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12 funders with a record of paying for “shade”
Where the money went Ruby's Place Inc → Shade Movement LLC: $969K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Perigee Fund → Baby Cakes and Brunch: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation → The Shade Tree Incorporated: $139K across 4 grants, latest 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Johns Hopkins University: $138K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Rsf Social Finance Inc → Shade Tree Multicultural Foundation: $138K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Every Mother Counts → Baby Cakes and Brunch (Name Shades of Blue Project): $85K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New Jersey Tree Foundation → Nj Shade Tree Federation: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Protect the Groms → Aspen View Academy: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → City of West Des Moines: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Scott Willis Legacy Foundation → Shades of Hope International: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Empire Health Foundation → The Shades of Motherhood Network: $37K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Charlie's Acres: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Play and Park Structures: $106K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Rsf Social Finance Inc → Shade Canyon School: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Perigee Fund → Shades of Motherhood Network: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Every Mother Counts → Babycakes and Brunch: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Protect the Groms → The Classical Academy: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Little Smiles and Company Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Wake Forest Univ Health Sciences: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Every Mother Counts → Babycakes and Brunch (Name Shades of Blue Project): $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Perigee Fund → Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Protect the Groms → Hope Elementary School: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → The Brittany Foundation Animal Sanctuary: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Montefiore Medical Center: $88K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Trustees of Columbia University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Wildlife Conservation Society: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Emory University: $44K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Protect the Groms → Nc Education Foundation: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Dermatology Foundation: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Protect the Groms → Girl Scouts San Diego: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Mesquite Isd Athletics: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Trustees of Boston University: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Made for Shade Foundation: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Houston County Board of Education: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → University of Florida: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Regents of University of Minnesota: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Protect the Groms → Lincoln Elementary School: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Town of Newburgh: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → General Hospital Corpthe: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Protect the Groms → Boys and Girls Club Vista: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Protect the Groms → City Surf Project Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → New York University Medical Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Protect the Groms → Women's Resource Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Washington Univ School of Medicine: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → City of Naples: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Spark Pto: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Metropolitan YMCA of Oranges: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Belmont Academy Charter School: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Bishop Mchugh Regional Catholic School: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Oak Grove Elementary: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Our Lady of Fatima Parish School: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Pole Green Elementary Pta: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Saint Albert the Great: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → San Dieguito Union High School District: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Scissortail Park Foundation Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Scott Libby Pta: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Normandy Elementary Pto Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Adkins Arboretum: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Bess Brannen Elementary Parent Teacher Org: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Bitterroot Aquatic Center Foundation Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Academy of Dermatology Inc → Brown Dermatology Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ruby's Place Inc: $969K on this topic. Open the funder. Ruby's Place Inc $969K American Academy of Dermatology Inc: $915K on this topic. Open the funder. American Academy of Dermatolo… $915K Perigee Fund: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. Perigee Fund $600K Protect the Groms: $265K on this topic. Open the funder. Protect the Groms $265K Rsf Social Finance Inc: $238K on this topic. Open the funder. Rsf Social Finance Inc $238K Every Mother Counts: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. Every Mother Counts $200K Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation: $139K on this topic. Open the funder. Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable… $139K Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $80K New Jersey Tree Foundation: $79K on this topic. Open the funder. New Jersey Tree Foundation $79K Scott Willis Legacy Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder. Scott Willis Legacy Foundation $45K Empire Health Foundation: $37K on this topic. Open the funder. Empire Health Foundation $37K Thornton S Jr and Katrina D: $22K on this topic. Open the funder. Thornton S Jr and Katrina D $22K Shade Movement LLC: received $969K on this topic Shade Movement LLC $969K Baby Cakes and Brunch: received $450K on this topic Baby Cakes and Brunch $450K The Shade Tree Incorporated: received $139K on this topic The Shade Tree Incorporated $139K Johns Hopkins University: received $138K on this topic Johns Hopkins University $138K Shade Tree Multicultural Foundation: received $138K on this topic Shade Tree Multicultural Founda… $138K Play and Park Structures: received $106K on this topic Play and Park Structures $106K Shade Canyon School: received $100K on this topic Shade Canyon School $100K Shades of Motherhood Network: received $100K on this topic Shades of Motherhood Network $100K Wake Forest Univ Health Sciences: received $100K on this topic Wake Forest Univ Health Sciences $100K Montefiore Medical Center: received $88K on this topic Montefiore Medical Center $88K Baby Cakes and Brunch (Name Shades of Blue Project): received $85K on this topic Baby Cakes and Brunch (Name Sha… $85K Nj Shade Tree Federation: received $79K on this topic Nj Shade Tree Federation $79K Aspen View Academy: received $60K on this topic Aspen View Academy $60K City of West Des Moines: received $60K on this topic City of West Des Moines $60K Babycakes and Brunch: received $60K on this topic Babycakes and Brunch $60K Babycakes and Brunch (Name Shades of Blue Project): received $55K on this topic Babycakes and Brunch (Name Shad… $55K Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund: received $50K on this topic Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund $50K Trustees of Columbia University: received $50K on this topic Trustees of Columbia University $50K Wildlife Conservation Society: received $50K on this topic Wildlife Conservation Society $50K The Classical Academy: received $48K on this topic The Classical Academy $48K Hope Elementary School: received $45K on this topic Hope Elementary School $45K Shades of Hope International: received $45K on this topic Shades of Hope International $45K Emory University: received $44K on this topic Emory University $44K Nc Education Foundation: received $43K on this topic Nc Education Foundation $43K Dermatology Foundation: received $41K on this topic Dermatology Foundation $41K The Shades of Motherhood Network: received $37K on this topic The Shades of Motherhood Network $37K Girl Scouts San Diego: received $22K on this topic Girl Scouts San Diego $22K Mesquite Isd Athletics: received $21K on this topic Mesquite Isd Athletics $21K Trustees of Boston University: received $20K on this topic Trustees of Boston University $20K Made for Shade Foundation: received $19K on this topic Made for Shade Foundation $19K Houston County Board of Education: received $19K on this topic Houston County Board of Educati… $19K University of Florida: received $15K on this topic University of Florida $15K Regents of University of Minnesota: received $15K on this topic Regents of University of Minnes… $15K Lincoln Elementary School: received $15K on this topic Lincoln Elementary School $15K Town of Newburgh: received $12K on this topic Town of Newburgh $12K General Hospital Corpthe: received $12K on this topic General Hospital Corpthe $12K Boys and Girls Club Vista: received $12K on this topic Boys and Girls Club Vista $12K Charlie's Acres: received $10K on this topic Charlie's Acres $10K Little Smiles and Company Inc: received $10K on this topic Little Smiles and Company Inc $10K Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation: received $10K on this topic Mahaska Community Recreation Fo… $10K City Surf Project Inc: received $10K on this topic City Surf Project Inc $10K New York University Medical Center: received $10K on this topic New York University Medical Cen… $10K Women's Resource Center: received $10K on this topic Women's Resource Center $10K Washington Univ School of Medicine: received $9K on this topic Washington Univ School of Medic… $9K City of Naples: received $9K on this topic City of Naples $9K Spark Pto: received $9K on this topic Spark Pto $9K Metropolitan YMCA of Oranges: received $9K on this topic Metropolitan YMCA of Oranges $9K Belmont Academy Charter School: received $9K on this topic Belmont Academy Charter School $9K Bishop Mchugh Regional Catholic School: received $8K on this topic Bishop Mchugh Regional Catholic… $8K Oak Grove Elementary: received $8K on this topic Oak Grove Elementary $8K Our Lady of Fatima Parish School: received $8K on this topic Our Lady of Fatima Parish School $8K Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee: received $8K on this topic Pathways Early Education Center… $8K Pole Green Elementary Pta: received $8K on this topic Pole Green Elementary Pta $8K Saint Albert the Great: received $8K on this topic Saint Albert the Great $8K San Dieguito Union High School District: received $8K on this topic San Dieguito Union High School… $8K Scissortail Park Foundation Inc: received $8K on this topic Scissortail Park Foundation Inc $8K Scott Libby Pta: received $8K on this topic Scott Libby Pta $8K Normandy Elementary Pto Inc: received $8K on this topic Normandy Elementary Pto Inc $8K Adkins Arboretum: received $8K on this topic Adkins Arboretum $8K Bess Brannen Elementary Parent Teacher Org: received $8K on this topic Bess Brannen Elementary Parent… $8K Bitterroot Aquatic Center Foundation Inc: received $8K on this topic Bitterroot Aquatic Center Found… $8K Brown Dermatology Inc: received $8K on this topic Brown Dermatology Inc $8K Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn: received $6K on this topic Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn $6K The Brittany Foundation Animal Sanctuary: received $6K on this topic The Brittany Foundation Animal… $6K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “shade” 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: $18,500 to MADE FOR SHADE FOUNDATION — shade structure grant program
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Largest: $60,000 to Aspen View Academy — shade structure
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Largest: $218,950 to SHADE MOVEMENT LLC — subrecipient award
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Largest: $50,000 to SHADE CANYON SCHOOL — for general operating support and for costs associated with development of the school's new campus
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Largest: $14,457 to SHADES OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL — donated funds for birthdays and scholarships.
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Largest: $225,000 to BABY CAKES AND BRUNCH — 2023-2024 shades of blue mmh equity and imh expansion.
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Largest: $10,000 to CHARLIE'S ACRES — funding to purchase supplies for 7 awnings and shade structures serving 140 permanent residents and 30-40 foster/evacuee residents annually.
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Largest: $32,000 to NJ SHADE TREE FEDERATION — our objective is to educate our members by providing the latest up-to-date information and techniques relating to the care and maintenance of shade trees, in order to provide tree-…
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Largest: $30,000 to CITY OF WEST DES MOINES — grant distribution for shade crusade 2022
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Largest: $45,000 to THE SHADE TREE INCORPORATED — unrestricted gift
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Largest: $10,000 to THE SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD NETWORK — technical assistance grant
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Largest: $55,000 to BABYCAKES AND BRUNCH (NAME SHADES OF BLUE PROJECT) — general operating support for the shades of blue project to help women before, during and after childbirth with community resources, mental health advocacy, treatment and support.
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