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12 funders with a record of paying for “steeple”
Where the money went Dubuque Racing Association Ltd → Friends of St Marys Dba Steeple Square: $85K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Michael E Portzen and Sara A Portzen → Steeple Square: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Mt Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Minnesota Historical Society → First Congregational Church-Winona: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Champlin Foundation → Pawtuxet Baptist Church: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ay Mcdonald Charitable Foundation → Steeple Square: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Tamworth Foundation → Chocorua Community Church: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Oldham Little Church Foundation → Rock Springs Cme Church: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc → Bellport United Methodist: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Comm Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust → Steeple Square: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Haskins Family Foundation → Willowdale Steeple Chase Inc: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → West Point Baptist Church: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Champlin Foundation → Kingston Congregational Church: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Minnesota Historical Society → City of Henning: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc → St Michael's Greek Catholic Congregation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Oldham Little Church Foundation → First Congregational Church of Almont: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Ellsworth Co Historical Society: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 → Parkwood Baptist Church: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc → First United Methodist Church: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc → Reformed Church of Hurley: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc → First Presbyterian Church of King Ferry: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Charles A Cannon Trust No 1: $108K on this topic. Open the funder. Charles A Cannon Trust No 1 $108K Dubuque Racing Association Ltd: $85K on this topic. Open the funder. Dubuque Racing Association Ltd $85K Michael E Portzen and Sara A Portzen: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Michael E Portzen and Sara A… $60K The Champlin Foundation: $57K on this topic. Open the funder. The Champlin Foundation $57K Minnesota Historical Society: $52K on this topic. Open the funder. Minnesota Historical Society $52K New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. New York Landmarks Conservanc… $46K Ay Mcdonald Charitable Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Ay Mcdonald Charitable Founda… $30K Oldham Little Church Foundation: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. Oldham Little Church Foundati… $26K The Tamworth Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder. The Tamworth Foundation $18K Dane G Hansen Foundation: $14K on this topic. Open the funder. Dane G Hansen Foundation $14K Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust: $7K on this topic. Open the funder. Gantz Foundation Charitable T… $7K Haskins Family Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Haskins Family Foundation $3K Steeple Square: received $97K on this topic Steeple Square $97K Friends of St Marys Dba Steeple Square: received $85K on this topic Friends of St Marys Dba Steeple… $85K Mt Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church: received $50K on this topic Mt Calvary Evangelical Lutheran… $50K First Congregational Church-Winona: received $40K on this topic First Congregational Church-Win… $40K Pawtuxet Baptist Church: received $35K on this topic Pawtuxet Baptist Church $35K West Point Baptist Church: received $33K on this topic West Point Baptist Church $33K Parkwood Baptist Church: received $25K on this topic Parkwood Baptist Church $25K Kingston Congregational Church: received $22K on this topic Kingston Congregational Church $22K Chocorua Community Church: received $18K on this topic Chocorua Community Church $18K Rock Springs Cme Church: received $16K on this topic Rock Springs Cme Church $16K Bellport United Methodist: received $14K on this topic Bellport United Methodist $14K Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Comm Church: received $12K on this topic Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Co… $12K City of Henning: received $12K on this topic City of Henning $12K St Michael's Greek Catholic Congregation: received $10K on this topic St Michael's Greek Catholic Con… $10K First Congregational Church of Almont: received $10K on this topic First Congregational Church of… $10K First United Methodist Church: received $8K on this topic First United Methodist Church $8K Reformed Church of Hurley: received $8K on this topic Reformed Church of Hurley $8K First Presbyterian Church of King Ferry: received $6K on this topic First Presbyterian Church of Ki… $6K Willowdale Steeple Chase Inc: received $3K on this topic Willowdale Steeple Chase Inc $3K Ellsworth Co Historical Society: received $2K on this topic Ellsworth Co Historical Society $2K 12 funders, 20 recipients, grants matching “steeple” 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: $14,000 to BELLPORT UNITED METHODIST — steeple restoration
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Largest: $50,000 to MT CALVARY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH — roof replacement, ceiling repair & steeple repair
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Largest: $20,000 to STEEPLE SQUARE — campus upgrades
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Largest: $50,000 to FRIENDS OF ST MARYS DBA STEEPLE SQUARE — destination enhancement and marketing of steeple square
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Largest: $14,500 to STEEPLE SQUARE — human services
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Largest: $35,000 to PAWTUXET BAPTIST CHURCH — steeple restoration
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Largest: $16,000 to Rock Springs CME Church — stained glass windows & new steeple
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Largest: $12,000 to DENMARK EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN COMM CHURCH — funds to fix the steeple
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Largest: $1,100 to WILLOWDALE STEEPLE CHASE INC — supports new bolton ctr (penn vet)-animal support
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Largest: $11,877 to CITY OF HENNING — legacy grant for trinity lutheran church bell tower and steeple repair
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Largest: $8,000 to CHOCORUA COMMUNITY CHURCH — funding towards local church steeple renovations and community program
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Largest: $5,000 to STEEPLE SQUARE — community improvement
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