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11 funders with a record of paying for “waterwheel”
Where the money went Nicholas Martin Jr Family Foundation → Streams and Valleys Inc: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Ka Foundation → The Waterwheel Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → City of Fort Worth: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Adirondack Foundation → Paul Smith's College: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Leo W Seal Jr Family Foundation → Waterwheel Foundation: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Bell Cook Family Foundation → Yates Mill Associates: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 White Swan Foundation Inc → The Waterwheel Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ja-Sa Schneck Foundation Inc → The Waterwheel Foundation: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund → Waterwheel Foundation: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Arr Family Foundation Inc → The Waterwheel Foundation: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Charles V Mcadam Jr → The Waterwheel Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adirondack Foundation → Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ja-Sa Schneck Foundation Inc → Waterwheel Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Adirondack Foundation → Long Lake Rescue Squad Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adirondack Foundation → Warrensburg Emergency Medical Services: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adirondack Foundation → Adirondack Research Consortium: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adirondack Foundation → North Country Community College Foundation Inc: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Adirondack Foundation → Newcomb Volunteer Fire Department: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adirondack Foundation → Town of Indian Lake: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Adirondack Foundation: $102K on this topic. Open the funder. Adirondack Foundation $102K Nicholas Martin Jr Family Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. Nicholas Martin Jr Family Fou… $80K Ka Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Ka Foundation $50K Community Foundation of North Texas Inc: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of North… $25K Leo W Seal Jr Family Foundation: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. Leo W Seal Jr Family Foundati… $11K Bell Cook Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Bell Cook Family Foundation $10K White Swan Foundation Inc: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. White Swan Foundation Inc $10K Ja-Sa Schneck Foundation Inc: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. Ja-Sa Schneck Foundation Inc $9K Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund $3K Arr Family Foundation Inc: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Arr Family Foundation Inc $2K Charles V Mcadam Jr: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Charles V Mcadam Jr $2K Streams and Valleys Inc: received $80K on this topic Streams and Valleys Inc $80K The Waterwheel Foundation: received $69K on this topic The Waterwheel Foundation $69K City of Fort Worth: received $25K on this topic City of Fort Worth $25K Paul Smith's College: received $20K on this topic Paul Smith's College $20K Tupper Lake Community Food Pantry: received $17K on this topic Tupper Lake Community Food Pant… $17K Waterwheel Foundation: received $16K on this topic Waterwheel Foundation $16K Long Lake Rescue Squad Inc: received $15K on this topic Long Lake Rescue Squad Inc $15K Warrensburg Emergency Medical Services: received $15K on this topic Warrensburg Emergency Medical S… $15K Yates Mill Associates: received $10K on this topic Yates Mill Associates $10K Adirondack Research Consortium: received $10K on this topic Adirondack Research Consortium $10K North Country Community College Foundation Inc: received $9K on this topic North Country Community College… $9K Newcomb Volunteer Fire Department: received $9K on this topic Newcomb Volunteer Fire Departme… $9K Town of Indian Lake: received $8K on this topic Town of Indian Lake $8K The Waterwheel Foundation: received $2K on this topic The Waterwheel Foundation $2K 11 funders, 14 recipients, grants matching “waterwheel” 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: $19,700 to PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE — for the "mobile emergency operations center for enhanced disaster response in the adirondacks" application. this grant is funded in partnership with the waterwheel foundation fund …
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Largest: $50,000 to STREAMS AND VALLEYS INC — waterwheel project
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Largest: $2,533 to THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION — general opertaing support
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Largest: $6,000 to WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION — community outreach
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Largest: $1,500 to WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION — for operations
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Largest: $50,000 to THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION — in support of another public charity
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Largest: $1,000 to THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION — program support
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Largest: $25,000 to CITY OF FORT WORTH — for the keep fort worth beautiful trinity river waterwheels initiative. grant recommended by philip williamson, rebecca shores, frank darden, chris darden, cara darden and philip w…
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Largest: $10,000 to THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION — general operating support
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Largest: $10,000 to YATES MILL ASSOCIATES — waterwheel campaign
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Largest: $2,000 to The Waterwheel Foundation — to assist charities to continue their charitable purpose.
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