Ashesi University Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Seattle, WA EIN 91-1997089

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$12.9M

Foundation funders

32

Grants recorded

122

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Ashesi University Foundation?

Ashesi University Foundation is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($6.8M), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($2.1M), Children Count Foundation ($768K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.9M in grants to Ashesi University Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$6,764,95052020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$2,095,000222019–2023
Children Count Foundation$768,39852020–2024
Kofi A Tawiah Foundation$500,00022021
The Africa-America Institute$482,86522021–2022
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$435,00052019–2024
John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation$355,717182021–2024
The Sophie Stenbeck Family Foundation$200,00022020–2021
Natembea Foundation$200,00012020
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$149,75042021–2024
Network for Good$113,82552020–2024
Volta Medical Foundation for Ghana$100,00012025
Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation$100,00012023
Hopper-Dean Foundation$100,00022021–2022
Seattle Foundation$94,05032021–2024
Winter Cove Foundation$71,30632020–2023
Woven Foundation$50,00022020–2021
The College of Wooster$41,00032021–2023
Staley Family Foundation$40,00032020–2025
Tellumind Foundation$30,00062020–2025
Impactassetsinc$30,00032021–2024
Stevens Family Foundation$28,50062020–2025
Aid for Africa Inc$26,57432019–2021
The Chicago Community Trust$20,00022022–2023
Give Back Foundation$19,88032020–2022
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M10 grants2019 22 grants2020 24 grants2021 21 grants2022 25 grants2023 16 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $117K (2025) to $6.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $117K.

What grants has Ashesi University Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Volta Medical Foundation for GhanaNAMED SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT$100,000
2025Staley Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Tellumind FoundationEducation$4,000
2025Stevens Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$504,950
2024Children Count FoundationEDUCATION$300,000
2024John P and Anne Welsh McNulty FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncEDUCATION$50,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$41,500
2024Seattle FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$22,050
2024John P and Anne Welsh McNulty FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$14,900
2024Staley Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024John P and Anne Welsh McNulty FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$7,500
2024Tellumind FoundationEducation$6,000
2024Stevens Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$6,000
2024Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$5,892
2024John P and Anne Welsh McNulty FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024IDP Foundation IncPatrick Awuah, Jr. Presidential Leadership Fund at Ashesi. This fund is envisioned to provide Patrick and his leadership team with a flexible pool of funds to nurture exploration and creativity as they usher Ashesi into a new decade and embark on a new strategic plan.$5,000
2024Seattle FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2023Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$5,500,000
2023Children Count FoundationEDUCATION$100,000
2023Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 122 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Ashesi University Foundation?

Ashesi University Foundation is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($6.8M), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($2.1M), Children Count Foundation ($768K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.9M in grants to Ashesi University Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is Ashesi University Foundation's largest funder?

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Ashesi University Foundation, with $6.8M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Ashesi University Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $12.9M in grants to Ashesi University Foundation across 122 grants from 32 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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