American Council of Learned Societies
New York, NY · EIN 13-1851145. Reported 590 grants totalling $66.6M to 285 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
285organizations funded
$76,000median reported grant
$66.6Mgranted, 2020-2023
59%of grantees funded again the next year
6%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For American Council of Learned Societies, the IRS classifies it under arts & culture rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE A030) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 285 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 59% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $76,000. Half of what it reported fell between $49,000 and $138,000; the smallest was $5,484 and the largest $1,269,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
155 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $16.3M in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
All 285 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $3,913,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,581,677 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents Univ of California | Los Angeles, CA | $1,574,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Riverside, CA | $1,183,400 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $1,152,641 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,117,525 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,075,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $1,074,885 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $1,046,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $945,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $935,110 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $933,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | Irvine, CA | $912,668 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $893,879 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $891,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $877,649 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $823,755 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rutgers the State University | Piscataway, NJ | $818,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $784,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| California State University Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $783,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York, NY | $731,801 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $710,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $686,645 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $662,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $659,879 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $655,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $631,288 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $582,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $578,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $568,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $567,323 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $565,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of California Davis | West Sacramento, CA | $565,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | Albany, NY | $564,856 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $545,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $513,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | Riverside, CA | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $494,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| City College of New York | New York, NY | $492,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Eeps Foundation | New York, NY | $457,729 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | $451,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | Haverford, PA | $444,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Trustees of Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | $444,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $442,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $441,345 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $433,591 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | $428,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $409,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $401,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $400,495 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $399,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the Smith College | Northampton, MA | $391,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $387,013 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fiorello H Laguardia Community College | Bronx, NY | $384,363 | 8 | 3 | 2022 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $384,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | Reno, NV | $375,573 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $371,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Whittier College | Whittier, CA | $367,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Queens College Foundation | Queens, NY | $362,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesvle, VA | $354,727 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $348,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $314,687 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California | Santa Cruz, CA | $308,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Restore Justice Foundation | Chicago, IL | $297,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $287,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $286,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn College Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $282,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $243,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Amherst College | Amherst, MA | $242,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Madison, WI | $237,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $237,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | $227,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $221,654 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Washington, DC | $216,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | $205,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $203,720 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation | Fullerton, CA | $195,204 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College | Santa Clara, CA | $190,522 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allegheny Regional Asset District | Pittsburgh, PA | $187,099 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $183,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| President & Trustees of Colby College | Waterville, ME | $182,316 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tricycle Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $179,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $177,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Settlement Society of New York | New York, NY | $173,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington State University | Renton, WA | $172,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $171,925 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Afiya Center | Dallas, TX | $164,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $157,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rio Hondo Community College Disctrict | Whittier, CA | $156,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Aajc Inc | Washington, DC | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality | Asheville, NC | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Data & Society Research Institute | New York, NY | $154,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gender Justice | Saint Paul, MN | $154,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Movement Advancement Project Inc | Boulder, CO | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $154,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Richmond | Richmond, VA | $149,084 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $148,817 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Middlesex College | Edison, NJ | $148,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $148,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $146,148 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Inc | Norcross, GA | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beloved Community | New Orleans, LA | $143,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deep Center Incorporated | Savannah, GA | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Justice Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $143,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ltsc Community Development Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $143,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Namati Inc | Washington, DC | $143,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Shoestring Inc | Jackson, MS | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sembrando Sentido Inc | San Juan, PR | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Petey Greene Program Inc | Princeton, NJ | $143,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | $141,495 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $141,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $139,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City University of New York the Graduate Center | New York, NY | $138,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $136,226 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Universidad De Puerto Rico Cayey | Cayey, PR | $134,748 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH | $133,186 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Purchase College - State University of New York | Purchase, NY | $129,007 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Open Environmental Data Inc | Dover, DE | $127,161 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heritage University | Toppenish, WA | $122,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wisdom Publication Inc | New York, NY | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | $114,724 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $109,904 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $109,060 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $108,984 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $107,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hunter College Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Shrewsbury, MA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Csula Auxiliary Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas University Endowment Assoc | Lawrence, KS | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Recinto Universitario De Mayaguez | Mayaguez, PR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | $99,690 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $98,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $98,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $84,935 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Georgia | Athens, GA | $80,817 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $77,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $75,484 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Educational Video Center Inc | New York, NY | $70,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| People Powered - Global Hub for Participatory Democracy Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $70,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Depauw University | Greencastle, IN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| John W Kluge Center at the Library of Congress | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $69,990 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $68,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| College of Wooster | Wooster, OH | $67,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Montana | Missoula, MT | $67,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $67,488 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Washington, DC | $67,250 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway, SC | $66,906 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Enterprises Corporation at Csusb | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $66,906 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Scripps College | Claremont, CA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $61,893 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 84000 | Boulder, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New School | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Hamilton College | Clinton, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Merced | Merced, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Southern University | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $49,547 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Spgs, NY | $48,674 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $48,465 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sangjie Zhaxi | Makden, MA | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zoras House Inc | Columbus, OH | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Troy University | Troy, AL | $44,923 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ithaka Harbors Inc | New York, NY | $44,659 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Council on Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | $40,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Collin County Community College District | Mckinney, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation | Media, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities | Brooklyn Park, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Humanities Center | Durham, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oakton Community College Educational Foundation | Des Plaines, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle Colleges | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Rios Community College District | Sacramento, CA | $39,949 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peralta Communiity College District | Oakland, CA | $38,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkland College | Champaign, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ball State University | Muncie, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hinds Community College District | Raymond, MS | $29,765 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emerson College | Boston, MA | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Randolph College | Lynchburg, VA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magnum Cultural Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prairie View A&m University | College Station, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities Inc | Cold Spg Hbr, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Brunswick Theological Seminary | New Brunswick, NJ | $24,980 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnpost | Minneapolis, MN | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $20,550 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | $20,375 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Inc | Newark, NJ | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | $18,625 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
149 of 285 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 4 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 182 of 285 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 155 | $16.3M | $70,000 |
| 2021 | 164 | $19.7M | $79,500 |
| 2022 | 149 | $16.2M | $73,000 |
| 2023 | 122 | $14.4M | $78,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
19% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $76,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Council of Learned Societies's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 138 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017.
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