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Community Foundation for Oceana County → Oceana County: $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Club of Shelby: $850K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County: $778K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Alabama Inc → Shelby Emergency Assistance Inc: $628K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Sidney-Shelby Co YMCA: $572K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dover Foundation Inc → Ncbm Shelby Mission Camp: $170K across 3 grants, latest 2025Mark and Gabriela Peterson Foundation → Shelby High School: $163K across 7 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Greater → Shelby Humane Society: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024Shelby County United Way → Senior Center of Sidney Shelby Coun: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Fund of Shelby Inc → Shelby Family YMCA: $79K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Community Foundation of → Shelby County Parks and Recreation Foundation: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023Daniels Fund → Shelby Eck: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Co Players: $749K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → Shelby Farms Park Conservancy: $703K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Alabama Inc → Arc of Shelby County: $398K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Oceana County → Shelby Township: $341K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Shelby County Historical Society: $296K across 3 grants, latest 2024Shelby County United Way → Shelby County-Casagal: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Fund of Shelby Inc → Shelby Help Line: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Greater → Shelby Emergency Assistance: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dover Foundation Inc → Junior Charity League of Shelby: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Community Foundation of → Shelby Regional Arts Council Inc: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mark and Gabriela Peterson Foundation → Shelby Middle School: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2024Daniels Fund → Shelby Sinclair: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Early Learning Shelby County: $544K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation → Shelby Residential and Vocational Services Inc (Srvs): $407K across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Central Alabama Inc → Safehouse of Shelby County: $371K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Compassionate Care-Shelby Co: $221K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Oceana County → Village of Shelby: $106K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Fund of Shelby Inc → Shelby Help Line: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2024Shelby County United Way → Shelby County Arc: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Casa of the River Region - Shelby County: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dover Foundation Inc → Shelby Presbyterian Church: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Community Foundation of Greater → Safehouse of Shelby County: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Daniels Fund → Shelby Clark: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → Wraparound Shelby: $335K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Co Council: $280K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County: $244K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Shelby County United Way: $213K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Senior Center of Sidney-Shelby Coun: $171K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Alabama Inc → Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center - Owens House: $161K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby County Public Library: $141K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Senior Services Inc: $137K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Shelby Co Animal Rescue Foundation: $116K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Healthy Shelby County: $82K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Co Masonic Lodge 28: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Shelby County Libraries: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → Crime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County Inc: $71K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Shelby County Arc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → Memphis-Shelby Crime Commission: $57K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of → Shelby County Pickleball: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation for Oceana County → Trinity Health Office of Philanthropy Muskegon & the Lakeshore: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Habitat for Humanity of Shelby Co Ky Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of → Butterfly House of Shelby County Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of → Shelby County Casagal: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Habitat for Humanity of Shelby Co Ky: $29K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Eastern Schools: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of → Shelby County Board of Dd: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Greater → Shelby Co Historical Society Inc: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dover Foundation Inc → Shelby High School: $23K across 4 grants, latest 2025United Way of Central Alabama Inc → Mental Health Board of Chilton & Shelby Counties: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Community Band: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2024Shelby County United Way → Shelby Co Family & Children First: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue River Foundation Inc → Shelby Co Babe Ruth: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation for Oceana County: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation for Ocea…$4.6MBlue River Foundation Inc: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Blue River Foundation Inc$2.9MCommunity Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation$2.6MCommunity Foundation of: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of$1.8MUnited Way of Central Alabama Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Central Alabama…$1.6MDover Foundation Inc: $263K on this topic. Open the funder.Dover Foundation Inc$263KShelby County United Way: $257K on this topic. Open the funder.Shelby County United Way$257KThe Community Foundation of Greater: $245K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of G…$245KUnited Fund of Shelby Inc: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.United Fund of Shelby Inc$225KThe Community Foundation of: $199K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of$199KMark and Gabriela Peterson Foundation: $191K on this topic. Open the funder.Mark and Gabriela Peterson Fo…$191KDaniels Fund: $62K on this topic. Open the funder.Daniels Fund$62KOceana County: received $4.1M on this topicOceana County$4.1MBoys and Girls Club of Shelby: received $850K on this topicBoys and Girls Club of Shelby$850KHumane Society of Memphis and Shelby County: received $778K on this topicHumane Society of Memphis and S…$778KShelby Co Players: received $749K on this topicShelby Co Players$749KShelby Farms Park Conservancy: received $703K on this topicShelby Farms Park Conservancy$703KShelby Emergency Assistance Inc: received $628K on this topicShelby Emergency Assistance Inc$628KSidney-Shelby Co YMCA: received $572K on this topicSidney-Shelby Co YMCA$572KEarly Learning Shelby County: received $544K on this topicEarly Learning Shelby County$544KShelby Residential and Vocational Services Inc (Srvs): received $407K on this topicShelby Residential and Vocation…$407KSafehouse of Shelby County: received $401K on this topicSafehouse of Shelby County$401KArc of Shelby County: received $398K on this topicArc of Shelby County$398KShelby Township: received $341K on this topicShelby Township$341KWraparound Shelby: received $335K on this topicWraparound Shelby$335KShelby County Historical Society: received $296K on this topicShelby County Historical Society$296KShelby Co Council: received $280K on this topicShelby Co Council$280KFamily Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County: received $244K on this topicFamily Safety Center of Memphis…$244KCompassionate Care-Shelby Co: received $221K on this topicCompassionate Care-Shelby Co$221KShelby County United Way: received $213K on this topicShelby County United Way$213KSenior Center of Sidney-Shelby Coun: received $171K on this topicSenior Center of Sidney-Shelby…$171KNcbm Shelby Mission Camp: received $170K on this topicNcbm Shelby Mission Camp$170KShelby High School: received $163K on this topicShelby High School$163KShelby County Children's Advocacy Center - Owens House: received $161K on this topicShelby County Children's Advoca…$161KShelby County Public Library: received $141K on this topicShelby County Public Library$141KShelby Senior Services Inc: received $137K on this topicShelby Senior Services Inc$137KShelby Humane Society: received $125K on this topicShelby Humane Society$125KShelby Co Animal Rescue Foundation: received $116K on this topicShelby Co Animal Rescue Foundat…$116KShelby County Arc: received $112K on this topicShelby County Arc$112KVillage of Shelby: received $106K on this topicVillage of Shelby$106KSenior Center of Sidney Shelby Coun: received $105K on this topicSenior Center of Sidney Shelby…$105KHealthy Shelby County: received $82K on this topicHealthy Shelby County$82KShelby Co Masonic Lodge 28: received $80K on this topicShelby Co Masonic Lodge 28$80KShelby County-Casagal: received $80K on this topicShelby County-Casagal$80KShelby Family YMCA: received $79K on this topicShelby Family YMCA$79KShelby Help Line: received $77K on this topicShelby Help Line$77KShelby County Libraries: received $73K on this topicShelby County Libraries$73KCrime Stoppers of Memphis and Shelby County Inc: received $71K on this topicCrime Stoppers of Memphis and S…$71KShelby Help Line: received $70K on this topicShelby Help Line$70KShelby Emergency Assistance: received $66K on this topicShelby Emergency Assistance$66KMemphis-Shelby Crime Commission: received $57K on this topicMemphis-Shelby Crime Commission$57KShelby County Pickleball: received $45K on this topicShelby County Pickleball$45KShelby County Parks and Recreation Foundation: received $45K on this topicShelby County Parks and Recreat…$45KJunior Charity League of Shelby: received $40K on this topicJunior Charity League of Shelby$40KTrinity Health Office of Philanthropy Muskegon & the Lakeshore: received $38K on this topicTrinity Health Office of Philan…$38KShelby Regional Arts Council Inc: received $34K on this topicShelby Regional Arts Council Inc$34KCasa of the River Region - Shelby County: received $32K on this topicCasa of the River Region - Shel…$32KShelby Eck: received $30K on this topicShelby Eck$30KShelby Presbyterian Church: received $30K on this topicShelby Presbyterian Church$30KHabitat for Humanity of Shelby Co Ky Inc: received $30K on this topicHabitat for Humanity of Shelby…$30KButterfly House of Shelby County Inc: received $30K on this topicButterfly House of Shelby Count…$30KShelby County Casagal: received $30K on this topicShelby County Casagal$30KHabitat for Humanity of Shelby Co Ky: received $29K on this topicHabitat for Humanity of Shelby…$29KShelby Middle School: received $28K on this topicShelby Middle School$28KShelby Eastern Schools: received $26K on this topicShelby Eastern Schools$26KShelby County Board of Dd: received $25K on this topicShelby County Board of Dd$25KShelby Co Historical Society Inc: received $24K on this topicShelby Co Historical Society Inc$24KShelby High School: received $23K on this topicShelby High School$23KMental Health Board of Chilton & Shelby Counties: received $23K on this topicMental Health Board of Chilton…$23KShelby Community Band: received $21K on this topicShelby Community Band$21KShelby Co Family & Children First: received $20K on this topicShelby Co Family & Children Fir…$20KShelby Co Babe Ruth: received $20K on this topicShelby Co Babe Ruth$20KShelby Sinclair: received $19K on this topicShelby Sinclair$19KShelby Clark: received $13K on this topicShelby Clark$13K
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