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12 funders with a record of paying for “oaks”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Four Oaks Family and Children's Services: $16M across 2 grants, latest 2021 Lilly Endowment Inc → Oaks Academy Inc: $13M across 12 grants, latest 2025 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Oak Park Residence Corporation: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Oaks Church: $831K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → For Oak Cliff: $443K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Oak Park-River Forest → Park District of Oak Park: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Oak City Cares Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Christ Church of Oak Brook: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Island Thrift → Boys and Grils Club Snohomish Oak Harbor: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → For Oak Cliff: $37K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Elks National Foundation Inc → Oak Harbor Wa Lodge No 2362: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Smcu Community Fund → 5th Ave Family Thrift- Mart: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → River Oaks Baptist School Endowment Fund Inc: $3.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Park District of Oak Park: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Oak Park Church Inc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Austin Oaks Church: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → The Oak Hill Academy: $406K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Oak Park-River Forest → Oak Park Public Library: $108K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → City of Oaks Foundation Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Oak Ridge Outdoor Foundation: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Island Thrift → Oak Harbor Senior Center: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Oak Grove Institute Foundation Inc: $22K across 7 grants, latest 2023 Elks National Foundation Inc → Oak Island Nc Lodge No 2769: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Smcu Community Fund → A&s Automotive: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Land Conservancy of Mchenry County: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living: $720K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Servant Foundation → Greenville Oaks Church of Christ: $535K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship: $370K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Oak Park-River Forest → Parks Foundation of Oak Park: $62K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Big Oak Ranch Inc: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Island Thrift → Oak Harbor Music Festival: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Garwyn Oaks Northwest Housing Reso: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Elks National Foundation Inc → Royal Oak-Detroit Mi Lodge No 34: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Big Oak Ranch Inc: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Smcu Community Fund → All American Muffler Shop: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Tall Oaks Inc Dba Tall Oaks Coaching: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Chase Oaks Church: $334K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Habitat for Humanity Chicago: $314K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Fox Valley Park District: $252K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Green Oaks School: $235K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Mchenry County Conservation District: $234K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → First Congregational Church of Oak Park: $179K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Tall Oaks Coaching (Tall Oaks Inc): $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Growing Oaks Association: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Calvary Memorial Church of Oak Park Illinois: $119K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Greenville Oaks Church of Christ: $112K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Black Oak Center: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Christ Church of Oak Brook: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Oaks Academy Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Servant Foundation → Austin Oaks Church: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Oak Hill Animal Rescue Inc: $72K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Black Oaks Center: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Blessings in A Backpack Inc: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Oak Park-River Forest → Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare Society: $48K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Big Oak Ranch Inc: $47K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Oak Grove Lutheran Church: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Oak Lawn Band Inc: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Oak Park-River Forest → Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory: $44K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Oak Park-River Forest → The Oak Park Regional Housing Center: $43K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Oak Park-River Forest → First United Church of Oak Park: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Christ Church of Oak Brook: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Community Foundation of Collier County: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust: $21M on this 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Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $21M Lilly Endowment Inc: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $14M Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation: $5.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Illinois Clean Energy Communi… $5.8M Servant Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Servant Foundation $3.1M Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $1.9M Oak Park-River Forest: $477K on this topic. Open the funder. Oak Park-River Forest $477K The Us Charitable Gift Trust: $214K on this topic. Open the funder. The Us Charitable Gift Trust $214K The Bank of America Charitable: $180K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $180K Island Thrift: $126K on this topic. Open the funder. Island Thrift $126K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $72K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $72K Elks National Foundation Inc: $55K on this topic. Open the funder. Elks National Foundation Inc $55K Smcu Community Fund: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Smcu Community Fund $30K Four Oaks Family and Children's Services: received $16M on this topic Four Oaks Family and Children's… $16M Oaks Academy Inc: received $13M on this topic Oaks Academy Inc $13M River Oaks Baptist School Endowment Fund Inc: received $3.1M on this topic River Oaks Baptist School Endow… $3.1M Oak Park Residence Corporation: received $2.0M on this topic Oak Park Residence Corporation $2.0M Park District of Oak Park: received $1.8M on this topic Park District of Oak Park $1.8M Land Conservancy of Mchenry County: received $1.5M on this topic Land Conservancy of Mchenry Cou… $1.5M Oak Park Church Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Oak Park Church Inc $1.3M Oaks Church: received $831K on this topic Oaks Church $831K Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living: received $720K on this topic Black Oaks Center for Sustainab… $720K Austin Oaks Church: received $650K on this topic Austin Oaks Church $650K Greenville Oaks Church of Christ: received $535K on this topic Greenville Oaks Church of Christ $535K For Oak Cliff: received $480K on this topic For Oak Cliff $480K Tall Oaks Inc Dba Tall Oaks Coaching: received $450K on this topic Tall Oaks Inc Dba Tall Oaks Coa… $450K The Oak Hill Academy: received $406K on this topic The Oak Hill Academy $406K Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship: received $370K on this topic Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship $370K Chase Oaks Church: received $334K on this topic Chase Oaks Church $334K Habitat for Humanity Chicago: received $314K on this topic Habitat for Humanity Chicago $314K Fox Valley Park District: received $252K on this topic Fox Valley Park District $252K Green Oaks School: received $235K on this topic Green Oaks School $235K Mchenry County Conservation District: received $234K on this topic Mchenry County Conservation Dis… $234K Christ Church of Oak Brook: received $211K on this topic Christ Church of Oak Brook $211K First Congregational Church of Oak Park: received $179K on this topic First Congregational Church of… $179K Tall Oaks Coaching (Tall Oaks Inc): received $175K on this topic Tall Oaks Coaching (Tall Oaks I… $175K Growing Oaks Association: received $150K on this topic Growing Oaks Association $150K Park District of Oak Park: received $130K on this topic Park District of Oak Park $130K Calvary Memorial Church of Oak Park Illinois: received $119K on this topic Calvary Memorial Church of Oak… $119K Greenville Oaks Church of Christ: received $112K on this topic Greenville Oaks Church of Christ $112K Black Oak Center: received $110K on this topic Black Oak Center $110K Oak Park Public Library: received $108K on this topic Oak Park Public Library $108K Oak City Cares Inc: received $100K on this topic Oak City Cares Inc $100K Big Oak Ranch Inc: received $100K on this topic Big Oak Ranch Inc $100K Oaks Academy Inc: received $100K on this topic Oaks Academy Inc $100K Austin Oaks Church: received $100K on this topic Austin Oaks Church $100K Oak Hill Animal Rescue Inc: received $72K on this topic Oak Hill Animal Rescue Inc $72K Black Oaks Center: received $70K on this topic Black Oaks Center $70K Blessings in A Backpack Inc: received $70K on this topic Blessings in A Backpack Inc $70K Parks Foundation of Oak Park: received $62K on this topic Parks Foundation of Oak Park $62K Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation: received $61K on this topic Oak Park-River Forest Community… $61K City of Oaks Foundation Inc: received $60K on this topic City of Oaks Foundation Inc $60K Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church: received $55K on this topic Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church $55K Oak Ridge Outdoor Foundation: received $55K on this topic Oak Ridge Outdoor Foundation $55K Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare Society: received $48K on this topic Oak Park and River Forest Infan… $48K Boys and Grils Club Snohomish Oak Harbor: received $45K on this topic Boys and Grils Club Snohomish O… $45K Oak Grove Lutheran Church: received $45K on this topic Oak Grove Lutheran Church $45K Oak Lawn Band Inc: received $45K on this topic Oak Lawn Band Inc $45K Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory: received $44K on this topic Friends of the Oak Park Conserv… $44K The Oak Park Regional Housing Center: received $43K on this topic The Oak Park Regional Housing C… $43K Oak Harbor Senior Center: received $43K on this topic Oak Harbor Senior Center $43K First United Church of Oak Park: received $41K on this topic First United Church of Oak Park $41K Community Foundation of Collier County: received $40K on this topic Community Foundation of Collier… $40K Oak Harbor Music Festival: received $38K on this topic Oak Harbor Music Festival $38K Oak Grove Institute Foundation Inc: received $22K on this topic Oak Grove Institute Foundation… $22K Garwyn Oaks Northwest Housing Reso: received $20K on this topic Garwyn Oaks Northwest Housing R… $20K Oak Harbor Wa Lodge No 2362: received $19K on this topic Oak Harbor Wa Lodge No 2362 $19K Oak Island Nc Lodge No 2769: received $19K on this topic Oak Island Nc Lodge No 2769 $19K Royal Oak-Detroit Mi Lodge No 34: received $18K on this topic Royal Oak-Detroit Mi Lodge No 34 $18K Big Oak Ranch Inc: received $13K on this topic Big Oak Ranch Inc $13K 5th Ave Family Thrift- Mart: received $10K on this topic 5th Ave Family Thrift- Mart $10K A&s Automotive: received $10K on this topic A&s Automotive $10K All American Muffler Shop: received $10K on this topic All American Muffler Shop $10K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “oaks” 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 ESR — to provide assistance to businesses located in north fair oaks, ca
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Largest: $40,000 to Community Foundation of Collier County — quail west endowment fund, support for the collier comes together hurricane disaster relief fund, grey oaks caring fund, general scholarship fund, support for rp scholarship, rp sc…
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Largest: $282,680 to FOR OAK CLIFF — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $450,000 to Tall Oaks Inc DBA Tall Oaks Coaching — community development
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Largest: $100,000 to OAK CITY CARES INC — program/operating support
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Largest: $1,000 to MISS OAK HARBOR PAGEANT — support for a new program grant for mr. oak harbor scholarship pageant 2023 serving high school students who live in or attend a school in the oak harbor school district that will …
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Largest: $55,000 to Oak Ridge Outdoor Foundation — for recipient's exempt purpose
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Largest: $101,112 to PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK — to support general program services
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Largest: $1.1M to Park District of Oak Park — oak park net zero energy community recreation center
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Largest: $9,500 to OAK HARBOR WA LODGE NO 2362 — community investment program
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Largest: $12.0M to OAKS ACADEMY INC — marion county k-12 education init
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Largest: $25,000 to FOR OAK CLIFF — program support
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