Funding search · EIN 521631358 · Washington, DC
Executive Leadership Council
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 280
- grants reported
- $9.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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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.
- Howard University4 grants · $1.8M
- The Herman J Russell Center for Entrepreneurship1 grant · $400,000
- Delaware State University Foundation3 grants · $325,000
- North Carolina a&T State Univers2 grants · $302,790
- Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies1 grant · $300,000
- Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund1 grant · $300,000
- Spelman College3 grants · $290,490
- Foundation for Nc a&T University2 grants · $260,000
- North Carolina a&T State University1 grant · $220,901
- Florida a&M University3 grants · $211,700
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 280 grants.
- $739,970
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarship
- $534,315
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarship
- $406,145
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarships
- $400,000
The Herman J Russell Center for Entrepreneurship · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Donation
- $300,000
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
- $300,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
- $230,790
North Carolina a&T State Univers · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $220,901
North Carolina a&T State University · Greenboro, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $160,000
Delaware State University Foundation · Dover, DE · 2023
Donation
- $160,000
Foundation for Nc a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Donation
- $150,000
Delaware State University Foundation · Dover, DE · 2024
Donation
- $150,000
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
- $128,000
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $112,500
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2024
Scholarship
- $100,000
Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Scholarship
- $100,000
Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2022
Donation
- $100,000
Foundation for Nc a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Donation
- $100,000
Howard University School of Business · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation
- $86,245
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarships
- $76,245
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $75,000
Center for Innovation in Education · Irvine, CA · 2023
Donation
- $75,000
Center for Innovation in Education · Irvine, CA · 2022
Donation
- $72,000
North Carolina a&T State Univers · Greenboro, NC · 2022
Scholarships
- $70,568
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $63,350
Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Scholarship
- $61,350
Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2022
Scholarships
- $60,000
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2023
Scholarship
- $58,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $51,350
Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $50,000
Black Men Vote · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarship
- $50,000
Collegiate Directions · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Donation
- $50,000
Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Donation
- $48,350
Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarships
- $48,000
Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $48,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $47,500
University of Maryland College Sfsc · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $45,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $45,000
Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2023
Scholarship
- $44,090
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $40,000
Texas a&M University Tamu · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $40,000
University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $39,500
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarships
- $35,500
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Scholarships
- $35,000
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarships
- $32,000
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $32,000
University of Maryland College · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarships
- $30,000
Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2024
Scholarship
- $30,000
Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $30,000
Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $30,000
Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2024
Scholarship
- $30,000
University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $30,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $30,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
- $30,000
Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $30,000
The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2023
Donation
- $30,000
Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2023
Scholarship
- $30,000
University of Massachusetts Amhe · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $30,000
Alabama a&M University · Normal, AL · 2022
Scholarships
- $28,245
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $28,000
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024
Scholarship
- $28,000
University of Maryland College Sfsc · College Park, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $27,500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Scholarships
- $26,245
University of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Scholarship
- $25,500
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $25,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarship
- $25,000
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
Apollo Theathre Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
Naacp Las Vegas Branch #1111 · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
National Coalition On Black Civic Participation · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $25,000
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
Morgan State University Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
The Links Foundation Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
Gardhouse Limited · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
Hopeworks N Camden · Camden, NJ · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
Starting With Today · Capitol Heights, MD · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
The Links Foundation Incorporation · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation
- $24,000
University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
Scholarship
- $24,000
University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Scholarships
- $23,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
- $22,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $22,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Scholarships
- $21,245
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarships
- $20,750
Rutgers the State University · Piscataway, NJ · 2022
Scholarships
- $20,000
Bethune-Cookman University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Jackson State University · Jackson, MS · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Tennessee State University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Scholarship
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