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9 funders with a record of paying for “spokesman”
Where the money went Innovia Foundation → The Spokesman-Review: $242K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bergquist Foundation → Volunteers of America: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund → Spokesman Review: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Local Media Foundation → Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Co: $48K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Groundtruth Project Inc → The Spokesman-Review: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Klaue Family Foundation → Spokesman Review Christmas Fund: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Spokesman-Recorder: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Clarence Colby Memorial Fund Irr Tr Xxx-Xx-Xxxx → Spokesman Review - Christmas Fund: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Roy and Leona Nelson Foundation → Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Innovia Foundation → Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bergquist Foundation → Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Klaue Family Foundation → Spokane Spokesman Review: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Innovia Foundation → Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Innovia Foundation → The Spokesman-Review: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Innovia Foundation: $328K on this topic. Open the funder. Innovia Foundation $328K The Bergquist Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bergquist Foundation $75K Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund: $62K on this topic. Open the funder. Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fu… $62K Local Media Foundation: $48K on this topic. Open the funder. Local Media Foundation $48K The Groundtruth Project Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. The Groundtruth Project Inc $30K Klaue Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Klaue Family Foundation $15K The Mcknight Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $10K Clarence Colby Memorial Fund Irr Tr Xxx-Xx-Xxxx: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Clarence Colby Memorial Fund… $3K Roy and Leona Nelson Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Roy and Leona Nelson Foundati… $2K The Spokesman-Review: received $242K on this topic The Spokesman-Review $242K Volunteers of America: received $68K on this topic Volunteers of America $68K Spokesman Review: received $62K on this topic Spokesman Review $62K Spokesman & Recorder Publishing Co: received $48K on this topic Spokesman & Recorder Publishing… $48K The Spokesman-Review: received $45K on this topic The Spokesman-Review $45K Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund: received $39K on this topic Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund $39K Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund: received $34K on this topic Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund $34K Spokesman Review Christmas Fund: received $10K on this topic Spokesman Review Christmas Fund $10K Spokesman-Recorder: received $10K on this topic Spokesman-Recorder $10K Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington: received $8K on this topic Catholic Charities of Eastern W… $8K Spokane Spokesman Review: received $5K on this topic Spokane Spokesman Review $5K Spokesman Review - Christmas Fund: received $3K on this topic Spokesman Review - Christmas Fu… $3K 9 funders, 12 recipients, grants matching “spokesman” 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: $22,500 to Volunteers of America — $20,000 to support charitable operations and $2,500 to the spokesman review x-mas fund
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Largest: $205,000 to The Spokesman-Review — restricted to support the 2023 teen journalism program
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Largest: $5,000 to SPOKANE SPOKESMAN REVIEW — christmas fund
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Largest: $41,088 to SPOKESMAN & RECORDER PUBLISHING CO — program stipends for technology upgrades for digital journalism
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Largest: $22,003 to THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW — to host newsrooms to support report for america corps members
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Largest: $1,835 to SPOKESMAN REVIEW - CHRISTMAS FUND — program support
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Largest: $62,000 to Spokesman Review — community enrichment
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Largest: $10,000 to Spokesman-Recorder — for general operating support
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Largest: $2,000 to Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund — toys for needy children
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