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10 funders with a record of paying for “wfae”
Where the money went Triangle Community Foundation Inc → North Carolina Public Radio Wfae: $169K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Cotter Foundation Inc → University Radio Foundation Inc: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Groundtruth Project Inc → Wfae: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Wfae: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Foundation for the Carolinas → Wfae 907 - University Radio Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Wfae Radio 907 Fm: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 William T and Debbie J Hayden → Npr Network: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The James Family Foundation Inc → Wfae: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Alwinell Foundation Tr Ua → University Radio Fdn - Wfae 901 Fm: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Leon Levine Foundation → University Radio Foundation Inc - 2022 - Wfae 907 - Jrd: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Leon Levine Foundation → University Radio Foundation Inc - 2023 - Wfae 907 - Jss: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Triangle Community Foundation Inc: $169K on this topic. Open the funder. Triangle Community Foundation… $169K The Cotter Foundation Inc: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cotter Foundation Inc $70K The Groundtruth Project Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. The Groundtruth Project Inc $30K The Us Charitable Gift Trust: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. The Us Charitable Gift Trust $13K Foundation for the Carolinas: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation for the Carolinas $10K The Winston-Salem Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. The Winston-Salem Foundation $5K William T and Debbie J Hayden: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. William T and Debbie J Hayden $5K The James Family Foundation Inc: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. The James Family Foundation I… $3K Alwinell Foundation Tr Ua: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Alwinell Foundation Tr Ua $3K The Leon Levine Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. The Leon Levine Foundation $3K North Carolina Public Radio Wfae: received $169K on this topic North Carolina Public Radio Wfae $169K University Radio Foundation Inc: received $70K on this topic University Radio Foundation Inc $70K Wfae: received $46K on this topic Wfae $46K Wfae 907 - University Radio Foundation: received $10K on this topic Wfae 907 - University Radio Fou… $10K Wfae Radio 907 Fm: received $5K on this topic Wfae Radio 907 Fm $5K Npr Network: received $5K on this topic Npr Network $5K University Radio Fdn - Wfae 901 Fm: received $3K on this topic University Radio Fdn - Wfae 901… $3K University Radio Foundation Inc - 2022 - Wfae 907 - Jrd: received $2K on this topic University Radio Foundation Inc… $2K University Radio Foundation Inc - 2023 - Wfae 907 - Jss: received $1K on this topic University Radio Foundation Inc… $1K 10 funders, 9 recipients, grants matching “wfae” 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: $20,000 to University Radio Foundation Inc — support wfae public radio
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Largest: $44,000 to NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO WFAE — public/soc benft
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Largest: $21,357 to WFAE — to host newsrooms to support report for america corps members
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Largest: $6,950 to WFAE — for recipient's exempt purpose
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Largest: $1,500 to UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION INC - 2022 - WFAE 907 - JRD — operational support
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Largest: $10,000 to WFAE 907 - UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION — charitable gift
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Largest: $5,000 to NPR NETWORK — wfae charlotte
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Largest: $5,000 to WFAE Radio 907 FM — 1 grant(s) for varying purposes
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Largest: $3,000 to WFAE — support operations of local national public radio station
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Largest: $3,000 to UNIVERSITY RADIO FDN - WFAE 901 FM — unrestricted general
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