Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
As the collective voice for academic nursing, aacn serves as the catalyst for excellence and innovation in nursing education, research, and practice.
- $704k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 57
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $584k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 68
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 29
- Total assets, FY2025
- $50M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations American Association of Colleges of Nursing funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $62k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 55 | $578k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 18 | $622k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $430k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $658k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $32k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $169k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $134k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 68 | $1.3M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$2.8MHealth$1.2MScience & Tech$113kEmployment$8k
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
ME
VT
WA
ID
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Merritt University | $120,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Univ of Texas at Arlington | $120,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $112,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fairfield University | $109,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Creighton University | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Russell Sage College | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Wright State University | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas State University | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Walla Walla University | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Merritt University | $120,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Univ of Texas at Arlington | $120,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $112,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fairfield University | $109,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Creighton University | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Russell Sage College | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Wright State University | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas State University | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Walla Walla University | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $95,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Florida International University | $82,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Emory University | $76,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tennessee Technological University | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McKendree University | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Houston | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fayetteville State University | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $62,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Case Western Reserve University | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $57,000 | 4 | n/a |
| New York University | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Pace University | $52,666 | 4 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $47,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern State University | $45,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Duke University | $43,873 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota | $42,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $41,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $41,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Loyola University of Chicago | $37,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Frontier Nursing University Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Miami | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | $32,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Texas | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $32,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson University | $31,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Oakland University | $31,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Oregon Health & Science University | $28,525 | 1 | n/a |
| Marquette University | $26,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Azusa Pacific University | $26,000 | 3 | 0% |
| City University of New York | $26,000 | 2 | n/a |
| East Carolina University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Tennessee | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Washington | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Rochester | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Louis University | $22,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $22,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington State University | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wayne State University | $21,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Molloy University | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arizona State University | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teachers College Columbia University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kansas Athletics Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Howard University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Connecticut | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Texas Health Science Center Houston | $18,667 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Arizona Foundation | $18,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of New Mexico | $16,667 | 2 | n/a |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| John Sealy Hospitalutmb | $16,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of San Francisco | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $16,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Atlantic University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Idaho State University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Uwm Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sam Houston State University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northeastern University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Prairie View A&M University | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Catholic University of America | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of West Georgia Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Womans University Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Widener University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University Channel Islands | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Loyola University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Carolina Central University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bluefield State College Research and Development Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Miss Medical Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Augusta University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seton Hall University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grand Valley State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Louisville | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maine System Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Peter's University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Dominion University Research Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of California San Francisco | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Illinois University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regis College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Wyoming | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Western University of Health Sciences | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Morgan State University Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University San Bernardino | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | $8,825 | 1 | 0% |
| University of South Florida | $7,666 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $6,815 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Portland | $6,667 | 1 | 0% |
| Morningside University | $6,667 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Texas at El Paso | $6,667 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Central Florida Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Cincinnati | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of San Diego | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Texas at Tyler | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Association of Colleges of Nursing supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 60.
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.
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN41.6× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · American Chemical Society · Tulsa Community Foundation · Kpmg US Foundation Inc · American Heart Association Inc · Johns Hopkins University · National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance Inc · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Columbus Foundation · National Writing Project Corporation · National Geographic Society
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
Compare American Association of Colleges of Nursing with peer funders
About American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- How much does American Association of Colleges of Nursing give?
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing reported 57 itemized grants totaling $584,000, out of $703,602 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 68 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does American Association of Colleges of Nursing fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (68%), Health (29%), Science & Tech (3%).
- Who are American Association of Colleges of Nursing's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Samuel Merritt University ($120k), Univ of Texas at Arlington ($120k), Johns Hopkins University ($112k).
- Does American Association of Colleges of Nursing fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Association of Colleges of Nursing?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, Folds of Honor Foundation, American Chemical Society.
- Where is American Association of Colleges of Nursing based?
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing is based in DC.
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The regranting layer
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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