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12 funders with a record of paying for “star”
Where the money went Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Star Farm Chicago: $3.8M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $3.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Chicago: $1.4M across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Allstate Foundation → Donorschoose Org: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → All Stars Project Inc: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Blue Star Families Inc: $252K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → A Million Stars: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Dallas Stars Foundation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Chicago Cubs Charities → Horace Greeley Elementary School: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Lone Star Community Health Center: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2023 R J Mcelroy Trust → Irving Elementary School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Northwestern University: $2.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation: $814K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Washington University: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Lone Star Justice Alliance: $550K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Stars & Stripes Childrens Foundation: $434K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → A Million Stars Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Dallas Stars Foundation Inc: $104K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Chicago Cubs Charities → Chicago Public Schools: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Allstate Foundation → Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence Corp: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Star of Hope Mission: $42K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Star House Foundation: $16K across 4 grants, latest 2024 R J Mcelroy Trust → Central Middle School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Smithsonian Institution: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program: $720K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Vanderbilt University: $700K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $495K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → A Million Stars Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → After-School All-Stars: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Goodfellow Fund at Star Telegram Charities Inc: $87K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Chicago Cubs Charities → Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Allstate Foundation → Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → All Stars Project Inc: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 R J Mcelroy Trust → Cedar Falls High School: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Northwestern University: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Yale University: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → California Institute of Technology: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Case Western Reserve University: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Northwestern University: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Wisconsin-Madison: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Maryland: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Colby College: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Iowa: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Brown University: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Clearbrook: $528K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Texas at Austin (Foundation: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → True Star Foundation Inc: $426K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Ohio State University: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Columbia University: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Southern California: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → North Star Fund: $340K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Lone Star Cowboy Church: $300K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → United Way of Sevier County: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Stanford University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Ohio State University Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → University of Alabama: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Dartmouth College: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Georgia Institute of Technology: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Southern Methodist University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc → Auburn University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Trott Family Philanthropies Inc: $12M on this topic. Open the funder. Trott Family Philanthropies I… $12M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $11M The Chicago Community Trust: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $7.2M Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $5.6M Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $2.2M The Allstate Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Allstate Foundation $1.3M Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $600K Community Foundation of North Texas Inc: $391K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $391K Jpmorgan Chase Foundation: $277K on this topic. Open the funder. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation $277K Chicago Cubs Charities: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Chicago Cubs Charities $250K The Bank of America Charitable: $123K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $123K R J Mcelroy Trust: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. R J Mcelroy Trust $6K Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation: received $5.0M on this topic Inner-City Computer Stars Found… $5.0M Star Farm Chicago: received $3.8M on this topic Star Farm Chicago $3.8M Regents of the University of California: received $3.5M on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $3.5M Northwestern University: received $2.8M on this topic Northwestern University $2.8M Smithsonian Institution: received $2.0M on this topic Smithsonian Institution $2.0M Trustees of Princeton University: received $1.5M on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $1.5M University of Chicago: received $1.4M on this topic University of Chicago $1.4M Northwestern University: received $1.4M on this topic Northwestern University $1.4M Donorschoose Org: received $1.3M on this topic Donorschoose Org $1.3M All Stars Project Inc: received $1.2M on this topic All Stars Project Inc $1.2M Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation: received $814K on this topic Inner-City Computer Stars Found… $814K New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program: received $720K on this topic New Bedford Star Kids Scholarsh… $720K Washington University: received $700K on this topic Washington University $700K Vanderbilt University: received $700K on this topic Vanderbilt University $700K Yale University: received $600K on this topic Yale University $600K California Institute of Technology: received $600K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $600K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $600K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $600K Case Western Reserve University: received $600K on this topic Case Western Reserve University $600K University of Wisconsin-Madison: received $600K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Madison $600K University of Maryland: received $600K on this topic University of Maryland $600K Colby College: received $600K on this topic Colby College $600K University of Iowa: received $600K on this topic University of Iowa $600K Brown University: received $600K on this topic Brown University $600K Lone Star Justice Alliance: received $550K on this topic Lone Star Justice Alliance $550K Clearbrook: received $528K on this topic Clearbrook $528K Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: received $521K on this topic Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone S… $521K University of Texas at Austin (Foundation: received $500K on this topic University of Texas at Austin (… $500K Stars & Stripes Childrens Foundation: received $434K on this topic Stars & Stripes Childrens Found… $434K True Star Foundation Inc: received $426K on this topic True Star Foundation Inc $426K Ohio State University: received $400K on this topic Ohio State University $400K Columbia University: received $400K on this topic Columbia University $400K University of Southern California: received $400K on this topic University of Southern Californ… $400K North Star Fund: received $340K on this topic North Star Fund $340K Lone Star Cowboy Church: received $300K on this topic Lone Star Cowboy Church $300K Blue Star Families Inc: received $252K on this topic Blue Star Families Inc $252K United Way of Sevier County: received $230K on this topic United Way of Sevier County $230K A Million Stars: received $200K on this topic A Million Stars $200K Dallas Stars Foundation: received $200K on this topic Dallas Stars Foundation $200K A Million Stars Inc: received $200K on this topic A Million Stars Inc $200K A Million Stars Inc: received $200K on this topic A Million Stars Inc $200K Stanford University: received $200K on this topic Stanford University $200K Ohio State University Foundation: received $200K on this topic Ohio State University Foundation $200K University of Alabama: received $200K on this topic University of Alabama $200K Dartmouth College: received $200K on this topic Dartmouth College $200K Georgia Institute of Technology: received $200K on this topic Georgia Institute of Technology $200K Southern Methodist University: received $200K on this topic Southern Methodist University $200K Auburn University: received $200K on this topic Auburn University $200K After-School All-Stars: received $160K on this topic After-School All-Stars $160K Dallas Stars Foundation Inc: received $104K on this topic Dallas Stars Foundation Inc $104K Horace Greeley Elementary School: received $100K on this topic Horace Greeley Elementary School $100K Goodfellow Fund at Star Telegram Charities Inc: received $87K on this topic Goodfellow Fund at Star Telegra… $87K Chicago Public Schools: received $75K on this topic Chicago Public Schools $75K Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School: received $75K on this topic Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day Sch… $75K Lone Star Community Health Center: received $55K on this topic Lone Star Community Health Cent… $55K Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence Corp: received $50K on this topic Guam Coalition Against Sexual A… $50K Star of Hope Mission: received $42K on this topic Star of Hope Mission $42K Star House Foundation: received $16K on this topic Star House Foundation $16K Irving Elementary School: received $2K on this topic Irving Elementary School $2K Central Middle School: received $2K on this topic Central Middle School $2K Cedar Falls High School: received $2K on this topic Cedar Falls High School $2K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “star” 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: $300,000 to Washington University — stars pilot virtual counselor program
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Largest: $200,000 to A Million Stars — program support
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Largest: $656,665 to ALL STARS PROJECT INC — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $125,000 to True Star Foundation Inc — flip the script filmmaking fellowship., in support of true star's youth media development program, from the searle funds at the chicago community trust., in support of increased ne…
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Largest: $50,000 to CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS — school all star grant
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Largest: $35,000 to STAR OF HOPE MISSION — program/operating support
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Largest: $5.0M to INNER-CITY COMPUTER STARS FOUNDATION — community & human services
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Largest: $100,000 to DALLAS STARS FOUNDATION — for general purposes
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Largest: $1,000 to HOLMES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL — gold star award
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Largest: $500,000 to DONORSCHOOSE ORG — service stars youth empowerment grant
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Largest: $250,000 to BLUE STAR FAMILIES INC — in support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
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Largest: $1.5M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — to support investigations of galactic evolution and black hole physics by high-precision tracking of stars in the center of our galaxy.
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