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12 funders with a record of paying for “scoping”
Where the money went The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Washington: $5.8M across 11 grants, latest 2024 Open Society Institute → Center for Global Development: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Colorado Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: $798K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Solutions Project Inc → Strategic Concepts in Organizing (Scope): $587K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Liberty Hill Foundation → Strategic Actions for A Just Economy: $458K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Drexel University: $449K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Adewole S Adamson - Texas U of at A: $315K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Zizi Afrique Foundation: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organizations: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Medical Association → South Dakota State Medical Association: $178K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc → Corporation of the Fine Arts: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American College of Radiology → Mrg Acquisition LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Hawaii: $5.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → American College of Surgeons: $601K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Liberty Hill Foundation → Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action: $362K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → University of Southern California: $255K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Instiglio: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Lavant Consulting Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Open Society Institute → Foxglove Legal Community Interest Company: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Adewole S Adamson - Texas U of at Austin Dell Med: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2020 American Medical Association → South Carolina Medical Association: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc → Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American College of Radiology → Strategic Advisers Digital Media LLC: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mit: $2.8M across 6 grants, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $495K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Liberty Hill Foundation → Social Justice Learning Institute Inc: $314K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Brookings Institution: $252K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Join for Water: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Global Dialogue: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Medical Association → Indiana State Medical Association: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Open Society Institute → L R Gaston: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Westat: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc → Blank Forms Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American College of Radiology → The New York State Radiological Society Inc: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Southern California: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc Santa Cruz: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Technion Research & Development Fdn: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Florida Society of Ophthalmology: $372K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Liberty Hill Foundation → People Organized for Westside Renewal: $312K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Simons Foundation Inc → Dalhousie University: $303K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: $302K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mount Allison University: $294K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Idaho Society of Ophthalmology Inc: $294K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Oregon State University: $272K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology: $261K across 2 grants, latest 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology: $261K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Saha Global Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Liberty Hill Foundation → Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern California: $249K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Simons Foundation Inc → Technion Research & Development: $246K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → New Hampshire Academy of Eye Physicans and Surgeons: $238K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Washington Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: $231K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Idaho Society of Ophthalmology: $229K across 2 grants, latest 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $208K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Hakielimu: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $199K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology: $195K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Alabama Academy of Eye Physicians: $179K across 2 grants, latest 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Utah Ophthalmological Society: $165K across 3 grants, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology: $159K across 3 grants, latest 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: $142K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Liberty Hill Foundation → Strategic Concepts in Org: $134K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc → Virginia Society of Eye Physicians: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Liberty Hill Foundation → Communities for A Better Environment: $131K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Laura and John Arnold Foundation → John Howard Association: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc: $18M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $18M American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder. American Academy of Ophthalmo… $5.5M Open Society Institute: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Open Society Institute $2.4M Liberty Hill Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Liberty Hill Foundation $2.0M Conrad N Hilton Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Conrad N Hilton Foundation $1.3M Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Laura and John Arnold Foundat… $1.1M The Ford Foundation: $610K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $610K Solutions Project Inc: $587K on this topic. Open the funder. Solutions Project Inc $587K The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $484K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $484K American Medical Association: $378K on this topic. Open the funder. American Medical Association $378K Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Helen Frankenthaler Foundatio… $100K American College of Radiology: $72K on this topic. Open the funder. American College of Radiology $72K University of Washington: received $5.8M on this topic University of Washington $5.8M University of Hawaii: received $5.1M on this topic University of Hawaii $5.1M Mit: received $2.8M on this topic Mit $2.8M Center for Global Development: received $2.1M on this topic Center for Global Development $2.1M University of Southern California: received $1.7M on this topic University of Southern Californ… $1.7M Uc Santa Cruz: received $1.2M on this topic Uc Santa Cruz $1.2M Technion Research & Development Fdn: received $1.0M on this topic Technion Research & Development… $1.0M Colorado Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: received $798K on this topic Colorado Society of Eye Physici… $798K American College of Surgeons: received $601K on this topic American College of Surgeons $601K Strategic Concepts in Organizing (Scope): received $587K on this topic Strategic Concepts in Organizin… $587K California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $495K on this topic California Academy of Eye Physi… $495K Strategic Actions for A Just Economy: received $458K on this topic Strategic Actions for A Just Ec… $458K Drexel University: received $449K on this topic Drexel University $449K Florida Society of Ophthalmology: received $372K on this topic Florida Society of Ophthalmology $372K Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action: received $362K on this topic Los Angeles Center for Communit… $362K Adewole S Adamson - Texas U of at A: received $315K on this topic Adewole S Adamson - Texas U of… $315K Social Justice Learning Institute Inc: received $314K on this topic Social Justice Learning Institu… $314K People Organized for Westside Renewal: received $312K on this topic People Organized for Westside R… $312K Dalhousie University: received $303K on this topic Dalhousie University $303K California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: received $302K on this topic California Academy of Eye Physi… $302K Zizi Afrique Foundation: received $300K on this topic Zizi Afrique Foundation $300K Mount Allison University: received $294K on this topic Mount Allison University $294K Idaho Society of Ophthalmology Inc: received $294K on this topic Idaho Society of Ophthalmology… $294K Oregon State University: received $272K on this topic Oregon State University $272K Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology: received $261K on this topic Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology $261K South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology: received $261K on this topic South Dakota Academy of Ophthal… $261K Brookings Institution: received $252K on this topic Brookings Institution $252K United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organizations: received $250K on this topic United Nations Educational Scie… $250K Instiglio: received $250K on this topic Instiglio $250K Join for Water: received $250K on this topic Join for Water $250K Saha Global Inc: received $250K on this topic Saha Global Inc $250K Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern California: received $249K on this topic Korean Immigrant Workers Advoca… $249K Technion Research & Development: received $246K on this topic Technion Research & Development $246K New Hampshire Academy of Eye Physicans and Surgeons: received $238K on this topic New Hampshire Academy of Eye Ph… $238K Washington Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons: received $231K on this topic Washington Academy of Eye Physi… $231K Idaho Society of Ophthalmology: received $229K on this topic Idaho Society of Ophthalmology $229K West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $208K on this topic West Virginia Academy of Eye Ph… $208K Lavant Consulting Inc: received $200K on this topic Lavant Consulting Inc $200K Foxglove Legal Community Interest Company: received $200K on this topic Foxglove Legal Community Intere… $200K Hakielimu: received $200K on this topic Hakielimu $200K Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $199K on this topic Washington Academy of Eye Physi… $199K Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology: received $195K on this topic Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmol… $195K Alabama Academy of Eye Physicians: received $179K on this topic Alabama Academy of Eye Physicia… $179K South Dakota State Medical Association: received $178K on this topic South Dakota State Medical Asso… $178K Utah Ophthalmological Society: received $165K on this topic Utah Ophthalmological Society $165K Global Dialogue: received $160K on this topic Global Dialogue $160K Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology: received $159K on this topic Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmol… $159K Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons: received $142K on this topic Nebraska Academy of Eye Physici… $142K Strategic Concepts in Org: received $134K on this topic Strategic Concepts in Org $134K Virginia Society of Eye Physicians: received $132K on this topic Virginia Society of Eye Physici… $132K Communities for A Better Environment: received $131K on this topic Communities for A Better Enviro… $131K John Howard Association: received $126K on this topic John Howard Association $126K Adewole S Adamson - Texas U of at Austin Dell Med: received $105K on this topic Adewole S Adamson - Texas U of… $105K South Carolina Medical Association: received $100K on this topic South Carolina Medical Associat… $100K Indiana State Medical Association: received $100K on this topic Indiana State Medical Associati… $100K L R Gaston: received $64K on this topic L R Gaston $64K Westat: received $64K on this topic Westat $64K Corporation of the Fine Arts: received $50K on this topic Corporation of the Fine Arts $50K Mrg Acquisition LLC: received $25K on this topic Mrg Acquisition LLC $25K Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc: received $25K on this topic Massachusetts Museum of Contemp… $25K Strategic Advisers Digital Media LLC: received $25K on this topic Strategic Advisers Digital Medi… $25K Blank Forms Inc: received $25K on this topic Blank Forms Inc $25K The New York State Radiological Society Inc: received $22K on this topic The New York State Radiological… $22K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “scoping” 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: $797,507 to COLORADO SOCIETY OF EYE PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS — scope of surgery campaigns
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Largest: $2.1M to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — scope-uw operations support
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Largest: $62,500 to SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION — scope of practice grant
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Largest: $50,000 to CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS — fci 2024 scoping- de young museum of art
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Largest: $250,000 to JOIN FOR WATER — to conduct a scoping study to identify priority water resources management activities and opportunities for sectorial collaboration in the aswa river basin that serves lira distric…
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Largest: $25,000 to STRATEGIC ADVISERS DIGITAL MEDIA LLC — scope of practice grant
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Largest: $2.1M to CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT — to develop partnerships and support research that will build consensus on the revised scope and focus of the multilateral development banks
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Largest: $458,077 to STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR A JUST ECONOMY — stay housed la, as outlined in the scope of work
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Largest: $160,000 to GLOBAL DIALOGUE — core support for ariadne to conduct a scoping study on digital rights funder strategies & environmental justice to help funders in the digital rights field to develop strategies th…
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Largest: $251,597 to BROOKINGS INSTITUTION — to improve the non-partisan information available to medicare policymakers relating to: (1) the use of non-fee-for-service payments in medicare advantage; (2) the scope for medicar…
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Largest: $200,000 to Strategic Concepts in Organizing (SCOPE) — ff-cb general operating support grant
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Largest: $61,200 to PEOPLE'S ACTION INSTITUTE — 82631 conducting research to improve patients' access to care within the scope of insurance usability
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