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12 funders with a record of paying for “franklin”

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Lilly Endowment Inc → Franklin Township Community School: $35M across 3 grants, latest 2025Columbus Foundation → Franklin County Historical Society Dba: $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Adamh Board of Franklin County: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Franklin Education Forum: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021American Electric Power Foundation → Franklin County Historical Society: $558K across 7 grants, latest 2025The Community Foundation of Middle → First Presbyterian Church of Franklin: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Bank of America Charitable → Franklin Institute: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Western → Franklin Land Trust Inc: $195K across 4 grants, latest 2024Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Franklin College of Indiana: $153K across 3 grants, latest 2024A Lindsay & Olive B O'connor → Franklin Stock Company at Chapel Hall Inc: $81K across 8 grants, latest 2024Land O'lakes Foundation → Franklin County Area United Way Inc: $72K across 5 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Franklin College of Indiana: $1.6M across 7 grants, latest 2025Columbus Foundation → Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → United Way of Franklin County Inc: $487K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → Franklin Road Academy: $335K across 4 grants, latest 2024Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Produce Perks Midwest Inc: $304K across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute: $165K across 4 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Western → Resilience Center of Franklin County: $131K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Benjamin Franklin Institute of Tec: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Franklin Education Connection: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024Land O'lakes Foundation → Franklin Fire Company: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2025A Lindsay & Olive B O'connor → Franklin Central School: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Franklin County Community Foundatn: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2025Columbus Foundation → Franklin County Charity Newsies Dba: $563K across 2 grants, latest 2023Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Lifecare Alliance: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → Community Shelter Board: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology: $233K across 5 grants, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Franklin Land Trust Inc: $140K across 4 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Western → Franklin County Community: $114K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Franklin Springs Academy of Franklin: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Girls Inc of Franklin: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Benjamin Franklin Cummings Instit: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Land O'lakes Foundation → Franklin County 4-H Council: $9K across 4 grants, latest 2025A Lindsay & Olive B O'connor → St Paul's Episcopal Church Franklin: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Franklin County Community Fdn: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Franklin County Agricultural Society: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Mid-Ohio Food Collective: $163K across 2 grants, latest 2024Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Franklinton Farms: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → Local Matters: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Office of Franklin County Treasurer: $123K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Middle → Hei Schools Franklin: $99K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation of Western → Franklin County Community Development Corporation CDC: $94K across 1 grant, latest 2022Boston Foundation Inc → Musica Franklin Inc: $93K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Western → Musica Franklin Inc: $82K across 3 grants, latest 2024Columbus Foundation → Franklin Park Conservatory Women's: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2023Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024Osteopathic Heritage Foundation → Mental Health America of Ohio: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → Ferrum College: $72K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Western → Interfaith Council of Franklin County Inc: $69K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Western → Childrens Advocacy Center of Franklin and North Quabbin Inc: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → Ohio State Legal Services Association: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023Columbus Foundation → Friends of Casa of Franklin County Ohio: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Franklin College of Indiana: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2025American Electric Power Foundation → Franklin County Board of Supervisors: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Franklin Parks & Recreation Dept: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Western → United Way of the Franklin Hampshire Region: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Franklin County Community: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Franklin Education Connection: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2025Boston Foundation Inc → Franklin Academy: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Franklin First United Methodist Church: $36K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Montessori School of Franklin: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2023Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Franklin Symphonic Council: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc: $38M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$38MColumbus Foundation: $6.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Columbus Foundation$6.2MOsteopathic Heritage Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Osteopathic Heritage Foundati…$3.6MBoston Foundation Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Boston Foundation Inc$2.5MAmerican Electric Power Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.American Electric Power Found…$1.6MThe Chicago Community Trust: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$1.3MThe Community Foundation of Middle: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$1.0MCommunity Foundation of Western: $789K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Weste…$789KElba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation: $498K on this topic. Open the funder.Elba L and Gene Portteus Bran…$498KThe Bank of America Charitable: $475K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$475KLand O'lakes Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Land O'lakes Foundation$100KA Lindsay & Olive B O'connor: $92K on this topic. Open the funder.A Lindsay & Olive B O'connor$92KFranklin Township Community School: received $35M on this topicFranklin Township Community Sch…$35MFranklin County Historical Society Dba: received $4.1M on this topicFranklin County Historical Soci…$4.1MAdamh Board of Franklin County: received $2.5M on this topicAdamh Board of Franklin County$2.5MFranklin Education Forum: received $1.9M on this topicFranklin Education Forum$1.9MFranklin College of Indiana: received $1.6M on this topicFranklin College of Indiana$1.6MFranklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: received $1.1M on this topicFranklin Park Conservatory and…$1.1MBig Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County: received $1.0M on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters of Fra…$1.0MFranklin County Community Foundatn: received $900K on this topicFranklin County Community Found…$900KFranklin County Community Fdn: received $750K on this topicFranklin County Community Fdn$750KFranklin County Charity Newsies Dba: received $563K on this topicFranklin County Charity Newsies…$563KFranklin County Historical Society: received $558K on this topicFranklin County Historical Soci…$558KUnited Way of Franklin County Inc: received $487K on this topicUnited Way of Franklin County I…$487KFirst Presbyterian Church of Franklin: received $400K on this topicFirst Presbyterian Church of Fr…$400KFranklin Institute: received $350K on this topicFranklin Institute$350KFranklin Road Academy: received $335K on this topicFranklin Road Academy$335KProduce Perks Midwest Inc: received $304K on this topicProduce Perks Midwest Inc$304KLifecare Alliance: received $300K on this topicLifecare Alliance$300KBenjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology: received $255K on this topicBenjamin Franklin Cummings Inst…$255KCommunity Shelter Board: received $250K on this topicCommunity Shelter Board$250KBenjamin Franklin Institute of Technology: received $233K on this topicBenjamin Franklin Institute of…$233KFranklin County Agricultural Society: received $200K on this topicFranklin County Agricultural So…$200KFranklin Land Trust Inc: received $195K on this topicFranklin Land Trust Inc$195KThe Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute: received $165K on this topicThe Franklin and Eleanor Roosev…$165KMid-Ohio Food Collective: received $163K on this topicMid-Ohio Food Collective$163KFranklin College of Indiana: received $153K on this topicFranklin College of Indiana$153KFranklin Land Trust Inc: received $140K on this topicFranklin Land Trust Inc$140KFranklinton Farms: received $140K on this topicFranklinton Farms$140KLocal Matters: received $135K on this topicLocal Matters$135KResilience Center of Franklin County: received $131K on this topicResilience Center of Franklin C…$131KOffice of Franklin County Treasurer: received $123K on this topicOffice of Franklin County Treas…$123KFranklin County Community: received $114K on this topicFranklin County Community$114KBenjamin Franklin Institute of Tec: received $100K on this topicBenjamin Franklin Institute of…$100KFranklin Springs Academy of Franklin: received $100K on this topicFranklin Springs Academy of Fra…$100KFranklin Education Connection: received $99K on this topicFranklin Education Connection$99KHei Schools Franklin: received $99K on this topicHei Schools Franklin$99KFranklin County Community Development Corporation CDC: received $94K on this topicFranklin County Community Devel…$94KMusica Franklin Inc: received $93K on this topicMusica Franklin Inc$93KMusica Franklin Inc: received $82K on this topicMusica Franklin Inc$82KFranklin Stock Company at Chapel Hall Inc: received $81K on this topicFranklin Stock Company at Chape…$81KFranklin Park Conservatory Women's: received $77K on this topicFranklin Park Conservatory Wome…$77KEthiopian Tewahedo Social Services: received $75K on this topicEthiopian Tewahedo Social Servi…$75KMental Health America of Ohio: received $75K on this topicMental Health America of Ohio$75KFranklin County Area United Way Inc: received $72K on this topicFranklin County Area United Way…$72KFerrum College: received $72K on this topicFerrum College$72KGirls Inc of Franklin: received $70K on this topicGirls Inc of Franklin$70KInterfaith Council of Franklin County Inc: received $69K on this topicInterfaith Council of Franklin…$69KChildrens Advocacy Center of Franklin and North Quabbin Inc: received $61K on this topicChildrens Advocacy Center of Fr…$61KOhio State Legal Services Association: received $60K on this topicOhio State Legal Services Assoc…$60KFriends of Casa of Franklin County Ohio: received $59K on this topicFriends of Casa of Franklin Cou…$59KFranklin County Board of Supervisors: received $50K on this topicFranklin County Board of Superv…$50KFranklin Parks & Recreation Dept: received $46K on this topicFranklin Parks & Recreation Dept$46KUnited Way of the Franklin Hampshire Region: received $45K on this topicUnited Way of the Franklin Hamp…$45KFranklin County Community: received $40K on this topicFranklin County Community$40KFranklin Education Connection: received $39K on this topicFranklin Education Connection$39KFranklin Academy: received $36K on this topicFranklin Academy$36KFranklin First United Methodist Church: received $36K on this topicFranklin First United Methodist…$36KMontessori School of Franklin: received $36K on this topicMontessori School of Franklin$36KFranklin Symphonic Council: received $35K on this topicFranklin Symphonic Council$35KBenjamin Franklin Cummings Instit: received $25K on this topicBenjamin Franklin Cummings Inst…$25KFranklin Fire Company: received $19K on this topicFranklin Fire Company$19KFranklin County 4-H Council: received $9K on this topicFranklin County 4-H Council$9KFranklin Central School: received $6K on this topicFranklin Central School$6KSt Paul's Episcopal Church Franklin: received $5K on this topicSt Paul's Episcopal Church Fran…$5K
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