Organization · EIN 53-0196549 · Washington, DC · Education
Who funds American University?
114 private foundations reported paying American University $10.2M on returns for tax year 2023.
114 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 114
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation Eden Prairie, MN · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | SUPPORT FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, AND CHILD CARE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The David and June Trone Family Foundation Bethesda, MD |
$1,000,000 | TRONE FAMILY EMINENT SCHOLAR CHAIR IN NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$905,000 3 grant lines |
FOR SUPPORT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESEARCH CENTER +2 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY |
$750,000 | TO SUPPORT THE HUMANITIES TRUCK PROJECT, AN INITIATIVE USING A CUSTOMIZED TRUCK AS A MOBILE PLATFORM FOR COLLECTING, EXHIBITING, PRESERVING… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Indianapolis, IN |
$600,000 | To support expansion and use of a toolkit for higher education to respond to rising anti-democratic attitudes and beliefs. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bender Foundation Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$500,000 | CENTER FOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$495,837 | POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$421,403 3 grant lines |
in support of the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) +2 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY · Preselected only |
$410,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESEARCH CENTER'S WORK ON CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AT THE WORLD BANK +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Perspective Media Initiatives New York, NY · Preselected only |
$354,533 2 grant lines |
STATE OF THE DOCUMENTARY FIELD STUDY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Park Foundation Ithaca, NY |
$275,000 2 grant lines |
MEDIA - PROJECT SUPPORT +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Suc Tua Evelyn Davis Foundation Dallas, TX |
$275,000 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA |
$250,000 | Environment and Science | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL |
$250,000 | Mission Fund | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$247,048 2 grant lines |
FOR USE BY ITS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING A NEW MACROECONOMIC MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TAX POLICIES IN AN… +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Open Society Institute New York, NY |
$176,500 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE ACCOUNTABILITY RESEARCH CENTERS WORK THROUGH LEARNING EXCHANGES AND RESEARCH INCUBATION, DISSEMINATION, AND PUBLICATION +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$153,000 2 grant lines |
FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TOXIC WASTE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO ADVANCE THE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY RIGHTS AFFECTED BY EXT… +1 more Filed as “THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Uw Harold S Geneen Charitable Tr Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$140,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$100,000 | To support the expansion of the "Upstream, Downriver" documentary; an exploration of major watersheds across North America, interweaving re… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WORKSHOP | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like American University
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with American University, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Simons Foundation New York, NY
Paid 22 of the 25 closest peers · $67.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $103K to them - Alfred P Sloan Foundation New York, NY
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $20.5M to them - Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $26.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Fidelity Foundation Boston, MA
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $920K to them - The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $5.61M to them - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $82.7K to them - Watson-Brown Foundation Thomson, GA
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $171K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Georgetown University Washington, DC
33 shared funders · 370 funders in all - Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
28 shared funders · 270 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
32 shared funders · 831 funders in all - University of Chicago Chicago, IL
31 shared funders · 356 funders in all - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
31 shared funders · 290 funders in all - Cornell University Ithaca, NY
31 shared funders · 463 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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