Grants made by The Aspen Institute Inc
The Aspen Institute Inc (EIN 84-0399006) reported 173 grants totaling $25.6M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2024) · $25.6M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance | Support operating activities | $2,461,282 |
| Ithaka Harbors Inc | College excellence program | $1,444,394 |
| Soliya Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $945,362 |
| World Learning Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $857,439 |
| New York University | Job quality improvement among us small businesses | $675,000 |
| Colorado Youth For A Change | Purposeful ecosystems | $644,670 |
| Alliance For Childrens Rights | Scaling youth outcomes cohort | $637,110 |
| Boston Private Industry Council Inc the | Scaling youth outcomes cohort | $501,000 |
| Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc | Scaling youth outcomes cohort | $500,000 |
| Special Olympics Inc | Stevens initiative cultural exchange | $500,000 |
| International Research and Exchanges Board Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $453,192 |
| Equal Measure | Aspen forum for community solutions | $393,000 |
| Global Nomads Group Inc | Stevens initiative cultural exchange | $392,535 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $391,958 |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc | Aspen forum for community solutions | $372,000 |
| Jobs For the Future Inc | College excellence program | $353,000 |
| Northern Great Lakes Initiatives | Job quality improvement among us small businesses | $345,767 |
| Pomona Impact Foundation | Aspen network for development entrepreneurs | $335,300 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | College excellence program | $315,250 |
| The Baruch College Fund | College excellence program | $304,500 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | College excellence program | $300,000 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | College excellence program | $300,000 |
| Peaceplayers International | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $299,859 |
| Juniata College | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| Lebanon Valley College | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| Muhlenberg College | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| President & Trustees of Colby College | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| Research Foundation For the State University of New York | Aspen forum for community solutions | $250,000 |
| The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| Towson University | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| Trustees of Indiana University | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| University of Dayton | College excellence program | $250,000 |
| I Earn Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $235,984 |
| African Development Center | Job quality improvement among us small businesses | $235,912 |
| Regents of the University of California | Aspen forum for community solutions | $230,000 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Aspen forum for community solutions | $220,000 |
| Education Northwest | Scaling youth outcomes cohort | $208,835 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Backbone support services in dfw | $206,000 |
| Shenandoah University | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $203,302 |
| Global Impact Investing Network Inc | Aspen network for development entrepreneurs | $200,000 |
| New Orleans Youth Alliance | Aspen forum for community solutions | $195,000 |
| Texas International Education Consortium | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $188,687 |
| California Farmlink | Scale job quality improvement among us small businesses | $184,000 |
| Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment Corporation | Job quality improvement among us small businesses | $175,000 |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc | Shared success job quality demonstration | $172,477 |
| Education For Employment | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $170,000 |
| Ica Fund | Job quality improvement among us small businesses | $166,394 |
| Partners In Development Foundation | Aspen forum for community solutions | $160,000 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Community strategy group | $157,000 |
| Texas Network of Youth Services Incorporated | Aspen forum for community solutions | $155,000 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | Aspen forum for community solutions | $150,000 |
| Arizona State University | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $143,871 |
| Global Ties Kc Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $142,232 |
| Mercy Corps | Aspen network for development entrepreneurs | $127,835 |
| Institute Capital Inc | Community development financial institutions | $126,300 |
| Take Action Global Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $121,816 |
| City of El Paso | Innovation fund pilot award | $120,000 |
| Pueblo of Jemez | Aspen forum for community solutions | $120,000 |
| Restore Education | Aspen forum for community solutions | $120,000 |
| Plugged In Band Program Inc | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $116,989 |
| Missouri State University | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $115,729 |
| Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama | Justice and governance partnership in birmingham | $115,000 |
| Amideast | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $112,943 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $111,213 |
| Upaya Social Ventures | Aspen network for development entrepreneurs | $109,262 |
| American Association of State Colleges and Universities | College excellence program | $100,000 |
| George Mason University | College excellence program | $100,000 |
| Janies Angels | Aspen forum for community solutions | $100,000 |
| Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon | Job quality improvement among us small businesses | $100,000 |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp | Aspen forum for community solutions | $100,000 |
| University of Central Florida Foundation Inc | College excellence program | $100,000 |
| Yurok Tribe | Aspen forum for community solutions | $100,000 |
| Criterion Institute Inc | Aspen network for development entrepreneurs | $94,597 |
| Fsg Inc | Aspen forum for community solutions | $85,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Aspen forum for community solutions | $85,000 |
| Human Resource Development Council of District Ix Inc | Aspen forum for community solutions | $80,000 |
| William Davidson Institute At the University of Michigan School of B | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $77,180 |
| Digital Promise Global | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $76,282 |
| Jasper Independent School District | Aspen forum for community solutions | $76,000 |
| Rutgers the State University | Employee ownership on the ground | $75,000 |
| University of Maine System Inc | Criminal justice reform | $75,000 |
| Institute For Public Philosophy | Wisdom of crowds public philosophy publication | $73,710 |
| University of Florida | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $70,408 |
| Justice Mapping Center Inc | Criminal justice reform | $68,000 |
| United Planet Corp | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $67,264 |
| Fund For Public Schools Inc | Aspen challenge program | $65,327 |
| Florida International University Board of Trustees | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $64,283 |
| San Diego Unified School District | Aspen challenge program | $58,148 |
| Empower Mt | Aspen forum for community solutions | $55,000 |
| Culturingua | Support for virtual cultural exchange with students | $54,264 |
| Austin Community College | Aspen forum for community solutions | $50,000 |
| Birmingham Promise Inc | Aspen forum for community solutions | $50,000 |
| Black Business Community | Scale job quality improvement among us small businesses | $50,000 |
| Chief Dull Knife College | College excellence program | $50,000 |
| Community Partners | California native vote project | $50,000 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | College excellence program | $50,000 |
| Hudson County Community College | Building integenerational family prosperity | $50,000 |
| Jardin De Los Ninos Incorporated | Flourishing families parent mentoring program | $50,000 |
| Long Beach City College | Building intergenerational family prosperity | $50,000 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of The Aspen Institute Inc's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.