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12 funders with a record of paying for “spot”
Where the money went Garden Spot Village → Garden Spot Village of Akron: $4.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Association of Public Health → Utah State University: $399K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Jim Moran Foundation Inc → Vita Nova Inc: $360K across 3 grants, latest 2024 George Kaiser Family Foundation → Spot 31: $212K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Borealis Philanthropy → Our Spot Kc: $162K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Yelp Foundation → Seed Spot: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Springcreek Foundation → The Spot Sun Valley: $77K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Tap Cancer Out Inc → Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation Inc: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Environment Now → Crag Law Center: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lions Clubs International Foundation → District 43 K: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Association of Public Health → Public Health Foundation Enterprise: $295K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Garden Spot Village → Garden Spot Fire Company: $88K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Tap Cancer Out Inc → Pancreatic Cancer Action Netw: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Yelp Foundation → Seed Spot Srf: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lions Clubs International Foundation → District 27 B2: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Environment Now → American Bird Conservancy: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Grayson County Schools: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Association of Public Health → Minnesota Department of Health: $170K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Tap Cancer Out Inc → St Baldricks Foundation: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lions Clubs International Foundation → Multiple District 18: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lions Clubs International Foundation → District 7 N: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Tap Cancer Out Inc → Koenig Childhood Cancer Found: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Lions Clubs International Foundation → District 2 S3: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Garden Spot Village: $4.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Garden Spot Village $4.2M Association of Public Health: $864K on this topic. Open the funder. Association of Public Health $864K The Jim Moran Foundation Inc: $360K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jim Moran Foundation Inc $360K George Kaiser Family Foundation: $212K on this topic. Open the funder. George Kaiser Family Foundati… $212K Tap Cancer Out Inc: $190K on this topic. Open the funder. Tap Cancer Out Inc $190K Borealis Philanthropy: $162K on this topic. Open the funder. Borealis Philanthropy $162K The Yelp Foundation: $155K on this topic. Open the funder. The Yelp Foundation $155K Lions Clubs International Foundation: $90K on this topic. Open the funder. Lions Clubs International Fou… $90K The Springcreek Foundation: $77K on this topic. Open the funder. The Springcreek Foundation $77K The Whas Crusade for Children Inc: $77K on this topic. Open the funder. The Whas Crusade for Children… $77K Environment Now: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Environment Now $50K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $16K Garden Spot Village of Akron: received $4.1M on this topic Garden Spot Village of Akron $4.1M Utah State University: received $399K on this topic Utah State University $399K Vita Nova Inc: received $360K on this topic Vita Nova Inc $360K Public Health Foundation Enterprise: received $295K on this topic Public Health Foundation Enterp… $295K Spot 31: received $212K on this topic Spot 31 $212K Minnesota Department of Health: received $170K on this topic Minnesota Department of Health $170K Our Spot Kc: received $162K on this topic Our Spot Kc $162K Seed Spot: received $105K on this topic Seed Spot $105K Garden Spot Fire Company: received $88K on this topic Garden Spot Fire Company $88K The Spot Sun Valley: received $77K on this topic The Spot Sun Valley $77K Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: received $60K on this topic Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $60K Pancreatic Cancer Action Netw: received $60K on this topic Pancreatic Cancer Action Netw $60K St Baldricks Foundation: received $60K on this topic St Baldricks Foundation $60K Seed Spot Srf: received $50K on this topic Seed Spot Srf $50K Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation Inc: received $47K on this topic Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation I… $47K Crag Law Center: received $35K on this topic Crag Law Center $35K District 43 K: received $29K on this topic District 43 K $29K District 27 B2: received $29K on this topic District 27 B2 $29K American Bird Conservancy: received $15K on this topic American Bird Conservancy $15K Multiple District 18: received $15K on this topic Multiple District 18 $15K Grayson County Schools: received $14K on this topic Grayson County Schools $14K District 7 N: received $12K on this topic District 7 N $12K Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: received $10K on this topic Lawndale Pop-Up Spot $10K Koenig Childhood Cancer Found: received $10K on this topic Koenig Childhood Cancer Found $10K Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation: received $9K on this topic Kentucky School for the Blind C… $9K Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency: received $7K on this topic Lake Cumberland Community Actio… $7K Lawndale Pop-Up Spot: received $6K on this topic Lawndale Pop-Up Spot $6K District 2 S3: received $5K on this topic District 2 S3 $5K 12 funders, 28 recipients, grants matching “spot” 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: $1.3M to GARDEN SPOT VILLAGE OF AKRON — provide funds for general use
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Largest: $294,672 to PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION ENTERPRISE — improve timeliness of newborn screening specimens. the subrecipient will implement electronic laboratory reporting (elr) capabilities to be able to report results for all laborator…
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Largest: $30,000 to Pancreatic Cancer Action Netw — general funding - spot donation
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Largest: $89,000 to OUR SPOT KC — to support the work of our spot kc & fiscal projects
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Largest: $16,000 to KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC — $16,000.00 for salary for vision screening advocate and spot vision screener devices
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Largest: $28,961 to District 43 K — purchase spot vision screeners
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Largest: $75,818 to Spot 31 — best spot 31 program grant fy24
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Largest: $40,000 to The Spot Sun Valley — support of "pass over"
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Largest: $25,000 to CRAG LAW CENTER — northern spotted owl/south fork sacramento project
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Largest: $160,000 to Vita Nova Inc — sleep spot and mental health wellness at the spot
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Largest: $50,000 to Seed Spot Srf — contribution to charitable organization
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Largest: $7,500 to LAWNDALE POP-UP SPOT — lawndale pop-up spot
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