Washington, D.C. · Public charity
America250org Inc
To commemorate the united states of america's 250th anniversary with inclusive programs that inspire americans to renew and strengthen our daring experiment in democracy.
- $357k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 20
- Grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 93%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 15
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 19
- Total assets, FY2025
- $23M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 93% of the organizations America250org Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $140k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 19 | $347k | 89% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $165k | 93% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $120k | 88% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $52k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 250 Incorporated | $100,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Virginia Commemorations Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio History Connection | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Alaska Historical Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Fort Ticonderoga Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cary Memorial Library | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | $17,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Rhode Island Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 38 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 250 Incorporated | $100,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Virginia Commemorations Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio History Connection | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Alaska Historical Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Fort Ticonderoga Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cary Memorial Library | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | $17,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Rhode Island Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iowa Historical Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Department of Public Health & Human Services | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historical Society of Michigan | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Minnesota Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| DC Public Schools | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Cod Community College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foundation for Arkansas Heritage and History Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Illinois Humanities Council Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington State Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nevada Department of Health and Human Services | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Historical Society Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wyoming Game & Fish Department | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Connecticut Humanities Council Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| State Of Alaska | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State Historical Society of Colorado the Colorado State Museum | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Amvets Hawaii Service Foundation Corp | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Humanities Council Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Citizenship Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas State Preservation Board | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mississippi America250 Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia Division of Culture History | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Idaho Public Television | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Arizona | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($72k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
America250org Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About America250org Inc
- How much does America250org Inc give?
- America250org Inc reported 20 grants totaling $356,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 15 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does America250org Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (75%), Philanthropy (5%), Human Services (5%).
- Who are America250org Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: USA 250 Incorporated ($100k), Virginia Commemorations Inc ($60k), Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation ($50k).
- Does America250org Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 93% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as America250org Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is America250org Inc based?
- America250org Inc is based in DC.
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