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12 funders with a record of paying for “waterfowl”
Where the money went Christel Dehaan Family Foundation Inc → Delta Waterfowl Foundation-Ne Indiana: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Foothills Foundation → Delta Waterfowl Foundation: $1000K across 3 grants, latest 2024 William O Lund Jr and Natalie C Lund → Delta Waterfowl Foundation: $675K across 5 grants, latest 2025 The Nature Conservancy → California Waterfowl Association: $596K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → Delta Waterfowl Fnd: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Oehmig Foundation → Delta Waterfowl Foundation: $86K across 4 grants, latest 2025 David Winton Bell Foundation → Delta Waterfowl Foundation: $72K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Brune Family Foundation → Pheasants Forever: $64K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Frederic C Hamilton → Delta Waterfowl Foundation: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation → Clemson University: $42K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Scheffel Family Charitable Trust → East Grassland Waterfowl Association: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bsb Foundation → Delta Waterfowl Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Foothills Foundation → Ducks Unlimited Inc: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → South Carolina Waterfowl Assoc: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Christel Dehaan Family Foundation Inc → Delta Waterfowl Foundation - Ne Indiana: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Frederic C Hamilton → South Carolina Waterfowl: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Brune Family Foundation → National Deer Association: $21K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Oehmig Foundation → Ducks Unlimited: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation → University of Delaware: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2021 William O Lund Jr and Natalie C Lund → Ducks Unlimited Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bsb Foundation → California Waterfowl Association (Cwa): $8K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Scheffel Family Charitable Trust → California Waterfowl Association: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Foothills Foundation → California Waterfowl Association (Cwa): $65K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund → South Carolina Waterfowl Association: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Brune Family Foundation → Ducks Unlimited: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation → Louisana State University: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Bsb Foundation → California Waterfowl Association: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Foothills Foundation → California Waterfowl Association: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation → Mississippi State University: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Foothills Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Foothills Foundation $1.3M Christel Dehaan Family Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Christel Dehaan Family Founda… $1.1M William O Lund Jr and Natalie C Lund: $685K on this topic. Open the funder. William O Lund Jr and Natalie… $685K The Nature Conservancy: $596K on this topic. Open the funder. The Nature Conservancy $596K Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund: $240K on this topic. Open the funder. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outd… $240K The Oehmig Foundation: $106K on this topic. Open the funder. The Oehmig Foundation $106K The Frederic C Hamilton: $105K on this topic. Open the funder. The Frederic C Hamilton $105K Brune Family Foundation: $98K on this topic. Open the funder. Brune Family Foundation $98K Nemours Plantation Wildlife Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. Nemours Plantation Wildlife F… $80K David Winton Bell Foundation: $72K on this topic. Open the funder. David Winton Bell Foundation $72K Bsb Foundation: $28K on this topic. Open the funder. Bsb Foundation $28K The Scheffel Family Charitable Trust: $21K on this topic. Open the funder. The Scheffel Family Charitabl… $21K Delta Waterfowl Foundation: received $1.8M on this topic Delta Waterfowl Foundation $1.8M Delta Waterfowl Foundation-Ne Indiana: received $1.0M on this topic Delta Waterfowl Foundation-Ne I… $1.0M California Waterfowl Association: received $644K on this topic California Waterfowl Association $644K Ducks Unlimited Inc: received $210K on this topic Ducks Unlimited Inc $210K Delta Waterfowl Fnd: received $100K on this topic Delta Waterfowl Fnd $100K South Carolina Waterfowl Assoc: received $80K on this topic South Carolina Waterfowl Assoc $80K California Waterfowl Association (Cwa): received $73K on this topic California Waterfowl Associatio… $73K Pheasants Forever: received $64K on this topic Pheasants Forever $64K Delta Waterfowl Foundation - Ne Indiana: received $63K on this topic Delta Waterfowl Foundation - Ne… $63K South Carolina Waterfowl Association: received $60K on this topic South Carolina Waterfowl Associ… $60K Delta Waterfowl Foundation: received $55K on this topic Delta Waterfowl Foundation $55K South Carolina Waterfowl: received $50K on this topic South Carolina Waterfowl $50K Clemson University: received $42K on this topic Clemson University $42K Ducks Unlimited: received $34K on this topic Ducks Unlimited $34K National Deer Association: received $21K on this topic National Deer Association $21K East Grassland Waterfowl Association: received $18K on this topic East Grassland Waterfowl Associ… $18K University of Delaware: received $15K on this topic University of Delaware $15K Louisana State University: received $13K on this topic Louisana State University $13K Mississippi State University: received $11K on this topic Mississippi State University $11K 12 funders, 19 recipients, grants matching “waterfowl” 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: $333,333 to DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION — to support programs and policy efforts to grow california's waterfowl populations, wetlands and hunter conservationist communities.
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Largest: $170,000 to DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION — conserve waterfowl
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Largest: $25,000 to DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION — to secure the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting.
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Largest: $20,333 to DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION — secure the future of waterfowl
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Largest: $8,500 to EAST GRASSLAND WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION — support for preservation of waterfowl habitat
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Largest: $40,667 to CLEMSON UNIVERSITY — provides important winter habitat for waterfowl. the goal is to conserve habitat to secure the future of waterfowl in sc.
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Largest: $189,756 to CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION — conservation activities
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Largest: $20,000 to South Carolina Waterfowl — wildlife conservation
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Largest: $5,000 to DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION — in support of the continued mission to produce ducks and secure the future of waterfowl hunting.
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Largest: $100,000 to DELTA WATERFOWL FND — conserving wildlife and habitat
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Largest: $45,898 to PHEASANTS FOREVER — protect waterfowl habitat
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Largest: $1.0M to Delta Waterfowl Foundation-NE Indiana — huntr3 initiative
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