Funding search · EIN 581533966 · Atlanta, GA

The American Opportunity Foundation

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

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

24
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $27,500
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.

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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.

3 grants matching “edcation” · $73,000

$18,200
The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College Atlanta Chp · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Edcational scholarships to qualified students
$6,800
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Edcational scholarships to qualified students
$48,000
The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College Atlanta Chp · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Edcational scholarships to qualified students

Grant history

All 24 reported grants, largest first.

$351,059
Kennesaw State University Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Emergency housing for homeless students, scholarships & computers
$175,600
Kennesaw State University Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
Emergency housing for homeless students, scholarships & computers
$110,000
The Boyce L Ansley School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Assist with the education of children facing homelessness
$99,000
Kennesaw State University Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2024
Emergency housing for homeless students, scholarships & computers
$98,000
Warrick Dunn Charities · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarships for disadvantaged students
$65,000
Warrick Dunn Charities · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarships for disadvantaged students
$52,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Mentoring program
$50,000
George Hughes Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Award scholarships to high school seniors from the north metro-atlanta area
$50,000
Warrick Dunn Charities · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarships for disadvantaged students
$48,000
The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College Atlanta Chp · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Edcational scholarships to qualified students
$35,000
Children Without Beds Corp · Roswell, GA · 2023
Providing beds to underpriviledge children
$30,000
Children Without Beds Corp · Roswell, GA · 2024
Providing beds to underpriviledge children
$25,000
Nami Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To assist those with mental illnesses
$25,000
George Hughes Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Award scholarships to high school seniors from the north metro-atlanta area
$25,000
Nami Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To assist those with mental illnesses
$20,000
Nami Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To assist those with mental illnesses
$18,200
The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College Atlanta Chp · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Edcational scholarships to qualified students
$15,000
826 New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Support young writers through collaborations with schools and communities
$15,000
Aof Georgia Affordable Housing Corp · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Low income affordable housing
$10,000
Irie Dell Grant Memorial Scholarship Fund · Flossmoor, IL · 2024
Award education scholarships to qualified students
$10,000
Irie Dell Grant Memorial Scholarship Fund · Flossmoor, IL · 2023
Award education scholarships to qualified students
$10,000
Children Without Beds Corp · Roswell, GA · 2022
Providing beds to underpriviledge children
$10,000
George Hughes Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Award scholarships to high school seniors from the north metro-atlanta area
$6,800
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Edcational scholarships to qualified students

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.