Illinois · Public charity
American College of Surgeons
The AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.
- $2.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $7k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $7,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $773M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations American College of Surgeons funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 1 | $7k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $22k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $180k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $295k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $467k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $205k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $150k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $35k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $397,188 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation | $375,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Society for Vascular Surgery | $212,500 | 2 | 1% |
| National Academy of Sciences | $152,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Coalition for National Trauma Research | $110,000 | 3 | 2% |
| American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand | $80,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons The | $30,500 | 3 | 6% |
| Medical Bridges Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Academy of Engineering Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $397,188 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation | $375,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Society for Vascular Surgery | $212,500 | 2 | 1% |
| National Academy of Sciences | $152,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Coalition for National Trauma Research | $110,000 | 3 | 2% |
| American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand | $80,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons The | $30,500 | 3 | 6% |
| Medical Bridges Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Academy of Engineering Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American College of Surgeons supplied at peak.
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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
About American College of Surgeons
- How much does American College of Surgeons give?
- American College of Surgeons reported 1 itemized grants totaling $7,000, out of $2,216,315 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does American College of Surgeons fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (31%), Education (29%), Arts & Culture (28%).
- Who are American College of Surgeons's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Nebraska Foundation ($397k), Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation ($375k), Society for Vascular Surgery ($213k).
- Does American College of Surgeons fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American College of Surgeons?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is American College of Surgeons based?
- American College of Surgeons is based in IL.
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