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American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation

The dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field of geology.

$1.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$312k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Science & Tech$3.6MEducation$726kEnvironment$285kArts & Culture$131kRecreation & Sports$85kHuman Services$61k
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $1,118,337, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,858,269 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $739,932 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k8 grants · $215k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $591k
  • $250k+1 grant · $312k
$30,190
Median grant
6
States reached
$76M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$312,036
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$176,813
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$173,298
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$141,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$100,000
YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON$35,000
FRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE$30,190
AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE$30,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$30,000
YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON$30,000
ALASKA RESOURCE EDUCATION$30,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS$20,000
UINTAH BASIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 82% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $30k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE: $50k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION: $35k → 10%FRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE: $25k → 22%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $312k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $46k → 16%OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY: $110k → 19%HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY: $291k → 7%UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $200k → 12%ALASKA RESOURCE EDUCATION: $30k → 10%AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE: $94k → 9%AAPG: $245k → 15%FRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE: $30k → 7%AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE: $75k → 9%ENERGEO ALLIANCE: $100k → 16%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $177k → 15%AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE: $50k → 9%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $173k → 15%AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE: $50k → 9%AAPG: $150k → 15%AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE: $30k → 9%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $141k → 15%AAPG: $141k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $141k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $141k → 15%AAPG: $141k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $141k → 15%AAPG: $140k → 15%AAPG: $129k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $100k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $93k → 15%SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS FOUNDATION: $65k → 15%SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS FOUNDATION: $60k → 15%AAPG: $53k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $52k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $48k → 15%AAPG: $37k → 15%AMERICAN GEO INSTITUTE RECL: $35k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $35k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $35k → 15%AAPG: $33k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $33k → 15%AAPG: $31k → 15%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $30k → 15%AAPG: $26k → 15%SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS: $60k → 15%SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS FOUNDATION: $60k → 15%SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS FOUNDATION: $60k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
MN
NY
OH
CA
UT
CO
VA
DC
OK
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 12% of American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.1M · 7 repeat orgs$737k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
14

Total granted

$4.1M
$632k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+33%

Still filing today

100%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationScience & TechArts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AA
    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.9M · revenue +23%
  • HU
    HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2017–2022 · $326k · revenue +24%
  • SF
    SEG FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $245k · revenue +195% · 77% of their budget

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONgraduated
    2× · 2019–2021 · $200k · revenue +58%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
    2× · 2017–2018 · $110k
  • EA
    EnerGeo Alliance
    one grant, 2024 · $100k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Geophysical Union

Agu's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. agu seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal…

Science & Tech
2
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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3
American Astronomical Society

The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…

Science & Tech
4
Unavco Inc

Unavco, a non-profit university-governed consortium, facilitates geoscience research and education using geodesy.

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5
Mineralogical Society of America

Supports the teaching of mineralogical concepts and procedures, and attempts to raise the scientific literacy of society with respect to issues involving mineralogy in the widest sense. The Society publishes journals, a magazine, and…

Science & Tech
6
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
7
Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers

SPIE is an international nonprofit technical society dedicated to advancing scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging and optoelectronic technologies through its meetings, education programs and…

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8
Sepm (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

Sepm, the society for sedimentary geology, is a non-profit society that focuses specifically on enriching professionals and students within sedimentary geology. sepm is dedicated to dissemination and education in all related fields. sepm…

Science & Tech
9
American Society of Civil Engineers Inc

To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…

Science & Tech
10
Sigma Xi the Scientific Research Honor Society Inc

To enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering and promote the public's understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition.

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11
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
12
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

National association of geoscience teachers (nagt) supports a diverse, inclusive, and thriving community of educators and education researchers to improve teaching and learning about the earth.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas a&M Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $2,887,181 · OtherAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTSAmerican Geosciences Institute: $373,980 · OtherAmerican Geosciences InstituteFRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE: $140,090 · Other+8 more: $428,808 · Other+8 moreHARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY: $326,372 · EducationHARDIN-SIMMONS…UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $200,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF …UC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationUC RIVERSIDE F…UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Education+3 more: $27,300 · EducationSEG FOUNDATION: $245,000 · Science & TechNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $25,000 · Science & Tech+1 more: $5,000 · Science & TechYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $60,700 · Human ServicesALASKA RESOURCE EDUCATION: $30,000 · EnvironmentOFFSHORE RIG MUSEUM INC: $11,000 · Arts & CultureHouston Museum of Natural Science: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$3,830,059Education$633,672Science & Tech$275,000Human Services$60,700Environment$30,000Arts & Culture$21,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS: $2,887,181 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetAmerican Geosciences Institute: $373,980 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetHARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY: $326,372 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSEG FOUNDATION: $245,000 over 4y, 77% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE: $140,090 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetEnerGeo Alliance: $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $60,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Hamilton College: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOFFSHORE RIG MUSEUM INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMID-CONTINENT GEOLOGICAL LIBRARY INC: $6,700 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $5,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Shell USA Company Fou…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Shell USA Company FoundationTX16.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 25 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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