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12 funders with a record of paying for “wake”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Tides Center: $19M across 3 grants, latest 2022 Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc → Wake Forest University: $9.1M across 9 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Childcare Network Inc: $8.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Duke Endowment → Wake Forest University Health Sciences: $6.0M across 38 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Wake Forest University: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Rex Endowment → Wake County Smartstart: $846K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Leon Levine Foundation → Wake Forest University Health Sciences: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Club of Wake County: $302K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Childtrust Foundation → Wake Education Partnership: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2025 John William Pope Foundation → Hospice of Wake County Dba Transitions Lifecare: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → Wake Forest University Foundation: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Wake Forest University: $86K across 20 grants, latest 2023 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Wake County Public Schools: $7.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Wake Forest University: $4.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Duke Endowment → Wake Forest University Health: $1.6M across 8 grants, latest 2021 John Rex Endowment → Wake County Smart Start: $264K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Salvation Army of Wake Co: $215K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Leon Levine Foundation → Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc → Wakeup Wake County: $158K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Childtrust Foundation → Boys and Girls Club of Wake County Inc: $145K across 4 grants, latest 2025 North Carolina Community Foundation → Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John William Pope Foundation → Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Wake Technical Community College F: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Bright Beginnings of Cary Inc: $3.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Family Promise of Wake County Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment → Wakemed: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2022 John Rex Endowment → Artspace: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Leon Levine Foundation → Habitat for Humanity of Wake County: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Childtrust Foundation → Helps Education Fund: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Meals On Wheels of Wake County: $121K across 4 grants, latest 2024 North Carolina Community Foundation → Women's Center of Wake County: $81K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John William Pope Foundation → Salvation Army of Wake County: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Wake Forest University Health Scie: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc → Prospera Nc LLC: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Creative Schools Inc: $3.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Academically Based Child: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → The Happy Face Preschool: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Wake County Human Services: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Abc Land Inc II: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Telamon Corporation: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → A Safe Place Child Enrichment Center Inc: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Kids First Academy Inc: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Wanda's Little Hands Educational Center: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Early Preschool & Learning Center LLC: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Wake Forest University: $682K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Little Believers Academy II: $529K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Little Hands 'n' Feet Child Care Center Inc: $523K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Frankie Lemmon School & Development Center: $471K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Method Child Development Center: $442K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Wake Forest University Health Sciences: $414K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duke Endowment → Wake County Human Services Division of Child Welfare: $393K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Duke Endowment → Wake County Human Services: $389K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Bambino's Playschool: $357K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Triangle Academy Preschool: $281K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Duke Endowment → Wakemed Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Rex Endowment → The Hope Center at Pullen: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc → Daniel Center for Math and Science Inc: $179K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Duke Endowment → Hospice of Wake County Inc: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Leon Levine Foundation → Wake County Boys & Girls Club: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Triangle Community Foundation Inc → Spca of Wake County: $104K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University: $102K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Wake Technical Community College Foundation Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wake County Smart Start Inc: $41M on this topic. Open the funder. Wake County Smart Start Inc $41M The Chicago Community Trust: $24M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $24M Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc: $9.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation I… $9.3M The Duke Endowment: $9.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Duke Endowment $9.2M The Winston-Salem Foundation: $7.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Winston-Salem Foundation $7.0M John Rex Endowment: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. John Rex Endowment $1.6M The Leon Levine Foundation: $875K on this topic. Open the funder. The Leon Levine Foundation $875K Triangle Community Foundation Inc: $741K on this topic. Open the funder. Triangle Community Foundation… $741K Childtrust Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. Childtrust Foundation $450K John William Pope Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder. John William Pope Foundation $300K North Carolina Community Foundation: $280K on this topic. Open the funder. North Carolina Community Foun… $280K The Bank of America Charitable: $157K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $157K Tides Center: received $19M on this topic Tides Center $19M Wake Forest University: received $9.9M on this topic Wake Forest University $9.9M Childcare Network Inc: received $8.9M on this topic Childcare Network Inc $8.9M Wake County Public Schools: received $7.8M on this topic Wake County Public Schools $7.8M Wake Forest University: received $6.6M on this topic Wake Forest University $6.6M Wake Forest University Health Sciences: received $6.4M on this topic Wake Forest University Health S… $6.4M Bright Beginnings of Cary Inc: received $3.5M on this topic Bright Beginnings of Cary Inc $3.5M Creative Schools Inc: received $3.4M on this topic Creative Schools Inc $3.4M Wake County Human Services: received $2.4M on this topic Wake County Human Services $2.4M Academically Based Child: received $2.3M on this topic Academically Based Child $2.3M The Happy Face Preschool: received $2.2M on this topic The Happy Face Preschool $2.2M Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist: received $2.0M on this topic Atrium Health Wake Forest Bapti… $2.0M Abc Land Inc II: received $1.8M on this topic Abc Land Inc II $1.8M Telamon Corporation: received $1.6M on this topic Telamon Corporation $1.6M Wake Forest University Health: received $1.6M on this topic Wake Forest University Health $1.6M A Safe Place Child Enrichment Center Inc: received $1.5M on this topic A Safe Place Child Enrichment C… $1.5M Kids First Academy Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Kids First Academy Inc $1.3M Wanda's Little Hands Educational Center: received $1.2M on this topic Wanda's Little Hands Educationa… $1.2M Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist: received $1.2M on this topic Atrium Health Wake Forest Bapti… $1.2M Early Preschool & Learning Center LLC: received $1.1M on this topic Early Preschool & Learning Cent… $1.1M Family Promise of Wake County Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Family Promise of Wake County I… $1.0M Wake County Smartstart: received $846K on this topic Wake County Smartstart $846K Little Believers Academy II: received $529K on this topic Little Believers Academy II $529K Little Hands 'n' Feet Child Care Center Inc: received $523K on this topic Little Hands 'n' Feet Child Car… $523K Wakemed: received $500K on this topic Wakemed $500K Frankie Lemmon School & Development Center: received $471K on this topic Frankie Lemmon School & Develop… $471K Method Child Development Center: received $442K on this topic Method Child Development Center $442K Wake Forest University Health Sciences: received $400K on this topic Wake Forest University Health S… $400K Wake County Human Services Division of Child Welfare: received $393K on this topic Wake County Human Services Divi… $393K Bambino's Playschool: received $357K on this topic Bambino's Playschool $357K Boys and Girls Club of Wake County: received $302K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Wake Cou… $302K Triangle Academy Preschool: received $281K on this topic Triangle Academy Preschool $281K Wake County Smart Start: received $264K on this topic Wake County Smart Start $264K Wakemed Foundation: received $250K on this topic Wakemed Foundation $250K Artspace: received $225K on this topic Artspace $225K The Hope Center at Pullen: received $225K on this topic The Hope Center at Pullen $225K Salvation Army of Wake Co: received $215K on this topic Salvation Army of Wake Co $215K Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc: received $190K on this topic Urban Ministries of Wake County… $190K Daniel Center for Math and Science Inc: received $179K on this topic Daniel Center for Math and Scie… $179K Wake Education Partnership: received $175K on this topic Wake Education Partnership $175K Habitat for Humanity of Wake County: received $175K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Wake Co… $175K Wakeup Wake County: received $158K on this topic Wakeup Wake County $158K Hospice of Wake County Dba Transitions Lifecare: received $150K on this topic Hospice of Wake County Dba Tran… $150K Boys and Girls Club of Wake County Inc: received $145K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Wake Cou… $145K Hospice of Wake County Inc: received $140K on this topic Hospice of Wake County Inc $140K Helps Education Fund: received $130K on this topic Helps Education Fund $130K Meals On Wheels of Wake County: received $121K on this topic Meals On Wheels of Wake County $121K Wake Forest University Foundation: received $115K on this topic Wake Forest University Foundati… $115K Wake County Boys & Girls Club: received $110K on this topic Wake County Boys & Girls Club $110K Spca of Wake County: received $104K on this topic Spca of Wake County $104K Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University: received $102K on this topic Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest… $102K Wake Technical Community College Foundation Inc: received $100K on this topic Wake Technical Community Colleg… $100K Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc: received $85K on this topic Urban Ministries of Wake County… $85K Women's Center of Wake County: received $81K on this topic Women's Center of Wake County $81K Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh: received $75K on this topic Catholic Charities of the Dioce… $75K Salvation Army of Wake County: received $75K on this topic Salvation Army of Wake County $75K Wake Technical Community College F: received $50K on this topic Wake Technical Community Colleg… $50K Wake Forest University Health Scie: received $21K on this topic Wake Forest University Health S… $21K Prospera Nc LLC: received $20K on this topic Prospera Nc LLC $20K 12 funders, 59 recipients, grants matching “wake” 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: $370,000 to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES — to conduct a randomized clinical trial of a novel postpartum intervention in rural populations.
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Largest: $3.1M to CHILDCARE NETWORK INC — nc prek, wake threeschool
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Largest: $30,000 to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — restricted - center for the study of capitalism
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Largest: $1.2M to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY — 2026 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment for 2026 early on 12/18/23. wfu…
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Largest: $93,104 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WAKE COUNTY — youth developmnt
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Largest: $50,000 to WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE F — program/operating support
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Largest: $200,000 to Wake Forest University Health Sciences — careplus collaborative care model
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Largest: $75,000 to WAKEED PARTNERSHIP — wake education partnership strategic plan
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Largest: $50,000 to WAKE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP — collaborate the community with the wake county public school forum.
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Largest: $100,000 to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — private colleges & universities - scholarships
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Largest: $1.5M to Wake Forest University — general operating support, wake forest men's soccer program - restricted fund, stamps scholars - sp 0739, $500.00: support for the wake forest fund - college$500.00: support for th…
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Largest: $1.7M to Wake Forest University — 84 grant(s) for varying purposes
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