American Electric Power Foundation

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $1.4M

  Safety Blitz Foundation · Waco, TX · 2025

  National Child Identification Program

• $500,000

  The Columbus Partnership · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Smart Columbus Sustainability fund

• $500,000

  Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation Comprehensive campaign

• $500,000

  Ohio State University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

  for Pelotonia Operational support

• $400,000

  National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Co · Columbus, OH · 2025

  for Ensuring Enhanced, Accessible and complementary exhibitions, programming, and museum experiences

• $360,684

  United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025

  2024 Entire AEP United Way Campaign - General Operating support for United Way locations

• $333,334

  Furniture Bank of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Master Plan to Furnish our community

• $273,450

  Champions of the Community · Dublin, OH · 2025

  Champions of Community for Nationwide Children's Hospital

• $250,000

  Columbus 2020 Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  One Columbus Small Business Outreach and Talent Development

• $250,000

  Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2025

  Explore & Imagine fund

• $250,000

  Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $200,000

  Osu Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Biomedical and Materials Engineering - Education & access fund

• $200,000

  Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2025

  General Operating Support

• $200,000

  Lifecare Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2025

  LifeCare Alliance Answering the Call Capital Campaign

• $200,000

  I Know I Can · Columbus, OH · 2025

  The Columbus Promise Phase Two

• $200,000

  Senior Nutrition Services Region Iv · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $200,000

  Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2025

  ASP - Warmer, Safer, Drier fund

• $200,000

  Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence · Worthington, OH · 2025

  Bridge Funding for LSS CHOICES for Victims of Domestic violence

• $200,000

  Mid-Ohio Foodbank · Grove City, OH · 2025

  2025-2029 Creating Transformational Change - Comprehensive support for mid-ohio market strategy and the eastland prosperity center

• $180,000

  Ohio State University Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

  OSUWMC Comprehensive Burn Services Support

• $178,000

  Tiffin University · Tiffin, OH · 2025

  Tiffin University's Workforce Transformation Project

• $175,000

  Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Housing and homeless programs

• $175,000

  Habitat for Humanity International · Columbus, OH · 2025

  New Homeownership Program & Green Energy Upgrades

• $172,599

  Nationwide Childrens Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Memorial Tournament - Operating Support for School based healthcare initiative (2025-2029)

• $150,000

  Childrens Hunger Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Providing Food and Nutrition Educations to Kids Every day of the week

• $150,000

  New Albany Community Foundation · New Albany, OH · 2025

  Remarkable Evening Gold Fundraiser and New Albany lecture series season fund

• $150,000

  Osu Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Public Safety: Helping Central Ohio Be Prepared

• $150,000

  Greater Columbus Arts Council · Columbus, OH · 2025

  2025 Columbus Arts Festival fund

• $125,000

  Wexner Center Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Access to the Arts: Learning and Public Programs

• $125,000

  Wexner Center Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Free Galleries Admission and education program

• $125,000

  United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Success by Third Grade fund

• $125,000

  St Stephens Community House · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Strengthening Foundations Capital Campaign

• $125,000

  Futureready Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative Expansion

• $108,000

  Cristo Rey Columbus High School · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Professional Work-Study Program ("PWSP")

• $100,000

  Housing Development Alliance · Hazard, KY · 2025

  Energy Efficient Homes for Flood-Impacted People

• $100,000

  Catholic Social Services · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Our Lady of Guadalupe Outreach Center

• $100,000

  West Virginia State University Foundation · Institute, WV · 2025

  Cyber-Agriculture IoT Lab and Research Initiative for smart, secure agriculture systems

• $100,000

  The Center for Healthy Families · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Healthy Families Programs

• $100,000

  Zoras House · Columbus, OH · 2025

  2025-2026 Zora's House Sustainability Project

• $100,000

  Impact Community Action · Columbus, OH · 2025

  IMPACT Community Action Services Awareness Campaign

• $100,000

  Franklin County Historical Society · Columbus, OH · 2025

  COSI Science Festival and Acccess Support

• $100,000

  Boys & Girls Clubs in Texas · Austin, TX · 2025

  Youth for Unity

• $100,000

  Halo Flight · Corp Christi, TX · 2025

  New Administration and Communication Control Center-building to new heights

• $100,000

  American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025

  Disaster Relief for Floods in Central Texas

• $100,000

  I Know I Can · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Career Navigator Program 2025-27

• $100,000

  Young Mens Christian Association of Virginias Blue · Roanoke, VA · 2025

  YMCA at Tanglewood New Build Project

• $100,000

  The Education Alliance-Business and Community for · Charleston, WV · 2025

  Energizing Careers fund

• $100,000

  Mid-Ohio Foodbank · Grove City, OH · 2025

  Charitable Event

• $100,000

  Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2025

  General Operating Support for Regional Economic Equity & mobility bridge

• $100,000

  Ar-Tx Redi · Texarkana, TX · 2025

  The Media Foundry, Powered by SWEPCO - Fueling Texarkana's Digital storytellers by creation of media center

• $100,000

  Marshall Downtown Development Corporation · Marshall, TX · 2025

  The Grand Social fund

• $100,000

  American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2025

  ACS Health Equity Ambassador Program and ACS Center for Innovation in cancer research training fund

• $100,000

  Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

  Housing Initiative - Multifamily New Construction

• $100,000

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025

  One-to-One Mentoring and Youth Empowerment Institute at Big Brothers Big Sisters' Camp Oty'Okwa

• $100,000

  Mingo County Redevelopment Authority · Williamson, WV · 2025

  Coalfields Strategic Plan (Mingo, Wyoming and McDowell counties)

• $100,000

  Regional East Texas Food Bank · Tyler, TX · 2025

  Longview Resource Center

• $100,000

  Columbus Symphony Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2025

  2025-26 General Operating Support

• $90,000

  Leslie Knott Letcher Perry Community Action Counci · Hazard, KY · 2025

  LKLP Community Action Council-Weatherization Program

• $90,000

  Habitat for Humanity International · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $90,000

  Texarkana College Foundation · Texarkana, TX · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $80,000

  Gladden Community House · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Gladden Preschool

• $76,667

  Big Sandy Area Community Action Program Incorporat · Paintsville, KY · 2025

  Big Sandy Area Community Action Program Weatherization program

• $75,000

  Action for Children · Columbus, OH · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $75,000

  Ball State University Foundation · Muncie, IN · 2025

  Beneficence of Business fund

• $75,000

  Port Aransas Art Center · Port Aransas, TX · 2025

  Creative Horizons: A Young Artists Initiative

• $75,000

  Young Womens Christian Association · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Family Center & Childcare Operating Support

• $75,000

  The Foundation for the Thomas Memorial & Saint Fra · S Charleston, WV · 2025

  Thomas Foundation's Bonnie's Bus fund

• $75,000

  The West Texas Rehabilitation Center · Abilene, TX · 2025

  Capital Campaign

• $75,000

  Rural Action · The Plains, OH · 2025

  Empowering the Next Generation of Energy Leaders

• $73,500

  Salvation Army · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025

  General Operating to support Light a Life and Food programs

• $70,000

  Young Womens Christian Association · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Women of Achievement 2025

• $65,000

  Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor Michigan · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025

  Youth of the Year Program and White Pigeon Support

• $65,000

  Girl Scouts Seal of Ohio Council · Columbus, OH · 2025

  STEM and Environmental Education Programming

• $65,000

  Friends of Berrien County Trails · Benton Harbor, MI · 2025

  Bridge at Hickory Creek Preserve

• $64,000

  Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency · Olive Hill, KY · 2025

  Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency - Weatherization program

• $60,000

  Junior Achievement of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Junior Achievement K-12 Programming

• $60,000

  Geaux 4 Kids · Bossier City, LA · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $60,000

  Columbus Housing Partnership · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Resident Services Program: Providing access, intervention and stabilization for people in crisis

• $60,000

  S a F E · Welch, WV · 2025

  Services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking and elder abuse

• $57,500

  Fort Wayne Zoological Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

  General & Unrestricted

• $50,000

  Dress for Success Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Dress for Success - 2026 Programmatic Support

• $50,000

  Ohio University Foundation · Athens, OH · 2025

  Growing STEM in Appalachia Ohio FY26

• $50,000

  Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Servic · Whitesburg, KY · 2025

  HOMES Inc. Flood Capacity Project

• $50,000

  Oklahoma Future Farmers of America Foundation Inco · Stillwater, OK · 2025

  PSO Stem After School fund

• $50,000

  Family Service Upper Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2025

  Meals on Wheels Funding to reduce Food insecurity in Ohio and Marshall counties in West Virginia

• $50,000

  Potawatomi Zoological Society · South Bend, IN · 2025

  Potawatomi Zoo Express Train fund

• $50,000

  Reeb Avenue Center · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Reeb Pathways

• $50,000

  City Year · Boston, MA · 2025

  Leadership and Workforce Development through the Whole school whole child program

• $50,000

  Food On the Move · Tulsa, OK · 2025

  Community Food and Resource Festival Support

• $50,000

  Leadership Kentucky Foundation · Frankfort, KY · 2025

  BRIGHT Kentucky

• $50,000

  Local Matters · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Expanding Food Education and Access for Food Systems change in south columbus

• $50,000

  Delaware County Emergency Management Agency · Muncie, IN · 2025

  Tornado Siren placement

• $50,000

  Flying Horse Farms · Mount Gilead, OH · 2025

  Flying Horse Farms Camp Programming (2025)

• $50,000

  Renovation Alliance · Roanoke, VA · 2025

  Emergency Home Repair Program

• $50,000

  Bradley Free Clinic of Roanoke Valley · Roanoke, VA · 2025

  Support for Bradley Free Clinic's Ongoing Service to the undeserved

• $50,000

  J Kruse Education Center · Auburn, IN · 2025

  Career Exploration: STEM Pathway

• $50,000

  Jewish Federation of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Holocaust Survivors Initiative

• $50,000

  Laredo College · Laredo, TX · 2025

  2026 and 2027 Laredo College Annual Family Fun Fest project

• $50,000

  City of Bristol Va · Bristol, VA · 2025

  Swiftwater Equipment Project

• $50,000

  Ethos · Elkhart, IN · 2025

  General & Unrestricted