Funding search · EIN 341747398 · Hudson, OH

American Endowment Foundation

Name: American Endowment 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.

42,561
grants reported: $3.41B
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
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.

What they fund

religion educational human service arts culture health philanthropy

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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.

Where the money goes

Transfers to other donor advised fund sponsors and philanthropy intermediaries
Universities, independent day schools, and college foundations
Religious congregations, Jewish federations, and Christian ministries
Hospitals, disease research, and general health organizations
Human services, disaster relief, and housing organizations
Environmental conservation and climate policy groups

Typical grant

Median grant is $15,000 and the middle half runs $10,000 to $35,000, spread across 23,520 recipients in three years. The eight and nine figure checks are almost all account transfers to other DAF sponsors such as National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Charitable, and Vanguard Charitable, plus a few outliers like the Eames Institute at $63.3M and the Hoffman Institute at $20.1M. With 42,561 grants to 23,520 recipients, most organizations appear more than once, so repeat giving is common but it reflects a donor renewing, not a foundation renewing.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING”
“GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT”
“EDUCATIONAL”
“PHILANTHROPY”
“HEALTH, GENERAL”

Positioning adjacent work

Cultivate individual donors who hold AEF accounts. The foundation itself makes no independent funding decisions.
Size any single ask at $10,000 to $35,000, matching where the bulk of grants actually land.
Institutional affiliation helps: Stanford, Harvard, Michigan, UCSF, and Yale all draw seven-figure totals from multiple donors.
Offer unrestricted or general operating framing, which is how a large share of these grants are coded.

Worth knowing: This is a donor advised fund sponsor, not a grantmaking foundation with staff priorities, so the giving record maps its account holders rather than any institutional strategy. California, New York, and Texas recipients dominate, and the largest dollars leave the building as transfers to competing DAF sponsors, which means the real decision makers are individual donors you have to reach one at a time.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

National Philanthropic Trust4 grants · $171.6M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund5 grants · $142.7M
Eames Institute3 grants · $134.3M
Impactassets3 grants · $122.6M
Donor Advised Charitable Giving1 grant · $102.9M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program4 grants · $82.1M
Schwab Charitable Fund4 grants · $45.4M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints7 grants · $39.6M
Independent Charitable Gift Fund3 grants · $27.1M
The Barack Obama Foundation3 grants · $26.1M

Giving over time

$965.0M

2022

$1.18B

2023

$1.26B

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 42,561 grants.

$109.9M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
Philanthropy
$102.9M
Donor Advised Charitable Giving · Orlando, FL · 2024
Philanthropy
$102.0M
Impactassets · Bethesda, MD · 2022
In kind transfer
$63.3M
Eames Institute · Petaluma, CA · 2024
Arts, culture
$53.1M
Eames Institute · Petaluma, CA · 2023
Arts, culture
$49.8M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
Philanthropy
$48.9M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Philanthropy
$48.1M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, RI · 2023
Philanthropy
$42.8M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Philanthropy
$32.4M
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2023
Philanthropy
$31.9M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, RI · 2024
Philanthropy
$25.6M
Bradley Impact Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
In kind transfer
$25.0M
Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Science
$23.4M
Independent Charitable Gift Fund · Hudson, OH · 2022
Philanthropy
$22.4M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Philanthropy
$21.7M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Religion
$20.1M
Hoffman Institute Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Educational
$18.6M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Philanthropy
$17.9M
Eames Institute · Petaluma, CA · 2022
Arts, culture
$16.0M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts, culture
$13.2M
Lifewise · Hilliard, OH · 2023
Youth devel
$11.7M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
Wire
$11.1M
Impactassets · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Philanthropy
$10.8M
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational
$10.2M
Eastside Preparatory School · Kirkland, WA · 2024
Educational
$10.1M
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Disease/disorder
$10.0M
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Educational
$10.0M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts, culture
$10.0M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2022
Philanthropy
$9.7M
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Purchase, NY · 2023
In kind transfer
$9.6M
Impactassets · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Philanthropy
$9.1M
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · Albany, NY · 2024
Philanthropy
$8.8M
The Malala Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Educational
$8.5M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Religion
$8.3M
Walder Operations Ltd · Skokie, IL · 2024
Philanthropy
$8.2M
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Religion
$8.1M
Jdrf International · New York, NY · 2023
Disease/disorder
$7.8M
The Community Foundation of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General operating support
$7.7M
University Impact · Provo, UT · 2022
Philanthropy
$7.7M
National Christian Charitable Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2022
General operating support
$7.2M
Renaissance Charitable Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Philanthropy
$7.0M
Walder Operations Ltd · Skokie, IL · 2023
Philanthropy
$6.9M
Renaissance Charitable Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Philanthropy
$6.9M
Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties · Utica, NY · 2023
Philanthropy
$6.7M
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022
Philanthropy
$6.4M
Renaissance Charitable Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Philanthropy
$6.2M
Jdrf International · Chicago, IL · 2022
Disease/disorder
$6.0M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Environmental
$5.7M
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Purchase, NY · 2022
Philanthropy
$5.6M
University Impact · Provo, UT · 2024
Philanthropy
$5.5M
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022
Philanthropy
$5.5M
Genoa Baptist Church · Westerville, OH · 2022
Religion
$5.3M
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Purchase, NY · 2024
Philanthropy
$5.3M
Assemblies of God Foundation · Springfield, MO · 2022
Wire
$5.2M
Hoffman Institute Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Educational
$5.1M
University of Oregon Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2022
Educational
$5.0M
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022
Animal-related
$5.0M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2024
Environmental
$4.8M
Dechomai Asset Trust · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Philanthropy
$4.6M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Educational
$4.4M
The Malala Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Educational
$4.3M
Airbnb Org · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Disaster relief
$4.3M
Maryland Lyric Opera · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Arts, culture
$4.0M
Barnes Family Foundation · Bethlehem, PA · 2024
Health, general
$3.9M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Educational
$3.9M
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Religion
$3.6M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
$3.6M
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Religion
$3.6M
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human service
$3.6M
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Civil rights
$3.5M
Airbnb Org · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Disaster relief
$3.4M
Greater Horizons · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Philanthropy
$3.4M
Church of Scientology International · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating support
$3.2M
Nyu Langone Hospitals · New York, NY · 2024
Health, general
$3.2M
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Health, general
$3.1M
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Human service
$3.1M
Timothy Initiative · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Religion
$3.1M
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Educational
$3.0M
Institute for Advanced Study · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Science
$3.0M
Institute for Advanced Study · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Science
$3.0M
Mental Health Innovation Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
General operating support
$3.0M
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Religion
$3.0M
North Logan City · North Logan, UT · 2023
Public affairs
$3.0M
Barnes Family Foundation · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
Health, general
$3.0M
Civica Foundation · Lehi, UT · 2022
Human service
$3.0M
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Philanthropy
$2.9M
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Educational
$2.9M
Barnes Family Foundation · Bethlehem, PA · 2023
Health, general
$2.7M
National Christian Charitable Foundation · Alpharetta, GA · 2024
General operating support
$2.7M
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Health, general
$2.7M
Imam E Asr Islamic Seminary · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating support
$2.6M
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2023
Educational
$2.6M
Christian Community Foundation · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2022
Philanthropy
$2.5M
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Human service
$2.5M
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Public affairs
$2.5M
The Clear Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Philanthropy
$2.5M
Nyu Langone Hospitals · New York, NY · 2023
Health, general
$2.5M
Nyu Langone Hospitals · New York, NY · 2022
Health, general
$2.5M
Silverado Policy Accelerator · Washington, DC · 2024
Public affairs
$2.5M
Habitat for Humanity International · Omaha, NE · 2022
General operating support

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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.