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American Association of People With Disabilities

The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES works to improve the lives of people with disabilities by acting as a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities.

$680k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
52
Itemized grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
80%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$380k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$17,500
Organizations funded a year
1 to 44
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
23
Total assets, FY2024
$12M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 80% of the organizations American Association of People With Disabilities funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $252k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesCivil RightsEducationHealthCrime & LegalArts & CultureOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving46$380k43%
FY202344$334k80%
FY202211$113k82%
FY20212$20k100%
FY202016$140k94%
FY20191$30k0%
FY20182$43kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$408kHuman Services$185kCivil Rights$100kReligion$85kYouth Development$56kPublic Benefit$50kEducation$48kArts & Culture$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 82 grantees
All grantees of American Association of People With Disabilities by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Disability Action Center of Georgia Inc$85,00032%
New Disabled South Inc$52,500329%
The Arc of the United States$35,00030%
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition$30,00030%
Rev Up Texas$30,0002n/a
Disability Rights Florida Inc$29,50030%
Alliance for Disabled in Action Inc$27,50041%
Candid$25,00010%
Tennessee Disability Coalition$23,00030%
Self-Advocacy Association in New Yo State Inc$22,00031%
Gallaudet University$20,00020%
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled Inc$20,00021%
Connecticut State Independent Living Council Inc$20,00025%
Bender Leadership Academy$20,00021%
Disability Law Center Inc$19,50030%
Paraquad Inc$19,00020%
Disability Rights Washington$18,00010%
Liberty Resources Inc$18,00020%
Living Independently Is for Everyone at Rcil Inc$17,50020%
Resources for Independence Central Valley$17,50020%
The Arc of Illinois$17,50021%
Stavros Center for Independent Living Inc$17,50020%
Thrive Cil$17,50021%
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition$15,00021%
That Uppity Theatre Company$15,00025%
League of Women Voters of Virginia Education Fund Inc$15,0002n/a
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York Inc$15,00020%
Mixed Greens Savannah Inc$12,5002n/a
The Arc Minnesota Inc$12,00010%
The Center for Independent Documentary Inc$11,00010%
North Country Center for Independence$10,00011%
Liberty Resources Inc$10,00010%
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc$10,00010%
Anthracite Region Center for Independent Living$10,00012%
Train Them Up for Success CDC$10,0001n/a
Institute for Patients' Rights Inc$10,00010%
Bucks County Center for Independent Living$10,00013%
The Johns Hopkins Hospital$10,00010%
Voteriders$10,00010%
Access to Independence of Cortland County Inc$10,00021%
Statewide Independent Living Council$10,00012%
Project Ready Inc$10,000113%
Whom It Concerns Inc$10,0002n/a
Alliance for Youth Organizing$10,00020%
Miami University$10,0001n/a
Count US in Inc$8,0001n/a
The Arc of Minnesota Southwest$8,0001n/a
Arc Massachusetts Inc$8,00011%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$7,50010%
Asian Americans With Disabilities Initiative a Nj Nonprofit Corporati$7,5001n/a
The Arc of Connecticut Inc$7,50013%
Living Independence Network Coporation$7,50010%
David a Winston Health Policy Fellowship$7,50011%
Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living Inc$7,50010%
Disability Rights Tennessee Fka Disability Law & Advocacy Center Tn$7,50010%
The Arc of Georgia Services Corporation$7,0001n/a
Disability Community Resource Center$5,00010%
People First Wisconsin Inc$5,00011%
Community Resources for Independent Living Inc$5,00010%
Charity Navigator$5,00010%
Life and Independence for Today$5,00012%
Disability Options Network$5,00011%
The Arc of Hunterdon County$5,00010%
National Council of YMCAs of the USA$5,00010%
Collaborative Support Programs of Nj$5,00010%
Sources for Community Independent Services Inc$5,00010%
Disability Power Bloc$5,00012%
Westchester Disabled on the Move Inc$5,00010%
Southwest Center for Independent Living$5,00010%
Ohio Olmstead Task Force$5,0001n/a
Disability Rights Maine$5,00010%
United Women of Color$5,00013%
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association$5,00011%
AbilityPoint Inc$5,00010%
Southwest Institute for Families An$5,00017%
The Proactive Project Inc$5,00013%
Midwest Academy$2,50010%
One Heart One Vision Inc$2,5001n/a
Corning Council for Assistance and Information for the Disabled Inc$2,50010%
Walton Options for Independent Living Inc$2,00010%
Moji Coffee and More$2,00011%
United Spinal Association Inc$50010%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

American Association of People With Disabilities supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 70 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDisability Action Center of Georgia Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetNew Disabled South Inc: $52,500 over 3y, 29% of budgetThe Arc of the United States: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMichigan Disability Rights Coalition: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDisability Rights Florida Inc: $29,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for Disabled in Action Inc: $27,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCandid: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTennessee Disability Coalition: $23,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSelf-Advocacy Association in New Yo State Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetGallaudet University: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetConnecticut State Independent Living Council Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetBender Leadership Academy: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetDisability Law Center Inc: $19,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetParaquad Inc: $19,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDisability Rights Washington: $18,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLiberty Resources Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Independently Is for Everyone at Rcil Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetResources for Independence Central Valley: $17,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Arc of Illinois: $17,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetStavros Center for Independent Living Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThrive Cil: $17,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetColorado Cross Disability Coalition: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThat Uppity Theatre Company: $15,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetCenter for Independence of the Disabled in New York Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc Minnesota Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Independent Documentary Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Country Center for Independence: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLiberty Resources Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAnthracite Region Center for Independent Living: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetInstitute for Patients' Rights Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBucks County Center for Independent Living: $10,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Johns Hopkins Hospital: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVoteriders: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAccess to Independence of Cortland County Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetStatewide Independent Living Council: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetProject Ready Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetAlliance for Youth Organizing: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArc Massachusetts Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arc of Connecticut Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetLiving Independence Network Coporation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDavid a Winston Health Policy Fellowship: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLehigh Valley Center for Independent Living Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDisability Rights Tennessee Fka Disability Law & Advocacy Center Tn: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDisability Community Resource Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPeople First Wisconsin Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budget

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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 70.

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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.

UsagingDC19.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Usaging · Borealis Philanthropy · The Ford Foundation · Community Catalyst Inc · Community Service Society of New York · Proteus Fund Inc · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Christopher Reeve Foundation · AARP · Tides Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good

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.

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About American Association of People With Disabilities

How much does American Association of People With Disabilities give?
American Association of People With Disabilities reported 52 itemized grants totaling $380,000, out of $680,266 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does American Association of People With Disabilities fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (38%), Human Services (17%), Civil Rights (9%).
Who are American Association of People With Disabilities's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Disability Action Center of Georgia Inc ($85k), New Disabled South Inc ($53k), The Arc of the United States ($35k).
Does American Association of People With Disabilities fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as American Association of People With Disabilities?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Usaging, Borealis Philanthropy, The Ford Foundation.
Where is American Association of People With Disabilities based?
American Association of People With Disabilities is based in DC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 83 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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