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American Express Foundation

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

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

16,206
grants reported: $69.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $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.

What they fund

futures backing equal international community centers empowering service

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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.

Top recipients

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

American Online Giving Foundation6 grants · $6.5M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231)4 grants · $3.9M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust1 grant · $3.4M
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276)3 grants · $2.3M
United States Fund for Unicef (467017)6 grants · $2.1M
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145)3 grants · $1.9M
American National Red Cross34 grants · $1.9M
Myriad USA9 grants · $1.6M
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546)5 grants · $1.6M
American Online Giving Foundation Inc (514801) - Daf2 grants · $1.5M

Giving over time

$20.8M

2022

$25.2M

2023

$23.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 16,206 grants.

$3.4M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust · 2024
American express leadership academies
$2.1M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231) · 2023
Developing leaders
$1.9M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$1.8M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$1.4M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$1.3M
American Online Giving Foundation Inc (514801) - Daf · Newark, DE · 2023
General support
$1.1M
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231) · 2023
Developing leaders
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Workforce integration for newcomers (win) 2.0
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$1.0M
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Cul · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$905,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$845,250
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2022
Support for international charities
$845,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145) · Washington, DC · 2023
Backiing low carbon
$800,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
2024 amex give2gether float funding
$785,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Trash free seas, resilient communities
$750,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Designated disaster relief fund
$750,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom (514794) · New York, NY · 2023
Support of community service centers
$750,000
Save the Children Federation Inc (464186) · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Support of community service centers
$750,000
American National Red Cross (461619) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$670,000
United Negro College Fund Inc (462541) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$665,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
American express building better futures program
$665,000
United Negro College Fund Inc (462541) · Washington, DC · 2023
Backing equal futures
$657,100
Common Purpose Charitable Trust (498231) · 2022
Developing leaders
$650,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$597,425
Ja Worldwide · Boston, MA · 2024
Shaping a resilient and confident financial future
$568,046
Ja Worldwide Inc (498850) · Boston, MA · 2023
Build financial confidence
$500,000
Covenant House · New York, NY · 2024
Career paths for youth overcoming homelessness
$500,000
Hispanic Federation · New York, NY · 2024
Nonprofit incubator & covid vaccination initiative
$500,000
American National Red Cross (461619) · Washington, DC · 2023
Support of community service centers
$500,000
Covenant House (466929) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$500,000
Hias Inc (514796) · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Support of community service centers
$500,000
Hispanic Federation Inc (463668) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$500,000
International Medical Corps (496110) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Backiing low carbon
$500,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2023
Support of community service centers
$500,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc (514752) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$500,000
Hispanic Federation Inc (463668) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$500,000
National Council of Young Mens Christian Assns of the USA (514748) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$450,000
Generation - You Employed · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting tech programs in appalachia and the uk
$450,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
Learning passport and mexico 21st century skills
$450,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2023
Backing equal futures
$440,000
United Way of Broward County (460553) · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Support of community service centers
$410,000
Valley of the Sun United Way (460575) · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Support of community service centers
$410,000
Valley of the Sun United Way (460575) · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support of community service centers
$400,000
Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Amex colleague engagement in greater phoenix
$400,000
Give2asia (460917) · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support for international charities
$395,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Australia bef: abcn, two good
$393,500
Scholarship America Inc (465087) · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Support for scholarship programs
$390,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America · Tampa, FL · 2024
Career readiness & workplace mentoring
$390,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (514788) · Tampa, FL · 2023
Backing equal futures
$375,000
Give2asia (460917) · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for international charities
$325,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Incremental december 2024 funding
$305,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Single parent empowerment & career support
$300,000
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Limited (502442) · 2022
Support for international charities
$300,000
Ja Worldwide Inc (498850) · Boston, MA · 2022
Building financial confidence
$290,000
United Way of Broward County (460553) · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Support of community service centers
$287,125
Scholarship America Inc (465087) · St Peter, MN · 2023
Support for scholarship programs
$285,250
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Rainwater harvesting in mexico city communities
$276,000
Junior Achievement USA · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Building financial confidence in underserved youth
$276,000
Junior Achievement USA (459293) · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Build financial confidence
$270,000
Save the Children Federation Inc (464186) · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$268,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Designated disaster relief fund
$265,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Building resilient futures in the philippines
$265,000
Save the Children Federation Inc (464186) · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Backing equal futures
$250,000
Disability in · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Early career talent accelerator
$250,000
First Nations Development Institute · Longmont, CO · 2024
Strengthening native programs & feeding families
$250,000
National Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
2025 employee engagement global tree planting
$250,000
American Online Giving Foundation Inc (514801) - Daf · Newark, DE · 2023
General support
$250,000
Catchafire Foundation (499255) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Backing equal futures
$250,000
First Nations Development Institute (462033) · Longmont, CO · 2023
Backing equal futures
$250,000
National Arbor Day Foundation (514790) · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Backiing low carbon
$250,000
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities
$250,000
Catchafire Foundation (499255) · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
Feeding America (468658) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$250,000
First Nations Development Institute (462033) · Longmont, CO · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
Habitat for Humanity of Florida (514756) · Clearwater, FL · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$250,000
International Medical Corps (496110) · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
International Rescue Committee Inc (464276) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
National Urban League Inc (466018) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
United States Fund for Unicef (467017) · New York, NY · 2022
Backing equal futures (empowering)
$250,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated (503215) · Washington, DC · 2022
Backiing low carbon (climate)
$247,570
Myriad USA Inc (468028) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities
$240,000
Resource Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Argentina fundes accelerate your future
$240,000
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities
$230,000
United Way of Broward County · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Amex volunteer and support united way broward 2024
$227,536
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$225,000
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Incremental 2024 give2gether funding
$219,875
Scholarship America · St Peter, MN · 2024
2024 scholarship program payment
$218,000
Junior Achievement USA (459293) · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Building financial confidence
$200,000
Resource Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Mexico fundes acapulco economic recovery
$200,000
Vital Voices Global Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
2030 impact fund
$200,000
Give2asia (460917) · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for international charities
$200,000
Ocean Conservancy Inc (501145) · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for international charities
$200,000
Toronto Metropolitan University (503998) · 2023
Support for international charities
$200,000
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc (514792) · Washington, DC · 2023
Backing equal futures
$200,000
Independent Sector (464793) · Washington, DC · 2022
Developing leaders
$200,000
Ryerson University (503998) · 2022
Support for international charities
$184,824
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$177,210
King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc (468028) · New York, NY · 2022
Support for international charities
$172,500
Resource Foundation Inc the (459546) · New York, NY · 2023
Support for international charities

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