Funding search · EIN 874109956 · Bloomington, IN
Aceso Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 86
- grants reported
- $8.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $92,100
- 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.
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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.
- Mill City Growing3 grants · $525,500
- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund1 grant · $400,000
- Northeast Wilderness Trust2 grants · $350,000
- The Humane League1 grant · $325,000
- Compassion in World Farming USA2 grants · $310,000
- Animal Charity Evaluators2 grants · $300,000
- New Roots Institute1 grant · $277,000
- City Blossoms2 grants · $260,000
- Victory Garden Initiative3 grants · $243,000
- Neighborhood Land Power Project2 grants · $210,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 86 reported grants, largest first.
- $400,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $325,000
The Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $298,000
Mill City Growing · Lowell, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $277,000
New Roots Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $210,000
Compassion in World Farming USA · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
Animal Charity Evaluators · Covina, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $190,000
City Blossoms · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $160,000
Neighborhood Land Power Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $155,000
International Documentary Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Mill City Growing · Lowell, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $148,000
All Farmers · Springfield, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $130,000
Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $126,012
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project · Claymont, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $125,000
Victory Garden Initiative · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $125,000
Animal Outlook · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $110,000
Greener By Default · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $109,450
Reunity Resources · Sante Fe, NM · 2024
Charitable
- $104,987
Philadelphia Orchard Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $101,300
Common Good City Farm · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
A Well-Fed World · Orlando, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Animal and Vegan Advocacy Summit · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Animal Defense Partnership · Irvington, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Balanced · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Dreaming Out Loud · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Growing Together · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
La Semilla Food Center · Anthony, NM · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Norris Square Neighborhood Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Planting Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Southern Plains Land Trust · Lamar, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
The Walls Project · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Wilderness Land Trust · Helena, MT · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Animal Charity Evaluators · Covina, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Compassion in World Farming USA · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Global Growers Network · Decatur, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Plant It Forward · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Reducetarian Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Reunity Resources · Sante Fe, NM · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Sentient Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $92,200
Esperanza Community Farm · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $92,000
Animal Equality · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $85,600
Urban Roots Garden Classrooms · Reno, NV · 2024
Charitable
- $85,000
Farm Forward · Amherst, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $85,000
Food & Water Watch · Ventura, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $85,000
Legal Impact for Chickens · Sacremento, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $85,000
Food & Water Watch · Ventura, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $80,000
Better Food Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $80,000
Urban Tree Connection · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $78,700
Cultivating Community · Portland, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $77,500
Mill City Growing · Lowell, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $76,000
Common Good City Farm · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $75,000
Kentucky Natural Land Trust · Berea, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Urban Tilth · Richmond, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Plant It Forward · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $70,754
Advancing Law for Animals · Redondo Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $70,000
City Blossoms · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $68,150
Seedleaf · Lexington, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $68,150
Seedleaf · Lexington, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $68,000
Victory Garden Initiative · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $66,000
Soul Food Project · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $60,000
Farm Alliance of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $60,000
Karuna Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Farmstand · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Faunalytics · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Keep Growing Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Farm2people · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Providence Farm Collective · Orchard Park, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Rio Grande Community Farm · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Neighborhood Land Power Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Victory Garden Initiative · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $47,400
Leaders for Ethics Animals and the Planet · Sacremento, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Compassionate Action for Animals · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
The Center for Investigative Reporting · Emeryville, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Keep Growing Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $21,640
Seedleaf · Lexington, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $17,720
Apoyo Legal Al Emprendimiento Comunitario · Caguas, PR · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Filbert Street Garden · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Filbert Street Garden · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Humane America Animal Foundation · Claremont, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $9,548
Soul Food Project · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
Sentient Media · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Rio Grande Community Farm · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Charitable
- $3,300
Global Growers Network · Decatur, GA · 2024
Charitable
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