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12 funders with a record of paying for “unless”
Where the money went Norfolk Southern Foundation → Na: $9.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Sierra Club Foundation: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Sierra Club Foundation: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Focus On the Family: $266K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation Inc → Pave the Way Foundation: $212K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Richard Stravitz Foundation → R Packard Center for Als Research: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Preuss Family Foundation → Foundations Church: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrico Family Foundation → Guadalupe Community Center: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Zyne Family Foundation Inc → Unless U: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Fagenson Family Foundation → Congregation Emanu-El: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cooper Family Foundation → Unless U: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert and Lois Luckie Charitable → Unless U School: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Norfolk Southern Foundation → Available Upon Request: $4.4M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Nature Conservancy: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Southern Environmental Law Center: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Richard Stravitz Foundation → Doctors Without Borders USA Inc: $146K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation Inc → American Friends of the Israel Muse: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Preuss Family Foundation → Life Choices Pregnancy Center: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrico Family Foundation → Weld Food Bank: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Fagenson Family Foundation → Centurion Foundation: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Earth Justice: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Richard Stravitz Foundation → Team Gleason Foundation: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation Inc → Israel Air Force Center Fdn: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Preuss Family Foundation → Hearts Horses: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrico Family Foundation → Weld Legacy Fdn Ncmc Fdn: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Fagenson Family Foundation → Museum of Modern Art: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Conservation Fund: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Southern Environmental Law Center: $960K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Environmental Defense Fund Inc: $950K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Planned Parenthood Sw Central Flori: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Richmond Spca: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Earth Justice: $810K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Ocean Conservancy: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Natural Resources Defense Fund Inc: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → African Wildlife Foundation: $725K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → American Rivers Inc: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → American Humane Association: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Planned Parenthood-So Fltreasure Co: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Tri County Humane Society: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Center for Biological Diversity Inc: $550K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → American Forests: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → National Audubon Society Inc: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Virginia League for Planned Parenth: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Defenders of Wildlife: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → National Parks Conservation Associa: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Tri Country Animal Rescue: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Conservation Fund: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Humane Society of United States: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Richmond Animal Welfare Foundation: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Wildlife Center of Virginia: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Planned Parenthood-Southeast North: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Environmental Defense Fund: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Espanola Humane: $240K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Trust for Public Land: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Oceana Inc: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation → Greenpeace Fund Inc: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Union of Concerned Scientists: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation → James River Association: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Brunckhorst Foundation: $22M on this topic. Open the funder. The Brunckhorst Foundation $22M Norfolk Southern Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Norfolk Southern Foundation $14M Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation $5.0M Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation Inc: $412K on this topic. Open the funder. Theodore & Renee Weiler Found… $412K The Richard Stravitz Foundation: $399K on this topic. Open the funder. The Richard Stravitz Foundati… $399K The Chicago Community Trust: $266K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $266K Preuss Family Foundation: $209K on this topic. Open the funder. Preuss Family Foundation $209K Carrico Family Foundation: $136K on this topic. Open the funder. Carrico Family Foundation $136K Zyne Family Foundation Inc: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Zyne Family Foundation Inc $50K The Fagenson Family Foundation: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. The Fagenson Family Foundation $34K Cooper Family Foundation: $17K on this topic. Open the funder. Cooper Family Foundation $17K The Robert and Lois Luckie Charitable: $14K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert and Lois Luckie Ch… $14K Na: received $9.5M on this topic Na $9.5M Available Upon Request: received $4.4M on this topic Available Upon Request $4.4M Sierra Club Foundation: received $3.6M on this topic Sierra Club Foundation $3.6M Nature Conservancy: received $1.6M on this topic Nature Conservancy $1.6M Conservation Fund: received $1.6M on this topic Conservation Fund $1.6M Southern Environmental Law Center: received $1.6M on this topic Southern Environmental Law Cent… $1.6M Earth Justice: received $1.3M on this topic Earth Justice $1.3M Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc $1.2M Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Center for Reproductive Rights… $1.0M Environmental Defense Fund Inc: received $950K on this topic Environmental Defense Fund Inc $950K Planned Parenthood Sw Central Flori: received $900K on this topic Planned Parenthood Sw Central F… $900K Richmond Spca: received $900K on this topic Richmond Spca $900K Ocean Conservancy: received $800K on this topic Ocean Conservancy $800K Natural Resources Defense Fund Inc: received $750K on this topic Natural Resources Defense Fund… $750K African Wildlife Foundation: received $725K on this topic African Wildlife Foundation $725K American Rivers Inc: received $700K on this topic American Rivers Inc $700K American Humane Association: received $650K on this topic American Humane Association $650K Planned Parenthood-So Fltreasure Co: received $650K on this topic Planned Parenthood-So Fltreasur… $650K Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee: received $650K on this topic Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee $650K Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation: received $650K on this topic Naral Pro-Choice America Founda… $650K Tri County Humane Society: received $600K on this topic Tri County Humane Society $600K Center for Biological Diversity Inc: received $550K on this topic Center for Biological Diversity… $550K American Forests: received $500K on this topic American Forests $500K National Wildlife Federation: received $400K on this topic National Wildlife Federation $400K National Audubon Society Inc: received $400K on this topic National Audubon Society Inc $400K Virginia League for Planned Parenth: received $400K on this topic Virginia League for Planned Par… $400K Defenders of Wildlife: received $400K on this topic Defenders of Wildlife $400K National Parks Conservation Associa: received $400K on this topic National Parks Conservation Ass… $400K Tri Country Animal Rescue: received $400K on this topic Tri Country Animal Rescue $400K Humane Society of United States: received $300K on this topic Humane Society of United States $300K Richmond Animal Welfare Foundation: received $300K on this topic Richmond Animal Welfare Foundat… $300K Wildlife Center of Virginia: received $300K on this topic Wildlife Center of Virginia $300K Focus On the Family: received $266K on this topic Focus On the Family $266K Planned Parenthood-Southeast North: received $250K on this topic Planned Parenthood-Southeast No… $250K Environmental Defense Fund: received $250K on this topic Environmental Defense Fund $250K Espanola Humane: received $240K on this topic Espanola Humane $240K Trust for Public Land: received $225K on this topic Trust for Public Land $225K Oceana Inc: received $225K on this topic Oceana Inc $225K Greenpeace Fund Inc: received $225K on this topic Greenpeace Fund Inc $225K Union of Concerned Scientists: received $225K on this topic Union of Concerned Scientists $225K Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid: received $225K on this topic Environmental Law Alliance Worl… $225K James River Association: received $225K on this topic James River Association $225K Pave the Way Foundation: received $212K on this topic Pave the Way Foundation $212K R Packard Center for Als Research: received $150K on this topic R Packard Center for Als Resear… $150K Doctors Without Borders USA Inc: received $146K on this topic Doctors Without Borders USA Inc $146K American Friends of the Israel Muse: received $115K on this topic American Friends of the Israel… $115K Foundations Church: received $103K on this topic Foundations Church $103K Team Gleason Foundation: received $103K on this topic Team Gleason Foundation $103K Israel Air Force Center Fdn: received $85K on this topic Israel Air Force Center Fdn $85K Unless U: received $67K on this topic Unless U $67K Life Choices Pregnancy Center: received $59K on this topic Life Choices Pregnancy Center $59K Guadalupe Community Center: received $50K on this topic Guadalupe Community Center $50K Weld Food Bank: received $50K on this topic Weld Food Bank $50K Hearts Horses: received $47K on this topic Hearts Horses $47K Weld Legacy Fdn Ncmc Fdn: received $36K on this topic Weld Legacy Fdn Ncmc Fdn $36K Congregation Emanu-El: received $21K on this topic Congregation Emanu-El $21K Unless U School: received $14K on this topic Unless U School $14K Centurion Foundation: received $8K on this topic Centurion Foundation $8K Museum of Modern Art: received $6K on this topic Museum of Modern Art $6K 12 funders, 59 recipients, grants matching “unless” 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: $77,000 to Pave the Way Foundation — general & capital purposes, unless noted
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Largest: $1.2M to Sierra Club Foundation — general purpose unless otherwise stated
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Largest: $1.3M to Sierra Club Foundation — general purpose unless otherwise stated
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Largest: $150,000 to R Packard Center for ALS Research — general & capital purposes, unless noted
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Largest: $25,750 to WELD LEGACY FDN NCMC FDN — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
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Largest: $77,123 to FOUNDATIONS CHURCH — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
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Largest: $10,500 to Congregation Emanu-El — general purpose, unless otherwise noted
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Largest: $7.5M to NA — oper support unless otherwise noted
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Largest: $6,000 to UNLESS U SCHOOL — unless u fosters the growth of adults with disabilities academically, spiritually, physically, socially, and vocationally and creates an environment that promotes independence.
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Largest: $8,000 to UNLESS U — to serve those with developmental disabilities.
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Largest: $25,000 to UNLESS U — support needs of organization
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Largest: $133,000 to Focus on the Family — general operating support, general operating support (unless there is a matching program that we might want to support). support of operation ultrasound.
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