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12 funders with a record of paying for “speaking”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → Speak Up Africa: $19M across 12 grants, latest 2024 Crankstart Foundation → Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc: $7.0M across 8 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Speak Up Africa: $4.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Autism Speaks Inc: $886K across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Ronda E Stryker and William D → Speak It Forward Inc: $657K across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Speak for the Trees Inc: $305K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Spanish Speaking Unity Council of: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Boston Foundation Inc → Our Generation Speaks: $178K across 4 grants, latest 2024 East Bay Community Foundation → Youth Speaks: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Autism Speaks Inc: $94K across 14 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County: $554K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Crankstart Foundation → Youth Speaks Inc: $552K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Good Nation Foundation Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Youth Speaks Inc: $354K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Speak for the Trees Inc: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2024 East Bay Community Foundation → East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation: $85K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Speak for the Trees Inc: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Austism Speaks Inc: $32K across 8 grants, latest 2023 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Justice Speaks LLC: $408K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Building Skills Partnership: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Autism Speaks Inc: $30K across 10 grants, latest 2023 East Bay Community Foundation → Nami Monterey County: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Speak Easy Stage Inc: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County I: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Project South the Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Youth Speaks: $156K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Midwest Academy Inc: $144K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Tank Ltd: $104K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Tshimong Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Speak Easy Stage Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The San Francisco Foundation → Preserving Affordable Housing Longterm Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The San Francisco Foundation → East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Autism Speaks: $19K across 7 grants, latest 2023 East Bay Community Foundation → Spanish-Speaking Unity Council: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The San Francisco Foundation → National Employment Law Project: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The San Francisco Foundation → French Speaking Baptist Church of New Rochelle Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Bank of America Charitable → We Will Speak: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach County: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Speak St Louis: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Thumbs Down Speak Up: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gates Foundation: $19M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $19M Crankstart Foundation: $7.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Crankstart Foundation $7.6M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $5.0M The San Francisco Foundation: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $2.7M The Ford Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $2.1M The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $886K on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $886K The Ronda E Stryker and William D: $657K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ronda E Stryker and Willi… $657K The Bank of America Charitable: $349K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $349K Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc: $310K on this topic. Open the funder. Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc $310K Boston Foundation Inc: $309K on this topic. Open the funder. Boston Foundation Inc $309K East Bay Community Foundation: $285K on this topic. Open the funder. East Bay Community Foundation $285K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $173K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $173K Speak Up Africa: received $23M on this topic Speak Up Africa $23M Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc: received $7.0M on this topic Spanish-Speaking Unity Council… $7.0M Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County: received $1.6M on this topic Spanish Speaking Unity Council… $1.6M Autism Speaks Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Autism Speaks Inc $1.0M Youth Speaks Inc: received $906K on this topic Youth Speaks Inc $906K Speak It Forward Inc: received $657K on this topic Speak It Forward Inc $657K Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc: received $600K on this topic Center for Strategic and Intern… $600K Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County: received $554K on this topic Spanish-Speaking Unity Council… $554K Good Nation Foundation Inc: received $500K on this topic Good Nation Foundation Inc $500K Justice Speaks LLC: received $408K on this topic Justice Speaks LLC $408K Speak for the Trees Inc: received $343K on this topic Speak for the Trees Inc $343K Youth Speaks: received $316K on this topic Youth Speaks $316K Building Skills Partnership: received $300K on this topic Building Skills Partnership $300K Spanish Speaking Unity Council of: received $250K on this topic Spanish Speaking Unity Council… $250K Project South the Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide: received $200K on this topic Project South the Institute for… $200K Our Generation Speaks: received $178K on this topic Our Generation Speaks $178K Midwest Academy Inc: received $144K on this topic Midwest Academy Inc $144K Speak for the Trees Inc: received $110K on this topic Speak for the Trees Inc $110K East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation: received $105K on this topic East Bay Spanish Speaking Citiz… $105K Tank Ltd: received $104K on this topic Tank Ltd $104K President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $100K on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $100K Tshimong Foundation: received $50K on this topic Tshimong Foundation $50K Austism Speaks Inc: received $32K on this topic Austism Speaks Inc $32K Nami Monterey County: received $25K on this topic Nami Monterey County $25K Speak Easy Stage Inc: received $25K on this topic Speak Easy Stage Inc $25K Speak Easy Stage Inc: received $21K on this topic Speak Easy Stage Inc $21K Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County I: received $20K on this topic Spanish-Speaking Unity Council… $20K Preserving Affordable Housing Longterm Inc: received $20K on this topic Preserving Affordable Housing L… $20K Autism Speaks: received $19K on this topic Autism Speaks $19K Spanish-Speaking Unity Council: received $15K on this topic Spanish-Speaking Unity Council $15K National Employment Law Project: received $10K on this topic National Employment Law Project $10K French Speaking Baptist Church of New Rochelle Inc: received $10K on this topic French Speaking Baptist Church… $10K We Will Speak: received $5K on this topic We Will Speak $5K Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach County: received $4K on this topic Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach… $4K Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: received $3K on this topic Environmental Defense Fund Inco… $3K Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc: received $3K on this topic Center for Effective Philanthro… $3K Speak St Louis: received $3K on this topic Speak St Louis $3K Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach: received $3K on this topic Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach $3K Thumbs Down Speak Up: received $1K on this topic Thumbs Down Speak Up $1K 12 funders, 39 recipients, grants matching “speaking” 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: $39,645 to AUTISM SPEAKS INC — program support
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Largest: $100,000 to SPANISH SPEAKING UNITY COUNCIL OF — program/operating support
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Largest: $5.1M to SPEAK UP AFRICA — global health and development public awareness and analysis; malaria; neglected tropical diseases; vaccine delivery; water, sanitation and hygiene
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Largest: $860,000 to SPANISH SPEAKING UNITY COUNCIL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY — program - for general operating support to a community anchor providing essential services to low-income families and people of color, especially latinx and immigrant populations, …
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Largest: $500,000 to GOOD NATION FOUNDATION INC — core support for nyc speaks to partner with community organizations and philanthropy to ensure that the people's priorities shape the incoming mayoral administration
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Largest: $100,000 to SPEAK UP AFRICA — for a review and refresh of speak up africa's strategic communication framework
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Largest: $135,000 to SPEAK IT FORWARD INC — may be used to support the objectives of counterpunch academy at the discretion of speak it forward.
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Largest: $45,000 to YOUTH SPEAKS — general support, youth speaks creative youth development and arts in education in oakland
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Largest: $1.5M to SPANISH-SPEAKING UNITY COUNCIL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY INC — to support the resilient fruitvale collaborative
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Largest: $418,000 to AUTISM SPEAKS INC — medical/scientific research & programs
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Largest: $75,000 to SPEAK FOR THE TREES INC — general operations
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Largest: $80,000 to Our Generation Speaks — operating support/annual fund
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