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12 funders with a record of paying for “shore”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Eastern Shore Rural Health System Incorporated: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc → Jewish Community Center of the North Shore: $737K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore: $720K across 10 grants, latest 2025 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Inc: $696K across 4 grants, latest 2024 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Mac Inc: $414K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → North Shore Congregation Israel: $366K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Lower Shore Land Trust: $317K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → Shore Country Day School: $185K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Eastern Bank Foundation → South Shore Community Action Council: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2025 South Shore Bank Charitable → South Shore Health System Foundation: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Oceanfirst Foundation → Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore: $35K across 11 grants, latest 2025 Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc → YMCA of the North Shore: $19K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago's Sunshine Enterprises Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Inc: $451K across 9 grants, latest 2025 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → North Shore Congregation Israel: $363K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc → Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore: $274K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc: $209K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → North Shore Workers Community Fund Inc: $160K across 3 grants, latest 2023 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Life Crisis Center: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → Lower Shore Land Trust Inc: $88K across 4 grants, latest 2024 South Shore Bank Charitable → South Shore Peer Recovery: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Eastern Bank Foundation → The Arc of the South Shore: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Oceanfirst Foundation → Boy Scouts of America Jersey Shore Council: $23K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc → Lifebridge North Shore: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation: $950K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Maryland Food Bank Inc: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Keith Campbell Foundation → University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Sub of Usmdf: $193K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → Lake Shore Drive Synagogue: $192K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → YMCA of the North Shore Inc: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc → North Shore Jewish Press: $123K across 5 grants, latest 2024 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Catholic Charities - Seton Center: $119K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore Inc: $82K across 2 grants, latest 2024 South Shore Bank Charitable → South Shore YMCA: $49K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Eastern Bank Foundation → South Shore Hospital: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Oceanfirst Foundation → Family Promise of the Jersey Shore: $22K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc → North Shore Community: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Evans Scholars Foundation: $760K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $702K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → South Shore Chamber of Commerce: $522K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Chicago Community Trust → North Shore Country Day School: $446K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Annie B Jones Civic Arts Center: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Shore Legal Access Inc: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Easter Seals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore Inc: $125K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan → Lake Shore Drive Synagogue: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Keith Campbell Foundation → University of Maryland Eastern Shore: $122K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc → North Shore Jewish Press Jewish Journal: $117K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Boston Foundation Inc → South Shore Stars Inc: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → First Tee - Greater Chicago: $109K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → North Shore Congregation Israel: $102K across 4 grants, latest 2023 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Diakonia: $102K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → The Salvation Army - Lower Shore: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → North Shore Senior Center: $76K across 4 grants, latest 2023 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Epoch Dream Center: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → South Shore Planning and Presevation Coalition: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2021 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Delmarva Community Services: $69K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Inc: $68K across 6 grants, latest 2025 The Chicago Community Trust → Community Foundation of Collier County: $67K across 2 grants, latest 2021 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Horizons Delmarva: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore → Village of Hope: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → North Shore Community College Foundation Inc: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc → Temple Tiferet Shalom of the North Shore: $64K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center Inc: $62K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $10M Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Franklin P and Arthur W Perdu… $1.5M Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Combined Jewish Philanthropie… $1.3M United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of the Lower Easte… $1.1M The Keith Campbell Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Keith Campbell Foundation $1.1M Jewish Federation of Metropolitan: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Jewish Federation of Metropol… $1.0M Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor: $929K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of the E… $929K Boston Foundation Inc: $645K on this topic. Open the funder. Boston Foundation Inc $645K Eastern Bank Foundation: $176K on this topic. Open the funder. Eastern Bank Foundation $176K South Shore Bank Charitable: $174K on this topic. Open the funder. South Shore Bank Charitable $174K Oceanfirst Foundation: $81K on this topic. Open the funder. Oceanfirst Foundation $81K Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc: $43K on this topic. Open the funder. Salem Five Charitable Foundat… $43K Eastern Shore Rural Health System Incorporated: received $5.0M on this topic Eastern Shore Rural Health Syst… $5.0M United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore Inc: received $1.1M on this topic United Way of the Lower Eastern… $1.1M Chicago's Sunshine Enterprises Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Chicago's Sunshine Enterprises… $1.0M South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation: received $950K on this topic South Shore Chamber Community D… $950K Evans Scholars Foundation: received $760K on this topic Evans Scholars Foundation $760K Jewish Community Center of the North Shore: received $737K on this topic Jewish Community Center of the… $737K Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore: received $720K on this topic Junior Achievement of the Easte… $720K Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: received $702K on this topic Grand Traverse Regional Land Co… $702K South Shore Chamber of Commerce: received $522K on this topic South Shore Chamber of Commerce $522K North Shore Congregation Israel: received $465K on this topic North Shore Congregation Israel $465K North Shore Country Day School: received $446K on this topic North Shore Country Day School $446K Mac Inc: received $414K on this topic Mac Inc $414K North Shore Congregation Israel: received $366K on this topic North Shore Congregation Israel $366K Lower Shore Land Trust: received $317K on this topic Lower Shore Land Trust $317K Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore: received $274K on this topic Chabad Lubavitch of the North S… $274K Maryland Food Bank Inc: received $225K on this topic Maryland Food Bank Inc $225K Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc: received $209K on this topic Eastern Shore Land Conservancy… $209K Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago: received $198K on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens… $198K University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Sub of Usmdf: received $193K on this topic University of Maryland Eastern… $193K Lake Shore Drive Synagogue: received $192K on this topic Lake Shore Drive Synagogue $192K Annie B Jones Civic Arts Center: received $190K on this topic Annie B Jones Civic Arts Center $190K Shore Country Day School: received $185K on this topic Shore Country Day School $185K North Shore Workers Community Fund Inc: received $160K on this topic North Shore Workers Community F… $160K Life Crisis Center: received $130K on this topic Life Crisis Center $130K YMCA of the North Shore Inc: received $125K on this topic YMCA of the North Shore Inc $125K Shore Legal Access Inc: received $125K on this topic Shore Legal Access Inc $125K Easter Seals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore Inc: received $125K on this topic Easter Seals Delaware & Marylan… $125K Lake Shore Drive Synagogue: received $124K on this topic Lake Shore Drive Synagogue $124K North Shore Jewish Press: received $123K on this topic North Shore Jewish Press $123K University of Maryland Eastern Shore: received $122K on this topic University of Maryland Eastern… $122K Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: received $120K on this topic Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $120K Catholic Charities - Seton Center: received $119K on this topic Catholic Charities - Seton Cent… $119K North Shore Jewish Press Jewish Journal: received $117K on this topic North Shore Jewish Press Jewish… $117K South Shore Stars Inc: received $110K on this topic South Shore Stars Inc $110K South Shore Community Action Council: received $110K on this topic South Shore Community Action Co… $110K First Tee - Greater Chicago: received $109K on this topic First Tee - Greater Chicago $109K Diakonia: received $102K on this topic Diakonia $102K The Salvation Army - Lower Shore: received $99K on this topic The Salvation Army - Lower Shore $99K Lower Shore Land Trust Inc: received $88K on this topic Lower Shore Land Trust Inc $88K Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore Inc: received $82K on this topic Junior Achievement of the Easte… $82K North Shore Senior Center: received $76K on this topic North Shore Senior Center $76K Epoch Dream Center: received $75K on this topic Epoch Dream Center $75K South Shore Health System Foundation: received $75K on this topic South Shore Health System Found… $75K South Shore Planning and Presevation Coalition: received $70K on this topic South Shore Planning and Presev… $70K Delmarva Community Services: received $69K on this topic Delmarva Community Services $69K Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Inc: received $68K on this topic Community Foundation of the Eas… $68K Community Foundation of Collier County: received $67K on this topic Community Foundation of Collier… $67K Horizons Delmarva: received $66K on this topic Horizons Delmarva $66K Village of Hope: received $66K on this topic Village of Hope $66K North Shore Community College Foundation Inc: received $65K on this topic North Shore Community College F… $65K Temple Tiferet Shalom of the North Shore: received $64K on this topic Temple Tiferet Shalom of the No… $64K Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center Inc: received $62K on this topic Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center… $62K South Shore Peer Recovery: received $50K on this topic South Shore Peer Recovery $50K South Shore YMCA: received $49K on this topic South Shore YMCA $49K Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore: received $35K on this topic Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore $35K The Arc of the South Shore: received $35K on this topic The Arc of the South Shore $35K South Shore Hospital: received $31K on this topic South Shore Hospital $31K Boy Scouts of America Jersey Shore Council: received $23K on this topic Boy Scouts of America Jersey Sh… $23K Family Promise of the Jersey Shore: received $22K on this topic Family Promise of the Jersey Sh… $22K YMCA of the North Shore: received $19K on this topic YMCA of the North Shore $19K Lifebridge North Shore: received $12K on this topic Lifebridge North Shore $12K North Shore Community: received $11K on this topic North Shore Community $11K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “shore” 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 THE SALVATION ARMY - LOWER SHORE — community impact grants to assist organization to accomplish their goal of helping lower shore residents.
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Largest: $104,700 to SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL — exempt purpose
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Largest: $25,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE EASTERN SHORE INC — eastern shore mission of mercy dental clinic
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Largest: $127,500 to North Shore Country Day School — general operating support, support for benefit board host committee 2022-23, centennial campaign 2022-23, $50,000: support for scholarships; $50,000: supplemental support (beyond t…
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Largest: $170,230 to Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore — daf - religious institutions - synagogues
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Largest: $25,000 to SOUTH SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION — exempt purpose
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Largest: $1,000 to THE JERSEY SHORE PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION — jersey shore partnership summer celebration
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Largest: $205,291 to UNITED WAY OF THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE INC — community development
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Largest: $192,908 to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE - SUB OF USMDF — ammonia monitoring lower eastern shore md- 2
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Largest: $171,196 to NORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL — grants from donor advised funds- operating support
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Largest: $105,000 to Shore Country Day School — operating support/annual fund
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Largest: $12,000 to LIFEBRIDGE NORTH SHORE — exempt purposes
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