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American Eagle Foundation

To continue the caring, protection, & restoration of the bald eagle & other endangered bird species and to educate the public about these birds.

$18k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$9k
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, FY2020 to 2023.

Animals$104kPhilanthropy$100kEnvironment$53kEducation$15kHealth$10kRecreation & Sports$5k
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $8,985, the rows itemized in this filing. The $17,557 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $8,572 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.
$8,985
Median grant
1
States reached
$8.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
USDA FOREST SERVICE$8,985
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.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 87% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE: $8k → 12%TETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST: $9k → 7%BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 8%Winona State University: $10k → 14%CLEAN AND HEALTHY NEW YORK INC: $6k → 14%ARKANSAS GAME & FISH COMMISSION: $8k → 17%NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY: $10k → 13%Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: $3k → 10%Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: $6k → 11%CONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL INC: $10k → 10%CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NJ: $8k → 11%TETON RAPTOR CENTER: $8k → 5%UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT: $10k → 10%Winona State University: $5k → 14%FL Audubon Center for Birds of Prey: $10k → 13%Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: $2k → 10%Conservation Science Global Inc: $10k → 10%CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NJ: $6k → 11%AUDUBON CENTER FOR BIRDS OF PREY: $8k → 13%Conserve Science Global Inc: $5k → 10%Audubon Center for Birds of Prey: $5k → 13%Conserve Science Global Inc: $5k → 10%Audubon Centr for Birds of Prey: $5k → 13%Conserve Science Global Inc: $5k → 10%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

VT
ID
MN
NY
MA
WY
NJ
CO
AR
TN
FL
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

24%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$70k · 3 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
15

Total granted

$70k
$218k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+34%

Still filing today

100%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23’24
EnvironmentAnimalsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CW
    CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $33k · revenue +32%
  • CS
    CONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL
    2× · 2020–2022 · $20k · revenue +107%
  • NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $18k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AE
    American Eagle Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
  • WS
    Winona State University
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
  • CS
    Conserve Science Global Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
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
Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation

Jackson hole wildlife foundation advances wildlife conservation driven by science, collaboration, and a community of volunteers.

Animals
2
The Peregrine Fund Inc

To change the future for nature and humanity by conserving birds of prey worldwide.

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3
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
4
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
5
Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation

We bring science, policy, and proven solutions directly to communities working to restore the integrity and natural connectivity of the landscapes in which they live. (see schedule o)

Environment
6
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

Environment
7
International Crane Foundation Inc

The international crane foundation is committed to a world where cranes, people, and our natural heritage thrive together.

Animals
8
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation

The conservation fund is in the business of conservation, creating innovative solutions that drive nature-based action for climate protection, sustainable economies and vibrant communities.

Environment
9
Swan Valley Connections

Maintain the swan valley's unique natural resources and ensure that a vibrant human community can sustain itself through stewardship, education, economic viability, and conservation on public and private lands.

Environment
10
Maine Audubon Society

Maine Audubon works to conserve Maine's wildlife and habitat by engaging people of all ages in education, conservation, and action. We are helping the people of Maine become the nation's most informed and effective stewards of wildlife and…

Environment
11
Akashinga Inc

Deliver ecological stability and long-term protection of large-scale wilderness by supporting and empowering local communities.

Animals
12
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Inc

Coastal bend bays & estuaries program is dedicated to protecting and restoring bays and estuaries of the texas coastal bend. coastal bend bays and estuaries remain a vital part of the environmental and economic landscape by preserving and…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory; the most unlike its peers is Clean and Healthy New York. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 19 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/9
Grantees still filing
7/9
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

American Eagle Foundation: $100,000 · OtherAmerican Eagle FoundationWinona State University: $14,962 · OtherWinona State UniversityConserve Science Global Inc: $14,805 · OtherConserve Science Global IncFL Audubon Center for Birds of Prey: $10,000 · OtherFL Audubon Center for Birds of PreyUniversity of Vermont: $9,975 · OtherUniversity of VermontTETON RAPTOR CENTER: $7,500 · OtherUS Fish & Wildlife Service: $7,500 · Other+4 more: $19,080 · Other+4 moreCONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL: $19,998 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION SCIENCE…NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $17,500 · EnvironmentNATIONAL AUDUBON SOC…TETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST INC: $9,000 · EnvironmentTETON REGIONAL LAND …CLEAN AND HEALTHY NEW YORK: $5,984 · EnvironmentCLEAN AND HEALTHY NE…CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC: $32,610 · AnimalsCONSERVE WILDLIFE F…ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY: $11,418 · AnimalsROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD…ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH FOUNDATION: $7,570 · AnimalsARKANSAS GAME AND F…CANDID: $8,985 · Philanthropy
Other$183,822Environment$52,482Animals$51,598Philanthropy$8,985

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 budgetCONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC: $32,610 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetCONSERVATION SCIENCE GLOBAL: $19,998 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY: $11,418 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCANDID: $8,985 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARKANSAS GAME AND FISH FOUNDATION: $7,570 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTETON RAPTOR CENTER: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCLEAN AND HEALTHY NEW YORK: $5,984 over 1y, 1.3% 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.

National Fish and Wil…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Eagle Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Eagle Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 27%
  • Conservation Science Global: 27% of income from government
  • Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Inc: 14% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
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 19 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $2k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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