Funding search · EIN 136123529 · New York, NY

American Express Foundation

Name: American Express Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

16,206
grants reported: $69.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $100
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

futures backing equal international community centers empowering service

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “taaf” · $125,000

$125,000
Asian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Backing equal futures: taaf

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Online Giving Foundation6 grants · $6.5M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231)4 grants · $3.9M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust1 grant · $3.4M
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276)3 grants · $2.3M
United States Fund for Unicef (467017)6 grants · $2.1M
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145)3 grants · $1.9M
American National Red Cross34 grants · $1.9M
Myriad USA9 grants · $1.6M
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546)5 grants · $1.6M
American Online Giving Foundation Inc (514801) - Daf2 grants · $1.5M

Giving over time

$20.8M

2022

$25.2M

2023

$23.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 16,206 grants.

$3.4M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust · 2024
American express leadership academies
$2.1M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231) · 2023
Developing leaders
$1.9M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$1.8M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$1.4M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$1.3M
American Online Giving Foundation Inc (514801) - Daf · Newark, DE · 2023
General support
$1.1M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231) · 2023
Developing leaders
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Workforce integration for newcomers (win) 2.0
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$1.0M
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Cul · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$905,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$845,250
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2022
Support for international charities
$845,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145) · Washington, DC · 2023
Backiing low carbon
$800,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$785,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Trash free seas, resilient communities
$750,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Designated disaster relief fund
$750,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom (514794) · New York, NY · 2023
Support of community service centers
$750,000
Save the Children Federation Inc (464186) · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Support of community service centers
$750,000
American National Red Cross (461619) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$670,000
United Negro College Fund Inc (462541) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$665,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
American express building better futures program
$665,000
United Negro College Fund Inc (462541) · Washington, DC · 2023
Backing equal futures
$657,100
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231) · 2022
Developing leaders
$650,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$597,425
Ja Worldwide · Boston, MA · 2024
Shaping a resilient and confident financial future
$568,046
Ja Worldwide Inc (498850) · Boston, MA · 2023
Build financial confidence
$500,000
Covenant House · New York, NY · 2024
Career paths for youth overcoming homelessness
$500,000
Hispanic Federation · New York, NY · 2024
Nonprofit incubator & covid vaccination initiative
$500,000
American National Red Cross (461619) · Washington, DC · 2023
Support of community service centers
$500,000
Covenant House (466929) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$500,000
Hias Inc (514796) · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Support of community service centers
$500,000
Hispanic Federation Inc (463668) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$500,000
International Medical Corps (496110) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Backiing low carbon
$500,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2023
Support of community service centers
$500,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc (514752) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$500,000
Hispanic Federation Inc (463668) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$500,000
National Council of Young Mens Christian Assns of the USA (514748) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$450,000
Generation - You Employed · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting tech programs in appalachia and the uk
$450,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
Learning passport and mexico 21st century skills
$450,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$440,000
United Way of Broward County (460553) · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Support of community service centers
$410,000
Valley of the Sun United Way (460575) · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Support of community service centers
$410,000
Valley of the Sun United Way (460575) · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support of community service centers
$400,000
Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Amex colleague engagement in greater phoenix
$400,000
Give2asia (460917) · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for international charities
$395,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Australia bef: abcn, two good
$393,500
Scholarship America Inc (465087) · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support for scholarship programs
$390,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Tampa, FL · 2024
Career readiness & workplace mentoring
$390,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (514788) · Tampa, FL · 2023
Backing equal futures
$375,000
Give2asia (460917) · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for international charities
$325,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Incremental december 2024 funding
$305,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Single parent empowerment & career support
$300,000
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Limited (502442) · 2022
Support for international charities
$300,000
Ja Worldwide Inc (498850) · Boston, MA · 2022
Building financial confidence
$290,000
United Way of Broward County (460553) · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Support of community service centers
$287,125
Scholarship America Inc (465087) · St Peter, MN · 2023
Support for scholarship programs
$285,250
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Rainwater harvesting in mexico city communities
$276,000
Junior Achievement USA · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Building financial confidence in underserved youth
$276,000
Junior Achievement USA (459293) · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Build financial confidence
$270,000
Save the Children Federation Inc (464186) · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$268,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Designated disaster relief fund
$265,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Building resilient futures in the philippines
$265,000
Save the Children Federation Inc (464186) · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Backing equal futures
$250,000
Disability in · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Early career talent accelerator
$250,000
First Nations Development Institute · Longmont, CO · 2024
Strengthening native programs & feeding families
$250,000
National Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
2025 employee engagement global tree planting
$250,000
American Online Giving Foundation Inc (514801) - Daf · Newark, DE · 2023
General support
$250,000
Catchafire Foundation (499255) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Backing equal futures
$250,000
First Nations Development Institute (462033) · Longmont, CO · 2023
Backing equal futures
$250,000
National Arbor Day Foundation (514790) · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Backiing low carbon
$250,000
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities
$250,000
Catchafire Foundation (499255) · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
Feeding America (468658) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$250,000
First Nations Development Institute (462033) · Longmont, CO · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
Habitat for Humanity of Florida (514756) · Clearwater, FL · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$250,000
International Medical Corps (496110) · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
National Urban League Inc (466018) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated (503215) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$247,570
Myriad USA Inc (468028) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities
$240,000
Resource Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Argentina fundes accelerate your future
$240,000
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities
$230,000
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Amex volunteer and support united way broward 2024
$227,536
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$225,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Incremental 2024 give2gether funding
$219,875
Scholarship America · St Peter, MN · 2024
2024 scholarship program payment
$218,000
Junior Achievement USA (459293) · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Building financial confidence
$200,000
Resource Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Mexico fundes acapulco economic recovery
$200,000
Vital Voices Global Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
2030 impact fund
$200,000
Give2asia (460917) · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for international charities
$200,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145) · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for international charities
$200,000
Toronto Metropolitan University (503998) · 2023
Support for international charities
$200,000
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc (514792) · Washington, DC · 2023
Backing equal futures
$200,000
Independent Sector (464793) · Washington, DC · 2022
Developing leaders
$200,000
Ryerson University (503998) · 2022
Support for international charities
$184,824
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$177,210
King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc (468028) · New York, NY · 2022
Support for international charities
$172,500
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.