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12 funders with a record of paying for “reserve”
Where the money went The Cleveland Foundation → Case Western Reserve University: $20M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Internationaler Naturerbe Fonds - Legacy Landscapes Fund: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation → Western Reserve Land Conservancy: $7.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation → Case Western Reserve University: $5.5M across 10 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Allies for Community Business: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kendeda Fund → Hopa Mountain Inc: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc → Western Reserve Community Fund: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Calpulli Mexican Dance Company: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Collins Foundation → Warm Springs Community Action Team: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Akron Community Foundation → Western Reserve Academy: $136K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hudson-Webber Foundation → Blackbaud Giving Fund: $120K across 13 grants, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → About Face Theatre: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Cleveland Foundation → Western Reserve Historical Society: $4.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Fundo Brasileiro Para A Biodiversidade: $3.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation → Case Western Reserve University: $3.3M across 15 grants, latest 2024 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation → Case Western Reserve University: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kendeda Fund → Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation: $478K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc → Case Western Reserve University: $370K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Ubw Inc (Dba Urban Bush Women): $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Collins Foundation → Lines for Life: $140K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Case Western Reserve University: $131K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Akron Community Foundation → Western Reserve Land Conservancy: $124K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hudson-Webber Foundation → Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: $59K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Lubeznik Center for the Arts: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Expeditions: $900K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Cleveland Foundation → Western Reserve Land Conservancy: $550K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kendeda Fund → Trace Media Inc: $420K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc → Western Reserve Historical Society: $255K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation → Chabad at Case Western Reserve University: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Danspace Project Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Akron Community Foundation → Boys and Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve Inc: $122K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → The Trustees of Reservations: $106K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Collins Foundation → Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation → Access Contemporary Music: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Hudson-Webber Foundation → Autism Alliance of Michigan: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Cleveland Foundation → Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc: $517K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Cleveland Foundation → Western Reserve Academy: $410K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kendeda Fund → 350org: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kendeda Fund → Partnership for Southern Equity: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kendeda Fund → Frida the Young Feminist Fund: $290K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kendeda Fund → A Sanctuary for Military Families Inc: $262K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Rainforest Expeditions: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc → Western Reserve Community Fund: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kendeda Fund → Backcountry Hunters and Anglers: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc → Western Reserve Historical Society: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Conservation International Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kendeda Fund → Montana Conservation Corps Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Kendeda Fund → Greenspaces: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kendeda Fund → Team Rubicon: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc → Case Western Reserve University: $116K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kendeda Fund → Lifecycle Building Center Inc: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Thalia Spanish Theatre Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Roulette Intermedium Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Queens Theatre: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Mama Foundation for the Arts: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Gina Gibney Dance Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Wnet: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Collins Foundation → Columbia Riverkeeper: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc → Fiasco Theater: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Cleveland Foundation: $25M on this topic. Open the funder. The Cleveland Foundation $25M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $16M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $16M Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel F… $11M Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $7.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $7.9M The Kendeda Fund: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kendeda Fund $4.1M The Chicago Community Trust: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $1.7M The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Howard Gilman Foundation… $1.7M Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc $1.5M The Collins Foundation: $540K on this topic. Open the funder. The Collins Foundation $540K Akron Community Foundation: $382K on this topic. Open the funder. Akron Community Foundation $382K Hudson-Webber Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. Hudson-Webber Foundation $200K Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation: $139K on this topic. Open the funder. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley… $139K Case Western Reserve University: received $25M on this topic Case Western Reserve University $25M Internationaler Naturerbe Fonds - Legacy Landscapes Fund: received $10M on this topic Internationaler Naturerbe Fonds… $10M Western Reserve Land Conservancy: received $7.4M on this topic Western Reserve Land Conservancy $7.4M Case Western Reserve University: received $5.9M on this topic Case Western Reserve University $5.9M Western Reserve Historical Society: received $4.5M on this topic Western Reserve Historical Soci… $4.5M Fundo Brasileiro Para A Biodiversidade: received $3.9M on this topic Fundo Brasileiro Para A Biodive… $3.9M Allies for Community Business: received $1.5M on this topic Allies for Community Business $1.5M Hopa Mountain Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Hopa Mountain Inc $1.2M Rainforest Expeditions: received $900K on this topic Rainforest Expeditions $900K Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency: received $750K on this topic Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agen… $750K Western Reserve Land Conservancy: received $674K on this topic Western Reserve Land Conservancy $674K Western Reserve Academy: received $546K on this topic Western Reserve Academy $546K Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc: received $517K on this topic Hospice of the Western Reserve… $517K Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation: received $478K on this topic Thunder Valley Community Develo… $478K Trace Media Inc: received $420K on this topic Trace Media Inc $420K Western Reserve Community Fund: received $400K on this topic Western Reserve Community Fund $400K 350org: received $400K on this topic 350org $400K Partnership for Southern Equity: received $375K on this topic Partnership for Southern Equity $375K Frida the Young Feminist Fund: received $290K on this topic Frida the Young Feminist Fund $290K A Sanctuary for Military Families Inc: received $262K on this topic A Sanctuary for Military Famili… $262K Calpulli Mexican Dance Company: received $250K on this topic Calpulli Mexican Dance Company $250K Rainforest Expeditions: received $250K on this topic Rainforest Expeditions $250K Warm Springs Community Action Team: received $200K on this topic Warm Springs Community Action T… $200K Chabad at Case Western Reserve University: received $200K on this topic Chabad at Case Western Reserve… $200K Western Reserve Community Fund: received $200K on this topic Western Reserve Community Fund $200K Backcountry Hunters and Anglers: received $175K on this topic Backcountry Hunters and Anglers $175K Western Reserve Historical Society: received $175K on this topic Western Reserve Historical Soci… $175K Ubw Inc (Dba Urban Bush Women): received $150K on this topic Ubw Inc (Dba Urban Bush Women) $150K Danspace Project Inc: received $150K on this topic Danspace Project Inc $150K Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc: received $150K on this topic Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc $150K Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning Inc: received $150K on this topic Jamaica Center for Arts and Lea… $150K Conservation International Foundation: received $150K on this topic Conservation International Foun… $150K Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc: received $150K on this topic Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc $150K Montana Conservation Corps Inc: received $150K on this topic Montana Conservation Corps Inc $150K Regents of the University of California: received $150K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $150K Lines for Life: received $140K on this topic Lines for Life $140K Greenspaces: received $125K on this topic Greenspaces $125K Team Rubicon: received $125K on this topic Team Rubicon $125K Boys and Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve Inc: received $122K on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of the Wes… $122K Blackbaud Giving Fund: received $120K on this topic Blackbaud Giving Fund $120K Lifecycle Building Center Inc: received $111K on this topic Lifecycle Building Center Inc $111K The Trustees of Reservations: received $106K on this topic The Trustees of Reservations $106K Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: received $100K on this topic Confederated Tribes of the Umat… $100K Thalia Spanish Theatre Inc: received $100K on this topic Thalia Spanish Theatre Inc $100K Roulette Intermedium Inc: received $100K on this topic Roulette Intermedium Inc $100K Queens Theatre: received $100K on this topic Queens Theatre $100K Mama Foundation for the Arts: received $100K on this topic Mama Foundation for the Arts $100K Gina Gibney Dance Inc: received $100K on this topic Gina Gibney Dance Inc $100K Wnet: received $100K on this topic Wnet $100K Columbia Riverkeeper: received $100K on this topic Columbia Riverkeeper $100K Fiasco Theater: received $100K on this topic Fiasco Theater $100K Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: received $59K on this topic Community Foundation for Southe… $59K About Face Theatre: received $50K on this topic About Face Theatre $50K Lubeznik Center for the Arts: received $50K on this topic Lubeznik Center for the Arts $50K Access Contemporary Music: received $39K on this topic Access Contemporary Music $39K Autism Alliance of Michigan: received $22K on this topic Autism Alliance of Michigan $22K 12 funders, 56 recipients, grants matching “reserve” 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: $1.0M to HOPA MOUNTAIN INC — the salish-kootenai and blackfeet reservations fund
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Largest: $1.0M to Case Western Reserve University — project support
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Largest: $26,400 to BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND — meeting reserve
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Largest: $150,000 to DANSPACE PROJECT INC — foundation grant - artistic reserves
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Largest: $100,000 to CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION — support operations and programs for tamstslikt cultural institute to honor, respect, represent, and educate about the cayuse, umatilla, and walla walla tribes at the confederated t…
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Largest: $2.0M to Case Western Reserve University — research center
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Largest: $39,380 to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — for school of law scholarships
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Largest: $200,000 to WESTERN RESERVE COMMUNITY FUND — to support business lending in northeast ohio
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Largest: $38,500 to ACCESS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC — cash reserve challenge
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Largest: $1.5M to Allies for Community Business — support for activities on the south side of chicago, general operating support, support for nel program run by rowan richards, support for neighborhood entrepreneurship lab (second…
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Largest: $450,000 to RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS — to support the conservation of tambopata national reserve and its buffer zone through ecotourism and citizen science research in the peruvian amazon.
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Largest: $4.8M to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — case western reserve university school of medicine for purposes of medical research and education.
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