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12 funders with a record of paying for “cooper”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $52M across 35 grants, latest 2024 Jhpiego Corporation → The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New Yorkon Behalf of Ic: $14M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Northcountry Cooperative Foundation: $2.6M across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Ms Training Centre for Development Cooperation: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → University of Arizona Foundation: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Working World Inc → Possibility Labs: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Mississippi Association of Cooperatives: $749K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Cooperative for Assistance and Re: $557K across 13 grants, latest 2023 Chs Foundation → Discovery Education Inc: $525K across 2 grants, latest 2025 National Rural Utilities Cooperative → Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association: $209K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Cooperative Feeding Program Inc: $96K across 9 grants, latest 2023 Jhpiego Corporation → The Trustees of Columbia University in New York City On Behalf of Icap: $13M across 2 grants, latest 2021 Gates Foundation → Japan International Cooperation Agency: $13M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Fairfield Electric Cooperative Inc: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Mcknight Foundation → Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: $1.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → National Museum of Mexican Art: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Ford Foundation → China Association for Ngo Cooperation: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Working World Inc → Colaborativa La Milpa: $790K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Cooperative for Assistance and Rel: $439K across 17 grants, latest 2022 Chs Foundation → National Farmers Union Foundation: $260K across 5 grants, latest 2025 National Rural Utilities Cooperative → Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Moriah Cooperative Inc: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jhpiego Corporation → Management Sciences for Health: $6.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Cooperative Housing Foundation: $3.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Finance Center for South-South Cooperation Limited: $975K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: $940K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Working World Inc → Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative: $602K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Educe Sociedad Cooperativa De Rl (Educe Rl Cooperative Society): $505K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Mcknight Foundation → Shared Capital Cooperative: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Chs Foundation → Discovery Education: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Rural Utilities Cooperative → Concho Valley Electric Cooperative Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → People Working Cooperatively Inc: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → The Cooper River Bridge Run Inc: $29K across 5 grants, latest 2023 Jhpiego Corporation → The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York On Behalf of Ic: $5.9M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jhpiego Corporation → Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $5.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Jhpiego Corporation → The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $3.7M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Cooper Smith Global LLC: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Santee Electric Cooperative Inc: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Coastal Electric Cooperative Inc: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Broad River Electric Cooperative Inc: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Newberry Electric Cooperative: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation: $1.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Cooperation Canada: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center Ministry of Ecology and Environmen: $900K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Asia Society: $850K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Associacao Do Movimento Interestadual Das Quebradeiras De Coco Babacu (Miqc: $803K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Peking University: $720K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Urban Growers Collective Inc: $683K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → York Electric Cooperative Inc: $657K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Allied Media Projects Inc: $595K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Jhpiego Corporation → Alfluence International Limited: $587K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Iepe - Instituto De Pesquisa E Formacao Indigena: $480K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc → Lynches River Electric Cooperative Inc: $470K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Drivers Seat Cooperative: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → New Venture Fund: $425K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Working World Inc → Tww Nyc Solidarity Inc: $419K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Working World Inc → New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives: $401K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Michigan State University: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Mcknight Foundation → Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation: $375K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation: $74M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $74M Jhpiego Corporation: $49M on this topic. Open the funder. Jhpiego Corporation $49M Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc: $17M on this topic. Open the funder. Central Electric Power Cooper… $17M The Ford Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $11M The Chicago Community Trust: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $4.6M The Mcknight Foundation: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $4.6M The Working World Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Working World Inc $3.2M Wk Kellogg Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $2.3M The Bank of America Charitable: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $1.1M Chs Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Chs Foundation $1.0M National Rural Utilities Cooperative: $533K on this topic. Open the funder. National Rural Utilities Coop… $533K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $160K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $160K Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: received $58M on this topic Cooperative for Assistance and… $58M The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New Yorkon Behalf of Ic: received $14M on this topic The Trustees of Columbia Univer… $14M The Trustees of Columbia University in New York City On Behalf of Icap: received $13M on this topic The Trustees of Columbia Univer… $13M Japan International Cooperation Agency: received $13M on this topic Japan International Cooperation… $13M Management Sciences for Health: received $6.3M on this topic Management Sciences for Health $6.3M The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York On Behalf of Ic: received $5.9M on this topic The Trustees of Columbia Univer… $5.9M Cooperative Housing Foundation: received $3.8M on this topic Cooperative Housing Foundation $3.8M The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $3.7M on this topic The Trustees of Columbia Univer… $3.7M Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc: received $3.1M on this topic Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc $3.1M Fairfield Electric Cooperative Inc: received $3.0M on this topic Fairfield Electric Cooperative… $3.0M Cooper Smith Global LLC: received $2.7M on this topic Cooper Smith Global LLC $2.7M Northcountry Cooperative Foundation: received $2.6M on this topic Northcountry Cooperative Founda… $2.6M Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc: received $2.5M on this topic Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc $2.5M Ms Training Centre for Development Cooperation: received $2.5M on this topic Ms Training Centre for Developm… $2.5M Santee Electric Cooperative Inc: received $2.4M on this topic Santee Electric Cooperative Inc $2.4M University of Arizona Foundation: received $1.9M on this topic University of Arizona Foundation $1.9M Coastal Electric Cooperative Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Coastal Electric Cooperative Inc $1.6M Broad River Electric Cooperative Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Broad River Electric Cooperativ… $1.6M Newberry Electric Cooperative: received $1.5M on this topic Newberry Electric Cooperative $1.5M Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation: received $1.3M on this topic Chinese Academy of Internationa… $1.3M Cooperation Canada: received $1.2M on this topic Cooperation Canada $1.2M Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: received $1.1M on this topic Food and Agriculture Organizati… $1.1M National Museum of Mexican Art: received $1.1M on this topic National Museum of Mexican Art $1.1M Possibility Labs: received $1.0M on this topic Possibility Labs $1.0M China Association for Ngo Cooperation: received $1.0M on this topic China Association for Ngo Coope… $1.0M Finance Center for South-South Cooperation Limited: received $975K on this topic Finance Center for South-South… $975K Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: received $940K on this topic Cooper Union for the Advancemen… $940K Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center Ministry of Ecology and Environmen: received $900K on this topic Foreign Environmental Cooperati… $900K Asia Society: received $850K on this topic Asia Society $850K Associacao Do Movimento Interestadual Das Quebradeiras De Coco Babacu (Miqc: received $803K on this topic Associacao Do Movimento Interes… $803K Colaborativa La Milpa: received $790K on this topic Colaborativa La Milpa $790K Mississippi Association of Cooperatives: received $749K on this topic Mississippi Association of Coop… $749K Peking University: received $720K on this topic Peking University $720K Urban Growers Collective Inc: received $683K on this topic Urban Growers Collective Inc $683K York Electric Cooperative Inc: received $657K on this topic York Electric Cooperative Inc $657K Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land: received $650K on this topic Federation of Southern Cooperat… $650K Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative: received $602K on this topic Cincinnati Union Cooperative In… $602K Allied Media Projects Inc: received $595K on this topic Allied Media Projects Inc $595K Alfluence International Limited: received $587K on this topic Alfluence International Limited $587K Cooperative for Assistance and Re: received $557K on this topic Cooperative for Assistance and… $557K Discovery Education Inc: received $525K on this topic Discovery Education Inc $525K Educe Sociedad Cooperativa De Rl (Educe Rl Cooperative Society): received $505K on this topic Educe Sociedad Cooperativa De R… $505K Shared Capital Cooperative: received $500K on this topic Shared Capital Cooperative $500K Iepe - Instituto De Pesquisa E Formacao Indigena: received $480K on this topic Iepe - Instituto De Pesquisa E… $480K Lynches River Electric Cooperative Inc: received $470K on this topic Lynches River Electric Cooperat… $470K Drivers Seat Cooperative: received $450K on this topic Drivers Seat Cooperative $450K Cooperative for Assistance and Rel: received $439K on this topic Cooperative for Assistance and… $439K New Venture Fund: received $425K on this topic New Venture Fund $425K Tww Nyc Solidarity Inc: received $419K on this topic Tww Nyc Solidarity Inc $419K New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives: received $401K on this topic New York City Network of Worker… $401K Michigan State University: received $400K on this topic Michigan State University $400K Swissaid Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation: received $400K on this topic Swissaid Swiss Foundation for D… $400K International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation: received $375K on this topic International Organization for… $375K National Farmers Union Foundation: received $260K on this topic National Farmers Union Foundati… $260K Discovery Education: received $250K on this topic Discovery Education $250K Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association: received $209K on this topic Tennessee Electric Cooperative… $209K Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc: received $175K on this topic Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc $175K Concho Valley Electric Cooperative Inc: received $150K on this topic Concho Valley Electric Cooperat… $150K People Working Cooperatively Inc: received $125K on this topic People Working Cooperatively Inc $125K Cooperative Feeding Program Inc: received $96K on this topic Cooperative Feeding Program Inc $96K Moriah Cooperative Inc: received $35K on this topic Moriah Cooperative Inc $35K The Cooper River Bridge Run Inc: received $29K on this topic The Cooper River Bridge Run Inc $29K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “cooper” 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: $150,000 to CONCHO VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC — integrity fund-threatens existence under the cooperative business model
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Largest: $10,000 to COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — cooperative leaders and scholars program
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Largest: $300,000 to FOREIGN ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION CENTER MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMEN — for research and workshops on financial innovation for improving cooperation on climate investment and financing in asia and africa.
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Largest: $50,000 to COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC — research and learning opportunities
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Largest: $235,000 to CINCINNATI UNION COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE — cooperative development
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Largest: $200,000 to Northcountry Cooperative Foundation — for general operating support, and to build a revolving working capital fund for housing cooperative conversion
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Largest: $250,000 to COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RE — program/operating support
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Largest: $25,000 to MORIAH COOPERATIVE INC — program support
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Largest: $341,333 to Urban Growers Collective Inc — general operating support. to support cooperative business development for emerging growers via ugc's grower apprenticeship program. support to the fresh moves mobile market to the…
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Largest: $2.0M to PEE DEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC — economic development
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Largest: $200,000 to FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES LAND — provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission of serving as a catalyst for the development of self-supporting communities via cooperative economic …
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Largest: $6.8M to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKON BEHALF OF IC — technical assistance under the meeting targets and maintaining epidemic control cooperative agreement
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