The American Center for Philanthropy

NORTHFIELD, MN EIN: 41-2010078 Website

PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY BY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND FLEXIBLE MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CARRY OUT THEIR PERSONAL CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES BY UTILIZING DONOR ADVISED FUNDS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$40.8M

-1.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.8M

+51.3% YoY

Grant Count

103

-8.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$66K

+66.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$40,834,964$41,244,300$38,246,702
Revenue$9,662,924$5,365,464$8,948,755
Expenses$7,461,735$5,316,889$3,919,915
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,013,978$2,121,876$1,211,625
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$7M0 grants2020131 grants2021130 grants2022113 grants2023103 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NORTHFIELD SHARES$2.2MSCHWAB CHARITABLE$2.1MCENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNI…$296KHAMLINE UNIVERSITY$162KCHRIST COMMUNITY NAPLES$130KSAINT ELIZABETH'S COMMUN…$120KHASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS$89KMACALESTER COLLEGE$87KST PHILIPS LUTHERAN CHURCH$76KST JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH$75K

Grant Size Distribution

477 grants across all recorded years

418<$50K42$50–100K12$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GREGORY A CARLSONPRESIDENT1
RICHARD ESTENSONTREASURER1
ARTHUR MONAGHANSECRETARY1
BLAKE ABDELLABOARD MEMBER1
ANDY HAUSKINSBOARD MEMBER1
JIM WEINZETTELBOARD MEMBER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

28states
+20 more states

Cities

ADAMSAFTONALEXANDRIAAMERYAMESANDOVERANNANDALEANOKAARDEN HILLSARLINGTONAVONBALTIMOREBEREABLOOMINGTONBOONEBRAINERDBROOKINGSBROOKLYN PARKBURNSVILLECAMERON

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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