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12 funders with a record of paying for “metro”
Where the money went Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → United Way of Greater Atlanta: $48M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Kansas City Scholars Inc: $30M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Sherwood Foundation → Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless: $8.3M across 12 grants, latest 2025 Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → United Way of Metro Atlanta: $4.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Kresge Foundation → The Brookings Institution: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera Inc: $814K across 26 grants, latest 2024 Careoregon Inc → Greater New Hope Charities: $633K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Collins Foundation → African Youth & Community Organization: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fr Bigelow Foundation → Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation: $255K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Metro Caring: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro: $43K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Southeast Community Capital Corporation → Andriveews Hospitality LLC: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Great Jobs Kc: $20M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta: $18M across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Sherwood Foundation → Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha: $3.8M across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Kresge Foundation → Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → United Way of Middle Tenn - Dba Metro Nashville: $674K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Des Moines Metro Opera: $584K across 14 grants, latest 2022 The Collins Foundation → Hacienda Community Development Corporation: $240K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Careoregon Inc → Boys and Girls Club of Portland Metro Area: $215K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fr Bigelow Foundation → Home Line: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Southeast Community Capital Corporation → 2020 LLC: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Girls Inc of Metro Denver: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc: $15M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Dreamspring: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Metro Solutions Inc: $968K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Sherwood Foundation → Heartland Workers Center: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Publix Super Markets Charities Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta: $315K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Golf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Collins Foundation → Native American Youth and Family Center: $230K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Bank of America Charitable → Metro West Community Development O: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fr Bigelow Foundation → Latino Economic Development Center: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Southeast Community Capital Corporation → Abs Auto Sales & Service Inc: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Careoregon Inc → Doulas Latinas International: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Metro East St Louis Community: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Fbo Redefined Atlanta: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → The Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Teach for America - Metro Atlanta: $950K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → The Posse Foundation: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Teach for America - Metro Atlanta: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Artsnow: $460K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Teach for America Inc: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Venture Noire Inc: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Fresno Metro Black Chamber Foundation: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Brookings Institution: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Operation Breakthrough Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kresge Foundation → Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency: $390K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kresge Foundation → Metro Healthcare Services Inc Dba Metro Solutions: $368K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Next Generation Men & Women: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City: $332K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → The Family Conservancy: $325K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Accelerator for America: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → Partners in Change Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Sherwood Foundation → Metro Revamp Collective: $252K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Metropolitan Community College Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kresge Foundation → Metropolitan Action Commission: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Local Initiatives Support Corp: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation → The Posse Foundation Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kresge Foundation → Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Wedevelopment Federal Credit Union: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation → Lindenwood College: $159K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Joseph B Whitehead Foundation: $90M on this topic. Open the funder. Joseph B Whitehead Foundation $90M Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: $57M on this topic. Open the funder. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundat… $57M The Sherwood Foundation: $13M on this topic. Open the funder. The Sherwood Foundation $13M The Kresge Foundation: $7.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kresge Foundation $7.7M Publix Super Markets Charities Inc: $5.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Publix Super Markets Charitie… $5.2M Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $1.7M Careoregon Inc: $883K on this topic. Open the funder. Careoregon Inc $883K The Collins Foundation: $770K on this topic. Open the funder. The Collins Foundation $770K The Bank of America Charitable: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $450K Fr Bigelow Foundation: $435K on this topic. Open the funder. Fr Bigelow Foundation $435K Southeast Community Capital Corporation: $105K on this topic. Open the funder. Southeast Community Capital C… $105K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $79K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $79K United Way of Greater Atlanta: received $48M on this topic United Way of Greater Atlanta $48M Kansas City Scholars Inc: received $30M on this topic Kansas City Scholars Inc $30M Great Jobs Kc: received $20M on this topic Great Jobs Kc $20M Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta: received $18M on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atl… $18M United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc: received $15M on this topic United Way of Greater Atlanta I… $15M Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless: received $8.3M on this topic Metro Area Continuum of Care fo… $8.3M Dreamspring: received $4.3M on this topic Dreamspring $4.3M United Way of Metro Atlanta: received $4.2M on this topic United Way of Metro Atlanta $4.2M Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha: received $3.8M on this topic Regional Metropolitan Transit A… $3.8M The Brookings Institution: received $3.0M on this topic The Brookings Institution $3.0M Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: received $2.0M on this topic Community Foundation for Southe… $2.0M Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Fbo Redefined Atlanta: received $2.0M on this topic Community Foundation for Greate… $2.0M Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta: received $1.5M on this topic Community Foundation for Greate… $1.5M The Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta: received $1.0M on this topic The Furniture Bank of Metro Atl… $1.0M Metro Solutions Inc: received $968K on this topic Metro Solutions Inc $968K Teach for America - Metro Atlanta: received $950K on this topic Teach for America - Metro Atlan… $950K Des Moines Metro Opera Inc: received $814K on this topic Des Moines Metro Opera Inc $814K United Way of Middle Tenn - Dba Metro Nashville: received $674K on this topic United Way of Middle Tenn - Dba… $674K Greater New Hope Charities: received $633K on this topic Greater New Hope Charities $633K Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta: received $600K on this topic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Met… $600K The Posse Foundation: received $600K on this topic The Posse Foundation $600K Des Moines Metro Opera: received $584K on this topic Des Moines Metro Opera $584K Teach for America - Metro Atlanta: received $550K on this topic Teach for America - Metro Atlan… $550K Artsnow: received $460K on this topic Artsnow $460K Heartland Workers Center: received $450K on this topic Heartland Workers Center $450K Teach for America Inc: received $450K on this topic Teach for America Inc $450K Venture Noire Inc: received $450K on this topic Venture Noire Inc $450K Fresno Metro Black Chamber Foundation: received $450K on this topic Fresno Metro Black Chamber Foun… $450K Brookings Institution: received $400K on this topic Brookings Institution $400K Operation Breakthrough Inc: received $400K on this topic Operation Breakthrough Inc $400K Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency: received $390K on this topic Wayne Metropolitan Community Ac… $390K Metro Healthcare Services Inc Dba Metro Solutions: received $368K on this topic Metro Healthcare Services Inc D… $368K Next Generation Men & Women: received $350K on this topic Next Generation Men & Women $350K Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City: received $332K on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater… $332K The Family Conservancy: received $325K on this topic The Family Conservancy $325K Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta: received $315K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Northwe… $315K African Youth & Community Organization: received $300K on this topic African Youth & Community Organ… $300K Accelerator for America: received $300K on this topic Accelerator for America $300K Partners in Change Inc: received $300K on this topic Partners in Change Inc $300K Golf Charitable Foundation of Greater Des Moines: received $275K on this topic Golf Charitable Foundation of G… $275K Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation: received $255K on this topic Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundati… $255K Metro Revamp Collective: received $252K on this topic Metro Revamp Collective $252K Metropolitan Community College Foundation: received $250K on this topic Metropolitan Community College… $250K Metropolitan Action Commission: received $250K on this topic Metropolitan Action Commission $250K Hacienda Community Development Corporation: received $240K on this topic Hacienda Community Development… $240K Native American Youth and Family Center: received $230K on this topic Native American Youth and Famil… $230K Local Initiatives Support Corp: received $220K on this topic Local Initiatives Support Corp $220K Boys and Girls Club of Portland Metro Area: received $215K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Portland… $215K Metro Caring: received $200K on this topic Metro Caring $200K The Posse Foundation Inc: received $200K on this topic The Posse Foundation Inc $200K Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit: received $200K on this topic Doing Development Differently i… $200K Wedevelopment Federal Credit Union: received $175K on this topic Wedevelopment Federal Credit Un… $175K Lindenwood College: received $159K on this topic Lindenwood College $159K Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance: received $150K on this topic Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance $150K Metro West Community Development O: received $100K on this topic Metro West Community Developmen… $100K Home Line: received $90K on this topic Home Line $90K Latino Economic Development Center: received $90K on this topic Latino Economic Development Cen… $90K Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro: received $43K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro $43K Andriveews Hospitality LLC: received $35K on this topic Andriveews Hospitality LLC $35K 2020 LLC: received $35K on this topic 2020 LLC $35K Abs Auto Sales & Service Inc: received $35K on this topic Abs Auto Sales & Service Inc $35K Doulas Latinas International: received $35K on this topic Doulas Latinas International $35K Girls Inc of Metro Denver: received $20K on this topic Girls Inc of Metro Denver $20K Metro East St Louis Community: received $16K on this topic Metro East St Louis Community $16K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “metro” 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: $35,000 to MARIGOLD GOURMET POPCORN LLC — metro nashville - small business grants
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Largest: $250,000 to SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — east metro main street revitalization program
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Largest: $180,000 to NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER — provide upgrades to nayas campus infrastructure assuring that the center continues to serve as a cultural and direct-services hub for native american individuals in the portland me…
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Largest: $150,000 to METRO DALLAS HOMELESS ALLIANCE — program/operating support
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Largest: $20,000 to FAMILY PROMISE OF METRO EAST — community impact metro grant
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Largest: $12,500 to DES MOINES METRO OPERA INC — bravo greater des moines and des moines metro opera's arts facility master plan and feasibility study
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Largest: $550,000 to Teach For America - Metro Atlanta — support for the recruitment, training and placement of corps members in metro atlanta schools.
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Largest: $15,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO — program support
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Largest: $1.5M to UNITED WAY OF METRO ATLANTA — organization's charitable purpose
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Largest: $350,000 to BROOKINGS INSTITUTION — support to provide research, promising practices, and collaborative efforts to kc metro leaders to remain competitive for funding opportunities and learn how to support inclusive g…
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Largest: $87,000 to METRO AREA CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE HOMELESS — metro housing collaborative
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Largest: $35,000 to METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION — this grant will provide general operating support for the metro detroit black business alliance foundation (mdbbaf), an organization dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap by s…
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