American Endowment Foundation

A cause neutral sponsor of donor advised funds that moves billions from many givers to tens of thousands of charities, holding legal discretion yet faithfully carrying out each donor's intent.

Financial profile

American Endowment Foundation · EIN 34-1747398 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$1,320,890,881$1,171,485,223$0$1,278,019,450$7,124,389,607Dec 2023
FY2022$1,422,851,075$1,305,502,090$0$1,038,658,473$6,241,184,871Dec 2022
FY2021$2,685,508,863$2,573,664,847$0$809,660,191$7,066,531,545Dec 2021
FY2020$1,389,746,945$1,317,988,539$0$536,804,308$4,662,879,941Dec 2020
FY2019$959,495,885$887,002,675$0$424,614,494$3,473,563,088Dec 2019
FY2018$1,135,358,730$1,076,612,424$0$360,182,285$2,625,851,447Dec 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies American Endowment Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs AEF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A cause neutral sponsor of donor advised funds that moves billions from many givers to tens of thousands of charities, holding legal discretion yet faithfully carrying out each donor's intent.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Republic

Run by its members, built to outlast them.

The Republic runs like a well-built institution, professional and stable, under the guidance of its members. Its gift is scale and continuity, its challenge is staying close to the grassroots as it grows.

Also reads toward The Legacy and The Frontier.

Strengths

→Member voice and public mission stay in healthy balance.
→Open to reform without losing its footing.
→Speaks credibly on behalf of a whole field.

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