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12 funders with a record of paying for “reverse”
Where the money went World Resources Institute → University of Maryland: $8.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Shared Earth Foundation → Defenders of Wildlife: $775K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Inst of Science & Technology Austria: $655K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → National Wic Assn: $495K across 1 grant, latest 2020 United Way of New York City → Lead By Example & Reverse the Trend Inc: $470K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Tandem: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → University of California San Francisco: $289K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Youthbuild Global Inc → Youthbuild Lake County: $287K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc → Msd of Warren Township: $208K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Emerald Foundation Inc → Weill Med College of Cornell U: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Cosmosphere: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Prospect Hill Foundation Inc → Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → One Tree Planted Inc: $4.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → American Heart Assn: $418K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of British Columbia: $377K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Consultative Group On Biological Diversity (Dba Biodiversity Funders Group): $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → National Day Laborer Organizing Network: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc → Victory College Prep: $194K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Youthbuild Global Inc → United Community Corp: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Emerald Foundation Inc → Joan Sanford I Weill Medical: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Eisenhower Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025 World Resources Institute → Give Foundation Inc: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Arab Community Center for Economic and S: $260K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc → Msd of Wayne Township: $192K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Disclosure 2 Film LLC: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Iowa: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Emerald Foundation Inc → Weill Cornell Medicine: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Youthbuild Global Inc → Clc Inc: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Kansas State Historical Society Inc: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Sdsn Association Inc: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Afef Inc: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → United Nations: $998K across 2 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Environmental Investigation Agency: $875K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Millennium Water Alliance: $582K across 3 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Michigan State University: $540K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Realize Impact: $516K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Purdue University: $415K across 3 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Mongabay Org Corp: $411K across 2 grants, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Wildlife Conservation Society: $360K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → The Linux Foundation: $236K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (Access): $176K across 1 grant, latest 2024 World Resources Institute → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → People Powered: $174K across 1 grant, latest 2021 World Resources Institute → Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc → Franklin Township Community School Corporation: $170K across 2 grants, latest 2024 World Resources Institute → University of Maryland Baltimore County: $152K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → The University of Iowa: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Cornell University: $145K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Ecotrust: $144K across 2 grants, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Huairou Commission: $137K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc → Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation: $129K across 1 grant, latest 2024 World Resources Institute → University of Arkansas: $116K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → National Wic Assn: $114K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Inst of Sci and Techaustria: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024 World Resources Institute → University of Arkansas- Fayetteville: $109K across 1 grant, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Forum for the Future Us Inc: $104K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → International Food Policy Research Institute: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc: $94K across 1 grant, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Rainforest Alliance Inc: $92K across 3 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Rainforest Foundation: $89K across 2 grants, latest 2023 World Resources Institute → Environment Law - Elaw: $81K across 1 grant, latest 2021 World Resources Institute → Iclei Local Governments for Sustainability: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Yale University: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2022 World Resources Institute → Joint Learn Int Faith Local Communities: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2022 World Resources Institute: $25M on this topic. Open the funder. World Resources Institute $25M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $1.5M The Simons Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $1.4M Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc: $892K on this topic. Open the funder. Richard M Fairbanks Foundatio… $892K The Shared Earth Foundation: $775K on this topic. Open the funder. The Shared Earth Foundation $775K The Ford Foundation: $735K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $735K Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc: $539K on this topic. Open the funder. Doris Duke Charitable Foundat… $539K United Way of New York City: $470K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of New York City $470K Youthbuild Global Inc: $434K on this topic. Open the funder. Youthbuild Global Inc $434K Emerald Foundation Inc: $300K on this topic. Open the funder. Emerald Foundation Inc $300K Dane G Hansen Foundation: $178K on this topic. Open the funder. Dane G Hansen Foundation $178K Prospect Hill Foundation Inc: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. Prospect Hill Foundation Inc $65K University of Maryland: received $8.0M on this topic University of Maryland $8.0M One Tree Planted Inc: received $4.3M on this topic One Tree Planted Inc $4.3M Give Foundation Inc: received $2.2M on this topic Give Foundation Inc $2.2M Sdsn Association Inc: received $2.2M on this topic Sdsn Association Inc $2.2M Afef Inc: received $1.4M on this topic Afef Inc $1.4M United Nations: received $998K on this topic United Nations $998K Environmental Investigation Agency: received $875K on this topic Environmental Investigation Age… $875K Defenders of Wildlife: received $775K on this topic Defenders of Wildlife $775K Inst of Science & Technology Austria: received $655K on this topic Inst of Science & Technology Au… $655K Millennium Water Alliance: received $582K on this topic Millennium Water Alliance $582K Michigan State University: received $540K on this topic Michigan State University $540K Realize Impact: received $516K on this topic Realize Impact $516K National Wic Assn: received $495K on this topic National Wic Assn $495K Lead By Example & Reverse the Trend Inc: received $470K on this topic Lead By Example & Reverse the T… $470K American Heart Assn: received $418K on this topic American Heart Assn $418K Purdue University: received $415K on this topic Purdue University $415K Mongabay Org Corp: received $411K on this topic Mongabay Org Corp $411K University of British Columbia: received $377K on this topic University of British Columbia $377K Wildlife Conservation Society: received $360K on this topic Wildlife Conservation Society $360K Tandem: received $350K on this topic Tandem $350K University of California San Francisco: received $289K on this topic University of California San Fr… $289K Youthbuild Lake County: received $287K on this topic Youthbuild Lake County $287K Arab Community Center for Economic and S: received $260K on this topic Arab Community Center for Econo… $260K Consultative Group On Biological Diversity (Dba Biodiversity Funders Group): received $250K on this topic Consultative Group On Biologica… $250K The Linux Foundation: received $236K on this topic The Linux Foundation $236K Msd of Warren Township: received $208K on this topic Msd of Warren Township $208K National Day Laborer Organizing Network: received $200K on this topic National Day Laborer Organizing… $200K Victory College Prep: received $194K on this topic Victory College Prep $194K Msd of Wayne Township: received $192K on this topic Msd of Wayne Township $192K Disclosure 2 Film LLC: received $185K on this topic Disclosure 2 Film LLC $185K Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (Access): received $176K on this topic Arab Community Center for Econo… $176K Regents of the University of Minnesota: received $175K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $175K People Powered: received $174K on this topic People Powered $174K Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation: received $173K on this topic Sustainable Fisheries Partnersh… $173K Franklin Township Community School Corporation: received $170K on this topic Franklin Township Community Sch… $170K University of Maryland Baltimore County: received $152K on this topic University of Maryland Baltimor… $152K Weill Med College of Cornell U: received $150K on this topic Weill Med College of Cornell U $150K University of Iowa: received $150K on this topic University of Iowa $150K The University of Iowa: received $150K on this topic The University of Iowa $150K Cornell University: received $145K on this topic Cornell University $145K Ecotrust: received $144K on this topic Ecotrust $144K Huairou Commission: received $137K on this topic Huairou Commission $137K Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation: received $129K on this topic Indianapolis Public Schools Edu… $129K University of Arkansas: received $116K on this topic University of Arkansas $116K National Wic Assn: received $114K on this topic National Wic Assn $114K Inst of Sci and Techaustria: received $110K on this topic Inst of Sci and Techaustria $110K Cosmosphere: received $110K on this topic Cosmosphere $110K University of Arkansas- Fayetteville: received $109K on this topic University of Arkansas- Fayette… $109K Forum for the Future Us Inc: received $104K on this topic Forum for the Future Us Inc $104K International Food Policy Research Institute: received $101K on this topic International Food Policy Resea… $101K Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc: received $94K on this topic Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc $94K Rainforest Alliance Inc: received $92K on this topic Rainforest Alliance Inc $92K Rainforest Foundation: received $89K on this topic Rainforest Foundation $89K Environment Law - Elaw: received $81K on this topic Environment Law - Elaw $81K United Community Corp: received $80K on this topic United Community Corp $80K Iclei Local Governments for Sustainability: received $80K on this topic Iclei Local Governments for Sus… $80K Joan Sanford I Weill Medical: received $75K on this topic Joan Sanford I Weill Medical $75K Weill Cornell Medicine: received $75K on this topic Weill Cornell Medicine $75K Yale University: received $74K on this topic Yale University $74K Joint Learn Int Faith Local Communities: received $74K on this topic Joint Learn Int Faith Local Com… $74K Clc Inc: received $66K on this topic Clc Inc $66K Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: received $65K on this topic Nuclear Age Peace Foundation $65K Eisenhower Foundation: received $50K on this topic Eisenhower Foundation $50K Kansas State Historical Society Inc: received $18K on this topic Kansas State Historical Society… $18K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “reverse” 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: $4.2M to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND — reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems
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Largest: $187,500 to MSD of Warren Township — college matters: reversing the trend implementation grant
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Largest: $211,667 to UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA — understanding and reversing large protein underproduction in fragile x-associated disorders
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Largest: $287,393 to YOUTHBUILD LAKE COUNTY — reversal of gts accrual
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Largest: $494,544 to National WIC Assn — 76077 addressing gaps in efforts to reverse caselo
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Largest: $250,000 to CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (DBA BIODIVERSITY FUNDERS GROUP) — to support the development of a new collaborative philanthropic effort aimed at arresting and reversing biodiversity loss in the united states
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Largest: $110,000 to COSMOSPHERE — funds forr the stem experiences (reverse field trip)
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Largest: $200,000 to LEAD BY EXAMPLE & REVERSE THE TREND INC — the atlas innovation fund (the fund) is a body of work associated with our larger mayors office of neighborhood safety (ons) partnership to bolster safe and connected communities t…
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Largest: $425,000 to DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE — to provide support for the wildlife defense and restoration act; protecting wildlife now and preparing to reverse damage done to them and their habitats. support for the red wolf r…
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Largest: $350,000 to TANDEM — to support interventions that reverse discouraging conditions by opening up spaces for independent practices of cultural expressions and narrative discourses within a shrinking civ…
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Largest: $20,000 to NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION — reverse the trend: general support
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Largest: $150,000 to WEILL MED COLLEGE OF CORNELL U — to identify regulators of lineage reversion that impact resistance to wnt-targeted therapies in colorectal cancer.
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