Organization · EIN 84-0399006 · Washington, DC · Social science
Who funds The Aspen Institute?
245 private foundations reported paying The Aspen Institute $72.8M on returns for tax year 2023.
245 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 245
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastercard Impact Fund Purchase, NY · Preselected only |
$5,378,274 | OTHER STRATEGIC | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Craig Newmark Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$5,104,000 2 grant lines |
GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$4,409,369 8 grant lines |
U.S. ECONOMIC MOBILITY & OPPORTUNITY +3 more Filed as “ASPEN INSTITUTE INC THE” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$4,233,027 | PROGRAMS SUPPORTING ZERO EMISSIONS IN TRANSPORTATION | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$3,567,096 8 grant lines |
81255 BUILDING ON LESSONS FROM THE ASPEN FAMILY PROSPERITY INNOVATION COMMUNITY TO CREATE A ROADMAP FOR 2GEN APPROACHES FOR BETTER OUTCOMES… +7 more Filed as “ASCEND AT THE ASPEN INST” |
Same street 0.73 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$3,445,000 | TO PROMOTE COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS FOR HIGH ACHIEVING LOW AND MIDDLE - INCOME STUDENTS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA |
$2,769,000 5 grant lines |
FOR ASCEND AT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE TO ADVANCE TWO GENERATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF BOTH YOUNG CHILDREN AND YOUNG P… +3 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$2,501,000 13 grant lines |
FOR THE ASPEN DIGITAL PROGRAM +11 more Filed as “ASPEN INSTITUTE INC” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$2,390,000 | IN SUPPORT OF FINANCIAL HEALTH | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Prudential Foundation Newark, NJ · Preselected only |
$2,207,469 4 grant lines |
GLOBAL NETWORK BUILDING AND CAPACITY STRENGTHENING FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH +3 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wal-Mart Foundation Bentonville, AR |
$2,050,000 3 grant lines |
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM +2 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 01/2024 |
| Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$2,019,111 6 grant lines |
To fund two interrelated strategic activities tied to the Opportunity Youth Forum & Fund and their work across over 40 urban, rural, and tr… +5 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$1,450,000 2 grant lines |
TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND POLICY DISCOURSE AROUND AI. +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$1,335,000 6 grant lines |
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$1,250,000 4 grant lines |
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE MULTI-SECTOR, JURISDICTIONAL APPROACHES TO REDUCE THE RELIANCE ON THE CR… +3 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,213,219 17 grant lines |
GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “ASPEN INSTITUTE” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Lewis Foundation Aspen, CO · Preselected only |
$1,200,000 2 grant lines |
GENERAL SUPPORT +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Imaginable Futures Foundation Redwood City, CA · Preselected only |
$1,166,667 | To support Grantees Ascend Programs Postsecondary Success Parents Initiative | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY |
$1,090,000 2 grant lines |
For the Aspen Institute Congressional Program +1 more Filed as “Aspen Institute Inc” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA |
$1,060,000 2 grant lines |
Families and Communities +1 more | 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 The Aspen Institute
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with The Aspen Institute, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $43M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $117K to them - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $1.81M to them - Alfred P Sloan Foundation New York, NY
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $10.6M to them - The Spencer Foundation Chicago, IL
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $1.57M to them - Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $94.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The California Wellness Foundation Los Angeles, CA
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $393K to them - Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $427K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- New Venture Fund Washington, DC
54 shared funders · 192 funders in all - The Brookings Institution Washington, DC
35 shared funders · 82 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
54 shared funders · 831 funders in all - The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA
38 shared funders · 560 funders in all - Georgetown University Washington, DC
42 shared funders · 370 funders in all - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY
41 shared funders · 150 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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