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Ta Tj Curtis Pac-bettiecurtis Xxxxx8004 Chicago, IL $25,127 2
Maine Orthopaedic Foundation Auburn, ME $25,120 8
The Spectrum Of Hope Foundation Fullerton, CA $25,120 20
Reach Nonprofit Incorporated Houston, TX $25,120 2
Helen Mercer Testamentary Trust Erie, PA $25,116 4
Mortenson Foundation Inc Southport, FL $25,104 13
Ko Olina Charities Honolulu, HI $25,100 5
Choo San Goh & Hrobert Magee Foundation San Francisco, CA $25,100 5
Lottie L W Hines Tw Richmond, VA $25,100 8
Pacific Rivers Charitable Trust Lake Oswego, OR $25,100 3
Tcup Inc Mabel, MN $25,100 12
Liang Chung-shin Memorial Private Foundation Playa Vista, CA $25,097 11
Elizabeth Louise Glasgow Foundation Pittsburgh, PA $25,090 39
Plowboy Crew Ministry Marietta, GA $25,085 12
George J And Margaret I Vasset Mem Saint Louis, MO $25,080 5
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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Category Foundations
Education 1,481
Human services 468
Health care 378
Religion-related 286
Arts, culture & humanities 192
Youth development 159
Community improvement 98
Philanthropy & grantmaking 43

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City Total giving
Pittsburgh, PA $3.7M
New York, NY $3.5M
Dallas, TX $3.1M
Las Vegas, NV $3.0M
Brooklyn, OH $1.7M
Wilmington, DE $1.7M
Chicago, IL $1.7M
Brooklyn, NY $1.3M
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