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The Aspen Institute Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 84-0399006 Website

The Aspen Institute Inc is a public charity headquartered in Washington, DC, with a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners. Founded in 1949, it works through dialogue, leadership development, and action to address societal challenges.

The Aspen Institute Inc at a glance

In short: The Aspen Institute Inc gave $25.6M across 173 grants in 2024 (avg $148K), top state New York. 49% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$25,554,608
+2.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
173
+7.5% vs 2023
Average grant
$147,714
-4.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$65,327
Total assets
$756,622,679
+45.8% vs 2023
New grantees (estimate)
49% first-time grantees (82 of 167, 2024)
Primary geography
New York (22% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to The Aspen Institute Inc

Contact

Mailing address: 2300 N Street Nw 700, Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 736-5800
Website: https://aspeninstitute.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Aspen Institute Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance: $2.5MZero Emission Maritime BuyersAlliance$2.5MIthaka Harbors Inc: $1.4MIthaka Harbors Inc$1.4MSoliya Inc: $945KSoliya Inc$945KWorld Learning Inc: $857KWorld Learning Inc$857KNew York University: $675KNew York University$675KColorado Youth for a Change: $645KColorado Youth for a Change$645KAlliance for Children's Rights: $637KAlliance for Children's Rights$637KBoston Private Industry Council Inc: $501KBoston Private IndustryCouncil Inc$501KAlliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc: $500KAlliance of CommunityAssistance Ministries Inc$500KSpecial Olympics Inc: $500KSpecial Olympics Inc$500K

The largest 2024 recipient was Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance ($2.5M). Together the top 10 received $9.2M.

Organizations only. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($486,773), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

699 grants across all recorded years

249<$50K167$50–100K183$100–250K64$250–500K30$500K–1M6$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 249 grants of 699 (36%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Institute is headquartered in Washington, DC, has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and describes itself as having an international network of partners. In filing year 2024, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in an individual recipient (22%), Washington, DC (19%), Texas (7%), California (7%), and Pennsylvania (5%).

Grant Distribution by State

45states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 173 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonNew YorkBostonNew OrleansAustinDenverPhiladelphiaSeattleDurhamOaklandChicagoLos AngelesSan AntonioSan FranciscoPortlandMiamiBrooklynMinneapolisEl PasoSaint Louis

Is The Aspen Institute Inc open to new grantees?

49%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 82 of 167 grantees (49%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $82K; repeat grants $222K. How we count

Medians: $50K first-time, $116K repeat.

  • 37% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 102% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M135 grants2020 87 grants2021 143 grants2022 161 grants2023 173 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $12.6M (2021) to $25.6M (2024). In 2024 it made 173 grants totaling $25.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance Washington, DCSupport Operating Activities$2,461,282
Ithaka Harbors Inc New York, NYCollege Excellence Program$1,444,394
Soliya Inc New York, NYSupport for Virtual Cultural Exchange with Students$945,362
World Learning Inc Brattleboro, VTSupport for Virtual Cultural Exchange with Students$857,439
New York University New York, NYJob Quality Improvement Among US Small Businesses$675,000
Colorado Youth for a Change Denver, COPurposeful Ecosystems$644,670
Alliance for Children's Rights Los Angeles, CAScaling Youth Outcomes Cohort$637,110
Boston Private Industry Council Inc Boston, MAScaling Youth Outcomes Cohort$501,000
Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc Houston, TXScaling Youth Outcomes Cohort$500,000
Special Olympics Inc Washington, DCStevens Initiative Cultural Exchange$500,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$756,622,679$443,841,184$234,264,178$25,554,608173$10,415,724
2023$519,114,037$232,109,335$225,738,675$25,019,753161$3,688,283
2022$475,882,871$189,761,926$192,935,305$17,313,200143$-3,167,472
2021$465,514,933$171,246,686$143,773,765$12,645,23387$1,822,532
2020$394,226,132$151,262,821$129,125,686$12,735,339135$1,961,152

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The Institute’s mission is to drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the greatest challenges of our time. It says its work also aims to ignite human potential, build understanding, and create possibilities for a better world. Its methods include convening people for dialogue, developing leaders, and enabling solutions.

The 2024 grants show support for organizations working in varied fields. For example, the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance describes its mission as accelerating commercial deployment of zero-emission shipping solutions. Ithaka Harbors says it works to improve access to knowledge and education, while Soliya describes its work as helping young adults engage constructively across differences. Other 2024 recipients include organizations whose stated missions concern education and international exchange, youth education support, children’s legal and social supports, and connecting people with jobs and careers.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, the Institute reported 173 grants totaling $25,554,608. Grants ranged from $6,087 to $2,461,282, with a median grant of $65,327.

The largest reported grants included $2,461,282 to the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance for operating activities; $1,444,394 to Ithaka Harbors for the College Excellence Program; $945,362 to Soliya for virtual cultural exchange with students; and $857,439 to World Learning for virtual cultural exchange with students. Other notable grants included $675,000 to New York University for job quality improvement among U.S. small businesses, $644,670 to Colorado Youth for a Change for Purposeful Ecosystems, and $637,110 to the Alliance for Children’s Rights for the Scaling Youth Outcomes Cohort.

The Institute’s website describes a range of programs and initiatives. Separately, its grant-program listings describe a Brave Heart Fellowship for Native youth, a Service Learning Through Sports micro-grant program for U.S. high school students, and the Pūkoʻa Fellows Program for Pasifika college students. The listings provide program descriptions but do not establish a general application process for the Institute’s grants.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Daniel R. Porterfield as president and CEO and Margot L. Pritzker as chair. Trustees listed include Katharine Albright, Jeffrey S. Aronin, Alex M. Azar II, Donna Barksdale, Mercedes Bass, Miguel Mike Bezos, Lawrence D. Bobo, and Beth Brooke.

The Aspen Institute Inc is led by Daniel R. Porterfield, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 12 of 81 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Daniel R. Porterfield

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $664K (2020) → $803K (2024)

  • Anne Mosle

    Executive Director

    Vice President & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $327K (2020) → $375K (2024)

  • Stephen Patrick

    Executive Director

    Executive Director → Executive Vice President, 2023

    Executive Vice President → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $331K (2021) → $372K (2024)

  • Vivian Schiller

    Vice President & Executive Director

    Executive Director → Vice President & Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $346K (2021) → $391K (2024)

  • James Spiegelman

    Executive Director

    Senior Advisor → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $354K (2023) → $378K (2024)

  • Kayatanya Henderson

    Executive Vice President & Executive Director Center for Rising Generations

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $145K (2024)

  • Suzanne Berger

    Vice President & Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $414K (2024)

  • Margot L. Pritzker

    Chair

    Trustee → Chair -, 2022

    Chair - → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Cunningham

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Welsh McNulty

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonio Gracias

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arjun Gupta

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arne Duncan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Palmer McCloskey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Walton Penner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cesar R. Conde

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Varelas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clare Munana

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig C. Martin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane L. Morris

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Barksdale

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Pagels

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth A. Fleming

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald D. Hosier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Louis Gates Jr.

    Trustee -

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Her Majesty Queen Noor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James M. Manyika

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Harman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey S. Aronin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Murdock

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessie Woolley-Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karlheinz Muhr

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Couric

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaya Henderson

    Trustee -

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth L. Davis MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • L. Brooks Entwistle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Heller Lauder

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie M. Tisch

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence D. Bobo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynda R. Resnick

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark S. Hoplamazian

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melony Lewis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mercedes Bass

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael D. Eisner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Mike Bezos

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olara A. Otunnu

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick W. Gross

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Hurst

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert K. Steel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roderick K. Von Lipsey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Kapadia

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thelma Duggin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Carter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Bynum

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William D. Budinger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William E. Mayer

    Trustee

    Chairman Emeritus & Trustee → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Resnick

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Brooke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carla Pineyro-Sublett

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keli Lee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis Coulter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell Goldsmith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vin Weber

    Trustee -

    Trustee → Trustee -, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katharine Albright

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex M. Azar II

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Asutosh Padhi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perri Peltz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Young

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Michael Luttig

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • L. John Doerr

    Trustee -

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leonard Lauder

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lester Crown

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Crown

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elliot Gerson

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $414K (2020) → $498K (2024)

  • Maria Acebal

    Executive Vice President Strategy & Corp Secretary

    Vice President Strategic Development Corp Secretary → Executive Vice President Strategy & Corp Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $278K (2021) → $353K (2024)

  • Andrew Axelrod

    Executive Vice President Finance, Ebd & Treasurer

    Executive Vice President Finance & Enterprise Bus Development → Executive Vice President Finance, Ebd & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $452K (2023) → $464K (2024)

  • David Langstaff Evp

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $461K (2024)

  • James Pickup

    General Counsel

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $281K (2024)

Former officers (47)
  • Former: David Langstaff (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: James S. Crown (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: John Doerr (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ricardo Salinas (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Cynthia McKee (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President Institutional Advancement
  • Former: Miecha Forbes (2023) — Vice President, People & Culture
  • Former: Erika Mallin (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jacqueline Novogratz (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Marc Nathanson (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Namita Khasat (2020–2022) — CFO, CAO & Treasurer -
  • Former: Richard Braddock (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephen L. Carter (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Andrew Axelrod Evp Finance (2022) — Ebd & Treasurer -
  • Former: Ann B. Friedman (2020–2021) — Trustee -
  • Former: Condoleezza Rice (2020–2021) — Trustee -
  • Former: David McCormick (2020–2021) — Trustee -
  • Former: Eric Motley (2020–2021) — Executive Vice President & Corp Secretary -
  • Former: Jane Wales (2020–2021) — Vice President & Executive Director
  • Former: Lewis Sanders (2020–2021) — Trustee -
  • Former: William A. Nitze (2020–2021) — Trustee -
  • Former: Alan Fletcher (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ambassador Satinder K. Lambah (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Amy Demaria (2020) — Executive Vice President Committee & Mrktng -
  • Former: Beth Brooke-Marciniak (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: David Koch (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Donald McKinnon (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Eckart Von Klaeden (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Edward Williams (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Giulio Tremonti (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Hayne Hipp (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ivan Hodac (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Javier Solana (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jean-Luc Allavena (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Madeleine K. Albright (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Clark (2020) — Vice President Policy Programs
  • Former: Michelle Smith (2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: Mickey Edwards (2020) — Vice President & Program Director
  • Former: Mircea D. Geoana (2020) — Trustee -
  • Former: Natalie Jaresko (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Naushad Forbes (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul F. Anderson (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Penny Coulter (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Salman Khan (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Shashi Tharoor (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Teisuke Kitayama (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Yo-Yo Ma (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Daniel R Porterfield — President & CEO: $803KDaniel R PorterfieldPresident & CEO$803KElliot Gerson — Executive Vice President: $498KElliot GersonExecutive Vice President$498KAndrew Axelrod — EVP Finance & EBD, Treasurer: $464KAndrew AxelrodEVP Finance & EBD, Treasurer$464KDavid Langstaff EVP — Until 11/24, Sen. ADV. to Pres/CEO: $461KDavid Langstaff EVPUntil 11/24, Sen. ADV. to…$461KSuzanne Berger — VP, Executive Director: $414KSuzanne BergerVP, Executive Director$414KVivian Schiller — VP, Executive Director: $391KVivian SchillerVP, Executive Director$391KJames Spiegelman — Executive Director: $378KJames SpiegelmanExecutive Director$378KAnne Mosle — Executive Director: $375KAnne MosleExecutive Director$375KStephen Patrick — Executive Director: $372KStephen PatrickExecutive Director$372KMaria Acebal — EVP Strategy & Corp Secretary: $353KMaria AcebalEVP Strategy & Corp Secretary$353KJames Pickup — General Counsel: $281KJames PickupGeneral Counsel$281KKayatanya Henderson — EVP, Ed Center for Rising Generations: $145KKayatanya HendersonEVP, Ed Center for Rising…$145K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $803K, to Daniel R Porterfield (President & CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Aspen Institute Inc

How much does The Aspen Institute Inc give each year?

The Aspen Institute Inc gave $25.6M across 173 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $25.0M across 161 grants.

What is The Aspen Institute Inc's typical grant size?

The Aspen Institute Inc's median grant in 2024 was $65,327, and its average grant was $147,714, across 173 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Aspen Institute Inc that year got $82K on average.

Where does The Aspen Institute Inc give grants?

The Aspen Institute Inc's top state is New York, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (19%) and Texas (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (15 grants), New York, NY (12 grants), Boston, MA (6 grants) and Denver, CO (5 grants).

Does The Aspen Institute Inc give general operating support?

Occasionally: 1% of The Aspen Institute Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 173) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Aspen Forum for Community Solutions" (45 grants), "Support for Virtual Cultural Exchange with Students" (30 grants) and "College Excellence Program" (24 grants).

Who are The Aspen Institute Inc's largest grantees?

The Aspen Institute Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance ($2,461,282), Ithaka Harbors Inc ($1,444,394) and Soliya Inc ($945,362), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($486,773), which are not listed by name. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Aspen Institute Inc?

The Aspen Institute Inc reported $756.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $443.8M.

What does The Aspen Institute Inc fund?

The Institute’s mission is to drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the greatest challenges of our time. It says its work also aims to ignite human potential, build understanding, and create possibilities for a better world. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Aspen Institute Inc?

The Aspen Institute Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check aspeninstitute.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is The Aspen Institute Inc's EIN?

The Aspen Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0399006. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$12.3B

Grants

3,576

Total Given

$3.2B

Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds U.S. nonprofits and other partners working to improve outcomes for children and young people, including family strengthening, child welfare, education, employment, community development and juvenile justice. In 2024, grants ranged from $50 to $1,185,000, with a median of $40,000. Grants are by invitation only; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$2.3B

Grants

1,462

Total Given

$93.1M

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Grantable. (2026). The Aspen Institute Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-aspen-institute-inc-morg_c114d156d2694eab8ccf3594dbc0849f

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