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12 funders with a record of paying for “wesleyan”

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Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana Wesleyan University: $53M across 18 grants, latest 2025The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Allegheny Wesleyan College: $3.3M across 9 grants, latest 2024Creekside Foundation → Wesleyan University: $2.1M across 14 grants, latest 2024Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc → Wesleyan College: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024John S and James L Knight Foundation → Wesleyan University: $610K across 5 grants, latest 2024Earl Bane Foundation → Kansas Wesleyan University: $195K across 10 grants, latest 2023Bartlesville Community Foundation → Oklahoma Wesleyan University: $81K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Alive Wesleyan Church: $63K across 2 grants, latest 2024Wv Emulation Endowment Trust → Wv Wesleyan College: $63K across 4 grants, latest 2025Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Wesleyan University: $51K across 5 grants, latest 2024Fidelity Foundation → Wesleyan University: $40K across 13 grants, latest 2024The Presser Foundation → Illinois Wesleyan University: $18K across 5 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Roberts Wesleyan University: $9.6M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc → Virginia Wesleyan University: $829K across 3 grants, latest 2024John S and James L Knight Foundation → Wesleyan College: $560K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Indiana Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bartlesville Community Foundation → First Wesleyan Church: $59K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Ohio Wesleyan University: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2024Fidelity Foundation → Illinois Wesleyan University: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Texas Wesleyan University: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Presser Foundation → Roberts Wesleyan College: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2023Wv Emulation Endowment Trust → W Va Wesleyan College: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2021Lilly Endowment Inc → Wesleyan Impact Partners Inc: $6.3M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc → North Carolina Wesleyan College: $440K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church: $59K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Christ Wesleyan Church: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bartlesville Community Foundation → Wesleyan Christian School: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Illinois Wesleyan University: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2022Fidelity Foundation → Ohio Wesleyan University: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Presser Foundation → Roberts Wesleyan University: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Wesleyan Church Corporation: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana South Dist-Wesleyan Church: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → College Wesleyan Church: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Crossroads Dist of Wesleyan Church: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2025Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc → North Carolina Wesleyan University: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Tioga Wesleyan Methodist Church: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Conference: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Evangelical Wesleyan Church: $22K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Stoneboro Wesleyan Methodist Camp Meeting Association: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Central Wesleyan Church: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Sawyersville Wesleyan Church: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Indianapolis Wesleyan Holiness Church: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Youth: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Sawyersville Wesleyan Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Bethany Wesleyan Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Ignite Wesleyan Church: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Newhope Wesleyan Church: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Denton Wesleyan Church: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Wesleyan Church of Hamburg: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Fremont Wesleyan Church: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Wesleyan University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Linwood Wesleyan Church: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Skyline Wesleyan Church: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Kentucky Wesleyan General Fund: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Kentucky Wesleyan College: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Global Partners Wesleyan Church: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Dakota Wesleyan University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Fidelity Foundation → West Virginia Wesleyan College: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Clermont Wesleyan Holiness Church: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness → Hartville Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc: $74M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$74MThe Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robb and Veda Kaufman Hol…$3.5MLettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundat…$2.7MCreekside Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Creekside Foundation$2.1MJohn S and James L Knight Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.John S and James L Knight Fou…$1.2MThe Us Charitable Gift Trust: $290K on this topic. Open the funder.The Us Charitable Gift Trust$290KEarl Bane Foundation: $195K on this topic. Open the funder.Earl Bane Foundation$195KBartlesville Community Foundation: $160K on this topic. Open the funder.Bartlesville Community Founda…$160KMichael & Susan Dell Foundation: $76K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Susan Dell Foundati…$76KWv Emulation Endowment Trust: $76K on this topic. Open the funder.Wv Emulation Endowment Trust$76KFidelity Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.Fidelity Foundation$70KThe Presser Foundation: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.The Presser Foundation$36KIndiana Wesleyan University: received $53M on this topicIndiana Wesleyan University$53MRoberts Wesleyan University: received $9.6M on this topicRoberts Wesleyan University$9.6MWesleyan Impact Partners Inc: received $6.3M on this topicWesleyan Impact Partners Inc$6.3MAllegheny Wesleyan College: received $3.3M on this topicAllegheny Wesleyan College$3.3MWesleyan University: received $2.8M on this topicWesleyan University$2.8MWesleyan Church Corporation: received $2.3M on this topicWesleyan Church Corporation$2.3MIndiana South Dist-Wesleyan Church: received $1.5M on this topicIndiana South Dist-Wesleyan Chu…$1.5MCollege Wesleyan Church: received $1.2M on this topicCollege Wesleyan Church$1.2MWesleyan College: received $1.2M on this topicWesleyan College$1.2MVirginia Wesleyan University: received $829K on this topicVirginia Wesleyan University$829KWesleyan College: received $560K on this topicWesleyan College$560KCrossroads Dist of Wesleyan Church: received $450K on this topicCrossroads Dist of Wesleyan Chu…$450KNorth Carolina Wesleyan College: received $440K on this topicNorth Carolina Wesleyan College$440KNorth Carolina Wesleyan University: received $225K on this topicNorth Carolina Wesleyan Univers…$225KKansas Wesleyan University: received $195K on this topicKansas Wesleyan University$195KOklahoma Wesleyan University: received $81K on this topicOklahoma Wesleyan University$81KAlive Wesleyan Church: received $63K on this topicAlive Wesleyan Church$63KWv Wesleyan College: received $63K on this topicWv Wesleyan College$63KIndiana Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church: received $60K on this topicIndiana Allegheny Wesleyan Meth…$60KWesleyan University: received $59K on this topicWesleyan University$59KFirst Wesleyan Church: received $59K on this topicFirst Wesleyan Church$59KSalem Wesleyan Methodist Church: received $59K on this topicSalem Wesleyan Methodist Church$59KTioga Wesleyan Methodist Church: received $50K on this topicTioga Wesleyan Methodist Church$50KOhio Wesleyan University: received $41K on this topicOhio Wesleyan University$41KAllegheny Wesleyan Methodist Conference: received $40K on this topicAllegheny Wesleyan Methodist Co…$40KIllinois Wesleyan University: received $38K on this topicIllinois Wesleyan University$38KChrist Wesleyan Church: received $24K on this topicChrist Wesleyan Church$24KEvangelical Wesleyan Church: received $22K on this topicEvangelical Wesleyan Church$22KStoneboro Wesleyan Methodist Camp Meeting Association: received $20K on this topicStoneboro Wesleyan Methodist Ca…$20KWesleyan Christian School: received $19K on this topicWesleyan Christian School$19KCentral Wesleyan Church: received $19K on this topicCentral Wesleyan Church$19KSawyersville Wesleyan Church: received $16K on this topicSawyersville Wesleyan Church$16KIndianapolis Wesleyan Holiness Church: received $16K on this topicIndianapolis Wesleyan Holiness…$16KTexas Wesleyan University: received $16K on this topicTexas Wesleyan University$16KRoberts Wesleyan College: received $15K on this topicRoberts Wesleyan College$15KAllegheny Wesleyan Methodist Youth: received $13K on this topicAllegheny Wesleyan Methodist Yo…$13KW Va Wesleyan College: received $13K on this topicW Va Wesleyan College$13KSawyersville Wesleyan Church: received $12K on this topicSawyersville Wesleyan Church$12KBethany Wesleyan Church: received $12K on this topicBethany Wesleyan Church$12KIgnite Wesleyan Church: received $11K on this topicIgnite Wesleyan Church$11KIllinois Wesleyan University: received $10K on this topicIllinois Wesleyan University$10KNewhope Wesleyan Church: received $10K on this topicNewhope Wesleyan Church$10KDenton Wesleyan Church: received $10K on this topicDenton Wesleyan Church$10KWesleyan Church of Hamburg: received $10K on this topicWesleyan Church of Hamburg$10KFremont Wesleyan Church: received $9K on this topicFremont Wesleyan Church$9KLinwood Wesleyan Church: received $8K on this topicLinwood Wesleyan Church$8KSkyline Wesleyan Church: received $8K on this topicSkyline Wesleyan Church$8KKentucky Wesleyan General Fund: received $8K on this topicKentucky Wesleyan General Fund$8KKentucky Wesleyan College: received $7K on this topicKentucky Wesleyan College$7KGlobal Partners Wesleyan Church: received $7K on this topicGlobal Partners Wesleyan Church$7KDakota Wesleyan University: received $7K on this topicDakota Wesleyan University$7KOhio Wesleyan University: received $6K on this topicOhio Wesleyan University$6KWest Virginia Wesleyan College: received $4K on this topicWest Virginia Wesleyan College$4KClermont Wesleyan Holiness Church: received $3K on this topicClermont Wesleyan Holiness Chur…$3KHartville Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church: received $2K on this topicHartville Allegheny Wesleyan Me…$2K
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