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Grant recipient EIN 52-1274529International aid

Who funds American Foreign Policy Council?

29 private foundations gave American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC $11.4 million across 101 grants, in tax years 2016 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2016 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

101 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2025

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation IncPrairie Village, KS 2025

    Education

    $3,000
  3. The Tidal W McCoy FoundationGreat Falls, VA 2025

    Conduct Seminars and General Support

    $1,000
  4. The Gevie and JC White Foundation IncInlet Beach, FL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2025

    Humanities

    $500
  6. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating and program support

    $520,000
  7. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2024

    General fund

    $400,000
  8. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $400,000
  9. Rumsfeld FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $355,085
  10. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Educational programming and research

    $225,000
  11. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $145,530
  12. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  13. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $90,000
  14. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $72,950
  15. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2024

    General operating

    $50,000
  16. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2024

    Unrestricted operating expenses

    $40,000
  17. The Lozick Family FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  18. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  19. Wilson Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2024

    Ilan berman event

    $10,000
  20. The Bill and Kathy O'Neill FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2024

    General fund

    $10,000
  21. The Polsky FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Charity

    $10,000
  22. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Unrestricted

    $7,333
  23. Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation IncPrairie Village, KS 2024

    Education

    $2,000
  24. High Five FoundationWoodmere, NY 2024

    General purposes

    $1,250
  25. High Five Foundation IIWoodmere, NY 2024

    General purposes

    $1,250
  26. The Rodricks Foundation IncDeer Isle, ME 2024

    General purposes

    $500
  27. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2024

    Humanities

    $500
  28. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General operating and program support

    $504,400
  29. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2023

    General operating support

    $400,000
  30. Rumsfeld FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $372,345
  31. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2023

    General fund

    $300,000
  32. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2023

    General operating support

    $127,050
  33. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2023

    General operating support

    $110,000
  34. Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable TrusLarkspur, CA 2023

    General support

    $80,000
  35. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2023

    General operating

    $50,000
  36. The Lozick Family FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  37. Henderson FoundationSudbury, MA 2023

    To further the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $10,000
  38. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  39. Wilson Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation IncPrairie Village, KS 2023

    Education

    $2,000
  41. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2023

    General

    $1,000
  42. The Rodricks Foundation IncDeer Isle, ME 2023

    General purposes

    $500
  43. The Gevie and JC White Foundation IncInlet Beach, FL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $500
  44. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2023

    Humanities

    $250
  45. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General operating and program support

    $504,400
  46. Rumsfeld FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $487,471
  47. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2022

    General operating support

    $400,000
  48. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2022

    General fund

    $300,000
  49. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2022

    General operating support

    $183,700
  50. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2022

    General operating

    $50,000
  51. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  52. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  53. Henderson FoundationSudbury, MA 2022

    To further the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $5,000
  54. Wilson Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  55. The Bill and Kathy O'Neill FoundationHunting Valley, OH 2022

    General fund

    $5,000
  56. Roxiticus FoundationChatham, NJ 2022

    To support the organization's mission.

    $2,500
  57. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2022

    General

    $1,000
  58. The Handley Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2022

    Humanities

    $500
  59. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General operating and program support

    $450,000
  60. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2021

    General operating support

    $400,000
  61. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2021

    General fund

    $270,500
  62. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2021

    General operating support

    $150,000
  63. Rumsfeld FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $149,940
  64. Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable TrusLarkspur, CA 2021

    General support

    $50,000
  65. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2021

    General operating

    $50,000
  66. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2021

    General operating support

    $25,000
  67. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2021

    General Support

    $20,000
  68. The Lee and Juliet Folger FundMcLean, VA 2021

    Chairman's discretionary fund

    $10,000
  69. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  70. Henderson FoundationSudbury, MA 2021

    To further the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $8,000
  71. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2021

    General

    $1,000
  72. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General operating and program support

    $450,000
  73. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2020

    General operating support

    $400,000
  74. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2020

    General fund

    $270,500
  75. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2020

    General operating support

    $140,000
  76. Rumsfeld FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $132,600
  77. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2020

    Towards the east & south asia program and central asia-caucasus institute

    $75,000
  78. Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable TrusLarkspur, CA 2020

    General Support

    $50,000
  79. Kahng FoundationAustin, TX 2020

    To influence Foreign policy of the US and assist the world leaders

    $25,000
  80. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  81. Henderson FoundationSudbury, MA 2020

    To further the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $9,000
  82. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2020

    General

    $1,000
  83. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2019

    General fund

    $270,500
  84. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2019

    For programs on an effective national security and terrorism strategy

    $100,000
  85. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2019

    An effective national security and counter-terrorism strategy

    $50,000
  86. Kahng FoundationAustin, TX 2019

    General support of the organization

    $50,000
  87. The Diamond Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    To support understanding of foreign policy

    $17,300
  88. Henderson FoundationSudbury, MA 2019

    To further the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $9,000
  89. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    For the translation of "thou shalt innovate" to polish and for publication in poland

    $5,000
  90. Sullivan Family FundWest Palm Beach, FL 2019

    General

    $2,000
  91. Rumsfeld FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $320,820
  92. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2018

    General fund

    $270,500
  93. Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable TrusLarkspur, CA 2018

    General support

    $57,000
  94. Kahng FoundationAustin, TX 2018

    To influence the foreign policy of the us and to assist the world leaders

    $50,000
  95. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2018

    Islam project; central asia-caucasus institute

    $35,000
  96. Henderson FoundationSudbury, MA 2018

    To further the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $14,000
  97. The Lee and Juliet Folger FundMcLean, VA 2018

    Central asia-caucasus institute

    $5,000
  98. Chopivsky Family FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    To support the conduct of a conference

    $750
  99. The Rodricks Foundation IncDeer Isle, ME 2018

    General purposes

    $500
  100. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2017

    General fund

    $270,500
  101. The Veale FoundationPepper Pike, OH 2016

    General fund

    $270,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other international aid organizations in Washington, DC and are not among American Foreign Policy Council’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 903 grants Preselected only $653,375 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 326 grants Accepts applications $82,739,454 to similar organizations
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 543 grants Accepts applications $556,894,460 to similar organizations
  4. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 214 grants Preselected only $72,936,349 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 182 grants Preselected only $9,233,720 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 537 grants Accepts applications $7,958,299 to similar organizations
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 322 grants Accepts applications $116,359,738 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 142 grants Preselected only $5,733,961 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1274529 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.