Funding search · EIN 840399006 · Grantmaking charity · Washington, DC

The Aspen Institute

$67.9M
in grants paid: 477
grants: 344
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

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.

Recent grants

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

$2.5M
Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Support operating activities
$1.4M
Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2024
College excellence program
$945,362
Soliya · New York, NY · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$857,439
World Learning · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$675,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Job quality improvement among us small businesses
$644,670
Colorado Youth for a Change · Denver, CO · 2024
Purposeful ecosystems
$637,110
Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scaling youth outcomes cohort
$501,000
Boston Private Industry Council · Boston, MA · 2024
Scaling youth outcomes cohort
$500,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
Scaling youth outcomes cohort
$500,000
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2024
Stevens initiative cultural exchange
$453,192
International Research & Exchanges Board · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$393,000
Equal Measure · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$392,535
Global Nomads Group · New York, NY · 2024
Stevens initiative cultural exchange
$391,958
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$372,000
Global Development Incubator · Washington, DC · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$353,000
Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024
College excellence program
$345,767
Northern Great Lakes Initiatives · Marquette, MI · 2024
Job quality improvement among us small businesses
$335,300
Pomona Impact Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Aspen network for development entrepreneurs
$315,250
Teachers College Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
College excellence program
$304,500
The Baruch College Fund · New York, NY · 2024
College excellence program
$300,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
College excellence program
$300,000
Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2024
College excellence program
$299,859
Peaceplayers International · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$250,000
Juniata College · Huntingdon, PA · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
Muhlenberg College · Allentown, PA · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
President and Trustees of Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$250,000
The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
Towson University · Towson, MD · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
Trustees of Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
College excellence program
$250,000
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2024
College excellence program
$235,984
Iearn · New York, NY · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$235,912
African Development Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Job quality improvement among us small businesses
$230,000
The Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$220,000
Lone Star Justice Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$208,835
Education Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024
Scaling youth outcomes cohort
$206,000
Communities Foundation of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Backbone support services in dfw
$203,302
Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$200,000
Global Impact Investing Network · New York, NY · 2024
Aspen network for development entrepreneurs
$195,000
New Orleans Youth Alliance · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$188,687
Texas International Education Consortium · Austin, TX · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$184,000
California Farmlink · Aptos, CA · 2024
Scale job quality improvement among us small businesses
$175,000
Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment Corporation · Saint Louis, MO · 2024
Job quality improvement among us small businesses
$172,477
Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Shared success job quality demonstration
$170,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$166,394
Icafund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Job quality improvement among us small businesses
$160,000
Partners in Development Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$157,000
Four Bands Community Fund · Eagle Butte, SD · 2024
Community strategy group
$155,000
Texas Network of Youth Services · Austin, TX · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$150,000
United Way of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$143,871
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$142,232
Global Ties Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$127,835
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2024
Aspen network for development entrepreneurs
$126,300
Institute Capital · Durham, NC · 2024
Community development financial institutions
$121,816
Take Action Global · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$120,000
City of El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2024
Innovation fund pilot award
$120,000
Pueblo of Jemez · Jemez Pueblo, NM · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$120,000
Restore Education · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$116,989
Plugged in Band Program · Needham, MA · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$115,729
Missouri State University · Springfield, MO · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$115,000
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Justice and governance partnership in birmingham
$112,943
America-Mideast Educational & Training Services · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$111,213
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$109,262
Upaya Social Ventures · Seattle, WA · 2024
Aspen network for development entrepreneurs
$100,000
American Association of State Colleges and Universities · Washington, DC · 2024
College excellence program
$100,000
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA · 2024
College excellence program
$100,000
Janie'S Angels · Dallas, TX · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$100,000
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Job quality improvement among us small businesses
$100,000
Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$100,000
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2024
College excellence program
$100,000
Yurok Tribe · Klamath, CA · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$94,597
Criterion Institute · Haddam, CT · 2024
Aspen network for development entrepreneurs
$85,000
Fsg · Boston, MA · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$85,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$80,000
Human Resource Development Council of District Ix · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$77,180
William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$76,282
Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$76,000
Jasper Independent School District · Jasper, TX · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$75,000
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2024
Employee ownership on the ground
$75,000
University of Maine System · Portland, ME · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$73,710
Institute for Public Philosophy · Washington, DC · 2024
Wisdom of crowds public philosophy publication
$70,408
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$68,000
Justice Mapping Center · Port Washington, NY · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$67,264
United Planet Corporation · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$65,327
The Fund for Public Schools · New York, NY · 2024
Aspen challenge program
$64,283
Florida International University Board of Trustees · Miami, FL · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$58,148
San Diego Unified School District · San Diego, CA · 2024
Aspen challenge program
$55,000
Empower Mt · Missoula, MT · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$54,264
Culturingua · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support for virtual cultural exchange with students
$50,000
Austin Community College · Austin, TX · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$50,000
Birmingham Promise · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Aspen forum for community solutions
$50,000
Black Business Community Development Corporation · Orlando, FL · 2024
Scale job quality improvement among us small businesses
$50,000
Chief Dull Knife College · Lame Deer, MT · 2024
College excellence program
$50,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
California native vote project
$50,000
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
College excellence program
$50,000
Hudson County Community College · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Building integenerational family prosperity
$50,000
Jardin De Los Ninos · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
Flourishing families parent mentoring program
$50,000
Long Beach City College · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Building intergenerational family prosperity

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.