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12 funders with a record of paying for “shine”
Where the money went Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Operation Light Shine: $4.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Inasmuch Foundation → Sunbeam Family Services: $895K across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Shining Hope for Communities Inc: $716K across 3 grants, latest 2024 M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation → House of Shine Inc: $642K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Clearbrook: $528K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Shine Global Inc: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Rays of Light Where Special Children Shine: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → The Camp Cole Foundation Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Veterans United Foundation → Ican Shine Inc: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Bank of America Charitable → Care & Shine Foundation: $27K across 7 grants, latest 2023 The Jewish Federations of North America Inc → Israeli American Council: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Operation Light Shine: $2.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Project Three Thousand LLC: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Nami Chicago: $97K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Shine Together Inc: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → I Can Still Shine Program: $52K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Camp Cole Foundation Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Veterans United Foundation → The Crossing: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jewish Federations of North America Inc → Hillel of San Diego: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Bold Beautiful Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment G: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Shining Hope Farms: $9K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Shine A Light Community Based Organization: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → House of Shine Inc: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Veterans United Foundation → Graceway: $31K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Night to Shine Jacksonville Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Jewish Federations of North America Inc → The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Camp Ritchie Museum Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Shining Hope for Communities: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Shining Stars Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Helping Hand Cemetery Club: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Shine A Light On Domestic Violence: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Rising Above Ministries: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → 242 Community Church: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Night to Shine Jacksonville Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → 242 Community Church: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → North Henderson Baptist Church: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Mission City Church - Vt: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Concord Community Church: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Forest Hill Church: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Church On Bayshore: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Fellowship Bible Church - Tn: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Presbyterian Church of Toms River: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Church of the Resurrection: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → City Hope Gr: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → Anchor Church: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc → First Baptist Church of Moore: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Catoctin Furnace Historical Society: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Coalition for African Americans in the Performing: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Cultura Plenera: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Captain Avery Museum: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Docs in Progress: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Chesapeake Film Festival: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Chinese American Parent Association of Howard Coun: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Son-Shine Outreach Center Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Chesapeake Children's Museum: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Charm Voices of Baltimore Youth (Fund for Educati: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → City Youth Matrix: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Camp Ritchie Museum Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Veterans United Foundation → The Crossing Church: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Maryland Humanities Council Inc → Catoctin Furnace Historical Society: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tim Tebow Foundation Inc: $6.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Tim Tebow Foundation Inc $6.4M Inasmuch Foundation: $895K on this topic. Open the funder. Inasmuch Foundation $895K The Ford Foundation: $869K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $869K M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation: $642K on this topic. Open the funder. M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundat… $642K The Chicago Community Trust: $635K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $635K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $255K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $255K Maryland Humanities Council Inc: $170K on this topic. Open the funder. Maryland Humanities Council I… $170K Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $168K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $168K Veterans United Foundation: $112K on this topic. Open the funder. Veterans United Foundation $112K Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $95K on this topic. Open the funder. Dominion Energy Charitable Fo… $95K The Jewish Federations of North America Inc: $48K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jewish Federations of Nor… $48K The Bank of America Charitable: $38K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $38K Operation Light Shine: received $4.0M on this topic Operation Light Shine $4.0M Operation Light Shine: received $2.2M on this topic Operation Light Shine $2.2M Sunbeam Family Services: received $895K on this topic Sunbeam Family Services $895K Shining Hope for Communities Inc: received $716K on this topic Shining Hope for Communities Inc $716K House of Shine Inc: received $642K on this topic House of Shine Inc $642K Clearbrook: received $528K on this topic Clearbrook $528K Shine Global Inc: received $150K on this topic Shine Global Inc $150K Project Three Thousand LLC: received $100K on this topic Project Three Thousand LLC $100K Nami Chicago: received $97K on this topic Nami Chicago $97K Shine Together Inc: received $85K on this topic Shine Together Inc $85K Rays of Light Where Special Children Shine: received $65K on this topic Rays of Light Where Special Chi… $65K Shine A Light Community Based Organization: received $53K on this topic Shine A Light Community Based O… $53K I Can Still Shine Program: received $52K on this topic I Can Still Shine Program $52K House of Shine Inc: received $51K on this topic House of Shine Inc $51K The Camp Cole Foundation Inc: received $50K on this topic The Camp Cole Foundation Inc $50K Camp Cole Foundation Inc: received $40K on this topic Camp Cole Foundation Inc $40K Ican Shine Inc: received $35K on this topic Ican Shine Inc $35K The Crossing: received $35K on this topic The Crossing $35K Graceway: received $31K on this topic Graceway $31K Night to Shine Jacksonville Inc: received $30K on this topic Night to Shine Jacksonville Inc $30K Care & Shine Foundation: received $27K on this topic Care & Shine Foundation $27K Israeli American Council: received $22K on this topic Israeli American Council $22K Rising Above Ministries: received $19K on this topic Rising Above Ministries $19K 242 Community Church: received $18K on this topic 242 Community Church $18K Night to Shine Jacksonville Inc: received $15K on this topic Night to Shine Jacksonville Inc $15K 242 Community Church: received $14K on this topic 242 Community Church $14K Hillel of San Diego: received $14K on this topic Hillel of San Diego $14K North Henderson Baptist Church: received $13K on this topic North Henderson Baptist Church $13K Mission City Church - Vt: received $13K on this topic Mission City Church - Vt $13K Concord Community Church: received $13K on this topic Concord Community Church $13K The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation Inc: received $12K on this topic The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation… $12K Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church: received $11K on this topic Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Ch… $11K Forest Hill Church: received $11K on this topic Forest Hill Church $11K Church On Bayshore: received $11K on this topic Church On Bayshore $11K Fellowship Bible Church - Tn: received $11K on this topic Fellowship Bible Church - Tn $11K Presbyterian Church of Toms River: received $11K on this topic Presbyterian Church of Toms Riv… $11K Church of the Resurrection: received $11K on this topic Church of the Resurrection $11K City Hope Gr: received $11K on this topic City Hope Gr $11K Anchor Church: received $11K on this topic Anchor Church $11K First Baptist Church of Moore: received $11K on this topic First Baptist Church of Moore $11K Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation: received $10K on this topic Blacks of the Chesapeake Founda… $10K Bold Beautiful Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment G: received $10K on this topic Bold Beautiful Brilliant Girls… $10K Camp Ritchie Museum Inc: received $10K on this topic Camp Ritchie Museum Inc $10K Shining Hope for Communities: received $10K on this topic Shining Hope for Communities $10K Shining Stars Foundation: received $10K on this topic Shining Stars Foundation $10K Catoctin Furnace Historical Society: received $10K on this topic Catoctin Furnace Historical Soc… $10K Coalition for African Americans in the Performing: received $10K on this topic Coalition for African Americans… $10K Cultura Plenera: received $10K on this topic Cultura Plenera $10K Captain Avery Museum: received $10K on this topic Captain Avery Museum $10K Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum Inc: received $10K on this topic Delmarva Discovery Center & Mus… $10K Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum Inc: received $10K on this topic Delmarva Discovery Center & Mus… $10K Docs in Progress: received $10K on this topic Docs in Progress $10K Chesapeake Film Festival: received $10K on this topic Chesapeake Film Festival $10K Chinese American Parent Association of Howard Coun: received $10K on this topic Chinese American Parent Associa… $10K Son-Shine Outreach Center Inc: received $10K on this topic Son-Shine Outreach Center Inc $10K Chesapeake Children's Museum: received $10K on this topic Chesapeake Children's Museum $10K Charm Voices of Baltimore Youth (Fund for Educati: received $10K on this topic Charm Voices of Baltimore Youth… $10K City Youth Matrix: received $10K on this topic City Youth Matrix $10K Camp Ritchie Museum Inc: received $10K on this topic Camp Ritchie Museum Inc $10K The Crossing Church: received $10K on this topic The Crossing Church $10K Catoctin Furnace Historical Society: received $10K on this topic Catoctin Furnace Historical Soc… $10K Shining Hope Farms: received $9K on this topic Shining Hope Farms $9K Helping Hand Cemetery Club: received $5K on this topic Helping Hand Cemetery Club $5K Shine A Light On Domestic Violence: received $2K on this topic Shine A Light On Domestic Viole… $2K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “shine” 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: $19,000 to Rising Above Ministries — night to shine & shine on
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Largest: $10,000 to CHESAPEAKE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — shine operating grants
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Largest: $22,350 to ISRAELI AMERICAN COUNCIL — shine a light oct 7 microgrant
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Largest: $6,000 to CARE & SHINE FOUNDATION — program/operating support
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Largest: $8,000 to ICAN SHINE INC — ican shine bike camp - fulton, mo
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Largest: $36,086 to HOUSE OF SHINE INC — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $333,000 to SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES INC — general support and for core support for institutional strengthening
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Largest: $30,000 to SUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES — shine a light 2024 ($30,000)
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Largest: $120,000 to SHINE GLOBAL INC — community & human services
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Largest: $125,000 to House of Shine Inc — funds will provide support for season ten of rise and shine, the student entrepreneurship experience, update to shine benches, and creative innovations.
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Largest: $174,500 to Clearbrook — support for 2022 clearbrook shining star ball (no tickets or benefits), general operating support. contribution for 2022 clearbrook shining star ball paddle raise (no tickets or be…
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Largest: $50,000 to THE CAMP COLE FOUNDATION INC — camp cole shining oppportunities
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