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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136123529Est. 1956-07

AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10285

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$48.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$23.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

1,495

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1–$3.4M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$23.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$23.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.1M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

1,495 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1 through median $40 to maximum $3.4M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$6.5M
6 grants
COMMON PURPOSE CHARITABLE TRUST
$3.4M
1 grant
MYRIAD USA INC
$1.6M
9 grants
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$1.2M
6 grants
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$1M
1 grant
OCEAN CONSERVANCY INC
$785K
1 grant
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC
$669K
2 grants
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
$600K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
429
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
27
grants
$250K–1M
19
grants
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

39 states

Delaware
$6.6M
34% of total
New York
$5.2M
27% of total
District of Columbia
$3.6M
18% of total
Florida
$677K
3% of total
Massachusetts
$599K
3% of total
Colorado
$527K
3% of total
Virginia
$498K
3% of total
Arizona
$454K
2% of total
California
$296K
2% of total
Connecticut
$290K
1% of total

+29 more states

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