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12 funders with a record of paying for “rocket”
Where the money went The Northrop Grumman Foundation → Us Space Rocket Center Ed Fdn: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation → Rocket Learning: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Mulago Foundation → Rocket Learning Foundation: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Priority Health Total Health Foundation → Rocket Giving Fund: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Marin Community Foundation → Rocket Dog Rescue Inc: $273K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc → U S Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation: $176K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Akamai Foundation Inc → Asociacion Rocket Girls: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Samford-Cannon Foundation → Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation: $126K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The James H and Alice Teubert → Us Space Camp & Rocket: $106K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family → Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation Inc: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Tenyo Family Foundation Inc → Rocket City Refugees Inc: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → The Ucla Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Northrop Grumman Foundation → Us Space & Rocket Center Fdn: $446K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Priority Health Total Health Foundation → Rocket Giving Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → First in Alabama: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The James H and Alice Teubert → Us Space Camp & Rocket Center Education Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → Southern Arkansas University Foundation Inc: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → University of Florida: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → Infinity Science Center Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → U S Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → University of Washington Foundation: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → Oak Park High School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → Oaks Christian School: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → University of Washington: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation → Orbital Launch Vehicle Team at Virginia Tech: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Northrop Grumman Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Northrop Grumman Foundati… $1.9M The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. The Horace W Goldsmith Founda… $600K Priority Health Total Health Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. Priority Health Total Health… $450K Mulago Foundation: $350K on this topic. Open the funder. Mulago Foundation $350K Marin Community Foundation: $273K on this topic. Open the funder. Marin Community Foundation $273K Jessie F Bennett Charitable Foundation Inc: $176K on this topic. Open the funder. Jessie F Bennett Charitable F… $176K Akamai Foundation Inc: $135K on this topic. Open the funder. Akamai Foundation Inc $135K Samford-Cannon Foundation: $126K on this topic. Open the funder. Samford-Cannon Foundation $126K The James H and Alice Teubert: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. The James H and Alice Teubert $116K Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation: $63K on this topic. Open the funder. Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation $63K Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Fami… $45K The Tenyo Family Foundation Inc: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. The Tenyo Family Foundation I… $40K Us Space Rocket Center Ed Fdn: received $1.4M on this topic Us Space Rocket Center Ed Fdn $1.4M Rocket Learning: received $600K on this topic Rocket Learning $600K Us Space & Rocket Center Fdn: received $446K on this topic Us Space & Rocket Center Fdn $446K Rocket Learning Foundation: received $350K on this topic Rocket Learning Foundation $350K Rocket Giving Fund: received $300K on this topic Rocket Giving Fund $300K Rocket Dog Rescue Inc: received $273K on this topic Rocket Dog Rescue Inc $273K U S Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation: received $179K on this topic U S Space & Rocket Center Educa… $179K Rocket Giving Foundation: received $150K on this topic Rocket Giving Foundation $150K Asociacion Rocket Girls: received $135K on this topic Asociacion Rocket Girls $135K Us Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation: received $126K on this topic Us Space & Rocket Center Educat… $126K Us Space Camp & Rocket: received $106K on this topic Us Space Camp & Rocket $106K Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation Inc: received $45K on this topic Great Lakes Spaceport Education… $45K Rocket City Refugees Inc: received $40K on this topic Rocket City Refugees Inc $40K The Ucla Foundation: received $15K on this topic The Ucla Foundation $15K First in Alabama: received $13K on this topic First in Alabama $13K Us Space Camp & Rocket Center Education Foundation: received $10K on this topic Us Space Camp & Rocket Center E… $10K Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc: received $10K on this topic Education Foundation of Palm Be… $10K Southern Arkansas University Foundation Inc: received $7K on this topic Southern Arkansas University Fo… $7K University of Florida: received $5K on this topic University of Florida $5K Infinity Science Center Inc: received $3K on this topic Infinity Science Center Inc $3K University of Washington Foundation: received $3K on this topic University of Washington Founda… $3K Oak Park High School: received $2K on this topic Oak Park High School $2K Oaks Christian School: received $2K on this topic Oaks Christian School $2K University of Washington: received $1K on this topic University of Washington $1K Orbital Launch Vehicle Team at Virginia Tech: received $1K on this topic Orbital Launch Vehicle Team at… $1K 12 funders, 25 recipients, grants matching “rocket” 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: $2,500 to U S SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION — space camp scholarship fund
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Largest: $50,000 to U S SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION — aviation, aerospace scholarship fund
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Largest: $25,735 to US SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION — education & immersive engagement
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Largest: $163,000 to ROCKET DOG RESCUE INC — provide general operating support
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Largest: $65,000 to ASOCIACION ROCKET GIRLS — expenditure responsibility grant
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Largest: $820,000 to US SPACE ROCKET CENTER ED FDN — general operating grants & matching gifts.
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Largest: $41,398 to US SPACE CAMP & ROCKET — aid to the blind
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Largest: $250,000 to ROCKET LEARNING — general operations
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Largest: $10,000 to ROCKET CITY REFUGEES INC — unrestricted general
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Largest: $150,000 to ROCKET GIVING FOUNDATION — improve the health and lives of people living in high-need areas
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Largest: $15,000 to GREAT LAKES SPACEPORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — 2022 rockets for schools event ($10,000) and one-time grant for the event's 25th anniversary ($5,000)
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Largest: $250,000 to ROCKET LEARNING FOUNDATION — relief to the poor
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