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12 funders with a record of paying for “orphan”

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Friends of the Orphans → Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos: $45M across 4 grants, latest 2022The World Orphan Fund Inc → Ukraine Orphan Outreach: $957K across 5 grants, latest 2024Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Restoring Hope Nepal: $841K across 3 grants, latest 2024Abell-Hanger Foundation → Basin Dream Center for Orphans: $698K across 13 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Lifesong for Orphans Inc: $697K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ten Talents Foundation → Hope for Orphans USA Inc: $622K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → The Global Orphan Project Inc: $397K across 2 grants, latest 2022Retailroi Inc → Lifesong for Orphans: $273K across 8 grants, latest 2025Hope Universal Inc → Every Orphans Hope: $198K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bank of America Charitable → St Josephs Orphans Society: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Six Pillar Foundation Inc → Kinship United: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Claretknoll Foundation → Jean Auskalinis: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2024Friends of the Orphans → Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International: $20M across 2 grants, latest 2024Ten Talents Foundation → Hands at Work: $604K across 3 grants, latest 2024The World Orphan Fund Inc → Children of Heroes: $543K across 3 grants, latest 2024Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Cofa: $519K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Lifesong for Orphans: $253K across 2 grants, latest 2024Retailroi Inc → Casita Copan: $113K across 5 grants, latest 2025The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Mexican Orphan Missions Inc: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Charleston Orphan House Inc: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Six Pillar Foundation Inc → Happy Life Childrens Home: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hope Universal Inc → India Medical Missions Assistance: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Claretknoll Foundation → Peter Schrodle: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024Friends of the Orphans → Father Wasson Legacy Endowment Inc: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2022Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Compassion International: $504K across 3 grants, latest 2024The World Orphan Fund Inc → Open Door Foundation: $445K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ten Talents Foundation → Redeem International: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → The Global Orphan Project Inc: $231K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Aid to Orphans of Madagascar: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Six Pillar Foundation Inc → Faith Foundation: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Hope Universal Inc → One Generation Alliance: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Bank of America Charitable → Coptic Orphans Support Association: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Claretknoll Foundation → Carol Brophy: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2024The World Orphan Fund Inc → Bird of Light Ukraine: $397K across 2 grants, latest 2023Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Watoto Child Care Ministry Inc: $280K across 1 grant, latest 2023Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Christian Far East Ministry: $240K across 3 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Christian Alliance for Orphans: $146K across 3 grants, latest 2023Servant Foundation → In His Hands Orphans Outreach: $146K across 1 grant, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Orphan Helpers Inc: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2023Servant Foundation → Lifesong for Orphans: $133K across 2 grants, latest 2022Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Hope for Life: $128K across 2 grants, latest 2023The World Orphan Fund Inc → Orphan Resources International: $103K across 5 grants, latest 2024Ten Talents Foundation → Christian Alliance for Orphans (Cafo): $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Horizon Empower the Orphaned: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ten Talents Foundation → Christ Hope International: $64K across 2 grants, latest 2023Servant Foundation → Horizon Empower the Orphaned: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Lutheran Church Charities Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Lutheran Church Charities Fd: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Refugee Rising: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Six Pillar Foundation Inc → Open Heart for Orphans: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Orphan Helpers Inc: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2022Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Lutheran Child and Family Services: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → The Global Orphan Project Inc: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Six Pillar Foundation Inc → Nyaka Aids Orphan Project: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021Servant Foundation → Orphans Tree: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Kehe Cares Foundation Inc → Light for Yemen (Cmml): $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Six Pillar Foundation Inc → Trust for Africa: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Nph USA (Formerly Friends of the Orphans): $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024The World Orphan Fund Inc → Ambassadors of Father House: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2022The World Orphan Fund Inc → Hope for Children Ministries: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Nph USA (Formerly Friends of the Orphans): $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hope Universal Inc → Baptist International Missions: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hope Universal Inc → Global Horizons Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Nph USA (Formerly Friends of the Orphans): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Friends of the Orphans: $66M on this topic. Open the funder.Friends of the Orphans$66MKehe Cares Foundation Inc: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Kehe Cares Foundation Inc$2.7MThe World Orphan Fund Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The World Orphan Fund Inc$2.5MServant Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Servant Foundation$1.7MTen Talents Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Ten Talents Foundation$1.6MThe Us Charitable Gift Trust: $882K on this topic. Open the funder.The Us Charitable Gift Trust$882KAbell-Hanger Foundation: $698K on this topic. Open the funder.Abell-Hanger Foundation$698KRetailroi Inc: $386K on this topic. Open the funder.Retailroi Inc$386KHope Universal Inc: $267K on this topic. Open the funder.Hope Universal Inc$267KThe Six Pillar Foundation Inc: $195K on this topic. Open the funder.The Six Pillar Foundation Inc$195KThe Bank of America Charitable: $168K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$168KThe Claretknoll Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Claretknoll Foundation$30KNuestros Pequenos Hermanos: received $45M on this topicNuestros Pequenos Hermanos$45MNuestros Pequenos Hermanos International: received $20M on this topicNuestros Pequenos Hermanos Inte…$20MFather Wasson Legacy Endowment Inc: received $1.4M on this topicFather Wasson Legacy Endowment…$1.4MUkraine Orphan Outreach: received $957K on this topicUkraine Orphan Outreach$957KRestoring Hope Nepal: received $841K on this topicRestoring Hope Nepal$841KBasin Dream Center for Orphans: received $698K on this topicBasin Dream Center for Orphans$698KLifesong for Orphans Inc: received $697K on this topicLifesong for Orphans Inc$697KHope for Orphans USA Inc: received $622K on this topicHope for Orphans USA Inc$622KHands at Work: received $604K on this topicHands at Work$604KChildren of Heroes: received $543K on this topicChildren of Heroes$543KCofa: received $519K on this topicCofa$519KCompassion International: received $504K on this topicCompassion International$504KOpen Door Foundation: received $445K on this topicOpen Door Foundation$445KLifesong for Orphans: received $406K on this topicLifesong for Orphans$406KBird of Light Ukraine: received $397K on this topicBird of Light Ukraine$397KThe Global Orphan Project Inc: received $397K on this topicThe Global Orphan Project Inc$397KWatoto Child Care Ministry Inc: received $280K on this topicWatoto Child Care Ministry Inc$280KThe Global Orphan Project Inc: received $257K on this topicThe Global Orphan Project Inc$257KLifesong for Orphans: received $253K on this topicLifesong for Orphans$253KRedeem International: received $250K on this topicRedeem International$250KChristian Far East Ministry: received $240K on this topicChristian Far East Ministry$240KEvery Orphans Hope: received $198K on this topicEvery Orphans Hope$198KChristian Alliance for Orphans: received $146K on this topicChristian Alliance for Orphans$146KIn His Hands Orphans Outreach: received $146K on this topicIn His Hands Orphans Outreach$146KOrphan Helpers Inc: received $136K on this topicOrphan Helpers Inc$136KHope for Life: received $128K on this topicHope for Life$128KCasita Copan: received $113K on this topicCasita Copan$113KOrphan Resources International: received $103K on this topicOrphan Resources International$103KSt Josephs Orphans Society: received $100K on this topicSt Josephs Orphans Society$100KChristian Alliance for Orphans (Cafo): received $100K on this topicChristian Alliance for Orphans…$100KHorizon Empower the Orphaned: received $98K on this topicHorizon Empower the Orphaned$98KMexican Orphan Missions Inc: received $80K on this topicMexican Orphan Missions Inc$80KChrist Hope International: received $64K on this topicChrist Hope International$64KCharleston Orphan House Inc: received $60K on this topicCharleston Orphan House Inc$60KAid to Orphans of Madagascar: received $60K on this topicAid to Orphans of Madagascar$60KHorizon Empower the Orphaned: received $50K on this topicHorizon Empower the Orphaned$50KKinship United: received $50K on this topicKinship United$50KLutheran Church Charities Fund: received $50K on this topicLutheran Church Charities Fund$50KLutheran Church Charities Fd: received $50K on this topicLutheran Church Charities Fd$50KHappy Life Childrens Home: received $40K on this topicHappy Life Childrens Home$40KRefugee Rising: received $39K on this topicRefugee Rising$39KFaith Foundation: received $30K on this topicFaith Foundation$30KOpen Heart for Orphans: received $30K on this topicOpen Heart for Orphans$30KIndia Medical Missions Assistance: received $28K on this topicIndia Medical Missions Assistan…$28KOrphan Helpers Inc: received $27K on this topicOrphan Helpers Inc$27KLutheran Child and Family Services: received $27K on this topicLutheran Child and Family Servi…$27KNyaka Aids Orphan Project: received $25K on this topicNyaka Aids Orphan Project$25KOrphans Tree: received $25K on this topicOrphans Tree$25KLight for Yemen (Cmml): received $25K on this topicLight for Yemen (Cmml)$25KTrust for Africa: received $20K on this topicTrust for Africa$20KOne Generation Alliance: received $20K on this topicOne Generation Alliance$20KNph USA (Formerly Friends of the Orphans): received $19K on this topicNph USA (Formerly Friends of th…$19KAmbassadors of Father House: received $18K on this topicAmbassadors of Father House$18KHope for Children Ministries: received $16K on this topicHope for Children Ministries$16KNph USA (Formerly Friends of the Orphans): received $15K on this topicNph USA (Formerly Friends of th…$15KJean Auskalinis: received $14K on this topicJean Auskalinis$14KBaptist International Missions: received $12K on this topicBaptist International Missions$12KGlobal Horizons Inc: received $10K on this topicGlobal Horizons Inc$10KNph USA (Formerly Friends of the Orphans): received $10K on this topicNph USA (Formerly Friends of th…$10KPeter Schrodle: received $8K on this topicPeter Schrodle$8KCoptic Orphans Support Association: received $8K on this topicCoptic Orphans Support Associat…$8KCarol Brophy: received $7K on this topicCarol Brophy$7K
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