Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Council of Engineering Companies
The business association and voice of america's engineering industry, representing thousands of independent u.s. Engineering companies engaged in the development of transportation, water, and other public and commercial facilities.
- $785k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 13
- Total assets, FY2025
- $33M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations American Council of Engineering Companies funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $548k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $780k | 62% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $548k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $365k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $150k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $185k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 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, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acec Research Institute | $250,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Acec-Ri American Council of Engineering Companies-Ri | $200,000 | 1 | 91% |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina | $200,000 | 2 | 10% |
| American Council of Engineering Companie | $180,000 | 1 | 24% |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois | $125,000 | 2 | 5% |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of California | $125,000 | 1 | 4% |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota | $120,000 | 1 | 7% |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana Inc | $110,000 | 2 | 10% |
| American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona | $93,750 | 2 | 5% |
| Acecmichigan | $88,000 | 2 | 5% |
Show all 22 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
American Council of Engineering Companies supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Compare American Council of Engineering Companies with peer funders
About American Council of Engineering Companies
- How much does American Council of Engineering Companies give?
- American Council of Engineering Companies reported 13 grants totaling $785,408 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does American Council of Engineering Companies fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (44%), Environment (21%), Science & Tech (19%).
- Who are American Council of Engineering Companies's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Acec Research Institute ($250k), Acec-Ri American Council of Engineering Companies-Ri ($200k), American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina ($200k).
- Does American Council of Engineering Companies fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is American Council of Engineering Companies based?
- American Council of Engineering Companies is based in DC.
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