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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-3061377

American Campus Charities Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $435,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $329,922
  • Tax year 2024

    $313,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $198,075
  • Tax year 2023

    $483,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $609,136
  • Tax year 2022

    $612,350

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $642,030
  • Tax year 2021

    $621,800

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $829,893
  • Tax year 2020

    $525,100

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $843,764

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Coregiving CoChicago, IL

    Fighting hunger

    $300,000
  2. Boys & Girls Club of AustinAustin, TX

    Spring luncheon & gala - to serve the youth in our community who need us most

    $45,000
  3. Ferguson Charitable FoundationChicago, IL

    The ferguson centers for leadership excellence -expanding access to education & career development for undergarduate students interested in real estate

    $25,000
  4. Folds of HonorOwasso, OK

    Annual scholarship - provide educational scholarships to the families of fallen soldiers

    $25,000
  5. Ballet AustinAustin, TX

    2025 nutcracker sponsorship

    $20,000
  6. Hi How Are You ProjectAustin, TX

    Mental health coalition, annual sponsorship - inspiring new conversations around mental health issues by funding and creating thoughtful media content, projects and events

    $10,000
  7. LifeworksAustin, TX

    Focus leadership partner lunch - assistance for youth at risk

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $300,00087% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $20,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $325,000
  2. Texas4 grants $85,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert J PalleschiPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel CrownoverVP, SECRETARY, & TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • James WilhelmVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steve BeinkeVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Angela TestaVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Larry GreenbergVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kimmy KelleyVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brian MayerVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alison AndoVP Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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