bankrolled, endowed, financed, funded, staked, subsidized, underwrote
grubstakedcofinanced(or co-financed), refinancedadvocated, aided, backed, championed, endorsed(also indorsed), patronized, sponsored, supportedmaintained, nourished, provided (for)cleared, defrayed, discharged, footed, liquidated, paid, paid off, paid up, quit(also quitted), recompensed, settled, sprang (for)(or sprung (for)), stoodrefunded