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12 funders with a record of paying for “sheldon”

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Chuck Lorre Family Foundation → 9 Dots: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023Engelhardt Family Foundation → Sheldon Arts Foundation: $746K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bellwether Foundation → Sheldon Arts Foundation: $710K across 4 grants, latest 2025World Wide Technology Foundation → Sheldon Arts Foundation: $614K across 2 grants, latest 2023Northwest Iowa Health Center Founda → Sheldon Sanford: $546K across 4 grants, latest 2025Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc → Sheldon Swope Art Museum: $366K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for → Jacksonville University: $205K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jordan Mary R & Ettie A Charitable → Sheldon Arts Foundation: $165K across 7 grants, latest 2025Sheldon Community School → Sheldon Community Schools: $132K across 5 grants, latest 2025Paul & Norma Schaumburg Charitable → Milford Sheldon Little League: $121K across 4 grants, latest 2025Scharlepp Scholarship Trust → Sheldon Community School District: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025Arthur and Gesena Griffin Trust → Sheldon Area Food Pantry: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2025Chuck Lorre Family Foundation → Burbank Unified School District: $936K across 3 grants, latest 2023World Wide Technology Foundation → The Sheldon Arts Foundation: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2025Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc → Sheldon Swope Art Museum Inc: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2022Arthur and Gesena Griffin Trust → Sheldon United Methodist Church: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2023Paul & Norma Schaumburg Charitable → Sheldon Public Library: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Chuck Lorre Family Foundation → Strack Intermediate School: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2022Arthur and Gesena Griffin Trust → Sheldon Church of the Nazarene: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chuck Lorre Family Foundation → Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #3: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Chuck Lorre Family Foundation → Hollywood Elementary School: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chuck Lorre Family Foundation: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Chuck Lorre Family Foundation$3.3MWorld Wide Technology Foundation: $914K on this topic. Open the funder.World Wide Technology Foundat…$914KEngelhardt Family Foundation: $746K on this topic. Open the funder.Engelhardt Family Foundation$746KThe Bellwether Foundation: $710K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bellwether Foundation$710KNorthwest Iowa Health Center Founda: $546K on this topic. Open the funder.Northwest Iowa Health Center…$546KWabash Valley Community Foundation Inc: $526K on this topic. Open the funder.Wabash Valley Community Found…$526KThe Community Foundation for: $205K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for$205KJordan Mary R & Ettie A Charitable: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Jordan Mary R & Ettie A Chari…$165KSheldon Community School: $132K on this topic. Open the funder.Sheldon Community School$132KPaul & Norma Schaumburg Charitable: $124K on this topic. Open the funder.Paul & Norma Schaumburg Chari…$124KArthur and Gesena Griffin Trust: $28K on this topic. Open the funder.Arthur and Gesena Griffin Tru…$28KScharlepp Scholarship Trust: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Scharlepp Scholarship Trust$25KSheldon Arts Foundation: received $2.2M on this topicSheldon Arts Foundation$2.2M9 Dots: received $2.2M on this topic9 Dots$2.2MBurbank Unified School District: received $936K on this topicBurbank Unified School District$936KSheldon Sanford: received $546K on this topicSheldon Sanford$546KSheldon Swope Art Museum: received $366K on this topicSheldon Swope Art Museum$366KThe Sheldon Arts Foundation: received $300K on this topicThe Sheldon Arts Foundation$300KJacksonville University: received $205K on this topicJacksonville University$205KSheldon Swope Art Museum Inc: received $160K on this topicSheldon Swope Art Museum Inc$160KSheldon Community Schools: received $132K on this topicSheldon Community Schools$132KMilford Sheldon Little League: received $121K on this topicMilford Sheldon Little League$121KStrack Intermediate School: received $75K on this topicStrack Intermediate School$75KCamino Nuevo Charter Academy #3: received $30K on this topicCamino Nuevo Charter Academy #3$30KSheldon Community School District: received $25K on this topicSheldon Community School Distri…$25KHollywood Elementary School: received $14K on this topicHollywood Elementary School$14KSheldon Area Food Pantry: received $14K on this topicSheldon Area Food Pantry$14KSheldon United Methodist Church: received $11K on this topicSheldon United Methodist Church$11KSheldon Church of the Nazarene: received $4K on this topicSheldon Church of the Nazarene$4KSheldon Public Library: received $3K on this topicSheldon Public Library$3K
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