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Largest: $21,850 to WA State School Retirees Foundation — the organization's
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Largest: $179,678 to INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE-RECURRING MON — retirees monthly assistance
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Largest: $6,300 to Sonoma State University — to provide 3 scholarships to students who are children or grandchildren of sonoma county retirees or employees. they must meet established criteria.
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Largest: $100,000 to PENSION RIGHTS CENTER — a three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system for older workers and retirees.
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Largest: $48,000 to IBEW LOCAL 292 RETIREE'S CLUB — event donations
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Largest: $66,031 to CITY OF KILGORE — retiree benefits
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