Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$19.0M
Foundation funders
29
Grants recorded
89
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund?
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($7.4M), Public Citizen Foundation Inc ($2.3M), Climateworks Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.0M in grants to Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund between 2020–2025.
Show all 29 funders
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO | $52,295 | 3 | 2022–2025 |
| Economic Security Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $25 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $754K (2025) to $4.6M (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $754K.
What grants has Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute | DONATION | $327,146 |
| 2025 | Public Citizen Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT RECIPEINT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | $231,570 |
| 2025 | Global Fund for a New Economy Inc | CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES | $150,000 |
| 2025 | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | $25,000 |
| 2025 | American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO | CONTRIBUTION | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Public Citizen Foundation Inc | REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Sunrise Project Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Climateworks Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM | $449,522 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82420 EXAMINING AND ADDRESSING HOW FINANCIALIZATION IN HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTES TO RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY UNJUST OUTCOMES | $360,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support and project support | $225,000 |
| 2024 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT TO BUILD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AREA EXPERTISE AND BODY OF WORK | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY | $150,000 |
| 2024 | United States Energy Foundation | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE CLEAN, AFFORDABLE ENERGY THAT PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH. | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Arca Foundation | general support | $75,000 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc | COLLABORATION GRANT | $35,000 |
| 2024 | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | $25,000 |
| 2023 | The Sunrise Project Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $600,000 |
| 2023 | Public Citizen Foundation Inc | REDUCING FOSSIL-FUEL FINANCE THROUGH FINANCIAL REGULATION | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Climateworks Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2023 | United States Energy Foundation | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE CLEAN, AFFORDABLE ENERGY THAT PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH. | $300,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT TO BUILD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AREA EXPERTISE AND BODY OF WORK | $300,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT TO BUILD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AREA EXPERTISE AND BODY OF WORK | $300,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT TO BUILD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AREA EXPERTISE AND BODY OF WORK | $300,000 |
| 2023 | WK Kellogg Foundation | transform the US financial system and end practices that amplify the racial wealth gap, increase inequality and precarity, harm working people, and punish people for lack of income and wealth, as well as to advance more equitable alternatives | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Omidyar Network Fund Inc | General operating support | $150,000 |
| 2023 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | THE SUPREME COURT AND THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU | $150,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 89 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund?
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($7.4M), Public Citizen Foundation Inc ($2.3M), Climateworks Foundation ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.0M in grants to Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund between 2020–2025.
Who is Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, with $7.4M across 17 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $19.0M in grants to Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund across 89 grants from 29 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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