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12 funders with a record of paying for “vest”
Where the money went Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Inc → Aerodyanamics: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Columbia County Sheriffs Office: $376K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Foundation for the Carolinas → Iris B Vest Spiritcare Center: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Vest Family Foundation → Story Vest Memorial: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Donald E Fike Family Foundation → Vested Interest in K9s Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Keith & Mary Kay Mccaw Family Found → Vested Interest in K9's: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Marg & Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr → Vested Interest in K9s Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Arvest Foundation → Hot Springs Village Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Archie & Viola Meinerz → Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation No 1 → Vested Interest in K9s Inc: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Stephanie Vest Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Van Dykebilly Foundation → Vested Interest in K-9's: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Okeechobee County Sheriffs Office: $198K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Inc → Arvi International Shipping LLC: $64K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Donald E Fike Family Foundation → Vested Interest in K9's Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Arvest Foundation → Jasper County Sheriff's Department: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Marg & Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr → Vested Interest for Canines: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Pfizer Foundation Inc → Vested Interest in K9s Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Jefferson County Sheriffs Office: $193K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Arvest Foundation → Pope County Sheriff's Office: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Putnam County Sheriffs Office: $190K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Baker County Sheriffs Office: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Jackson County Sheriffs Office: $144K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Hendry County Sheriffs Office: $117K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Levy County Sheriff's Office: $95K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Bradford County Sheriff's Office: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Washington County Sheriffs Office: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Calhoun County Sheriffs Office: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Highlands County Sheriffs Office: $52K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Suwannee County Sheriff's Office: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Gulf County Sheriff's Office: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Hardee County Sheriffs Office: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Dixie County Sheriff's Office: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Taylor County Sheriff's Office: $38K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Franklin County Sheriffs Office: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Wakulla County Sheriffs Office: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Holmes County Sheriffs Office: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Liberty County Sheriff's Office: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Madison County Sheriffs Office: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Gilchrist County Sheriffs Office: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Glades County Sheriff's Office: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Arvest Foundation → City of Fairland: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Florida Sheriffs Association Inc → Gadsden County Sheriff's Office: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Inc: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund… $2.2M Florida Sheriffs Association Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Florida Sheriffs Association… $2.1M Foundation for the Carolinas: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation for the Carolinas $150K Vest Family Foundation: $130K on this topic. Open the funder. Vest Family Foundation $130K Donald E Fike Family Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. Donald E Fike Family Foundati… $70K Arvest Foundation: $47K on this topic. Open the funder. Arvest Foundation $47K Keith & Mary Kay Mccaw Family Found: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. Keith & Mary Kay Mccaw Family… $40K Marg & Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr: $35K on this topic. Open the funder. Marg & Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr $35K Archie & Viola Meinerz: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. Archie & Viola Meinerz $16K The Pfizer Foundation Inc: $16K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pfizer Foundation Inc $16K Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Foundation No 1: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Mary and Emanuel Rosenfeld Fo… $15K Van Dykebilly Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. Van Dykebilly Foundation $13K Aerodyanamics: received $2.1M on this topic Aerodyanamics $2.1M Columbia County Sheriffs Office: received $376K on this topic Columbia County Sheriffs Office $376K Okeechobee County Sheriffs Office: received $198K on this topic Okeechobee County Sheriffs Offi… $198K Jefferson County Sheriffs Office: received $193K on this topic Jefferson County Sheriffs Office $193K Putnam County Sheriffs Office: received $190K on this topic Putnam County Sheriffs Office $190K Iris B Vest Spiritcare Center: received $150K on this topic Iris B Vest Spiritcare Center $150K Baker County Sheriffs Office: received $146K on this topic Baker County Sheriffs Office $146K Jackson County Sheriffs Office: received $144K on this topic Jackson County Sheriffs Office $144K Story Vest Memorial: received $130K on this topic Story Vest Memorial $130K Hendry County Sheriffs Office: received $117K on this topic Hendry County Sheriffs Office $117K Levy County Sheriff's Office: received $95K on this topic Levy County Sheriff's Office $95K Vested Interest in K9s Inc: received $91K on this topic Vested Interest in K9s Inc $91K Bradford County Sheriff's Office: received $66K on this topic Bradford County Sheriff's Office $66K Arvi International Shipping LLC: received $64K on this topic Arvi International Shipping LLC $64K Washington County Sheriffs Office: received $62K on this topic Washington County Sheriffs Offi… $62K Calhoun County Sheriffs Office: received $61K on this topic Calhoun County Sheriffs Office $61K Highlands County Sheriffs Office: received $52K on this topic Highlands County Sheriffs Office $52K Suwannee County Sheriff's Office: received $50K on this topic Suwannee County Sheriff's Office $50K Gulf County Sheriff's Office: received $50K on this topic Gulf County Sheriff's Office $50K Hardee County Sheriffs Office: received $43K on this topic Hardee County Sheriffs Office $43K Dixie County Sheriff's Office: received $40K on this topic Dixie County Sheriff's Office $40K Vested Interest in K9's: received $40K on this topic Vested Interest in K9's $40K Taylor County Sheriff's Office: received $38K on this topic Taylor County Sheriff's Office $38K Franklin County Sheriffs Office: received $38K on this topic Franklin County Sheriffs Office $38K Wakulla County Sheriffs Office: received $24K on this topic Wakulla County Sheriffs Office $24K Hot Springs Village Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association: received $20K on this topic Hot Springs Village Citizens Po… $20K Vested Interest in K9's Inc: received $20K on this topic Vested Interest in K9's Inc $20K Holmes County Sheriffs Office: received $18K on this topic Holmes County Sheriffs Office $18K Liberty County Sheriff's Office: received $17K on this topic Liberty County Sheriff's Office $17K Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog: received $16K on this topic Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog $16K Stephanie Vest Foundation: received $15K on this topic Stephanie Vest Foundation $15K Madison County Sheriffs Office: received $14K on this topic Madison County Sheriffs Office $14K Vested Interest in K-9's: received $13K on this topic Vested Interest in K-9's $13K Gilchrist County Sheriffs Office: received $12K on this topic Gilchrist County Sheriffs Office $12K Glades County Sheriff's Office: received $11K on this topic Glades County Sheriff's Office $11K Jasper County Sheriff's Department: received $10K on this topic Jasper County Sheriff's Departm… $10K Vested Interest for Canines: received $10K on this topic Vested Interest for Canines $10K Pope County Sheriff's Office: received $10K on this topic Pope County Sheriff's Office $10K City of Fairland: received $7K on this topic City of Fairland $7K Gadsden County Sheriff's Office: received $6K on this topic Gadsden County Sheriff's Office $6K 12 funders, 40 recipients, grants matching “vest” 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: $309,460 to COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE — bullet proof vest grant, shared asset program grant, training scholarship
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Largest: $10,000 to VESTED INTEREST IN K9'S — vests for first responder canines
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Largest: $30,000 to VESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC — to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance for k9s of law enforcement and other related agencies throughout the united states
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Largest: $50,000 to STORY VEST MEMORIAL — support ongoing operations
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Largest: $2.1M to AeroDyanamics — procurement of protective vests and helmets, materials bought from hardshell and assembled by aerodynamics
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Largest: $20,000 to Hot Springs Village Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association — to support a new k9 unit - fencing, bullet proof vest, vehicle modifications for k9 and training.
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Largest: $50,000 to IRIS B VEST SPIRITCARE CENTER — charitable gift
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Largest: $5,000 to VESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC — support for daily operation
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Largest: $3,250 to VESTED INTEREST IN K-9'S — to further the mission of the donee
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Largest: $4,900 to STEPHANIE VEST FOUNDATION — matching gifts
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Largest: $4,000 to WISCONSIN VEST-A-DOG — to provide a bullet & stab proof vest and first aid kit for every police dog in wisconsin.
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Largest: $15,000 to VESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC — general operating
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