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12 funders with a record of paying for “selection”
Where the money went John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Pretrial Justice Institute: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $2.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Professional Assistance for Development Action: $553K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Schell Family Foundation → Cathedral of St Joseph Foundation: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Herbert H Mcadams II Foundation → North Texas Food Bank: $255K across 4 grants, latest 2025 David and Mary P Rush Educational Trust → Fort Hays State University: $236K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Battle Creek: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Fannie Kraft Foundation → Friendship Circle: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jcpenney Foundation → Boys Girls Clubs of America: $81K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Legal Aid and Defender → 603 Legal Aid: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Champion Force Athletics Youth → Baker College: $34K across 2 grants, latest 2025 West Bay Community Charitable Foundation Inc → St Vincent Depaul: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Future Earth: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Pretrial Justice Institute: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Herbert H Mcadams II Foundation → Arkansas Food Bank: $255K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Schell Family Foundation → Vitae Foundation: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Ford Foundation → Friends of Wwb India: $209K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Ann Arbor: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 David and Mary P Rush Educational Trust → Kansas State University: $105K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fannie Kraft Foundation → Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Legal Aid and Defender → Bay Area Legal Aid: $71K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Champion Force Athletics Youth → Michigan State University: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2025 West Bay Community Charitable Foundation Inc → Alliance for Period Supplies: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Jcpenney Foundation → Camp Good Days: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → New Venture Fund: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Schell Family Foundation → Diocese of Jefferson City: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Herbert H Mcadams II Foundation → First United Methodist Church: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Yayasan Ashoka Pembaharu Bagi Masyarakat: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Macomb County: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 David and Mary P Rush Educational Trust → Nc Ks Technical Institute: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Legal Aid and Defender → Regional Housing Legal Services: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Fannie Kraft Foundation → The Regents at University of Michigan - Program for Neurology Research: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Champion Force Athletics Youth → Grand Valley State University: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2025 West Bay Community Charitable Foundation Inc → Pregnancy Resource Center: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Jcpenney Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The University of Exeter: $884K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → International Federation of Women Lawyers (Fida) Nigeria Branch: $556K across 4 grants, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Urban Institute: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Resources Legacy Fund: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University System of Maryland: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Bulkley Valley Centre for Natural Resources Research and Management: $374K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Arewa Research & Development Project Ltd Gte: $325K across 2 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → International Federation of Women Lawyers: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc: $289K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Pacific Forest Trust Inc: $252K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → City of Flagstaff: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Centre for Public Interest Law: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Schell Family Foundation → Special Learning Center: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Ford Foundation → Gender Mobile Counselling Initiative: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Arewa Research & Development Project: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Ford Foundation → Samarthan - Centre for Development Support (Scds): $180K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Schell Family Foundation → Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development Center: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Schell Family Foundation → Cross Catholic Outreach: $180K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Ford Foundation → Rajarhat Prasari: $177K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Development Support Centre: $177K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Northwest: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Pontiac: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Flint: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Michigan Health & Hospital Association → Select Specialty Hospital - Gross Pointe: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $10M John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $8.0M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $8.0M The Ford Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $1.9M Schell Family Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Schell Family Foundation $1.5M Michigan Health & Hospital Association: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Michigan Health & Hospital As… $1.4M Herbert H Mcadams II Foundation: $735K on this topic. Open the funder. Herbert H Mcadams II Foundati… $735K David and Mary P Rush Educational Trust: $440K on this topic. Open the funder. David and Mary P Rush Educati… $440K Fannie Kraft Foundation: $255K on this topic. Open the funder. Fannie Kraft Foundation $255K National Legal Aid and Defender: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. National Legal Aid and Defend… $210K The Jcpenney Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jcpenney Foundation $120K Champion Force Athletics Youth: $98K on this topic. Open the funder. Champion Force Athletics Youth $98K West Bay Community Charitable Foundation Inc: $74K on this topic. Open the funder. West Bay Community Charitable… $74K Pretrial Justice Institute: received $3.1M on this topic Pretrial Justice Institute $3.1M Regents of the University of California: received $2.7M on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $2.7M Future Earth: received $2.5M on this topic Future Earth $2.5M New Venture Fund: received $1.8M on this topic New Venture Fund $1.8M Pretrial Justice Institute: received $1.5M on this topic Pretrial Justice Institute $1.5M Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative: received $1.2M on this topic Rule of Law and Empowerment Ini… $1.2M The University of Exeter: received $884K on this topic The University of Exeter $884K International Federation of Women Lawyers (Fida) Nigeria Branch: received $556K on this topic International Federation of Wom… $556K Professional Assistance for Development Action: received $553K on this topic Professional Assistance for Dev… $553K Urban Institute: received $500K on this topic Urban Institute $500K Resources Legacy Fund: received $500K on this topic Resources Legacy Fund $500K University System of Maryland: received $450K on this topic University System of Maryland $450K Cathedral of St Joseph Foundation: received $400K on this topic Cathedral of St Joseph Foundati… $400K Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council: received $375K on this topic Santa Barbara County Fire Safe… $375K Bulkley Valley Centre for Natural Resources Research and Management: received $374K on this topic Bulkley Valley Centre for Natur… $374K Arewa Research & Development Project Ltd Gte: received $325K on this topic Arewa Research & Development Pr… $325K International Federation of Women Lawyers: received $300K on this topic International Federation of Wom… $300K Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc: received $289K on this topic Climate and Wildfire Institute… $289K North Texas Food Bank: received $255K on this topic North Texas Food Bank $255K Arkansas Food Bank: received $255K on this topic Arkansas Food Bank $255K Pacific Forest Trust Inc: received $252K on this topic Pacific Forest Trust Inc $252K Vitae Foundation: received $250K on this topic Vitae Foundation $250K Diocese of Jefferson City: received $250K on this topic Diocese of Jefferson City $250K City of Flagstaff: received $250K on this topic City of Flagstaff $250K Fort Hays State University: received $236K on this topic Fort Hays State University $236K First United Methodist Church: received $225K on this topic First United Methodist Church $225K Friends of Wwb India: received $209K on this topic Friends of Wwb India $209K Yayasan Ashoka Pembaharu Bagi Masyarakat: received $200K on this topic Yayasan Ashoka Pembaharu Bagi M… $200K Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre: received $200K on this topic Law Hub Development and Advocac… $200K Centre for Public Interest Law: received $200K on this topic Centre for Public Interest Law $200K Special Learning Center: received $200K on this topic Special Learning Center $200K Gender Mobile Counselling Initiative: received $200K on this topic Gender Mobile Counselling Initi… $200K Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre: received $200K on this topic Law Hub Development and Advocac… $200K Arewa Research & Development Project: received $200K on this topic Arewa Research & Development Pr… $200K Samarthan - Centre for Development Support (Scds): received $180K on this topic Samarthan - Centre for Developm… $180K Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development Center: received $180K on this topic Immaculate Heart of Mary Child… $180K Cross Catholic Outreach: received $180K on this topic Cross Catholic Outreach $180K Rajarhat Prasari: received $177K on this topic Rajarhat Prasari $177K Development Support Centre: received $177K on this topic Development Support Centre $177K Select Specialty Hospital - Battle Creek: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Bat… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Ann Arbor: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Ann… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Macomb County: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Mac… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Northwest: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Nor… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Pontiac: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Pon… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Sag… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Flint: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Fli… $175K Select Specialty Hospital - Gross Pointe: received $175K on this topic Select Specialty Hospital - Gro… $175K Friendship Circle: received $110K on this topic Friendship Circle $110K Kansas State University: received $105K on this topic Kansas State University $105K Nc Ks Technical Institute: received $99K on this topic Nc Ks Technical Institute $99K Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network: received $95K on this topic Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Net… $95K Boys Girls Clubs of America: received $81K on this topic Boys Girls Clubs of America $81K 603 Legal Aid: received $72K on this topic 603 Legal Aid $72K Bay Area Legal Aid: received $71K on this topic Bay Area Legal Aid $71K Regional Housing Legal Services: received $67K on this topic Regional Housing Legal Services $67K The Regents at University of Michigan - Program for Neurology Research: received $50K on this topic The Regents at University of Mi… $50K Baker College: received $34K on this topic Baker College $34K Michigan State University: received $32K on this topic Michigan State University $32K Grand Valley State University: received $32K on this topic Grand Valley State University $32K St Vincent Depaul: received $30K on this topic St Vincent Depaul $30K Alliance for Period Supplies: received $23K on this topic Alliance for Period Supplies $23K Camp Good Days: received $22K on this topic Camp Good Days $22K Pregnancy Resource Center: received $21K on this topic Pregnancy Resource Center $21K Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo: received $18K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo $18K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “selection” 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: $250,000 to DIOCESE OF JEFFERSON CITY — pre-selected by foundation
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Largest: $72,000 to FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY — selected scholarship recipient award
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Largest: $850,000 to FUTURE EARTH — to support transdisciplinary research projects, selected through international solicitations, that advance knowledge about tipping points in the earth system and improve the assess…
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Largest: $40,000 to FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE — to make distributions to various tax exempt institutions which are selected for educational, medical or humanitarian directed activities.
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Largest: $20,500 to Pregnancy Resource Center — funds will be used by 501c3 charities in lee and collier counties to :1provide care and shelter to abused women and children 2provide tutoring to academically challenged students a…
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Largest: $100,000 to WORLD INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY — project support for the global heumann fellowship, which selects disability leaders to work on projects promoting disability rights and justice in their communities
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Largest: $72,086 to 603 LEGAL AID — nlada received funding for the national telephone abuse prevention project (ntapp) from a cy pres award in krakauer (o/b/o a class of persons) v. dish network, llc. ntapp supports …
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Largest: $1.2M to Pretrial Justice Institute — to organize and convene a network of selected jurisdictions working toward local jail reform as part of the safety and justice challenge
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Largest: $81,000 to BOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA — a jcpenney store general manager or district manager selects a local nonprofit partner to receive a leader grant.
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Largest: $125,000 to SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - DOWNRIVER — grant pass through
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Largest: $100,000 to FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — pre-selected by foundation
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Largest: $20,000 to EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY — to provide tuition assistance to selected student
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