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12 funders with a record of paying for “arms”
Where the money went Carnegie Corporation of New York → Arms Control Association: $1.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → Open Arms of Minnesota: $859K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc → Armed Services Arts Partnership: $687K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Armed Services YMCA of the USA → Armed Services YMCA of Alaska: $526K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ploughshares Fund Inc → President and Fellows of Middlebury College: $455K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Asociacion Nacional De Afrocolombianos Desplazados: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Open Arms Inc: $325K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation → British School at Athens Foundation: $311K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Veterans United Foundation → Armed Services YMCA of the USA: $280K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Arms Control Association: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Delta Sigma Delta Educational Foundation → Epsilon Chapter: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Spokane Humane Society: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: $862K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Armed Services YMCA of the USA → Armed Services YMCA of Hawaii: $474K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc → Armed Services YMCA of the USA: $468K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Ploughshares Fund Inc → Arms Control Association: $444K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Fundacion Alianza Por La Mineria Responsable: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Veterans United Foundation → Armed Services YMCA of Missouri: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Arms of Hope: $134K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Minneapolis Foundation → Arm in Arm in Africa: $130K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Princeton University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation → American Friends of the British Museum Inc: $30K across 6 grants, latest 2023 The Duffield Family Foundation → Pinellas County Animal Services: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Delta Sigma Delta Educational Foundation → Tau Tau Chapter: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Rethink Media: $575K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Ploughshares Fund Inc → Arms Control Assn: $295K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc → Combined Arms: $242K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Armed Services YMCA of the USA → Armed Services YMCA of the USA Fayetteville Chapter: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Trustees of Princeton University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Asociacion Sembrando Semillas De Paz Sembrandopaz: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Veterans United Foundation → Armed Services YMCA of the United States: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Minneapolis Foundation → Open Arms Home for Children: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Aids Arms Inc: $63K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation → Cambridge in America: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Duffield Family Foundation → Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Delta Sigma Delta Educational Foundation → Lambda Chapter: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Fund for Constitutional Government: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Transparency International: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Tufts University: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Opensecrets: $338K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Royal Institute of International Affairs: $292K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Ploughshares Fund Inc → Win Without War Education Fund: $258K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Oxfam America: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Center for Responsive Politics: $216K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Center for International Policy: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ploughshares Fund Inc → Nuclear Threat Initiative: $177K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Forum On the Arms Trade: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Middlebury College: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Ploughshares Fund Inc → Rethink Media: $113K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Armed Services YMCA of the USA → Armed Services YMCA of Missouri: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Armed Services YMCA of the USA → Liberty County Armed Services YMCA: $101K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Armed Services YMCA of the USA → Armed Services YMCA Oklahoma - Lawton: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Carnegie Corporation of New York → American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education: $81K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Ford Foundation → Stichting Mama Cash: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Open Arms Health Clinic Inc: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Nuclear Information and Resource Service: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Veterans United Foundation → American Red Cross of Central and Northern Missouri: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Veterans United Foundation → American Red Cross of Central & Northern Mo: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Veterans United Foundation → Armed Services YMCA of San Diego: $46K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Veterans United Foundation → Combined Arms: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Nautilus Institute: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The New-Land Foundation Inc → Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York: $6.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Carnegie Corporation of New Y… $6.3M Ploughshares Fund Inc: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Ploughshares Fund Inc $1.7M Armed Services YMCA of the USA: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Armed Services YMCA of the USA $1.4M Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Bob Woodruff Family Foundatio… $1.4M The Minneapolis Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Minneapolis Foundation $1.1M Veterans United Foundation: $761K on this topic. Open the funder. Veterans United Foundation $761K The Ford Foundation: $760K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $760K Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $578K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $578K The New-Land Foundation Inc: $515K on this topic. Open the funder. The New-Land Foundation Inc $515K The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation: $366K on this topic. Open the funder. The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Fou… $366K The Duffield Family Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. The Duffield Family Foundation $30K Delta Sigma Delta Educational Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Delta Sigma Delta Educational… $20K Arms Control Association: received $1.4M on this topic Arms Control Association $1.4M Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: received $862K on this topic Center for Arms Control and Non… $862K Open Arms of Minnesota: received $859K on this topic Open Arms of Minnesota $859K Armed Services YMCA of the USA: received $748K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of the USA $748K Armed Services Arts Partnership: received $687K on this topic Armed Services Arts Partnership $687K Arms Control Association: received $579K on this topic Arms Control Association $579K Rethink Media: received $575K on this topic Rethink Media $575K Armed Services YMCA of Alaska: received $526K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of Alaska $526K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $500K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $500K Armed Services YMCA of Hawaii: received $474K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of Hawaii $474K President and Fellows of Middlebury College: received $455K on this topic President and Fellows of Middle… $455K Fund for Constitutional Government: received $450K on this topic Fund for Constitutional Governm… $450K Transparency International: received $400K on this topic Transparency International $400K Asociacion Nacional De Afrocolombianos Desplazados: received $350K on this topic Asociacion Nacional De Afrocolo… $350K Tufts University: received $350K on this topic Tufts University $350K Opensecrets: received $338K on this topic Opensecrets $338K Open Arms Inc: received $325K on this topic Open Arms Inc $325K British School at Athens Foundation: received $311K on this topic British School at Athens Founda… $311K Armed Services YMCA of Missouri: received $302K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of Missouri $302K Arms Control Assn: received $295K on this topic Arms Control Assn $295K Royal Institute of International Affairs: received $292K on this topic Royal Institute of Internationa… $292K Combined Arms: received $287K on this topic Combined Arms $287K Win Without War Education Fund: received $258K on this topic Win Without War Education Fund $258K Fundacion Alianza Por La Mineria Responsable: received $250K on this topic Fundacion Alianza Por La Mineri… $250K Oxfam America: received $230K on this topic Oxfam America $230K Center for Responsive Politics: received $216K on this topic Center for Responsive Politics $216K Center for International Policy: received $200K on this topic Center for International Policy $200K Nuclear Threat Initiative: received $177K on this topic Nuclear Threat Initiative $177K Forum On the Arms Trade: received $175K on this topic Forum On the Arms Trade $175K Middlebury College: received $173K on this topic Middlebury College $173K Arms of Hope: received $134K on this topic Arms of Hope $134K Arm in Arm in Africa: received $130K on this topic Arm in Arm in Africa $130K Armed Services YMCA of the USA Fayetteville Chapter: received $127K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of the USA… $127K Rethink Media: received $113K on this topic Rethink Media $113K Liberty County Armed Services YMCA: received $101K on this topic Liberty County Armed Services Y… $101K Princeton University: received $100K on this topic Princeton University $100K Trustees of Princeton University: received $100K on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $100K Asociacion Sembrando Semillas De Paz Sembrandopaz: received $100K on this topic Asociacion Sembrando Semillas D… $100K Armed Services YMCA Oklahoma - Lawton: received $95K on this topic Armed Services YMCA Oklahoma -… $95K Armed Services YMCA of the United States: received $90K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of the Unit… $90K American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education: received $81K on this topic American Bar Association Fund f… $81K Open Arms Home for Children: received $70K on this topic Open Arms Home for Children $70K Aids Arms Inc: received $63K on this topic Aids Arms Inc $63K Stichting Mama Cash: received $60K on this topic Stichting Mama Cash $60K Open Arms Health Clinic Inc: received $56K on this topic Open Arms Health Clinic Inc $56K Nuclear Information and Resource Service: received $50K on this topic Nuclear Information and Resourc… $50K American Red Cross of Central and Northern Missouri: received $50K on this topic American Red Cross of Central a… $50K American Red Cross of Central & Northern Mo: received $50K on this topic American Red Cross of Central &… $50K Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: received $50K on this topic Carnegie Endowment for Internat… $50K Armed Services YMCA of San Diego: received $46K on this topic Armed Services YMCA of San Diego $46K Nautilus Institute: received $40K on this topic Nautilus Institute $40K Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: received $40K on this topic Union of Concerned Scientists I… $40K American Friends of the British Museum Inc: received $30K on this topic American Friends of the British… $30K Cambridge in America: received $25K on this topic Cambridge in America $25K Epsilon Chapter: received $10K on this topic Epsilon Chapter $10K Spokane Humane Society: received $10K on this topic Spokane Humane Society $10K Pinellas County Animal Services: received $10K on this topic Pinellas County Animal Services $10K Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center: received $10K on this topic Montgomery County Animal Servic… $10K Tau Tau Chapter: received $5K on this topic Tau Tau Chapter $5K Lambda Chapter: received $5K on this topic Lambda Chapter $5K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “arms” 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: $10,000 to MONTGOMERY COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES AND ADOPTION CENTER — open arms challenge
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Largest: $175,000 to Forum on the Arms Trade — as a final grant for the forum on the arms trade
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Largest: $50,000 to ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF THE USA — np: armed services ymca child care
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Largest: $3,200 to PSI CHAPTER OHSU OREGON WESTERN ARM — arm student training
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Largest: $45,000 to ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION — peace & arms control
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Largest: $215,500 to ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION — 1. to support staff time dedicated to the involvement on the core team for the stop the nuclear arms race roundtable2. to support the arms control association's research, public ed…
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Largest: $135,138 to OPEN ARMS INC — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $66,500 to ARM IN ARM IN AFRICA — donor-recommended, international relations
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Largest: $10,000 to AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART — us arm of uk institute promoting the study of art history; object study room
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Largest: $287,000 to ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF THE USA — social connection and wellbeing; community engagement; disaster relief; survey incentive
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Largest: $1,500 to ARM IN ARM INC — matching gift
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Largest: $473,597 to ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF HAWAII — program support
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