Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Center
AMERICAN CENTERs mission is to identify and amplify the voices of americans who want better results from our government. By creating an environment where voters feel empowered, we can encourage a positive conversation between elected leaders and the public and increase overall voter enthusiasm and engagement.
- $90k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $80,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $80,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $647k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations American Center funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $90k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $104k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $27M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $1.4M | 33% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $1.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Forward Inc | $26,908,575 | 4 | 100% |
| For West Virginia's Future Inc | $1,166,821 | 2 | 79% |
| Independent Alaska | $750,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Center Foundation | $310,000 | 5 | 100% |
| First Alaskans Institute | $100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Native Peoples Action Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Oklahomans for Better Representation | $72,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alaska Progressive Donor Table | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc | $27,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Native Peoples Action Community Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Forward Inc | $26,908,575 | 4 | 100% |
| For West Virginia's Future Inc | $1,166,821 | 2 | 79% |
| Independent Alaska | $750,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Center Foundation | $310,000 | 5 | 100% |
| First Alaskans Institute | $100,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Native Peoples Action Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Oklahomans for Better Representation | $72,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alaska Progressive Donor Table | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc | $27,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Native Peoples Action Community Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Oklahoma Prosperity Fund | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairness Corp | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oklahoma Progress Now Syndicate | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
American Center supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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.
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How this is measured
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About American Center
- How much does American Center give?
- American Center reported 2 grants totaling $90,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does American Center fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (96%), Civil Rights (3%), Education (0%).
- Who are American Center's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Oklahoma Forward Inc ($27M), For West Virginia's Future Inc ($1.2M), Independent Alaska ($750k).
- Does American Center fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Center?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sixteen Thirty Fund, New Venture Fund.
- Where is American Center based?
- American Center is based in DC.
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