Private foundation · EIN 20-3886453 · Wilmington, DE · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where American Electric Power Foundation's grants went

It reported $26.7M in grants paid across 793 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 89.0% of those dollars to 585 recipient organizations.

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What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 779 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
The Journey Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 26-2472707
$999,996General & UnrestrictedSame city 1.00
Columbus State Community College Development Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1035280
$500,000Credits Count (Office of Talent Strategy at ColumbSame address 1.00
Community Shelter Board
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1181284
$500,000System's response to homelessness for families andSame address 1.00
Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Council
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4379475
$500,0002021 AEP Foundation grant for Girl Scouts of Ohio'Same address 1.00
Ohio State University Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1145986
$500,000Advanced Materials Corridor (AMC)/ Biomedical andSame city 1.00
Ohio State University Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1145986
$500,0002020 AEP Foundation grant for Pelotonia OperationaSame city 1.00
The Columbus Partnership
Columbus, OH · no confident EIN match
$500,000Smart Columbus SustainabilityUnmatched Help match
United Way of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4393712
$410,5892023 AEP Foundation grant for 2022 50% Employee MaSame address 1.00
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation
Columbus, OH · EIN 84-3880595
$400,0002022 AEP Foundation for Ensuring Enhanced, AccessiSame address 1.00
ONE Columbus Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 27-1509231
$350,0002023 Program of WorkSame address 1.00
Columbus Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-6044264
$333,333ADAMH Crisis Center Campaign FundSame address 1.00
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1600869
$333,3332021 AEP Foundation grant for Master Plan to FurniSame address 1.00
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Columbus, OH · no confident EIN match
$320,401EHR Pilot--amended at 4/29/20 meeting to include rUnmatched Help match
Safety Blitz Foundation
Waco, TX · EIN 47-4514114
$285,715National Child Identification ProgramSame address 1.00
Champions of the Community
Columbus, OH · no confident EIN match
$273,450Support for the Nationwide Children's ChampionshipUnmatched Help match
Alvis
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0743167
$250,000Expansion of Alum Creek Facility-Building Second CSame address 1.00
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0749884
$250,000A New Community Arts Venue for Downtown Columbus:Same address 1.00
Columbus Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-6044264
$250,000Ohio Opioid Education Alliance - Beat the StigmaSame address 1.00
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0833384
$250,000Artists Elevated; the GCAC Community Fund at the CSame address 1.00
I Know I Can
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1229135
$250,000Columbus Promise, a new program that enables ColumSame address 1.00
Junior Achievement of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4385042
$250,000Campaign to Achieve More for Central OhioSame address 1.00
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 82-4596922
$250,000Capital Renewal and Maintenance FundSame address 1.00
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-1520995
$250,000Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ExpansionSame address 1.00
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0890152
$250,0002020 AEP Foundation grant for RMHC Combined CampaiSame address 0.99
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1554474
$250,000Final payment for the Explore and Imagine (GatherSame address 1.00
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH · EIN 34-4431169
$250,000General & UnrestrictedSame address 1.00
Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4379594
$250,000Unrestricted SupportSame address 1.00
Young Women's Christian Association
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4379597
$250,0002021 AEP Foundation Social & Racial Justice GrantSame address 1.00
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Akron, OH · EIN 34-1369388
$200,000Growing for Good: Canton Foodbank Facility and EndSame address 1.00
Appalachia Service Project
Johnson City, TN · EIN 62-0989383
$200,0002022 AEP Foundation Grant for Warmer, Safer DrierSame address 1.00
Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1692755
$200,000Great Libraries Create Campaign: Phase IISame address 1.00
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-6402408
$200,0002023-24 Operating & Programmatic SupportSame address 1.00
Lifecare Alliance
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4379494
$200,000LifeCare Alliance Answering the Call Capital CampaSame address 1.00
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4412586
$200,000General Operating Support for LSS Food Pantries anSame address 1.00
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH · EIN 34-4427516
$178,000Tiffin University's Workforce Transformation ProjeSame address 1.00
Habitat for Humanity - Midohio
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1217994
$175,000Building Affordable, Energy-Efficient Habitat HomeSame address 1.00
Godman Guild Association
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4379478
$166,666Building out a state-of-the-art Workforce DevelopmSame city 1.00
Disabled Sports USA
Powell, OH · no confident EIN match
$166,666Power of Ability Initiative campaignUnmatched Help match
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0833384
$165,3752019 AEP Foundation grant for Columbus Arts FestivSame address 1.00
Housing Development Alliance
Hazard, KY · EIN 61-1253346
$150,000Higher Ground InitiativeSame address 1.00
I Know I Can
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1229135
$150,000College Awareness and Exploration Advising ExpansiSame address 1.00
Marshall University Research Corporation
Huntington, WV · EIN 55-0683361
$150,000Flight school simulator and facilitiesSame address 1.00
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652
$150,000The Nature Conservancy: Nature LabSame ZIP 1.00
The New Albany Community Foundation
New Albany, OH · EIN 31-1409264
$150,000The New Albany Lecture Series, formerly The JefferSame address 1.00
The Tstc Foundation
Waco, TX · EIN 75-2892470
$150,000Social & Racial Justice Grant for the Education ofSame address 1.00
The Tstc Foundation
Waco, TX · EIN 75-2892470
$150,000Social & Racial Justice Grant for the Education ofSame address 1.00
Young Women's Christian Association
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4379597
$150,0002019 AEP Foundation grant for Women of AchievementSame address 1.00
Bluefield State University Foundation
Bluefield, WV · EIN 55-6043334
$125,000STEM Academy Students of ColorSame address 1.00
Children's Hunger Alliance
Columbus, OH · EIN 23-7303509
$125,0002022 AEP Foundation grant for Increasing Food AcceSame address 1.00
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH · EIN 31-0820394
$125,000Center for Creative CollaborationSame address 1.00

8 more lines ($296K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    405 recipients in common
  2. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    116 recipients in common
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    90 recipients in common
  4. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    78 recipients in common
  5. Nisource Charitable Foundation Columbus, OH
    62 recipients in common
  6. Cardinal Health Foundation Dublin, OH
    38 recipients in common
  7. Encova Foundation of Ohio Columbus, OH
    35 recipients in common
  8. Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
    34 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.