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Rehabilitation Work in Downtown Girardville
Early School Engagement Helps Youths Prevent Dropouts and Problematic Social Behaviors
Celebrating LGBT Pride at the White House
Indigenous Social Enterprise Program Harbors Support from School and Local Government
Rehabilitation Support for Homeless Women Veterans
United Way of Escambia County Calls on Volunteers for Flood Relief Efforts
Courses Students Take Influence the Friendships They Make
Tribal Council Approves $1.5 Million Cash Match
Housing-Based Solutions and Right to Shelter for the Homeless

Largest Foundation Giving for 2012

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Rank
Foundation
Grants
Total Given
1
Gates Foundation
1,378
2,579,354,996
2
Ford Foundation
1,407
471,403,757
3
Walton Family Foundation
614
417,696,760
4
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
268
361,182,906
5
Kellogg Foundation
741
354,782,649

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Source: Foundation Stats (Foundation Center) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Illustrative Foundation Grants

GRACE (GR Area Center for Ecumenism)
$100,000 From: Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County
$16,000 From: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

Janesville Performing Arts Center
$5,000 From: Alliant Energy Foundation

Boys and Girls Clubs of Charlotte County
$10,000 From: Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

Allied Arts
$5,000 From: Yakima Valley Community Foundation

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
$225,000 From: James Irvine Foundation

Association for Psychosocial Help and Development of Voluntary Work
$60,000 From: Mott Foundation

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
$100,000 From: Hewlett Foundation

ACTION Council
$10,000 From: Community Foundation for Monterey County

Community Voices Heard
$60,000 From: New York Community Trust

Community Shelter Board
$25,000 From: Gates Foundation

Arts & Business Council of Chicago
$30,000 From: Chicago Community Trust

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank
$165,000 From: Rhode Island Foundation

Woodstock Institute
$200,000 From: MacArthur Foundation

Battle Creek Community Foundation
$41,500 From: Kellogg Foundation



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