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12 funders with a record of paying for “shirley”

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The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → The Hill School Office of Advancement: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $921K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $702K across 3 grants, latest 2023Tengelsen Family Foundation → Shirley Ryan Ability Lab: $681K across 7 grants, latest 2024Sacks Family Foundation → Shirley Ryan Ability Lab: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025Msl Renewed Hope Foundation Inc → Shirley Ryan Ability Lab: $334K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Brinson Foundation → Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $263K across 3 grants, latest 2024Polk Bros Foundation Inc → Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $250K across 5 grants, latest 2024Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Shirley Heinze Land Trust: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Hancock → Shirley Community Visionaries: $84K across 3 grants, latest 2024Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Summer in Shirley: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees' → Shirley G Johnson: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $340K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Shirley Heinze Land Trust: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → New Venture Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → Rehab Inst of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Hancock → Shirley Volunteer Fire Department: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Shirley Fire Department: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2022Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees' → Shirley C Tillman: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Illinois Philarmonic Orchestra: $63K across 2 grants, latest 2021Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Shirley Heinze Land Trust Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → National Gallery of Art: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Town of Shirley (Veteran's Grant): $4K across 2 grants, latest 2022Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees' → Shirley Hennessey: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → Metropolitan Museum of Art: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → The Piston Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → The Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → Pratt Fine Arts Center: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → Oklahoma Contemporary: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Shirley Council On Aging: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Shirley Hazen Library: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2022Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Shirley Meetinghouse (Vesper Grant): $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Town of Shirley: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees' → Shirley Dowling: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Shirley Charitable Foundation Inc → Shirley Meetinghouse: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation → Seattle Art Museum Supporters: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The Jon and Mary Shirley Foun…$1.7MThe Chicago Community Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$1.1MJewish Federation of Metropolitan: $979K on this topic. Open the funder.Jewish Federation of Metropol…$979KTengelsen Family Foundation: $681K on this topic. Open the funder.Tengelsen Family Foundation$681KSacks Family Foundation: $400K on this topic. Open the funder.Sacks Family Foundation$400KMsl Renewed Hope Foundation Inc: $334K on this topic. Open the funder.Msl Renewed Hope Foundation I…$334KGaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $272K on this topic. Open the funder.Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley…$272KThe Brinson Foundation: $263K on this topic. Open the funder.The Brinson Foundation$263KPolk Bros Foundation Inc: $250K on this topic. Open the funder.Polk Bros Foundation Inc$250KCommunity Foundation of Hancock: $104K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Hanco…$104KShirley Charitable Foundation Inc: $28K on this topic. Open the funder.Shirley Charitable Foundation…$28KEnde Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees': $11K on this topic. Open the funder.Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Ret…$11KThe Hill School Office of Advancement: received $1.6M on this topicThe Hill School Office of Advan…$1.6MShirley Ryan Ability Lab: received $1.1M on this topicShirley Ryan Ability Lab$1.1MShirley Ryan Abilitylab: received $952K on this topicShirley Ryan Abilitylab$952KRehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: received $921K on this topicRehabilitation Institute of Chi…$921KShirley Ryan Abilitylab: received $340K on this topicShirley Ryan Abilitylab$340KShirley Ryan Ability Lab: received $334K on this topicShirley Ryan Ability Lab$334KRehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: received $288K on this topicRehabilitation Institute of Chi…$288KShirley Heinze Land Trust: received $110K on this topicShirley Heinze Land Trust$110KShirley Heinze Land Trust: received $100K on this topicShirley Heinze Land Trust$100KShirley Community Visionaries: received $84K on this topicShirley Community Visionaries$84KIllinois Philarmonic Orchestra: received $63K on this topicIllinois Philarmonic Orchestra$63KNew Venture Fund: received $50K on this topicNew Venture Fund$50KShirley Heinze Land Trust Inc: received $50K on this topicShirley Heinze Land Trust Inc$50KNational Gallery of Art: received $40K on this topicNational Gallery of Art$40KRehab Inst of Chicago Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: received $33K on this topicRehab Inst of Chicago Shirley R…$33KMetropolitan Museum of Art: received $30K on this topicMetropolitan Museum of Art$30KShirley Volunteer Fire Department: received $20K on this topicShirley Volunteer Fire Departme…$20KThe Piston Foundation: received $15K on this topicThe Piston Foundation$15KThe Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts Inc: received $12K on this topicThe Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Cen…$12KSummer in Shirley: received $9K on this topicSummer in Shirley$9KPratt Fine Arts Center: received $8K on this topicPratt Fine Arts Center$8KOklahoma Contemporary: received $5K on this topicOklahoma Contemporary$5KShirley Fire Department: received $4K on this topicShirley Fire Department$4KTown of Shirley (Veteran's Grant): received $4K on this topicTown of Shirley (Veteran's Gran…$4KShirley Council On Aging: received $4K on this topicShirley Council On Aging$4KShirley G Johnson: received $3K on this topicShirley G Johnson$3KShirley C Tillman: received $3K on this topicShirley C Tillman$3KShirley Hennessey: received $3K on this topicShirley Hennessey$3KShirley Hazen Library: received $3K on this topicShirley Hazen Library$3KShirley Meetinghouse (Vesper Grant): received $2K on this topicShirley Meetinghouse (Vesper Gr…$2KTown of Shirley: received $1K on this topicTown of Shirley$1KShirley Dowling: received $1K on this topicShirley Dowling$1KShirley Meetinghouse: received $1K on this topicShirley Meetinghouse$1KSeattle Art Museum Supporters: received $1K on this topicSeattle Art Museum Supporters$1K
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