Funding search · EIN 521007647 · Washington, DC
American Public Transportation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 53
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Business Members Board of Governors1 grant · $206,753
- National Academy of Sciences2 grants · $156,590
- Conference of Minority Transportation Officials4 grants · $89,100
- American Public Transportation Foundation3 grants · $85,000
- Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences1 grant · $61,660
- Connect Maricopa1 grant · $50,000
- Introducing Youth To American Infrastructure2 grants · $40,000
- Mineta Transportation Institutesjsu Research Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- Mineta Transportation Institute Sjsu Research Foundation1 grant · $20,000
- St Paul Transportation Management Organization2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $206,753
Business Members Board of Governors · Washington, DC · 2024
Sponsorship
- $79,325
National Academy of Sciences · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Sponsorship
- $77,265
National Academy of Sciences · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Sponsorship
- $61,660
Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Sponsorship
- $50,000
Connect Maricopa · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Sponsorship
- $45,000
American Public Transportation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Annual contribution/sponsorship
- $30,000
American Public Transportation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual contribution/sponsorship
- $27,100
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials · Arlington, VA · 2023
Sponsorship
- $25,000
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials · Arlington, VA · 2024
Sponsorship
- $25,000
Mineta Transportation Institutesjsu Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023
Sponsorship
- $25,000
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials · Washington, DC · 2021
Sponsorship
- $20,000
Greater Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $20,000
Mineta Transportation Institute Sjsu Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
- $20,000
Introducing Youth To American Infrastructure · Mobile, AL · 2023
Sponsorship
- $20,000
Introducing Youth To American Infrastructure · Albany, CA · 2022
Sponsorship
- $15,000
Nashville Moves Action Fund · Nashville, TN · 2024
Sponsorship
- $15,000
Mpact · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Sponsorship
- $15,000
Rail-Volution (Rail-V) · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Sponsorship
- $15,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2021
Sponsorship
- $15,000
Mineta Transportation Institutesan Jose State University Research Foundati · San Jose, CA · 2021
Sponsorship
- $12,000
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials · Washington, DC · 2022
Sponsorship
- $10,000
Atx Kids Club · Austin, TX · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Baltimore Transit Campaign · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop · Lexington, KY · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Coalition To Advance Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Downtown On the Go · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Keep Seattle Moving 2024 · Seattle, WA · 2024
Sponsorship
- $10,000
Moving Central Ohio Forward · Columbus, OH · 2024
Sponsorship
- $10,000
Partners in Transit · Uvalde, TX · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Pittsburghers for Public Transit Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Providence Streets Coalition · Providence, RI · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Rva Rapid Transit · Richmond, VA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
San Francisco Transit Riders · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Seamless Bay Area Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
St Paul Transportation Management Organization · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
The Street Trust Community Fund · Portland, OR · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Transport for Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Transportation Choices Coalition · Seattle, WA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Transportation Riders United · Detroit, MI · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
American Public Transportation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Annual contribution
- $10,000
Grow Smart Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2021
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Southest Area Regional Transit District · Uvalde, TX · 2021
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
St Paul Transportation Management Organization · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
Grassroots advocacy
- $10,000
Valley Vision · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Grassroots advocacy
- $9,830
Movability · Austin, TX · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $9,750
Grow Smart Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $8,820
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Grassroots advocacy
- $8,000
Full Access & Coordinated Transportation · Oceanside, CA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $7,000
Town of Great Barrington · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Grassroots advocacy
- $6,500
Citizens for Modern Transit · St Louis, MO · 2021
Grassroots advocacy
- $5,500
Council of University Transportation Centers · Missoula, MT · 2023
Sponsorship
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