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11 funders with a record of paying for “sustainablity”
Where the money went International Seafood Sustainability → International Seafood Sustainablity Foundation: $10M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Oclo Inc → Ideas Charitable Program: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bernard and Anne Spitzer → Institute for Governance Sustainabl: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Mercy Terrace Apartments → Mercy Hilltop Center: $239K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Young Family Foundation → Detroit Institute of Arts: $185K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca San Diego: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation for A Sustainable Future → Foundation for Excellence: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Justice Outside → Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainabl: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard Reed Foundation → High Country Conservation Center: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Basalt Foundation Inc → Food & Water Watch: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wnc Jeepers → Restoration House: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca Irvine: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Csu Long Beach: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca Santa Cruz: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Virginia Polytech Inst & Su: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → University of Ca Riverside: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Serv: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → The University Corp Csu No: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Rancho Cielo Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → The University of Tennessee: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Charitable Ventures of Orange County → Brigham Young University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 International Seafood Sustainability: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. International Seafood Sustain… $10M Oclo Inc: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Oclo Inc $3.1M Charitable Ventures of Orange County: $975K on this topic. Open the funder. Charitable Ventures of Orange… $975K Bernard and Anne Spitzer: $550K on this topic. Open the funder. Bernard and Anne Spitzer $550K Mercy Terrace Apartments: $239K on this topic. Open the funder. Mercy Terrace Apartments $239K Young Family Foundation: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. Young Family Foundation $185K Foundation for A Sustainable Future: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation for A Sustainable… $60K Justice Outside: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Justice Outside $25K Richard Reed Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. Richard Reed Foundation $13K Basalt Foundation Inc: $4K on this topic. Open the funder. Basalt Foundation Inc $4K Wnc Jeepers: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Wnc Jeepers $2K International Seafood Sustainablity Foundation: received $10M on this topic International Seafood Sustainab… $10M Ideas Charitable Program: received $3.1M on this topic Ideas Charitable Program $3.1M Institute for Governance Sustainabl: received $550K on this topic Institute for Governance Sustai… $550K Mercy Hilltop Center: received $239K on this topic Mercy Hilltop Center $239K Detroit Institute of Arts: received $185K on this topic Detroit Institute of Arts $185K University of Ca San Diego: received $150K on this topic University of Ca San Diego $150K University of Ca Irvine: received $150K on this topic University of Ca Irvine $150K Csu Long Beach: received $75K on this topic Csu Long Beach $75K University of Ca Santa Cruz: received $75K on this topic University of Ca Santa Cruz $75K Virginia Polytech Inst & Su: received $75K on this topic Virginia Polytech Inst & Su $75K University of Ca Riverside: received $75K on this topic University of Ca Riverside $75K Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Serv: received $75K on this topic Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Serv $75K The University Corp Csu No: received $75K on this topic The University Corp Csu No $75K Rancho Cielo Inc: received $75K on this topic Rancho Cielo Inc $75K The University of Tennessee: received $75K on this topic The University of Tennessee $75K Brigham Young University: received $75K on this topic Brigham Young University $75K Foundation for Excellence: received $60K on this topic Foundation for Excellence $60K Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainabl: received $25K on this topic Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainabl $25K High Country Conservation Center: received $13K on this topic High Country Conservation Center $13K Food & Water Watch: received $4K on this topic Food & Water Watch $4K Restoration House: received $2K on this topic Restoration House $2K 11 funders, 21 recipients, grants matching “sustainablity” 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: $150,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CA SAN DIEGO — sustainablity decathlon university
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Largest: $2.7M to INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABLITY FOUNDATION — to conduct science-based initiatives for the long term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing by-catch and promoting a healthy marine ecosystem.
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Largest: $62,400 to Mercy Hilltop Center — to provide assistance for the sustainablity of operations.
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Largest: $1.8M to IDEAS CHARITABLE PROGRAM — the mission of ideas is to strengthen, empower, and ensure excellence and sustainability within the jewish day school sector in the united states. ideas will operate an 18-month pi…
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Largest: $145,000 to DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS — sustainablity fund
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Largest: $35,000 to Foundation for Excellence — fund higher education & skilling for employability of bright students related to sustainablity projects
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Largest: $10,000 to HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION CENTER — sustainablity and environmental education programming-
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Largest: $550,000 to INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE SUSTAINABL — general purposesupport for climate engineering technical review
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Largest: $25,000 to Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainabl — general operating funds
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Largest: $4,250 to FOOD & WATER WATCH — food and water sustainablity
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Largest: $2,000 to Restoration House — empower at risk population by providing sustainabl
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