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12 funders with a record of paying for “unknown”
Where the money went Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Hulett: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2024 F T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund → Reefs Unknown: $121K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → St Matthew's House: $111K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Doornink Foundation → Unknown Nations: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Institute of Reproductive Grief Care: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Shared Earth Foundation → Small Wildcat Conservation: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Unknown Nations: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Buddy Taub Foundation → The Museum of Fine Arts Houston: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → Case Western Reserve University: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 George Frederick Jewett Foundation East → Reefs Unknown: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jyar Family Foundation → River of Live Christian Church: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc → Unknown Nations: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Cody: $262K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Columbus Historical Preservation Trust: $71K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jyar Family Foundation → Rolf River of Life Foundation: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → Synergy & Leadership Exchange: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Kemmerer: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of California Santa Cruz: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Greater Houston Community Foundation → National Review Institute: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jyar Family Foundation → Rol-Acts Nonprofit Corp: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Older and Bolder Club: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Casper Downtown Development Authori: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Powell: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Public Relations Society of America Foundation Inc: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Big Horn County Fire Protection Dis: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Calvary Christian School Foundation: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Rock Springs: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Big Piney: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Criterion Institute Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Meeteetse: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Life Perspectives: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → South Lincoln Hospital District: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Basin: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → Crowheart Community Center Dba Trip: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Diamondville: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Douglas: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Big Horn County: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Second Wind Programs Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Greater Houston Community Foundation → Beaumont Chamber Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Sinclair: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Wheatland: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Worland: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Saratoga: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Platte County: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Crook County Council of County Serv: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → Willow Creek Elementary: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → Basin Recreation District: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Sublette County School District #9: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wyoming Community Foundation → Greybull Recreation District: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Little Snake River Museum: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wyoming Community Foundation → Powder River Symphony: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation → Cori Cosnerburton: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jyar Family Foundation → Rola River of Life Christian Church: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wyoming Community Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Wyoming Community Foundation $1.4M Greater Houston Community Foundation: $345K on this topic. Open the funder. Greater Houston Community Fou… $345K Research Corporation Dba Research: $165K on this topic. Open the funder. Research Corporation Dba Rese… $165K F T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund: $121K on this topic. Open the funder. F T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund $121K The Minneapolis Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder. The Minneapolis Foundation $116K The Doornink Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Doornink Foundation $100K The Shared Earth Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. The Shared Earth Foundation $80K Jyar Family Foundation: $61K on this topic. Open the funder. Jyar Family Foundation $61K Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $60K The Buddy Taub Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder. The Buddy Taub Foundation $55K George Frederick Jewett Foundation East: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. George Frederick Jewett Found… $40K The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. The John A Rodger Jr Foundati… $5K Town of Hulett: received $320K on this topic Town of Hulett $320K City of Cody: received $262K on this topic City of Cody $262K City of Kemmerer: received $166K on this topic City of Kemmerer $166K Unknown Nations: received $165K on this topic Unknown Nations $165K Reefs Unknown: received $161K on this topic Reefs Unknown $161K Older and Bolder Club: received $125K on this topic Older and Bolder Club $125K St Matthew's House: received $111K on this topic St Matthew's House $111K Casper Downtown Development Authori: received $99K on this topic Casper Downtown Development Aut… $99K Institute of Reproductive Grief Care: received $90K on this topic Institute of Reproductive Grief… $90K Small Wildcat Conservation: received $80K on this topic Small Wildcat Conservation $80K City of Powell: received $79K on this topic City of Powell $79K Columbus Historical Preservation Trust: received $71K on this topic Columbus Historical Preservatio… $71K The Museum of Fine Arts Houston: received $55K on this topic The Museum of Fine Arts Houston $55K Case Western Reserve University: received $55K on this topic Case Western Reserve University $55K University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: received $55K on this topic University of North Carolina at… $55K University of California Santa Cruz: received $55K on this topic University of California Santa… $55K National Review Institute: received $42K on this topic National Review Institute $42K Public Relations Society of America Foundation Inc: received $42K on this topic Public Relations Society of Ame… $42K Big Horn County Fire Protection Dis: received $36K on this topic Big Horn County Fire Protection… $36K Calvary Christian School Foundation: received $35K on this topic Calvary Christian School Founda… $35K City of Rock Springs: received $32K on this topic City of Rock Springs $32K River of Live Christian Church: received $30K on this topic River of Live Christian Church $30K Town of Big Piney: received $28K on this topic Town of Big Piney $28K Criterion Institute Inc: received $25K on this topic Criterion Institute Inc $25K Rolf River of Life Foundation: received $24K on this topic Rolf River of Life Foundation $24K Town of Meeteetse: received $21K on this topic Town of Meeteetse $21K Life Perspectives: received $20K on this topic Life Perspectives $20K South Lincoln Hospital District: received $17K on this topic South Lincoln Hospital District $17K Town of Basin: received $15K on this topic Town of Basin $15K Crowheart Community Center Dba Trip: received $15K on this topic Crowheart Community Center Dba… $15K Town of Diamondville: received $13K on this topic Town of Diamondville $13K City of Douglas: received $13K on this topic City of Douglas $13K Big Horn County: received $10K on this topic Big Horn County $10K Second Wind Programs Inc: received $10K on this topic Second Wind Programs Inc $10K Beaumont Chamber Foundation: received $10K on this topic Beaumont Chamber Foundation $10K Town of Sinclair: received $10K on this topic Town of Sinclair $10K Town of Wheatland: received $10K on this topic Town of Wheatland $10K Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center: received $10K on this topic Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center $10K City of Worland: received $10K on this topic City of Worland $10K Town of Saratoga: received $10K on this topic Town of Saratoga $10K Platte County: received $10K on this topic Platte County $10K Crook County Council of County Serv: received $8K on this topic Crook County Council of County… $8K Willow Creek Elementary: received $8K on this topic Willow Creek Elementary $8K Basin Recreation District: received $7K on this topic Basin Recreation District $7K Sublette County School District #9: received $6K on this topic Sublette County School District… $6K Greybull Recreation District: received $6K on this topic Greybull Recreation District $6K Synergy & Leadership Exchange: received $5K on this topic Synergy & Leadership Exchange $5K Little Snake River Museum: received $5K on this topic Little Snake River Museum $5K Powder River Symphony: received $5K on this topic Powder River Symphony $5K Cori Cosnerburton: received $5K on this topic Cori Cosnerburton $5K Rol-Acts Nonprofit Corp: received $4K on this topic Rol-Acts Nonprofit Corp $4K Rola River of Life Christian Church: received $3K on this topic Rola River of Life Christian Ch… $3K 12 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “unknown” 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: $320,000 to Town Of Hulett — unknown unclassified
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Largest: $71,000 to COLUMBUS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION TRUST — unknown, unclassified
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Largest: $14,000 to River of Live Christian Church — for hope to consolidate the resources from the chinese american community to help the less fortunate who may be unknown to parts of the world but are in great need of help so that …
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Largest: $45,000 to REEFS UNKNOWN — general operating support
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Largest: $37,000 to SMALL WILDCAT CONSERVATION — to support virtually unknown small wild cats, including geoffrey's cat, oncilla and manuls.
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Largest: $55,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ — stretching reality to discover the unknowns
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Largest: $10,000 to REEFS UNKNOWN — to be used at the discretion of the directors
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Largest: $50,000 to UNKNOWN NATIONS — unrestricted grant
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Largest: $111,000 to ST MATTHEW'S HOUSE — donor-recommended, unknown
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Largest: $50,000 to UNKNOWN NATIONS — community & human services
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Largest: $27,563 to THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON — unknown, french, raymond-jean-baptiste de verninac saint-maur 1855-1858
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Largest: $2,000 to UNKNOWN NATIONS — aid donee organization to carry out functions
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